The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-05
FLEE FROM the
NIGHT RIDERS
HENRY JACKSON AND FAMILY
LEAVE THEIR HOME NEAR
HOPkINSViLLE.
GO To BIRDS POINT
Were Helped at Paducah Where They
Arrived Hungry and Cold, Hav.
ing Walked Many
Mile.

Frightened from their homo in
Christian county by threats of might
riders Henry Jackson. his wife and
| five children arrived at Union station
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
latter tramping all the way from their
Ihome near Hopkinsyille, says the Pa
ducah Sun. Mrs. jackson and chill.
Idren we're completely exhausted from
the trials OF the trip and hunger, when
the family stopped at a saw mill nea.
the Union station to rest Employees
Iof the mill cared for them and Jack
son went TO the city hall and told
Chief of Police Collins his story Pa
troll Driver Henry Seamcn went out
after the family about 6 o'clock AMI
this ~morning they left on a boat for
Birds Point, Mo- after nights lode
ing in the city jail
Ten months ago Jackson and his
family moved to Christian county
from Tennessee, and lived en- the New
stead road two miles from Hopkins.
vile. Jackson is a tie chopper AMI
his family consisted of the following
children: Ruth, years: Jesse, :
years, Ennie, years: Thomas. al
years, and Ell. 1G years. Jackson is
a big husky fellow; so years old, while
his wife is frail and % years cid.
She appears intelligent, and has lit
tie 10 say. Before the raid on Hop
ldnsviIle, Jackson says he was called |
to his door aud several men. wearing
white scarfs, requested him to sign a |
paper that he was with them. Jack. |
son refused and the men turned away
and said, Boys, he won't sign" Two |
other visits We're paid him, but he wa,
persistent net to sign, and because he |
was not tobacco grower refused to |
take sides.
On the morning of March 20 Jack |
son found a note at his door accom- |
panied with cartridge and two |
matches. On the paper was scrawled: |
You had better leave in two days. or |
YOU won't be able to leave" Jackson |
did net wait for a day to pass but |
gathered what goods the family could |
carry, and started tramping from the |
He had $3.50 in money. and |
this was used as sparingly as possible |
On the trip. Kind ferrymen took Jack |
son and his family across the Tennes |
see and Cumberland rivers. and Jack |
son said this was the only aid he hal
received until Paducah was reached.
AT night the family spread blankets
IN the ground and slept During the
asst few nights Jackson said they
nearly froze as they had few clothes
yesterday Calvert City was reached
md after eating a little bread, they
tarted for Paducah. When the city
vas reached they did not have any
rovistons or money. City JaileY
Wade Brown furnished the family
'ith supper and breakfast, and last
light they had "a bed to sleep on for
he first time since leaving their home
fteen days ago.
Jesse, years old, was barefooted
-uth, 4 years cid. was nearly so. Be.
ause of their condition they had stop
ed at store near Island creek to
est, and kind residents had provided ,
hem with some clothes. This morn
lg the family left on the steamer ,
lick Fowler for Missouri. where Jack. y
On is positive he can get work. Even
lille in the city he was afraid OF tn, v
light riders"
Provisions enough to last the fam. q
until their destination will be .
cached were given the family this C
orning by the police department. e