Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
K. s. @. TO ARMS.
Free Miners at Greenwood Order
the Removal Of the Camp
Troops Sent to the Scene
Of the Trouble.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March IA
special to the Times says; Gov.
Knott sent special message 10 the
Legislature at Frankfort this morn
ing, stating that he has just received
a notification from Louis Craig, state
inspector in charge of the convict
camp at Greenwood, Pulaski County,
telling of the desperate state of af-
fairs in the mines. The convicts are
worked there, and yesterday 200 Or
derby, armed, free miners, in a body
informed the inspector and Mr.. DAN
bridge, one of the convict lessees,
that they would be given two hours
to take the convicts and property
away, as they intended to burn all
the buildings in the camp. They
said they did not desire to resort to
violence, but would do 80 if neces-
sary. The inspector asked for two
days and his request was granted.
The inspector telegraphed for the
Governor to either send troops at
once or order the removal of the con-
victs before Sunday noon, as the free
miners were desperate and deter
mined.
At2 o'clock the Governor ordered
five companies of State militia to the
n Greenwood Mines to protect the con-
- victs, and State property. Compan'
l. les A, c, D and E of the State Guard
left tonight to protect the mines ant
convicts at Greenwood, Ky. Gov
IN Knott this afternoon issued a procla
10 nation commanding the people o
g. Pulaski county to keep the peace ant
ordering the mob to dispense. TIVE
hundred convicts are employed in tn
I'd mines. No trouble is expected unit
Sc tomorrow when the miners swea
1t they will destroy the convict CAM
lie. The convlcts are at present guarde
in their quarters. The Greenwoo
i'll mines are six miles from the Cincir
Tx nah Southern Road and are owne
d. by capitalists in London, Cincinnati
TO Lexington and Danville.
BOWLING GREEN, March 6.-[Spe,
ial. l-Col. NJ. II. Crump, command
er- ing the Third Regiment of the Kel
OF lucky State Guard, received orde
ia, this evening to have'flfty picked me
hes of Company A, Capt. II. P. Pott'
ew commanding, report at Leblanc
Junction tonight.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
NY LOUISVILLE, March THE Fl,
companies of State militia sent
~. Gov. Knott to protect the convic
=, and State property at the Greenwood
W.. mines, near the Cincinnati Southe
w road in Pulaski county, KY, arriv'
there early this morning and to-
a. the two hundred free miners entire
,,a. by surprise. The free miners hi
ordered the lessees to reno
49, the convicts and were wa
.a' ing for the expiration of the ty
~ days of grace granted before they l
-" sorted to the threatened violenC
The mob is orderly and not dispos'
to resort to violence, but they insi
'm- on the removal of the convicts. TIL,
Is say that, of course, they can do not
to ing and will do nothing as long
the the troops remain, but say the co
the victs must and shall go just as so,
OF as the soldiers are ordered ava
Just They say they blame no o
ney but the Legislature, and insist tn
urn it is the duty of that body to !
the peal the law which allows convicts
he leased and worked TO the Diet
mcnt of free labor. The soldiers 9
OF in charge and no trouble is anticil
the ted while they remain, but it is t
opinion that when they 60 to the C
mo- liens will force the convicts to
TEE, The question is then will the ST.
Y gu keep the militia on guard continue
lop- or will the convicts be remove
"a, Convicts are worked in several oil
for mines in the State, and the same trC
tie a BILE is likely to spring up any day.
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