, 1869-06-29

Prom Eh< Lontspt!&e JotTHdA
Nrs Iuc.nuA Green. q woman who has been liv.
,ur IL Lincoln County arrived Ia thls city yesteI
day and reported 10 Captcln George 7. enaanufne,
Supcttntendent Of Police, most unpleasant con.
;n.s anoa ga q, ia rssded abeui thirteen miles ron
Stanford on q farm owned by her mother. and
that one night, about three weeks ago, party Of
men nnasr the IT. Sone 81 Gns 1n sen Of ef
hnshaud, jimmy Green, whom theJ Intended to
hang because be had refused to Joln them. Ile!
inc sbout Their dress to lndcate the!E eoEnse:!on
Win that dangerous and powerful! organization
Two Of them had their costs turned inside 0uL,
ana ali Of them had been drinking 11ee!y ol WINS
Kew. They had h1tchcd their horses abo9t quar-
Ter Of mile rrcn Ms. Green's, ana nad come 70
her ho1se on foot Their e1FedHion "as msoe
but he had gone 70 Green County, Ill, f1ily three
months befofe though be Haa supposed 70 oe ~,
den somewhere 1n or near the house 4IE Hteeu
and her two children, and brother Is yesfs o, .,
a0e we're at home when the F1stkors arrived, aboo1
m,dnight, and one Of them. Bill AeCurd. q once
made his way 70 Jimmy w wnese rtHs ne y
6uprosed to Be HieertnE InEsead Of and1n2 1!MNff
be seized Mrs. Green, c.Jing out: "1ye sot nm
but the woman, freeing herself, seized cnaf
knocked him down, and then, assalfinE nm W.
der nst, TOR q lew minutes put him under rathel
Mccard soon dragged her out Of the honse, max
.rE terrible fuss over bis bruises, ana Auost tnt
| entire party drew pistoA on her As she appeared
one Of them cried: !" Give he1 nity lsshes aud lei
her g." she W. socf 1sTssaa .g ea E1.s
~ ;osn vi Viii - = small Tech saplIas: fenov
known as VIII Walls terted two nttton finSs iron
her finger under the impression tnat they Eete
valuable After the inmates Of the house Gal al
been hustled cut, and jimmy h3d cot turned NJ
they set IRE to the building which Tas soon bufnet
| 70 the ground.
flames she recognized 9 number Of the party, ant
! teports the names OF Henderson aooCh, BIZ NC
| Cu1d, Henry Waters, Henry Leeeh, Rony Leech
| RtJl Weddell SAM Uptergrore, Enoen Cpfergrose
| win Walls and VIII Gibson She WIS peE0ttet
| to make her way to netRhbors honse, and, mt
| A few da,s since, remained IN the nelglborhood
| Tnrtinr t0r her }poa{,L She is now On her Wal
with her two children to 1otn teF husband n llli
| noie. md IA without means. 1t - probable Alt
viii frpor. her csse to the United Stated authos
| ties here this morning.
| She ssates tlat Hooch and bis men are 3 teflo
| In Lincoln County, and that the5 70 anon! snook
Ing. whipping md burning. Us suits sne!s 1anc !
| Complaints haye been made q stantotsl
but tie complaints have been referred to - u
! Emitted States authorities In LoesSlAe. ana ta
| nalaudinQ has been going on without an{ caee!
| whatever. She says that many VINO Moo!a cna
plain are Kept silent through Tear. Asl notne. lsa
| who owned the farm on which Tue nousS -
| burned has offered to give every acre o. ~ =
eround Hooch huu his gang ehall be orouRnt !, !
| punishment. Green was In one o. ths henI1eA = :
tulon regiments during the var. but Ms 91es
does not assign political Eeasons for Inc ontIaSe
which have been committed Ine matauulu w
! gsnr IS made M Of men who aefTed y tne g
| Fail army and men # ho served In the Con1euefaI
| arujr, and 1hclr Objects scem 70 bt p!uAot1 MI
| am T-.,rrnf{nn 1f DctfF malice.