The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-03-04

sent them flying to the brush like
frightened hounds, and, throwing open
the door, the Forbes let loose another
shower Of buckshot into the darkness
that seemed to completely demoralize
the Regulators. Nolley after vOlley
casiOnally by the crack of pistol
from their assailants, until at last lhe
air was filled with wild shrieks of
agony, uttered by some Kluklux who
had stopped the shower of lead that the
brave defenders of their homes never
ceased for an instant TO pour into them.
clatter of retreating horsemen told that
Grayson's famous band of law-defying
Kluklux had been whipped like dogs
by few brave, determined men. The
morning light revealed the fact that
the scoundrels had erected rude gal
lows ABOUT 100 yards from the house,
and their object was undoubtedly to
hang any Of the inmates that might
fall into their hands. One horse was
killed in the melee and another captur-
ed, and 1t was rumored at the time that
at least one of the gang had been killed
and several wounded, but il was kept
very still, and people only surmised of
its truth by the mysterious absence of
several from their usual places in the
community.
The horse killed belonged to man
named Sally, living on Bear Creek, and
one of his sons is the man supposed to
have been killed on that occasion. The
other horse turned out toNbe the pepper
ty of one Will Miller, who lives on Big
Reedy, and was taken out of his stable
on the night in question without his
kno wledge.
After repeated acts of violence, such
as whipping defenceless women, burn
ing cabins aud terrorizing the whole
country, their misdeeds eliminated last
fall in the whipping of Mr.. Greer,
Constable of Shrewsbury, and his son,
a young man of p or - years of age.
1t seems that young Greer, who is a
little wild, was in the habit of abusing
his mother and father, and on several
occasions Dir. Greer had been heard to
express the wish that the Kluklux
would give his son a good chas:isement
to see If it would have tendency to
make him do better. Sure enough, one
starless night the house was surround
ed, the doors forced open, and young
Greer was soon i'm the hands of the
Regulators writhing under the singing
cuts from hickory switches in the hands
of his captors. The old man could not
stand 10 see his boy whipped so un.
mercifully, and interfered to save him,
when the coward, scouBdrels caught
him and, divesting him of his clothing,
proceeded to lay on the hickories with
will. From one of the most reliable
men in that country | received the
details of this outrage, and he stood ON
his own porch and listened to he blows
as they rapidly fell ON the backs of the
defenceless victims, although he could
not see the participants in the disgrace
ful proceedings. After whipping them
some 10 minutes. the scoundrels rode of
under flourish of pistols and dire
threats against any one who would try
to find out the parties who were i'm
plicated in that nights lawlessness.
About four weeks ago young Greer
met man by the name of John Wilson
whom he suspected of being one of the
gang who had whipped himself and
father; stepping up to Wilson he accus-
ed him of the crime and demanded to
know the nam es of his companions on
that occasion. OF cOurse Wilson denied
any knowledge of the thing, which
enraged Greer, to such degree that he
pulled revolver and, while Wilson
was running for his life, he shot three
times at him, doing no damage, but
soaring Wilson badly. A warrant was
issued for Greer, but he managed to
evade the officers and made good his
escape.
The last outrage committed by the
dastardly gang was reported from Bear
Creek, few weeks ago. 1t seems that
II poor inoffensive being, named Bud
Graham, who lives in that locality, had
incurred the displeasure of the band
by not doing just exactly to suit their
caprice, so one night party Of dozen
or more surrounded his cabin and,
breaking open the door, they soon had
their victim in the open air. After
diyesting him of all his clothing, they