The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-10
TIDE Is TURNING
TO LAW and ORDER
In GALLOWAY co.
Great Revival Has Stirred
Moral Sense Of. People and
Aided Officials.
Incendiary Literature Has
Been Disseminated.
MEN WHO ARE UNDER ARREST
(By Perry Meloan.)

OF the county Officials 10 SHOW the
night riders and the world that they
could and would put down lawless-
ness and that they have evidence in
their possession that will AL the
county jail with night riders and
their instigators. caused almost an
upheaval of public sentiment that had
been tolerant OF the methods used and
marked the beginning Of the end OF
the reign OF lawlessness In some sec
lions of the county.
Among the first to seek Judge
Wells and congratulate him yesterday
we're several good citizens. who had
been strongest In condemning him
for bringing troops In the county.
Langulshing IN the county Jail.
their spirit OF bravado gone, were
seven wretched men. the first INSTALL
ment OF a wholesale number that are
alleged 10 have been connected with
the whipping OF Frank Mardls and A.
n. Perry and the threatening OF
numerous good citizens, That the
charge OF banding together and whip
ping men. already felony. would
likely be increased 10 the more seriou,
charge OF murder was made evident
when Mr.. w. X. Russell. one OF the
most reliable men ia the county, ana
a neighbor OF Frank Mardls, reported
To county officials yesterday that Mr..
Mardis is in serious condition as the
result OF the punishment melted out
To him. and the chances are against
his recovery. II is said that Mr. Mar
dis Is not only a nervous wreck. but
that he is suffering from internal in
jures.
OF the first seven men arrested
Jake Ellis. a blacksmith. who also
raises tobacco. Is charged with being
an officer OF rank IN the night rider
army. while Jack ElkIns is more THAI
high private IN the rear ranks. The
bonds OF both were fixed at 81 00t
implicated.
4 most pitiahle spectacle Is that OF
young Carlos Elklns, Is years old.
confined In the same cell and charged
with the same crime. with Bob Dun
can and I'D Thompson. men well adj
vanced In life as evidenced by the
gray hairs IN their head Thompson
has served a term In the United States
prison al Atlanta for CONTRIBUTING.
having been convicted and sentenced
by the federal court at Paducah Duh
can was also implicated In the case.
but was not convicted. The mel
passed bogus $50 bills. supposed to
have been made by Doss Boatwright
by a method of photography. Damus
Miller and Harden Lovett the other
two caught in the first drive. have
families.
All admitted that they are tobacco
growers and members of the associa.
tlon. Jake Ellis stated that he is a
blacksmith, but also grows tobacco,
and that II is in the association this
year but not last. As far as learned
al. are share troopers" with the pos
sible exception OF Ellis, who owns
property.
Judge Wells stated yesterday THAI
the men in Jail are nothing to the
number that could be under arrest in
"a hours, II necessary, but that his
policy will be TO make no arrests I'M
less he has in his possession proofs
that Viii insure conviction.
He stated that the presence OF
troops has been OF inestlmable value
in the work of routing out the law>
less element. Since their arrival good
men have volunteered Information
that was of the utmost importance,
but had been withheld through fear.
one man yesterday came to town anu
gave deposition said he had been
ready to tell what he knew all the
while. but that he wanted TO know
that he would be given protection
and furthermore that he wanted to
be convinced that the officers mean
business and really want to know the
true state of affairs in the county.
To Deputy Sheriff John Holland
and his brother, former Sheriff Walter
Holland, is due a large measure OF the
credit Of securing evidence that re-
suited in the first arrests, but from
the court of inquiry conducted by
Judge Wells came the evidence so
needful to corroborate evidence Sc
curd by the Hollands. Should the
cases come. to trial at the preliminary
hearing tomorrow and the county Off
Gals be forced to show their hands,