The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-23
RIFLES CLICK
STOPS ESCAPE
ALLEGED NloHT RIDER MAKES
BREAK FOR LIBERTY-MlLl
TiAMAN PREVENTS HIM.
UNION CITY is UNEASY
Prisoners Stir Up Their Friends in
the Twon--Threata Made Against
Tennessee Soldiers and
Authorities.

| Union City, Tenn, Nov 22.-Unlo1
City sumbers over veritable vel
cano tonight and all that Is needle
for an outbreak of serious disorders
lis a match TO kindle the train which
was laid early In the day Feeling
against the state authorities and mil
itary in running high, and the Will
est rumors fill the air The guarl
about the barracks has been doubled
tonight by Capt Capell, and The en-
tire detachment of 50 men is held u1-
der arms tonight. The prisoners are
In state Of unrest, and have been
80 for several days past. This condi
tion reached suel point late last
nigaJ tnat Cne made a dash for libet
ty a ae with three companions, was
ia.nR tnken from the barracks TO the
court house Had il not been for the
prompt action of Private r. w. Hicks
Of Company r, in pumping a carr
ridge into the chamber cf his rifle anl
calling upon the man to halt, vita
the rifle leyeled full upon him, tine
daring escape might have been ac
.comnlished.
The news of this occurrence, whiea
did moi leak ont until this morn'n
rekindled the fires Cf hCt feeln !;
which have been smoulderiag f.r
days and days. The lake and hil
men came into the city early and by
noon thronged the streets. They gath
cred In numbers in front of the bars
racks and talked with the prisoners,
Who were out on the front porch
lahoye the street Whether or noe
Iany of the prisoners told them thas
they were being ill-treated and were
not eblng given their Just deserts can
not be definitely stated, but that thev
did so is denied by the entire lot OF
prisoners. The statement spread
about the street like wildfre.
Threats Against Soldiers.
Men gathered in groups on the cor
ners. stood on the sidewalks and IN
the middle OF the streets, discussing
the situation Threats were made
which BODIED nogood for the soldiers
and state authorities. The Former
were criticised for their alleged ~
treatment of the prisoners and stare
attorneys were openly accused Of de-
laying and retarding the wheels of
Justice. In these conversations many
residents of the city Joined as the
night riders command the open sym
pathy of many here, but fortunately
cooler heads prevailed and SO far
there has not been the slightest cut
break or disturbance Of any kind
There is absolutely no foundation
to the report that the prisoners are ll
treated or that they have not been
shown every courtesy possible by the
officers and soldiers that have hal
them in charge. Tonight Capt. Capell
went before them TO ask for the au-
thorlty by which the report was
spread about the streets today. One
and all the prisoners denied makins
anv such statement TO their friends
onthe streets. and told Capt Capel
they had no complaint to make Of the
treatment they were receiving. There
is about as much sense or reason 80
THIS report as 10 the hJtheaded stat -
ments regarding ths action OF TIE
states attorneys iu delaying and re
farIing the wheels of Justice TIC
magnitude OF the case Itself demand,
cd lengthy invest cation. aud &c has
been pushed with rhe utmost rapidliy-