New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-15
A NEW CLUB-THE KU-KLUx IN NEW BUSINESS.
We print below some amusing stories from
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NEW CLUB-THE KU-KLUX IN NEW BUSINESS.
We print below some amusing stories from
The Cincinnati Gazette;
"Not long since an organization started Crab
Orchard KY for the suppression OF lazness aud drunk
euness The Klan as It was called was sed TO be made
up of both Union men aud Rebels, the Union men pre-.
oUn mannes Of their country IF fellow was found
loafng roads grocery too much he was nouned
feow WAS as drinking too much he received notice %
elew up or take thrashiESi Il iuan neglected his
raWide generally brought him to realizing of his
duty These men, the administration OF their justice
men alike and failing utterly TO discriminate on account
color When the dOngs OF the band were reported TO
the military authorities at Lexington. they refused TO In
terfere with them and officer expressed himself 80
highly pleased with the operations OF the gang that ne
declared he knew the chief he would invite MIN 70
Lexington"
The following stories illustrate the modus operands
adopted by the Khan:
"a gentleman who lives near Camp Dick Robinson,
being Informed that party OF armed horsemen were ap-
preaching his house. took his gun and went up the road
when what was his horror TO six big fellows with
shot guns pull up within ten feet OF him. and begin DIS
hanging him. 1t was finally resolved that he had too
many dogs negroes and guns to be ana so they
to the relief of the man the wagon bed party
Of men Is reported 10 have entered Nicholasyie and
take out Of negros house woman whom they supposed
To be white woman living with negroes; but upon 10.
vestigation the woman was found TO be only faded
Kentuekian. her mother having been mnatto put she
being nearly as white any one. This Khan whipped
two negroes the night for some ofense or other
with which they Were charged The other night party
of ten men, armed with shot guns entered Niggertown.
on tho suburbs of Lexington but did no further harm
ching enim e the negroes When the matter was re-
norted on Saturday the Bureau made light OF f, telling
the negroes that they were unnecessarily alarmed, and
that he did not believe there was ku-klu1 within "
miles OF Lexington On last night, however, affairs as
sumed threatening aspect ana tho upper part Oh
the town was In an uproar all night long AS MI =
was returning from anegh0ors,a short distance from
town. TO his home in the city he was stopped abont
by two armed men, who asked him where he was going
aud telling them they INQUIRED II he knew Where INC
they inquired II he knew where Gen BrisDln ana Soi:
Johnston lived he said he did not when one OF them
talking with these men, large body OF mounted mem
armed with guns and pistols, came down on the ROAD
they shoud 90 over the geh where some negroes were
sin Sng and praying in church. and break up the meet
ina Mr. -, seeing one was notlcing MN, slppeu
away and running down the road, told black man to
RIM to the church and notify the negroes OF their DANGER
The man did So the ngrts Mert Their omes
AIR - ran of into town, and, not knowing
where any OF the officers lived gave the alarm at the BAR
fe sergeant putting the men under arms, sent Tor the
officers. Capt. Butler formed his company IN the bar
racks and several citizens and the officers went OUT ~
reconnoIter body OF negroes who had hastily armed
themselves marched out to the guleh where the Tegue
tors reported TO be, but found 40 one An o
who saw the party says that when the negro church
broke up precipately they mounted Ier Sc anu
rode mn Tie hin into the Versailles pike, going IN the az
c,io,iP ~ VersaIles and Midway Mr. and several
other persons who the band say IL o ess
than 80 men, and was well mounted ana aeu Ing ms
seemtng 10 be strangers in these parts, br = was
soldier IN the Union army ana served IN CapS iva, -
ia @ hem good soldier While talking with the regu-
atnTs ey asked him II he had been IN the army and he
to1d Them he had served in John Morganis command
soring thew would hang HIM If he said lac had been
Union soldier The military authorities are actively trac
only sharp lucky they do not get caught and Sc
yeTely punished"