The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-15

STILL EXCITED
IN SPITE or PRESENCE or THE
MILITIA THE PEOPLE FEAR
NIGHT RIDERS.
new DEPUTIES SWORN
Newspaper Makes Sensational
Statemcnt---Riders Were
About Thursday.

I Hopkinsville, Dec. l4.--There Is
cause for the excitement which pre-
walls among the people Of this place
land which Is not to be downed
through the fact that soldiers are
lcre and others are ready to be sent
iif needed The reason for this is that
scouts Of night riders are to be seen
III parts Of the county almost nightly
and they would not be out II they
| did not mean business" of some
hind Thursday night two parties Of
riders were three miles from town on
| BY some negroes and one of them
asked the negroes if they had seen
any men In that locality They were
not only masked themselves but had
their horses covered, which is consid-
cred strong evidence that they were
men who Frequently bring their
horses into the city.
These reports caused Sheriff Smith
to organize force of more than leo
deputies. who guarded the city as It
was never guarded before. Many
volunteered after the guards were
organized into companies and even
ministers Of the gospel offered their
services This same plan Of protee-
tion was followed last night and d
large number Of additional deputies
were sworn In, some of whom We're
used to relieve those tired out.
Sheriff Smith will perfect an organ
izatiun OF deputies to be maintained
Indefinitely and guards MAY be kept
on duty all winter.
The Kentuckian Of today. In writ
Ing Of the riders. makes this surpris-
ing statement. THE synlpathizei's
.of the night riders In the city and
there are many, are more cautious In
their conversation since Gov. WI son
has declared his purpose to back rp
the fire marshal's investigation with
soldiers cnorgh to guarantee wit
nesses protection. Many people saw
the night riders as early as / o'clock.
Some came on trains. some. put up at
livery stables and some stopped with
friends in the city These Went out
on the different roads and met in
comers. At the canning factory at
II O'Clock Is men who hitched their
horses on the GreenviIle road met
nine from the city and they patrolled
tho l.. G. N railroad till the attack
began The impression is strong that
they did not come to destroy this |
splendid plant which cost more than
$1,000 Nor was II the purpose to !
burn the Imperial factory. Those in |
a position TO know say they did all |
they came to do. At any rate. wit
nesses saw "a men in the vicinity Of |
the Imperial three hours ahead OF the
invasion. They could at least have
created q diversion of 1t had it been
their purpose. Another squad was
seen on West Seventh street about IL
o'clock In other parts of town small
groups were seen and there are peo-
pie who claim to have recognized
some of them by their clothing. Some
were so thinly disguised that they
we're known. Some of those from a
at least four counties
we're represented-did not even take
the precaution to wear masks. Some
boys had no masks at all. and one
man was a hunchback who did not
seem TO think his appearance made
him more prominent than the rest.
Adjt. Gen Johnson 1t at Hotel
Latham interviewing officials and
prominent citizens az to the condi.
ions here He only says he is seek
inc fsotq IN ranof-f IN Gov Eilson