The bee., 1901-11-28
Bought Tickets and Returned TO
NortonvilIe.
Many We're Drinking and Some Pulled
Pistols Out on the Train
TERRORlzING THE PASSENGERS,
One Bully Knocked Down and Gun Taken
Away From Him Many Threats Made
Cases VIII Coms Up at the February
Term Of the Circuit Court.
ABOUT THIRTY WERE FOUND IN CAMP.

Judge Halls order to disband the
union camp was published in last
weeks BEE. The time limit was
Saturday morning at daylight, at
which time the order took effect, and
all who were found in camp after
that order were subject to arrest and
prosecution.
Friday there was gathering of
the clans. Unionists went TO the
Nortonville camp from every direc-
ton, until 300 or 400 had gathered
before midnight. Then followed a
scattering and the carrying away
and secreting of all arms. But the
leaders and the campers all said,
when they said anything about it,
that they would not obey the order
and would continue to hold their
camp where it was. The union lead
ers. with their attorney, w. III.
Yost, were in camp. ]. d. Wood
said repeatedly that Judge Halls
order would be disregarded.
Saturday at daylight found $50 to
200 men left in camp and the lead
ers still there. The fact was report
ed to Judge Hall, who turned over
to General Murray the execution OF
his order. General Murray, with
Captains Gordon and Strange, drove
to Nortonville Saturday morning,
arriving there at ten o'clock, when
there were l50 men in camp. After
conference with the leaders, in
which General Murray notified them
, he woald enforce Judge Halls order,
the party returned TO MauIsonville
on the noon train.
Sunday morning Judge Hall,
Sheriff Hankins and deputies and
General Murray, with his staff and
about seventy soldiers of the Hop
kinsville and Madisonville compa-
nies, went by special train from
Madsonville to Nortonvilie, arriv-
ing there shortly after seven o'clock.
The train was made up of two
coaches and two boxcars. Arriving
at Nortonville Judge Hall and Sher-
iff Hankins got in vehicle and
drove to camp. The deputies and
correspondents walked to camp
through the woods, arriving there
ahead of the officers. The train was
cut in two and the coaches contain
ing all the militia were set in on a
siding. The engine and boxcars
were run down the track south of
Nortonville and stopped opposite
the camp.
When Judge Hall and Sheriff
Hankins reached the camp there
were only about 30 men in sight and
several of these disappeared through
the woods. Others tried to escape
but were captured. After some de-
liberation the Judge ordered the
tents and camp equipage taken in
charge. The prisoners were put in
one tent while the other two were
taken down. Then it came time to
move the campers to the train so
they could be taken to the Madison
vile Jail.
The unionists, who were a crowd
of irresponsible fellows, seemingly
Indifferent as to whether they loafed
in camp or were fed in Jail at the
county's expense, said they, would
not go with the officers unless they
were taken by force. The sheriff
and his regular deputies were back
ward about carrying out the Judges
order to take the men oat of the
tent and Mr.. j. b. Harlan, special
agent for The Louisville and Nash
vile railroad who had gone to Nor
tonville IN charge of the train and at
Judge Halls especial request, was
summoned by one of the deputy
sheriffs to take the lead in execution
of the order. Mr.. Harlan invited
the men to come out Of the tent.
They refused, saying he would have
to take them out. He entered the
tent, picked up the biggest man in
the bunch, who was spokesman for
the gang, and carried him bodily to
the wagon outside. Deputy Dick
Rodgers picked up a dangling leg
and assisted in the latter part of the
journey. The big buliey's head was
down and before they reached the
wagon he looked up at Mr.. Harlan
and said: "Cap, If youth let me
down I'll walk" Returning to the
tent the rest of its occupants had
changed their minds and said: 'sAll