New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-04

probably have drawn II ana seen "no oouiu o"oo' "o
1t will make the succeeding circumstances easily un
ment in the matter Col wharton. the United States
District Attorney AZ louisville Of the opinion that
and order and determined to drive the outlaws out OF
Owen County He is satisfied that Bill Smoot Is a mem
Der OF the KuKlux Khan OF that county and prominent
In the order. Wood and Trplett, two young ieioWs
who thoughtlesslv went with the party VINO murdered
they had DONE went Louisville and turned States
evidence. After few mouths they wanted 70 go nome
in spite Of their having turned against the klan Cor
Wharton was afraid for their safety and events showed
that he right for Wood was kidnapped While at Work
Within week later Tripett also taken ont OF MS
field aud kept under guard for hye days. Ineh TOT
bni single guard whom he overpow cred and thus res
ued Tripet Smoot very Indignant al oeiug aecuseu
not even kno any OF its members BY the way, was
assured by citizens who Acknowledged having LONGER
10 the order that the outrage Louis wilson was the
first OF the kind in the county, aud that IL resulted III
the dissolution of the order In that county inc oneu
premeditated by the SmOots They were IN Town eaIH
In the day, armed ana noisy, ana H9rran i4r pm
SmOot" was freque nty heard in town during the day.
Several followers heard to say that theIe
would be trouble before night On the other manu. tne
Walker faction had disappeared. jim ana Doc were
alone, and the latter when the shooting began;
The next move In the hgnt was maze on ue 10 ibo az
SmoOt had published over his own signature IN NC
and the manner in which it had been kept alive THIS
story, believed in Owen County. was compiled in
anxious to secure the friendship Of the smoot party
the county as his friends were known to opposed to
the Walker and Russell faction which had the su pport
Of the United states troops Ii IS also thought tDat
Perry the real author OF the story although
there st this unexecuied warrant against Ior
the murder Of Walker Tns story OF Shoots which nils
whole page Of the paper represents the Walkers ia the
light OF midnight robbers and assa5sins and snoot as
deeply Injured but innocent man. Oh the uay OF inc
election, Green Barr, OF the murderers OF LOUIS
Wilson, in Monterey, and shot at Irlpett WHO, ~
will be remembered, had only recently escaped from
their hands. TTplett returned the fire. but no one was
hurt. Green Barr then came TO Owenton at nignt anu
through Perry obtained warrants against christopher
and William Russell for carrying concealed Wedpons.
These in stockport opposite Monterey on tne
hands against some of the KuKlux over there Green
Barr took the town marshal with him ana ms crOWd,
ana after they had disarmed the two beat
William Russell about the head with stone
and shot Christopher With ms own ynat R PsoIi
resisted arrest and Christopher was shot by mistake
Encouraged 10y their success a new warrant was gov
6ificnty Inv Deputy sheriff Cunningham but Russell
told the officer that he could not with him because
life would not be sate the latter not having loee
tbis and took his personal TO appear for
trial with his posse at Monterey Aug % On that Gay
Perry. County Attorney with guard consisting OF
five or six men, including one George Meord, init
mate friend of the Shoots aud Hail. his father-ln-ltw,
rode down TO Monterey to try these for carrying
concealed deadly weapons Perry himself having two
large navy IevOlvers in his belt AS TO he encounter
which followed upon their ARRIVAL there are OF course
two stories The Russell party say that Nj ford drew
his pistol upon Charles Wdker put TIE atter was 100
say that while they in the store waiting ther arm
Val they rode up and began firing indiscIimlnately:
There is no question about the resllt however MtJid
received ten pistol balls in AMI his body, ana the
rest Ofithe party made good time pack TO OWent0h. ~
should be said that Perry had been advised py tne
has now several balls his body, and would have ded
before this but for the thlcKaess OF MS cotTes As IL
is the doctor thought to-day that he could recover
When Perry reached town he rushed up III great excite
ment party OF men on the sue Ndik ana NdlIeL
posse 10 aud help arrest party OF scoIndes VINO
were shooting people down IL Mo1tef1y pGs'f o was
made up, who, returning TO that pace Ony lOunu
that Russell and his posse after waiting unui hiGh
fall. had retired back to Henry walkers house,
where the arrestug party ulI not LINK u sur
TO follow, that place was considered the arsenal
of the Walker party The next day however they mus
tered in force, aud the Russell! parry Cam that SnOots
gang within call. Tney started dQ%n toward Graz,
Halt" lie put.spurs to his horse ana they nreu lie
fired in RETURN and, leaving MS morse ran ihtO corn
field They contin ued hrlng' ana ne ran mo ,Ie 11Se
OF Daniel Smoot near by ana thence PACK INTO te nel
squad rode up TO the house ana inquired VINO inc
brother of William. Meauwnne the others con
tlnued the pursuit, but the Latter crowd hastily
you; want Russell" Ana yet they al knew tnat
there warrant against nm Tor mui der while Rus,
OF carrying concealed deadly weapons. Ao evidently
did not understand them lie kept running until
field Russell held up his Ku-Kux warrant, and, "a
John C. did not at once SURRENDER shOt at hn seeing
the other party close upon them. he gave them run
mug fire. and deceived them as 10 the SIZE OF his
posse the had only mem that the Sheriff. with his
treated to Graft Meanwhile old John Smocl, the
father OF the boys had out after John c. ana
Every one in the vicinity said that no attempt was
made to search for either of the smOots until the
father found having laid where he fell for he had
not dared move, with bullet through his body, which
Although he had been exposed to drCncllng
rain, and had lain there % hours without food
John c. SmOot found dead. The Owenton people
accused the Russell party OF his murder, and the
latter thought he fell by their hands The doctor WHO
examined the wound, however. found that all the
shot entered from the back He was struck by 10
balls and the charge That killed was one Of buckshot,
of which entered the right shoulder and two
went throug gil the heart coming out the left breast
Three the doctor picked out Of the breast with
pen-kne. Further inquiry developed the fact that this
charge Of buckshOt had been fired by j. NJ Turner
one of the Sherl1's posse.
This elimination OF the fight at high noon on Sunday
aroused all parties The United States Marshal arrived
the scene promptly with troop or United States
soldiers, and the acting Governor sent company OF
State troops. The former LETT on Friday. The latter
will begin at a special of the Court summoned for
the 5th prOX. SmOOt surrendered himself 10 the Gov
eTnor on Friday and gave bail here on Saturday Yes
terday he was the guest of the efficient County At
torney, j. W. Perry with whom he will remain until
his trial for murder Willis Russell aud Doc Walker have
also gwen themselves up and VIII be tried at the
term.
viii this be the end smoot says he hopes so. He
death. and has lodged Walkers for 5000 miles The
say. however. that the crowd drink whisky until
they reach chronic state OF Hurrah for Bill Smooth
say anything about the affair even TO tell what they
know They say 1t is not safe for. man
scores OF the best people in the county, men who
say in the breath that they willing to see this
thing stopped III any possible way for it running the
state, and yet they calmly ada that they would not
blame smoot at all for shooting Henry Walker at sight
for he IS a bad man." Then too they Will consider
Smoot and MefOrd pretty poor specimens Of Kentucky
courage II they don't cure their own wounds by killing
some one The only remedy for this sad condition of
affairs is an entire change in public sentiment which
shall make 1t ugerous any one to take the execu.
ton OF the law into his hands.
INTERVIEW WITH A SOUTH CAROLINA
JUDGE,