The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-26
LAWLESSNESS IN KENTUCKY.
Incendarism and Woman Whipping by
Mounted MarnuderH.

from the Louisville Courier and Journal June 3d.
Mrs. LUCINDA Green, a woman who has been living
in Lincoln county, arrived in this city yesterday
and reported to Captain George G. Shadburnc
superintendent OF Police, q most unpleasant condi-
ton OF affairs IN Lincoln county. She stated that
she had resided about thirteen miles from Stanford,
on farm owned by her mother, and that one night,
leadership OF one Henderson Hooch, had come 10
the house IN search Of her husband, Jimmy Green.
whom they intended TO hang because he mad refused
to join them. They called themselves Kukux but
therewas nothing about their dress TO indicate their
connection with that dangerous and powerful 0rgani
zation. Two Of them had their coats turned
inside out and all of them had been drinking free
ly on whskey. They had hitched their horses about
quarter OF mile from Mrs. Green's, and had come
to her house on foot. Their expedition was MADE
with the idea OF finding Jimmy Green at home but
he had gone to Green county, Ill., fully three months
before, though he was supposed to be hidden some
where in or near the house. Mrs. Green and her two
children, and brother thirteen years OF age were
at home when the visitors arrived, about midnight,
and one OF them, Bill McCurd, az once made his way
to Jimmy Green's bed, where he was supposed to be
sleeping. Instead Of finding jimmy. he seized Mrs.
Green, crying out, "l've got hun !" but the woman
freeing herself seized chair, Knocked him down,
and then, assailing him with her fist, Tor few
minutes put him under rather severe punishment
McCurd soon dragged her out OF the house, making
terrible fuss his bruises, and almost the entire
party drew pistols on her as she appeared. One Of
She s was struck Several mes With switches wit
and one OF the party, she alleges, knocked her
down , with nth small beech sapng "A fellow known
ger under the impression that they were valuable.
After the inmates OF the house had all been hustled
out, and Jimmy had not turned up, they set fire to
the building, which was soon burned to the ground.
Mrs. Green asserts that by the light OF the flames
she recognized number of the party, and reports
the names OF Henderson HOoch, Bill McCurd, Henry
Waters Henry Leech, BOny Leech, Bill Wedde Sam
UptergrOve, Enoch UptergrOve, VIII Walls and VIII
Gibson. She was permitted to make her way to
neighbor's house, and until few days since re-
NAMED In the neighbOrho0d working for her board.
She Ii now on her way with two children to join her
husband in Illinois, and IS without means II is
probable she will report her case to the United States
authorities here this morning.
She states that HOoch and his men are terror in
Lincoln county, and that they go about shooting,
whipping and burning as suits their fancy. Com
plants have been made at Stanford but the COM
plants have been referred to the United States
authorities in Louisville, and the marauding has
been going ON without any check whatever. She
says that many VINO would complain are kept
silent through fear. Her mother, who owns the
farm on which the house was burned has offered to
give every acre Of the ground If HoOch and his gang
shall be brought to punishment. Green was In one
OF the Kentucky Union regiments during the war,
but Mrs. Green does not assign political reasons for
the outrages which have been committed. The
marauding gang Is made up of men who served in
the Federal army and men who served in the Con-
ederate army, and their objects seem TO be plumber
and the qualification OF petty malice.