New-York tribune., 1874-09-10

enrolling OfNcer
partly formed when received information from Frank
fort thai could not get any arms and
side. Grats small village the lower portion OF owen
County, the Kentucky River. think IL was IN tne
Spring that there to reside. During ali tns
time the KuKlux continued their depredatons, ana
continued 10 denounce them. found that they were
mainly composed Of trns ignorant 10 gn i"a
by the persuasion OF the leaders. These youths are
o. them of good fo%es sI nshSe hs ey attacked
old man named Williams, VINO Tesoeu ncal
Guestve in Henry County Williams was o. oT ~ ss e
and what they could have had against nun no oiIta
can tell They wounded him terribly ln tae nd q is
was a brave man. and returned their nre, anu, ~ s
said. wounded Bill Smoot, who was, no dono', ,rt tne
leader Of the party: smoot has never denie1 IT, & is
He IS a TO the community several years ago nc
killed named John b. Roberts at Grat1 lnis coo
stltuted him hero his opinion and ever slhcc
then he seems to take great pride In being considered
desperate. Hence he became prominent ~
this organization whose name Is terror tnfougnou.
the State After Williams sufficiently recovered ne wen.
to Frankfort and applied 10 Gov Leslie Ine oovoluot
Dromply offered rewards for the apprehension oi
Wiliamss assaiants and them TO me through tne
hands of W. Ii. Walker at Monery one OF the pares ,h
implicated by Williams Harve GruoDs; On tno
Monday following the Governors procamatoa, ,ars ar at
rested Grubbs at Guestville BIZ smoot was aneTe t ~
between Smoot and Grnobs ana drew my psool, "h t
forced Grn6S to go SmSSt armed snae with and
pistols, and followed me all the way 70 Newcastle, n
lending they afterward said to XII m me- pSs'aer
with two young men whom had Win me as guarus.
In July 1873, the Ku-Kux murdered eOiored man
named Lewis Wilson Wilson was peacefuI noneusise
negro and resided the farm OF Mrs. Mason broW n
owen County They went 10 his house In the nignt,
broke open his door. and immediately shot MN deaa: %
There in this gang. IL was about Two mes
Gratz and could hear the report OF their guns
while they were shooting him. After marderng @ gd m,son
Wilson, his dying declarations mentioned the nadnes e
Of several OF the party ws9m ne hSaae he had
offered to lend horse TO assist Inc ID taAng @
to Newcastle About this time was appOih.ea @ oy yv
United States Deputy Marshal ana nave Deen "0''"e
III that capacity ever since.
THE MURDER OF WALKER.
Last May James NJ. Walker was Killed ana cruehy
murdered by William smoot and John {. Smoot' III tue
town Of Owenton He was quietly walking down 'ho
street anticipating trouble whatever, when the Two
smoots commenced firing at him out OF Hills Hotel.
The detachment OF soldiers had been removed from
owen County day previous. as everything was quet
at the time and it was thought they would pe no
ger needed. The next day these Two Snoots' lot
whom had writs OF arrest, came INTO OWehton, hnu
inquired OF little boy from Monterey II tne soldiers
had gone. Being informed that they had gone, the
snoots then replied that they had some work 10 DO
They said that there were writs against them from
the Federal Court for shooting d negro, ana
That they expected to leave the country, but be-
fore they left they Intended to fix some
white men who had been instrumental In having the
wrts issued They carried this threat into execution
by killing Walker the same evening while tne SmOOls
were firing at Walker at least forty OF their Khan were
yelling all over town aud several OF them fired at
Walker from the Courthouse yard He was literally
their pistols and iesureiy walked out of town remark
ing that they had killed one OF the Id Radical doxs
and tnat the balance had better look out Inc Sherl
of Owen County was in town with three deputies. and
could easily have summoned sufficient posse 10 have
arres. ed Them but made effort whatever Inc toWn
marshal did attempt 10 make the arrest but the
smoots and their Klan drew their pistols ana iotehae @
him making the arrest, saying II he attempted they
would kill him. Seeing that the civil officers did not
intend mOlest them and fearing that some OF the
would waylay the road and shoot me, dispatched 10
you for squad of soldiers, which was immediately ,
sent. Having wr1s against those men, secured tne
tainous and rough and they having many allies to
them found II Impossible 10 arrest theh
1he soldiers Withdrawn about the LIST OF jny AS
soon as they had been again wlthdraMn, te M id
became more boisterous than ever Ihey maue d rdld
on an old named Hayden, living on ElknOfn, ana
threatened to come into Monterey and burn the town.
