The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-30
SOLDIERS AT GLEASON'S MILL
NEAR REELFooT LAKE WERE
FIRED UPON FROM
AMBUSH.
ONE HUNDRED SHOTS
EXCHAk Geo IN FIGHT
From Screams and Other Sounds II IS
Believed that Some Of Attacking
Party Were Wounded
Search Being
Made.


pitched battle was founght shortly
before midnight last night by the sol
diers off guard duty at Gleason's lum-
her mill and an attacking party OF a
dozen or more night riders. Fully 100
shots were exchanged, but fortunately
none Of the soldiers were wounded,
although several had narrow escapes.
II Is not yet known whether any OF
the night riders were struck, Dut II
is believed that SONS were wounded,
as screams were heard when the sold
iers fred yolley after volley at them.
The news did not reach here until
early this morning and the Whole
country is in a state of wild excite
ment. Capt Ben Dunayant Is IN
charge of the troops at FIT. Rogan, anu
il securing the country in an effort 10
find some fthe party which attack
ed the guard of five soldiers under
Sergeant r. b. Lindsey at the lumber
mill last night 1t is possible that
the detail at the lake will be reih-
forced by company from Memphis
or Nashville, hnt as yet no orders
from Gov. aPtterson have been re
ceived here to this effect.
Governor Patterson Horrf'ed
Governor Patterson was notified
this morning, after the news had beeh
received here. by Major f. II. Phil
lips. to whom Capt. Dunavant report
ed, and expressed his dismay and hor'
ror at the affair. Some definite action
will in all probability be taken by
Governor Patterson tonight.
Owing TO the heavy storm OF last
night the telephone wires were work
ing badly and no report could De
made by Capt Dunavant until TINS
mroning. He has not asked Tor re-
Inducements and is confident that inc
men under him will be finally capable
of coping with any situation. no mat
ter how desperate. which might arise
The attack on the soldiers guarding
the say mill did not come as any
great surprise TO the officers in
charge. In a way they were prepared
TO meet it, and fortunately So for II
they had not have been, some OF the
soldiers would undoubtedly have been
wounded or killed There was an at
tempt made to burn the mill Thurs
dav night and further warning had
been received that further violence
would be attempted.
Arrests Will Follow.
Cant. Dunavant had not returned
70 camp at late hour tonight, but a
message received from him at the
camp leads to the opinion that arrests
will follow. II is almost certain that
one or more of the night riders were
struck by the bullets from the sol
diers' rifles and it will be necessary
for them to have medical aid. In this
way establishing their identity is
simply a matter OF a short time.
The guard at the mill last night
consisted of five enlisted men under
the command of Sergeant T. b. Lind
sey of Nashville. Prior to last night
the mill had only been guarded by
three soldiers, but after the attempt
to set fire to the property, the author
utias thought il better to increase
their force. Mr.. Gleason also asked
that this be done, as he had been told
bv some of his friends In the neigh
borhood of Samburg that still further
attempts would be made to apply thl
torch.
Somewhere in the neighborhood o
10 o'clock Sergeant Lindsey made thf
rounds fthe five posts, one oil whlei
was located about fifty yards from
corn field. At this post he stoppe'
for a few minutes. talking to the sol
dier on duty. While they were eve'
talking about the possibilities OF al
attack of an attempt to burn the mil
from ont of the edge of the corn fell
two shots were fired point blank
ten. As it so happened, the sol
siers we're standing about a foot par
and both bullets passed betWeel
tbem. BY the merest chance the.
escaped death and both distipcti
hoard the whine Of the bullets whie
had been fired from rifles Of heav
ealibre. as they passed between then
Fieht in Germ Field
In an instant their rifles erashe
out and bullets hummed through th
corn stalks in the direction Of wher
the rife flashes had been seen. Tn
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