Times-promoter., 1908-10-30
81 NIGHT RIDERS
UNDER ARREST
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Sc.
CURED FROM A WOMAN.
Vigorous Measures Being Pursued
to Bring to Justice the Muir
derers of Capt. Rankin.

Ties, maue tne most important captur
OF the day when he brought Frank Lonl
and three other prisoners into camp lat,
Monday afternoon, Long lives neal
Walnutlog, and it is believed he knows
great deal about the foray of the
night riders and the murder of Capt
Quentin Rankin. Fifteen prisoners were
taken during the day, and these, with q
number of paroled men who are de-
tanned, increases the list in the guard
house to sixty-two prisoners.
She Can Tell All Now.
"Thank God, now l can tell what ]
know" shrilly cried a woman of Spout
Springs Monday when the detachment
of troops under Maj. Horton moved
away from the village store, guarding a
wagon load of prisoners, among whom
was the woman's husband. Her name
is withheld by Col Tatom, who believes
that she would be in danger if it should
become generally known. Arrangements
have been made by him to have the
woman removed from Spout Springs and
taken to some safe place for keeping
until she can be presented to the grand
jury. 1t is understood that her infor-
nation is complete as to who formed
the mob of night riders which took Capt.
Rankin and Col. Taylor from the hotel
at Walnutlog. 1t is possible that this
witness will be brought to Camp Memo
for safekeeping. ~.
DR.. Doran Held.
Among the other prisoners arrested
was DR.. Doran, who assisted at the in
quest conducted over the body of Capt.
Rankin. So far as could be learned
from the authorities, DR.. Doran is sim
ply being held as a witness, it being
understood that he has been threatened
by night riders if he testifes in court
about Capt. Rankin's lgnominious end
DR.. Doran lives in the neighborhood
of Spout Springs. At this place the
detachment placed 0. d. Eldridge and
Tom Wallace under arrest, and they are
both now being held under guard by
the soldiers.
The other prisoners arrested by small |
er scouting parties which went south |
from the camp in the direction of |
Webbs' Store and Hornbeak, were J. L.
Thorpe, Frank Dyer, Ike Johnson, Sam
d. M. Tucker, R. B. Williams,
J. E. Eagcock and Frank Rady, making
fifteen prisoners in all to be arrested
during the day.
After Armed Men.
Information was received in camp late
Monday night, which was no doubt the
cause OF this party going to the State
line. 1t was reported through officers
Of the Lake county posse that several
small parties of heavily armed men hao
been seen in the neighborhood of saw
mill and store operated by Charles Phil
ipi, about four miles above Walnut.
og The men had called at the store
or food and other supplies several times
Turing the past two or three days.
Information was also received at the
amp that eight men, dwellers of the
axe territory, boarded the steamer
Stacker Lee at Maple, KY, and hur-
iedly left the boat on reaching New
ladrid, Mo. 1t is believed that these
nen fled from the night riders territory .
o safer country, knowing that if they
i'd not do SO they would eventually be =
AIKEN in the dragnet which the militia !
nd posses are spreading over the entire
egion about Reelfoot lake on the Obion =
ounty- side. So far as has been learned :,
one of the night riders have fled into !,
axe county, knowing that in this coun- !,
Y they are not only in danger of arrest, !,
ut death at the hands of the citizens, :,
no have risen up en- masse against 4
lem, and have determined to lend all :,
ossible aid to putting an end to their N
spredations. .
Disposition of Prisoners. Il
Col Tatom says as yet no decision Ii
I'd been made as to when the prisoners CO
I'd witnesses would be taken to Union G
ty In the event that they are taken Of
fore the work of the military is COM re
eted in the lake district, it will be h
cessary to call out additional troops
that guard can be established at
Q Obion county Jail.
AS long as the prisoners are held in "
mp there is no danger whatever of au w "
ape. The guard tents are literally = =
rrounded with bayonets and loaded - -