The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-10-15
NO. 42.
TOBACCO AND WHtSkEY,
F'oa SAT- HEar

The crowd were, oil course, attract
ed-the crowd of plan ers and loafer-
one always fin Is about country
town. and as their liquor aud tobac-
CO WAS good, and cheaper than it
could he purchased in Livingston, the
"store" became popular Immediately,
and on cool nights, when fire was
started behind the wagon, circle Of
choice companions was usually form
ed. resulting in acquaint,nc and fra
ternal recognition. Tne strangers
gave good account ri themselves.
told orv that gam II for them an
almost Immediate admittance into
1.-The society" OF the place, and it was
generally understood that they were
Illicit iistillers from North Carolina
"peddling out"
THE DErEt rINE,.
The two active men were Hester
and Beach. of the United States Sc
cret Service. The former is famous
for work h. did in North Carolina and
| will be pardoned it | stray away,
right here. and recall an incident in
his experience that may have been
published At the time. but think n IT.
In 1872. when the kuklux were so
bad i'm North Carolina, Hester was
sent down 10 work up matters and
joined them. He was initiated into
all the degrees OF the order, learned
all their signs and secrets, and enter
ed into th-ir work. accompanying
them ON several raids, and becoming
familiar with all the leaders. A Re-
publican named Marshall, who had
been lmonist during the war, and
who had guided the Federal army,
and secreted Federal prisoners, had
become odious, and the clan voted
that he must be put out oi the wav.
Hester volunteered to do it, if the
eight men who had murdered me-
gro few nights before would accom-
pany him. OF course they consent.
ed, and the time was liked. Hester
was 10 see Marshall, learn his habits,
aud whether he was prepared to de-
fend himself or not So he did, and
told him OF the plo', exposing his true
identity, and giving Marshall ,nstruc-
tio,s how To act.
AN EPIsoDE oF 1872.
The night c,me, and so did the
troop of nine horsemen 10 Marshaifs 5
house but before they got there,
Hester, as leader, ordered them to
fire off their guns and rc'old, which
they did. he furnishing the powder
from a flask he carried. which was
full If black sand. Marshall was led
out, with - rop' around his neck; his
" f. and t.hl trn r"rr le't weeping
in The hnu>,. u iiAd; aud everything
wa~ mad. ,ivAor his execution. -
IT,. asked IN m II t,pcav.ard Hes
trr granted il; but n he knceL,l
down th. l,,,cr handed him loaded
rev DIVER, and then { 'mas aded his
squm 10 lay down their arms, saying
that thy were his prisoners.
"Click." ",li,.k," "clrk,' went the
TRIGGERS II the ms pointed toward
Hester and Marsh n, AMI the caps
Il shei. until Hester c.,ollv remarked:
"Dott waste your caps, boys: those
yuns are loaded with black sand
At signal ir IN Mar-hall, five or
six stalwau n"grns ma le 'h"ir APP
peara,lce, and ait"r a little hluster the
knklux were bound together with
tn. rope they hrnugh, to hang Mar
shall. with their haods behind. them,
and were led by the negtoes to the
next town. where Hester had n pho
t"graph Of the group taken, with the
rope around shall's neck. -Four of
those men are in the : lbany Peniten-
tiarv two are dead two turned
States evidence, and have retired
from the field, while Hester is in Al
ALBANIA still at work
The confidence of
THE srMprER COUNTY WHITE LEAGUE
was extended to the detectives on
Me yecoguifiun Of Me aid Rukiur
signs Tell it all over the North; tell
it to Penn and the commercial intlu-
ence All wealth Of Louisiana. The
detectives were invited to the meet
ings OF the order, and accompanied
them on the raid after Reid, ali intel
lgent colored planter living near
Livingston. The lame man who
drove the mules didn't take part in
these midnight campaigns, but when
morning came he received from the
other two statement of the pro-
ceedngs ot the previous night, and
the Information gained, and he Ie-
corded it all in little book he had,
which was filled with the pot hooks
and pons osinorum of photography.
He was right smar, hand at fig
ures," Beach told Renfro and his
crowd, but "wasn't much on the
Shoot" and in that little book he has
records that will criminate the better
part of the white population Of Sum
ter County-lawycrs, doctors, county
officials, and it will all be produced
in due time.
When they thought they had IN
formation enough. Beach went to
Mobile, got warrants for he arrest OF
a dozen or more, and started back to
Livingston. But while he was gone
i, was whispered around that United
States Marshals were in town, and
the leaders OF the White League
we're preparing to leave. A compa-
nv of military were there. under Cap
ia IL Mills, d a:nany the privates,
lrcsse IN uniform and taking
part II daily ia~p"c n and drill.
were 'w" deputy marshals, Randolph
and Wlliford. ready for work when
ever the detectives should give the
word
Last Sunday night half drunken
soldier came up 10 lsandolph's tent
and said: Them suffers want to see
you" @o
And Randolph sauntered down
there. Hester, who was alone with
the driver, said he feared il he wait
ed till Beach got back they would
lose their game, and thought It a
good idea to
sJuMr" THE DEMOCRATIC CoNvES-
TION
that was to be held there the next
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