The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-09
How 10 Depopulate a Community
and Prevent Immigration,

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How 10 Depopulate a Community
and Prevent Immigration.
We yesterday received 0 call from a
gentleman who lived In this city for
eighteen years and who learned his trade
here with BusBY, LITTLE & Go. Alter
wards no went to steubenville and learn.
ed 10 build railroad cars, and having
learned that business and followed II for
some time went to the State Of Kentucky
and obtained employment in the service
Of the EliGAbethtown & Paducah Rail-
road. This gentleman's name is THos.
LINDSEY. he is well known here In
Wheeling, and Is the son.in.lRw Of our.
worthy Wharf Master, JOSEPH FoRsYTuE,
Esq &c was a soldier In the Union
army during the war, and before he left
steubenville two years ago to go to the
State Of Kentucky was q member Of the
Grand Army of the Republic organlza.
ton, as most Union soldiers are. After
going 10 Kentucky he took no part In
politics, but attended strictly 10 his bust
ness. AS master car builder at Mercer
Station he was getting $l25 per month
salary, and was living there with his
family.
Not long ago one OF his friends living
near Mercer, a school teacher, and like
himself a Northern man, came 10 the
shop where he was at work. and told him
that he had received threatening letter
warning him 10 leave the country or
abide the consequences. Not knowing
Of any Ku KIuk organization in that re-
gion, and not thinking 1t possible that the
threat contained in the letter received
would be carried into execution, his
friend chose 10 remain and abide the con.
sequences, and the consequence were
that he was taken out OF his house a few
nights afterwards and killed.
On the both of March, or last Monday
week, MIR. LINDSEY received the follow
Ing letter:
K. K KS CAVE, March 80, IA
7, LindSsy.
sIR:-Take notice. You being mem.
Der OF that id order, the Grand Army
Of the Republic, also an old soldier, and |
VapEno y6, ohpU poVY,uin n lor1ar L, L
this State. Therefore, leave In ten days
or you shall suffer death that none but |
Z. K. K'Can give THIS shall be the |
last notice. K XXX.
At the left hand upper corner Of this
notice the picture Of q coffin was drawn
with pen. The word "ses" is.wrltten
on the lid, the word death" on one side,
and further along on the same side the
letters TX. K. K" The following post
script is also appended, commencing with
another coffin slightly varied as to size
and style.
"a. ]. Gard will be the next Your
children saves your lie. But he has none;
therefore he will get no notice, but shall
see death, and that before long. Beware.
We are on your track. K. K. K"
Mr.. CARD wac an acquaintance and
friend Of Mr.. LINDSEY, if we understand
him correctly, and also Northern man
and a former soldier. MIR. LINDSEY kept
this letter from Monday until Saturday,
being at loss, what course TO pursue.
Finally, one of his friends whom he had
consulted, and who had held the matter
under deliberation for several days, came
to him on Saturday last and advised
him to leave the place by that
evenings train, which he did, bring
ing with him his family, on an hours
notice, and being obliged in order to do
so to lock up his house and leave his
household effects behind him in charge
OF a friend
Some time ago the Louisville
Courier. Journal undertook TO ferret out
and write down Ku Kluxlsm In Kentucky,
and we haveseen very little of their oper.
atoms lately. Whether this is al
genuine case Of Ku Kluxism or
simply device of personal enemy 10
drive the recipient out OF the State, mat
tiers but little to him 60 long as It has had
that effect He did not care to stay and
test the consequences In order 10 as
certain whether q fate similar to that Of
the school masters awaited him. Upon
the advice OF a friend and the prompliugs
OF his own misgivings, he lett, and gave up
a situation that was valuable to him and
that he cannot hope very soon to replace.
But for the general reputation Of the Ku.
Klux of Kentucky, and the TACT that
man of his acquaintance had been killed
after receiving letter, Mr.. LINDSEY
might have felt at liberty to remain.
Under the circumstances, however, he
considered it prudent to leave. We com.
mend his experience to the attention of
the Louisville Courter'J Journal
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