At Masonic barbecue given at Monterey some Two
months since, OF the party iGreen Barrl slipped
up behind Charles Walker and attempted to shoot nm
ia che back, and, but for the timely interference OF
friend, would have murdered Charles WALKER as
they did his brother few weeks ago at owenton. on
election day this same man, Green Bari came INTO
Henry Iriplett. Trplett had ntimatiOn o: 1t
until Barr commenced firing at him, and tue only
ness against The Ku-Kluk who are indicted In the
United states Court After the shooting Barr I'M I'M
mediately gallOped away. Ever since then Barr mas
been lying around the woods with ths snoots making
threats that they Intended to Kill Trplett and myse
and all Others who have rendered me assistance
could them mastering their forces. riding the
with doube-barrel shotgnn and was advised 70
who desired me TO stay saying that ey hdu gwen
me assistance that If left the KuKlux would Kill
them. summoned a few young men 10 stay Win me-
expecting every day to be attacked by the kIan. O1
Saturday, o. the dav set for the trial OF Barr and
Trplett. Barr sent me word by the cOhslaoe lat he
was coming to town with 100 men.
LIVELY FIGHT,
could hear them firing their guns around Monterey
that morning and believed from the signs that they
we're coming About O'Clock five or SIX men rode into
town armed with pistols, all OF whom were welknown
Ku-Klux. They were led by County Attorney Perry,
who also was armed with pistols Perry is said to
be one Of their leaders He has been known to say In
his public speeches that lie did not like TO prosecute
them. he had nothing against them, Dut ms oath
am alla1l n Al.
OF the men who helped 10 murder James M Wdiker
been known TO command them. When THESE men came
into boy came running in ana said that there
were IS the road with shot guns among
whom were Green Barr, one or the SmOOts and Sim
MlrgOlyes, another notorious ku-kiuX then be-
ieyed that they meant TO kill me- and went over 10
fuckers Hotel, where Tom and Charles Walker were.
sice an of nv Snards were We had TO pass Hardn's
store, where tins man Mehord was standing. We no.
ticed him with his hand on his pistol and ust as we got
20 tue corner Of the store he made an Effort TO draw IT,
street ia the direction OF my quarters and we followed
hin. During TINS time william Hal, one Oh me gang
mounted his horse, behind and left town. He
went in the direction OF his friends who were all along
the road between Monterey and OwentOn. There
Two citizens who started 10 leave town when the shoot
ing commenced. They went over the nl, expecting to
get rid Of this party the road but they they
INTO quite number of armed men III the bushes
On ms feun 10 We ho,s s s@3lG oc out dss wd
OF OweDton who issued those wrlts has acknOwledged
that he himself was Ku-Klux. The Sheriff then came
10 Mouterey and stopping at the edge OF the town. told
a cltizen that he had wrts for myself aud Tom Walker
and tnat he was coming 10 take u.s. This citizen said
that did not think would surrender as the road
was lined with Ku-Kux, and remarked that some u,
were then With the sheriff ana acting as his posse,
had spotted KuKlux for the last lie said
thought we would be foolish 10 surrender to such
OF
When the Sheriff came into town showed him my
authority as Deputy United States Marshal and told
him all the circumstances. He replied that he did not
doubt my authority, but said lie could not recognize
IT. then refused 10 surrender, and although
perfectly willing 10 have undergone far tIia, IL
would have been death for Inc 10 have surren-
dered at that time. rhe next day the Sheriff
with a posse OF over 80 men, most OF wnom with
out any authority, had volunteered their services
arrest me. AT least rs of these men were notorious
Ku-Klux, and known TO be such by the Sheriff.
The notorious Nose Webster, with six men, also