The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-29
THE FRANKLIN KU-KlUx.
More lu,Dortaut Arrests Resolutions
nv the People Of Franklin.
lspecial to the Chicago Times !

! BENTON. Ill. Aug. 26.-lniormatiUn
reaching sheriff Mason that a wounded
Ku-kluN named Summers was ut the
house of relation in Williamson county,
a squad OF militiamen was sent TO arrest
him. Arriving at the house Of Peter
Summers they found the night-bird had
flown, but they found Jim I.annins. OF
Franklin county. and arrested him on
the charge OF ku-kluXiug, lie was
brought into this place aud placed on the
hotel porch with his fellows OF the band.
lie was not in the raid on Maddox. but is
known 10 he a member OF the band. lie
is about five feet eight inches in height,
with sandy complexion and reddish hair.
He Is a looking fellow, and takes
his arrest a. Il good joke
! To-day Mt noon another of the band
was arrested on the public square, while
making signals to the prisoners under
guard on the hotel porch. His name is
James Abshear. lie lives in Cave pre-
cint about three miles from Sncakout.
the headquarters OF the ku.kluN band.
! lie is a worthless fellow, about thirty
| years of age.
Yesterday morning John Mulkcy az
| rived in town from "A scout, and reported
that he and another man, seeing foot
prints leading into corn field near the
I
| lowed them. and in the middle OF the field
had found place where about 90 men
had camped. y squad of 40 mliliamen.
under command of Lieut. Hubbard, was
| sent down into this infested region yes
terday, and got back this morning. They
found the signs reported by Mulkcy. and
the place where the horses of the band
! had been reported. but found none OF the
! ku-kluX in the woods. Not far from the
house they came upon horse badly
wounded 1t had been ridden by one Of
! the summers boys. who also is badly
wounded. and is believed to be concealed
in the woods, guarded by his friends.
armed with shot-guns, rifles, and revoly.
crs. Ii Is now the opinion of well-in-
formed citizens that most of the ku-kluN
engaged in the fight in MaddoX's lane
have deserted the county and also many
of the hand who We're not in that affair.
Calvin Moore and j. Riley Moore, neigh
bors of Commissioners Maddox, the form
e. OF whom was in the fight, left ycstcr-
day morning for Kansas. The father OF
j. Riley Moore gave him TO aid him in hi.
flight $500 OF the school fund OF his dis
trict, which he had in his hands to pay
on a new school-house, intending to re-
place II out of the proceeds of sale OF
his wheat.
Capt. John NJ. Hogan, of the county
militia. who has been absent ut Spring.
field with William Jacobs, the Ku-kluy
iniormer, obtaining
wRITs FOR THE ARREST
of the bard under the Ku-kluX act. ar
rived in town about 10 O'Clock. aud at
once executed writs upon the prisoners
in the custody OF the hcrih. and took
charge of them as United states deputy
| marshal. He will leave with them to-
morrow morning for Centrala, for a
preliminary examination before United
States commissioner Seebadec Curlee,
States Attorney. W. w. Barr, OF this
county, will accompany Capt. Hogan
and Assistant United States District At
torney Nandorston in the prosecution
Messrs. Payne and Williams, OF TINS
place, have been retained for Aaron
Neal and James I.anuin-, ana Hon. +.
W. " oungblood and WIN. ). Cantrcll,
ESQ, for Capt. Green NJ. Cantrcll. John
Duckworth, the ku.klux who was so
badly wounded in Maddox lane. and
VIM. Jacobs, the betrayer Of the band,
| will be used rs witnesses, and all the rest
be put upon trial. Capt. Hogan brought
with him writs for the arrest of 40 per-
sons, some of whom have heretofore
| been
| REGARDED AS REPUTABLE CITIZENS.
Among these is DR.. Randall Poindex.
| ter. who lives in Cave precinct. aud has
been acting rs surgeon Of Meals band.
lie has been attending the wounded Sum
mers boys, and has refused to tell their
hiding places. PoindeXter is a good ply
| stefan, and his arrest will create Il scns;i-
| ton. This afternoon Capt. Hogan called
his militia company together, and dis
charged the members from any further
service at this time. In the brief address
he made to them, he informed them that
he might need them again, and advised
them to be In readiness to respond
promptly to any call hc might make upon
them. He directed them to
CARRY THEIR MUsKETs
with them, and commented them for
the efficient service they had rendered,
Several days ago posters were scattered
over the county announcing that Oh to-
day Richard Richeson, chairman OF the
board OF county commissioners. would
address public meeting In Benton in be-
show what the Ku-kluX had done in
Franklin, and what had been done to
suppress them. At an early hour peo-
pie began TO come In from the country,
and by noon quite large number were
moving about the square, and gathered
into knots discussing the prevailing
topic. After dinner the bell Of the Mis-
sionary Baptist church was rung, and
soon the room was filled by countrymcn
and ladies'. Mr.. Peter Phillips, oil the
Northern precinct was called TO the chair,
and Mcssrs. Barr. OF the Standard, and
Garner, OF the Courier, elected secretaries
Chairman Phillips then introduced Mr.
Richeson. who made a calm and very
sensible speech OF about an hours dura.
tion. Ills remarks seemed TO give salts.
faction to his audience. although he was
, not received with any demonstration OF
applause, and no manifestation OF an
proval was made by his hearers durinl
all the time he held them attentive. III,
spoke Of
The INJURIOUS REPORTS.
OF the condition OF affairs in Franklin
, that had been published In the publ,
i prints. 1t had been said that in this com
1 munity lawlcssness was the rule, and tina
neither life nor property was safe; tina
the people were at the mercy of had men
who robbed and murdered at will. III
, spoke from a varied experience with tn,
condition OF society In many other part
, OF the world, and would say that he di
! not know more peaceful, quiet and OF
, der-lOying community than FRANKLIN
3 county. True, trouble had come, an
men and boys had transgrcssed the laws
: but what community is exempt from sue
misfortunes Not one In all the land
and certainly suppression had folowc
lawlessness as promptly In Franklin as
could have done elsewhere, even in com
munities that beast the bes
, government. lie then sketched tn