The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-03
AREIGN OF TERROR.
IN TIE pAcKwoops OF MISSOURI.
Tho cTerror.strlcken County Of Riplcy-Ths
\ Movements OF nm Organised Hand Of MA.
rnudcr"-lIow They Work their Game.

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A Had story or Intimidation
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"oN'r.AN, NO. ocloper 2.-Ihe Ripley
eo"n'y NukluS are IN tle saudle again,
v"saseu "a deeds oi tihtider and violence.
.''Po'.s " ,rsceh' oa'tases are numerous,
a"" . ,tspsct'o'e ana 'aw'aDldihg citizens
III the infested districts have found II
necessary to turn their homes irto arse.
nals nfter dorl IN nro,.c, +ho;, to,,;;s.
orl nronn,.,. r.o.s, ,a,.s..',', 49, ,"''','e'
"u rtop''ty n'' 'to'h 1le MINUS OF Inc des-
pcraaaoes' VII 4. M ,'o5 X
The portion OF tho country curseI With
the reorganization Of N, knllrx 10 ,hn,
ro,,d o,o,. I,...,.,.' - 20 .,"s
sN Ao'.' a'"s'' s"t'oh OH me
Dohlpilan branch ot tho Iron Mountain
road, midway between hero and Nicely.
willie. For II long while after tho rcorvoni,
zation OF the band the purposes Of its
members were manifested III nothing
more serious than mysterious threats
until some time ago, when Joe Inman.
who incurred the enn,ity OF the members
OF the khan through some dispute, was
taken from his home, whipped and order.
cd out OF the country. lnman left, and
their success seemed to c,nbolden tile
gang. sf
T. AN ,LI-usrp srir,oS AGENT
p s;ms ,,o s,,,;on ,,on. =. v..o.
o.,,,o -, ,' se". ~ ~
c'l''e "''oer 'he KAN $ holice through dis
agreement overa freight bill with mem.
ber: lie refused to deliver the goods
UNI, un,ll tile charges were paid. One night
cook siov" % and % wn,aI e tIn;r r''sl,ea ~ ;i 'is
other ways. Tho conduct aroused some
Of the better citizens, and there was u
RATHER nhe expression OF opinion over the
o"s'ass. !, ~
hhions tnose VINO expressed themselves
~ salloig terms %as JACOB bradley. One
aisiit IL mop OF disS9lsed men broke into
MS mouse, dragged him from the presence
o,r sannn ms wile out through lot and over
s,So. Tis..o
:, Ahe'e he ,.r .ney a!ven'psed 10 peat MN, and
as .s,dn, iv s.fusgI'eu!, ~, oMe uteW pistol ana
tn;e".enr,' n 70 k'i' MN, ~ mo same time
iri''s NJ. .n;a ano Dualet struck bradley IN the
ICY; icy lnllic'inS iies'i wound; lie was then
whipped M with long hickory switches
SS A''oAy 1Hc Mail
alter warning him TO leave the country,
Win penalty OF death, II he refused, went
away. The men wore masks, covering
.,, .a.u i'ta.. anu iace e9mp!eteiy, anu they
masks were ,natc VIII tayse 'Isess. nosas anJ ani
were duubed with red pnint to MAKE them
look as fantastic as possible. 7lr5
&C., A KuKLux WARNING.
The next act of the band came in the
form OF notice. which Sims. the station
o,eut found nosto1 =, Ii. ha.as A..
"e IL Au po,e.u VI mo ''ouse .ne
ot''er morning when he got up. The io!-
lowing is very nenrly literal copy:
~. 7. Sims: You are hereby noticed to
wind up your affairs und get out Of the
country. II you don't 90 soon you will be
dealt with according to kuklux law.
[Signed] ~, X. X, X"
Sims announced openly his determina-
ton to stay aud fight it out to the bitter
end, while Bradley, instead of obcying
the instructions given him, proceeded to
lieved were inpiiratr,l in tlm wh;nr;nw
Six complaints under the conspiracy sec.
,lon OF the statutes, Which apply to ku-
h'AAiolI, uuSc UceIl SWUTH u. i ne per.