New-York tribune., 1908-10-29
SAY FOUR WILL HANG
IT'D" BUTTON TELLS ALL
Eighty-FiUe arrests at ReeLfOot-
The Days Developments.
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Union City. Tenn. Oct 2S-As a result OF the
confession of It'd Burton yesterday and de-
velopments to-day the authorities conducting
the Mig Rider Investigation here believe thar
they VII 5e able TO hang at least four OF the
ringIeaders in the assassination Os Captain
Rankin and that all the guilty will be punished
1t is reported from TiptOnviIle that Burton
broke down completely before his removal 20
Dyersburg jail for safekeeping to-day and I'M
pIicated three hundred from ObiOn County
Even the oath taken by the Night Riders. II Is
said, confessed by him. though the officials
viii not make public the wording.
Frank FerTiner confessed last night and i'm
plicated ten or twelve men now in custody He
gave names and went into details Ferriner -
carefully guarded in isolated tent His con-
fession came after a long. gruelling examina-
ton in Colonel Tatom's tent. Governor Patter-
son in person questioned the witness The Gov
ernor pressed himself tonight as highly
pleased with what has been brought out
We are getting some mighty strong evi-
dence." he said and 1 am confident we VIII
discover the members OF this maraudtns band
and convict them
Besides Ferriner. four other men are guarded
in separate tents They are Tom Johnson OF
Hornbeak alleged TO be one OF the Night Rider
captains; his cousin, Garret Johnson. OF spout
Springs also alleged 10 be captain OF the
band: Will Watson, captured yesterday. who Is
an old man named Wfnn; Fred P1ncen and =
man named Thorn
score OF additional prisoners were brouSns
IN tonight Most OF them are wanted wit
esses but three who were apprshended are re-
garded as important prisoners They are Fred
Pincen. ]. A Johnson and R L Knight On the
arrival at camp tonight Major d E Martin and
mis- detachment bringing eight or ten prisoners.
Governor Patterson conducted a court OF n
q,irv In his tent. examining singly thoss
brought in The examination lasted several
hours 1t IS believed that more important s7i-
dence was elected
The total number of arrests, including to-day>s
roundup IL eighty-fve and OF this number Il
is alleged that half belong TO the Night Riders
band. RumOr says that effort will be uladS
10 lynch Tip" Burton because he confessed
but Sheriff Haines thinks no such EFFORT IL Ike
". Burton will be brought 10 Union City to-day
Major j. Bright Horton. leading tetach-
rnent Of soldiers returned TO camp to-day. hav-
ing in charge James NJ. BrfCe. editor OF The
News Banner He was ordered released as IL
was learned that mistake had been made Mr.
Brce Is not only prominent and Iav-abidins
citizen Of his town. but OF the best known
newspaper men in Western Tennessee
Colonel Tatom said the arrest OF Brtoe was
the result OF a misunderstanding OF orders, as
much mis- fault as anybody's- Colonel Tatom
a 1ded that there could be no possible motive
for a-restng Colonel BriCe. in view Of the strong
stand his newspaper has taken for law and or
der Brfce returned TO his home at Troy ts-
night
John 2. Cochran. the man captured after
chase on the lake. has confessed that the Night
Rider outrages have included the whipping %
women. One woman was whipped for leaving
her husband and another for being OF i'll
pute. Governor Patterson Is still at Camp
Memo but refuses absolutely TO talk on any
question for publication. He is Leading the life
of a soldier, sleeping in tent next to Colonel
Tatou
Mrs C Jackson whose husband was placed
under arrest near Walnut Log Sunday, and
who it is said. declared that since the soldiers
had come she could tell what she knew about
the Night Riders. had a conference with the
court of inquiry at the camp to-day. after which
she returned home. Her house is guarded By SOL
diers and she will come to Union City nsxt
Sunday.
The parole Of P. c. Ward. who kept the hotel
from which Captain Rankin was taken by the
mob and murdered. was lifted to-day and to-
night he Is a prisoner It IL reported that the
confession Of Burton is not the~only confession
that has been made although. the character OF
the statements Of witnesses has not been
learned II was generally believed that some
Of the prisoners at the camp would tell all they
knew in the hope Of receiving cIeu7ency No
pron1ises have been made by those conducting
tho erau7ina ton however nor will any De made
The country for many miles around the lake s
befng covered By the state guard and deputies. {
and the prisoners tents at the camp are rapidly .
filing. The presence OF the military has had ths .
effect Of giving the people ot the Night Rider dis
trict A. sense Of security they have not had FOR
r,o,tbs and they are disposed TO give tnforTna-
ton that otherwise would never be divulged-
II IS stated on good authority that the special
grand Jury will continue its work notwtth-
standing contention OF some attorneys that tbs
meeting Of the body was illegally called. thirty
davs. notice by publication in county news
papers not having been given
A lack OF knowledge OF the country Eas ths
cause Of a violation Of the constitution Of the
state Of Kentucky yesterday by Captain RoSa1.
when he marched a body OF armed men ACROSS
the border into Kentucky searching for Night
Riders Captain Rogan was in command OF .
detachment operating IN the extreme northern
portion of the state. and after some hours OF
marching found himself in the sister state The
matter together with an explanation. has been
| reported 10 the Governor OF Kentucky
| The board Of directors OF the National Cotton
| Convention. which is 10 meet in Memphis on
/ November 10. II and u. has requested Cow
ernor Patterson 10 issue a cal. for a conferences
| Of the Governors Of all the Southern States. the
conference TO be held during the session OF the
| convention. and the object being discussion OF
| the Night Rider situation in the South and the
/ best WAYS and means for cheir suppression
| Governor Patterson who is at the military camp
has not vet replied. but viii probably do so when
| he returns to Union on Friday.
| JUDGMENTS VIOLATE COURT ORDER