The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
THREE PERSONS SHOT
Night Riders Make an Attack on
Another Kentucky Town.
POLICE FORCE is CAPTURED
Armed Raiders Then Dynamite and
Burn Two Independent Tobacco
Warehouses and Several Other Es-
Adjustments and Escape.

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Russellville, KY, Jan. L-One hun
dred night riders swooped down on
Russellville. Logan county, and after
overpowering three policemen and
providing against the giving of an
alarm dynamited and burned the two
independent tobacco concerns in the
CITY and several other establishments
and rode away on the Hopkinsville
and GAINESVILLE pike. Three mon were
wounded and the telephone girls and
police held prisoners for nearly three
hours. The following buildings were
destroyed:
Frank G.. Work tobacco warehouse,
building and contents, loss $4,000;
American Snuff company factory and
contents. loss $4,000; Roberts &
Brown planning mill, loss $4,000; AL
fred Underwood grocery, loss $4,000;
King & Proctor's stable and Joshua
Knowles cottage. The wounded are:
DR.. Charles M. Roberts of Evansville,
Ind; ]. R. Mclean, Russellville, and
J. H. Moseley, Russellville
Captain w. R. Bruce, the chief of
police, as soon as he heard the report
Of the dynamite explosions; fastened
to the fire tower, where he attempted
to sound the alarm, but was overpow-
cred by four of the masked night
riders. ..<@ 49,
Mclean, who is proprietor of a
grocery store, and Moseley, owner of
a dry goods store, were shot by the
night riders because they did not
hurry into their homes as fast as the
might riders desired" DR.. Roberts
of Evansville, Ind, a guest at the
Forest House, heard the confusion
and, thinking that the raiders had de-
parted, ran out to see what had hap.
pened. He came face to face with
group of the departing mob and as he
started to run was shot and seriously
injured
Mob Seemed We'll Organized.
It was said that the mob came to
Russellville from the direction of Cave
Springs, near where the members are
said to have their rendezvous. The
mob seemed to be we'll organized. All
the mon were mounted and wore
white caps, false boards and masks.
Their chief purpose seemed to be the
destruction of the two tobacco houses.
It has been learned that as the night
riders approached the city they dis
mounted and left their horses just
outside, then formed in wide col
umn and marched down the main
street. After taking possession of the
telephone, police and fire stations
they went to the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad depot, where they took
possession of every locomotive in the
yards and held them under guard to
prevent the whistles being blown and
an alarm raised. #
This is the third raid which has
been made by night riders in Western
Kentucky and followed closely the an
nouncement by the governor that dis
order must cease. A court at Hop
kinsVille Is Investigating similar
raid made on that city several weeks
age. Troops are now on guard in
Hopkinsville.
The night riders are attempting to
influence or intimidate certain tobacco
growers into holding their crops for
higher prices, or not to sell to the
American Tobacco company The sit
uation Is particularly acute at this
time, as many Of the growers have
tive years crop on hand. 81"