Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-25
POPE COUNTY, ARK.
The Radical Militia Still Plying
their ThieYing and Nefa-
riOus Trade.
Fearful State of Things Civil
Law Set at Naught-Evi-
dence of Credible Eye
Witnesses.

The troubles in Pope county, Arkan.
sas, seem to have reached a state of uni
versal riot and anarchy. Eye witnesses
and sufferers by the lawless doing of the
militia tell fearful tales about theil
savagery.
UNIVERSAL THIENING.
One gentleman, apparently moderate
and truth-telling man gives a sad pic
ture of their doings. He says in the
Little Rock Gazette, from which we
copy: ~ called at several houses on
my way out, at all Ofwhich, as / was in
formed by the women, the militia had
taken whatever they desired in the line
of guns and ammunition. At one house
they broke open a trunk and helped
themselves to It's contents, pillaged the
house, and carried off such articles as
| pleased them. On arriving at our store
/ | found that, with the use of an axe,
they had bursted in and taken all the
arms and ammunition that could be
/ found, as much sugar and coffee as they
liked, some hats, and perhaps various
articles which we have not missed"
PRINCIPLE VS.. CORRUPTION.
He says fourth: have been a resident
of this county twenty-eight years, and
allow me to say that during this long
period / have not known its people as
as nearly united on any one thing as
they are in attempting to put these muir
derOus attempts down. In fact, it is a
grand array of principle against .corup-
tiOn-the people against the officers and
their equally corrupt adherents. Some
of their own cOnclave have turned trait
Ors, as you will see in our local papers,
and are divulging the causes Of our
troubles; and others, i might say one
half of those concerned, will do likewise.
HOW THE MURDERERs ROAM THE COUN-
TRY.
Another witness says: Few things
have ever occurred in the history of our
county or State about which we feel
more deeply interested than in the muir
der of Joseph Tucker and Wallace H.
HickOX, with a posse of men, on the
eighth instant. The wounds inflicted
upon the friends of the deceased parties
aTesorely felt, and trouble is apprehended
unless the murderers are soon brought
TO justice. The high state of excitement
among the people is at standstill, pa
tiently awaiting the enforcement of the
law.
This whole trouble has been brought
upon us by corrupt foreign officials, such
as Stuart and Hickox, who have been
the monkeys, and DOdson and Clonin-
ger the cat's-paws. Sad to think that
our government has become so corrupt
that the meanest men in the country
should be vested with authority supreme |
to rule, murder and rob the best citi- /
zens of the State. After the murder
was committed that gave the "ragged |
militia" license to steal and rob /
the county, threats to burn and I
to cuff men and women around /
with pistols, driving them around in |
their night-dresses; horses, saddles, |
brides, guns, plOw-lines, sugar, coffee, |
meat, -four, and, in fact, nothing es- /!
capped that they could carry with them. |
Some three or four weeks ago, Burt. /
ClOninger, the efficient Minstrel Gap I
pointee" constable, was absent-we sup /
pose at Little Rock. His brother Luther, /
who was apparently sane, was appointed F.
in the absence of his brother
Burt, but
IDIOCY OR LUNACY
developed itself Immediately, and ever
since he has been such fool that his
mother, so we have learned, said Luther
was so mad that the child didn't know l
what he was doing when he was cursing
his nearest neighbors, with his pistol out,
threatening to kill and burn. The old .
woman, Mrs. Cloninger, is honest. She
says that she told Governor Hadley to
return everything, and what he couldn't
return he must pay for.
Lieutenant-GOvernor Cloninger SAYS
that he will rank Governor Hadley as
soon as the election is over. Then he
will communicate with President Grant
about the seat of war in this county. He
is making up his staff-guard now; he
has Jack Williamson, jeff Embry, Ed
Woolcut, and few others selected to
accompany him to see Grant.
Luther, his brOther-pOOr fellows so
mad that he don't know what to do, be-
;ause Governor Hadley told the militia
70 disband and 60 home, but got enough
IF coffee and sugar during the rebellion
o last him a while.
EFFORTS FOR PEACE.
Judge w. V. May, of the Sixth Judi
,ial District, was sent there to arrange
hings. he commenced by issuing an
address and calling upon all good citi-
.ens to aid in enforcing the law, and in
quiet The result is told bv
me of the officials who was to aid the
Judge:
THE WHOLE THING A FAILURE.
He says: There were writs issued
or the arrest of Dodson, Hickox q Co,
twenty-four in all. The appointed
sheriff was to make the arrests, and /
vas to have them guarded at Russell
lille. After arresting some eight of
hem, and l having them guarded all
lay, DOdsOn and Hickox came in and
objected to their arrest, or to any of their
men being under guard So, disregard
ng the writs of arrest, Brown, the APP
'ointed Sheriff. lei Dodson and Hickox !
%, and released those already
Il custody, because DodsOn and
1ickOX objected. Brown then went
Iome, ,andquit sheriffing in Pope county.
md so matters are in worse fix than &
yer. They boldly object to civil law or J
rocess doing anything with them, and /
hey are let alone. The people fear that
hey will have to look to themselves
lone for protection and the vindica-
ION of law and order. Yours, ETC.,
j. II. BATTENFIELD. I
so that here matters stand in Pope '
ounty. 1t is regular hell, and moth 3
lg short of it.