Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-17
Offers $1,000 Reward For Apprehen-
sion of Night Riders and $1,000
For Fmebugs.
HINTS AT MARTIAL Law
High Handed Outrages Must
Stop and Further Depre-
dations be Prevented.

Gov. Patterson has offered a re. |
ward of 81 500 for the arrest and |
conviction of any night riders in the
counties of Montgomery and Robert
son, and says that he will stop these
acts of lawlessness that have been
brought to his attention, and which
have caused terror to the citizens of
that section. In addition to the re-
ward of 81 800 for the arrest of the
person or persons committing these
depredations, Gov. Patterson has of
fered reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the person or
persons who committed arson when
the storehouse of Mr.. w. E. Wall,
of the fifteenth civil district of
Montgomery county, was burned to
the ground at 2 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
Apparently the outrages in that
section of the dark tobacco district
are increasing and there has hardly
been night that some farmer has
not been made to suffer as a result
of the visits of the might riders"
GOVERNOR s PROCLAMATION
Following is the full text of the
document handed out from the
Governors office after the confer
ence with the citizens of Montgome-
ry and Robertson counties:
Whereas, Ithaving been brought
to my attention that continued acts
of depreciation are being committed
in the counties of Montgomery and
Robertson by persons riding at night
and in disguise, who are terrorizing
the citizens, bringing the law into dis
repute and disorganlzing society;
and it being further brought to my
attention that such person or per-
sons, have been destroying growing
crops of tobacco, burning houses
and committing other depredations. /
Nov, therefore, in order that the
guilty party, or parties, may be APP
pretended and properly punished,
l Malcolm R. Patterson, by virtue of
the authority in me vested by law,
do hereby offer a reward of 81 500
for the arrest and conviction of any
party, or parties, destroying crops
of tobacco in either of said counties,
said reward to be paid upon convic-
ton of the offender or offenders.
And, whereas, it further having
been brought to my attention that
the crime Of arson was committed
by these night riders at 2 o'clock on
the morning of August IA, 1907, by
burning the store house and proper
ty of w. E. Wall, of the Fifteenth
civil district of Montgomery county.
Now, therefore, l, Malcolm R.
Patterson, by virtue of the authority
in me vested, do hereby offer an adj
reward of twenty-five hun
lred dollars for the arrest and con-
7iction of the person, or persons,
committing said arson.
THE purpose. of these rewards is
% prevent. if possible, the high
handed outrages which have recent
y occurred in the counties mention
ID, and if these rewards are not
ufficient, and the sheriff of the
county cannot control the situation,
may be hereafter necessary, in
addition to the two rewards, to take
UGH further and additional steps as
nay be proper, and such as will
iffectually prevent further depreda-
ions upon property in the future.
In testimony whereof | hereunto
let my hand and seal this 18th day \
Il August, 1907.
PATTERSON =