The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-14
TIE BALD KNoBEBRs.
Why tho Federal Authorities IntorfOrro
peneeablo settlers Driven Away.

Why tho Federal Authorities IntorfOrred-
PeRceablo settlers Driven Away.
sPRlNoFtELD. Mo, DsC. 13.-Trouhle ia
feared here over the action taken by the
Federal officers In arrestlng prominent
leaders Of the Bald Knobber organization.
The order thought itself too firmly in.
trenched in Taney and Douglass counties
to be interterred with, but they will not
be rash enough to resist prosecution by
the Government. The present arrests are
made on complaints that tho Bald Knob.
bers have molested and driven of inol.
fensive settlers who held homestead
grants decided under patents Of the United
States and hence entitled TO Federal pro.
lection.
"spsakinc Of Bald Knobbera," said a
leading anti.Knobbers to correspondent,
"last winter they had things pretty much
their own way in the county Of Taney.
There was Mr.. Winslow, who had some
trouble with . Knobber about some land.
He was notified that he was fooling with
the wrong end OF the mule That's
their great expression and meant that be
was ioolinE with the wrong end ot the
Knohbers. Winsow was finally tsrror.
lied and driven out Of tho county. Then
thoy had young I'D. Tuttle arrested on
charge Of stealing money from his
father. There was no evidence, but q
party OF Knobbers took him out one
night to hang him. After the rope was
put around his neck, he was permitted to
make his will and then released on q
promise To leave the country at once, an
obligation which he lost no time In oh,
serving to the very letter. He sold hls
land ct a very low price To q Bald Knob.
ber. About the same time they shot
around Jonathan Brooks house and
frightened him away.
"Last February they notified Msyworth
q nephew Of the Judge, that he shouldn't
cultivate Dick MoorO's land, which he
had rented. The pretsxt was that he had
been dogRing stock. After they hSd shot
around his house no conceded the point
Then followed the killing Of OOgburn by
Kinney. That, In my opinion, was Q cold
blooded murder, but neither Coroner
Jury nor the Grand Jury thought 90
There were too many KnObbers on hott
1uTies,
l'TheAe outraSea led to a meeting a
Forsyth Of ilRw.and.order Cltizsnsin April
A committee was appointed TO 90 to JET
ferBon City and lay the matter before Gov
ernor Mafmaduk0 aud obtain authority Il
organize a militia company. The hrB
committee was afraid to 60, and at lengtl
Phillpa end McAtee were prevailed upoi
70 make the trip. Judge Reynolds wa
sent q portion Of the papers necessary 10
the organization. In tho meantime tn
Rnobbera had meeting. AdlutRnt Gen
eral jameson came down and both tht
militia and the Bald KuobberB were dil
banded.
"Abouttwo O'Clock In tho afternoon o.
tho day following JAmeBon's arriva
eleven or twelve companies oi the Knob
befs, numbering g6I men, met At Fo
Isythe, when Kinney made them speec
and formally dlsbinded them. Anon
other things, Kinney said. we are dl
banded, but we know our obligation
; What that meant 10 left 10 the imaginI
tiOn tol the uninltiRted. The be,ter ola
Of CitiEinB who had been beRullGd lnt
Joining the order took this opportunity
drop out. Before many weeks they wei
Of work again reorganislnR, but II 10 no
2 only tho hard Gases end the fool hoy9,vll
2 q few exceptions, that are Affiliated vii
: the order, The Knobbers arc eald 10
0 90 strong that they have demoraliEed u
; Masonic and Odd Fellows lodg6B,n