, 1877-07-14
X EN'rUCK.Y.
History Of the Uprising in Carter, Row
an, and Fleming Counties.
Farmers ". t1e.Thleyts.-.orgaul,atlon II .
Vigilance Committee nta Shat.

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PORTSMOUTH, O., june 'O.-Carter, Nowun, and
Ftcmtna ars three counties OF northeastern kcn.
tucky which ,ls comparatively out Of the rontc Of
modern travel. Thny arc in the district scparatcd
from the ralroads Of Wost Virginia by The Cum
berlani Mountains. aud the family Of atreams OF
which tho Dlg Sanity ia the chlcf, and which s cut
OFT from the railroad system Of Western Kentucky
by the mountainous nature Of the country. itcs
tween them and Tho Cumberland raneu lies larse
territory still 1eas accessible. Tho phJsIca situa
tton Of thess three counties demands notice, boz
cause it explains why such region IL peculiarly
adapted alike for the peFpcttaton Of crime md for
the cnnce,lmcnt Of ii through tho escape Of chmi.
nats with tlrclr KafnR.
For sons years tho residents Of thcss countlcs
hnve been plagued beyond endurance by the depre.
dstlons Of band Of uen who live BY stealing tha
live.Tto VI ctfzene, and which has grown to be
40 powerful ~ 10 defy Ill tbs machinery Of the
law. The dcprodators arc ornaniEed into force
characterized by all the discipline Of trained
army, and nll efforts to protect property punish
thieves harc been unfsaftfng. Tia Sheriff Of Car
ter County, proved poworless to execute wrln
nrslnst any Of the robter han0, and recently a.
lowed hte nnthurlty 10 he openly desptfcd by
George Underwood. tic chief Of the Indicted
plnnder has continued 80 lung thnt It Las Grown to
bH matter Of c1nhallin cach sst[c certain faHl.
q eestaia % oters, % wo ] eonla never snccetd IL ..
si*ttnE or puniahinR tho robbcriea BY any attain
ablo pFocea' Of law: ,,,,
r .,,u PROFITS or DisnoFoR: q. ,,
much ,urc xnccerafntjn life than Tho farmers nnd
ssock rHissrs who wero r"hbsd; ttot'ca - are tlc
of :sps!'os s!o9i saa msny f.sn .is ..ns 'tsss
A Ten Droeck anl the otAer famnns racrfs. who
ssc tue If!ae 81 Tho ilarpst a%4 eths' kentncky
was to steal snd run on the far.ners' horses. Eor
TIL. purpose t,sy aeri.ed re,iset sys:sn,;; Ihs
which arc tnrgo sluplnE pts under thu cliffs large
stolen property. In the.o esses " tho @ outlaws nad
@ mal s!olen In r. Fleming County xas rds.en by tae
M acea1nn1e" mi v I'm 10 ta soa. ad so on
until the ONO Ivtt, the Mi+slsalPp 1r s9ns ether
aala Eo!nt al sale ef fntpMent W. art'eu ht.t ~
faet hat 1 eat" ot s5si%ent pursuit. w. stGsn ana T.
h,anJ ssfoas ts saln y "t sseoptes ~ lar ~
eo..nt q n..s a5esen o. aenfs1atnn, wh,Gm r. r.
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