The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-04
The Harrison County Night Riders.

NEW ALBANY, June 3-The Ledger prints the
following: 1t is stated that number of the
masked night riders who visited Corydon Satur-
day night were recognized by citizens of that
town, Notwithstanding their DISCUSSES. The ex-
element caused by the mob. and the notice of its
presence in the town, spread rapidly and most, OF
the citizens were soon out of bed and on the
streets, number of them minging in the crowd
of horsemen. 1t is believed that all, or nearly
all, of the night riders are farmers. Every man
of them was mounted on good horse, and the
horses were all masked about the head and neck
to prevent their recognition.
Some of the letters left by the night riders set
forth that the organization extended all over the
county, and that it would be impossible to i'm
panel jury in the county that would not con-
tain one Or more members of the vigilance coma
mittee and thus defy conviction of any of its
members taat might be prosecuted.
To meet this condition OF affairs, it is stated
that the members of the committee who are
known will be prosecuted under the Kuklux law
in the United States District Court of Indiana
polls or New Albany, where they may be tried
without the intervention of jurymen from Har
rison county and where speedy justice is certain
to be metedout.
1t is certainly known that those of the mob
who have been identified are delinquent tax
payers. tits stated that with the SAC, 900 re-
Gently borrowed b. the county and the payment
of reasonable proportion of the taxes assessed.
every dollar of the county's floating debt could
De paid and considerable sum left over in the
treasury. But it is also stated that there is
very large sum delinquent on the tax duplicate,
some statements placing the delinquency as high
as $4,000. 1t is further claimed that very
large proportion of those who are kicking against
the management of the county finances are
delinquent Taxpayers and are thus responsible,
in large measure, for the depleted condition of
the county treasury 1t is further stated that
the county commissioners, in the past tgo or
three years. have been compelled to ekpend
large sums of money in the erection of bridges
and for Other absolutely necessary IMPROVE
ments, and that, Notwithstanding these necessary
expenditures the finances of the county are in as
good condition as In most OF the counties Of
Indiana.
That there is any defacation by any county
officer, or anything crooked in the county's
books is most positively denied. The commits
sioners had already appointed two reputable
citizens and first class accountants to examine
the books-one Republican the other Demo
GRAFT; but these two men were not acceptable to
the kickeHs, and they dem anded that two men
who have been the chief GROWERS, and both of
whom are violent partisans, should be substi.
tuted for the two first appointed.
The threats of the mob have been of extreme
violence; but should it attempt to carry out its
proposed programme of poisoning. burning and
killing, all the power of the State Will be speed
to justice ana condign punishment. There is
deep feeling of Indignation at Corydon and
throughout Harrison county over the lawleSs
acts and infamous threats of the mob.