The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-26
Thirty Of Forty Nine Men Ar.
rested Are Released Under
Parole by Commanding OF
flcer.

Union City Tenn. Oct. ga
special grand jury begun lnvestiga
tion OF the cases of fifty-one men ac-
cused with participation in the Ran
kin assassination. The state author
ities are pushing the cases vigorous,
Great crowds are attending the hear
ing, including many night rider sup
portcrs. Feeling is high between
factions and II Is feared an armed
clash will result.
Union City. Tenn. Oct. 26.-As
the result OF several concerted raids
made Sunday by soldiers and posse-
men at Samburg. Walnutlog and
Spout Springs noighborhoods, M
less than forty-nine prisoners were
taken. nineteen now being in Cam
Memo. under heavy guard. inchding
Tom Johnson, of Webb's Store, and
Sam Applewhite, of Samburg, tn
alleged leaders of the night rider,
who shot and killed Capt Quentin
Rankin last Monday night and who
attempted TO kill Col r. z. Taylor
at the same time. Thirty of these
arrested by the military and posse
men Sunday were paroled and will
be required to report in person to
Col. W. c. TatOm tomorrow morn
ing. This action was taken after the
court OF inquiry. composed Of Col.
Tatom. Maj. Martin and Capt Ro-
gan, T. 5. A., had heard their evil
dence and had decided from it that
they were not personally connected
with the night riders outrage.
Trenton Posse Arrives.
Hillsman Taylor. son of Col. Il. y
Taylor. accompanied by Sheriff c. c
Dawson. Of Gibson county. reached
the camp at GAS O'Clock Sunday
evening. with a posse of forty men.
In this posse was DR. W. r. Rankin
OF Trenton, and J. e. Rankin, Of
Athens, Ala, brothers OF Quentin
Rankin The latter is one of the
most prominent attornes in the state
of Alabama, and will assist Attorney
General Caldwell here in the prose
cution of his brothers murderers.
SATURDAY night the Lake county
Officers crossed ReelfOot lake in a
launch to go to their homes in Tio-
tonville to get a change of heavy
clothing They left early this morn
ing. returning by the road around
the lake. They both knew johnson
well and had been looking for him
ever since last Monday night. BY
pure chance they ran across him In
the road, a mile from his home, as he
was returning from neighbor' s
house. They approached him in a
manner which would have led the
outsider to believe that Johnson was
the last man on earth to be arrested
When they came within ten feet OF
him Johnson stopped short in his
tracks. to find himself looking into
the muzzles of two repeating shot
guns.
Instantly his hands reached sky
WtiuS anu one OF lnt u'puNA'o sN
curoly fastened them with stee
bracelets. Johnson did not offer any
resistance. IL would have been use
less. The Lake county men are the
most determined posse in camp, and
Il would have meant death for John
son to resist.
lie asked them to take him back
to Webb's store so that he might gel
his overcoat and some clothing. liz
seemed to have made up his mind II
the short space of a few minutes tina
his Incarceration would be of some
length. The deputies had Just pass
ed the store. They knew that John
sons friends were there, and deter
mined TO take no chances. His re
quest was refused and two hour
later he was marched into camp I
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