The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-09
Better Element OF Citizenship
Rallying to Support OF Coun-
ty Authorities, Who are
Fearlessly Doing Their
Duty in Protecting
Property.
(By Perry Meldan.)

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all young and middle aged, were ar
rested this morning by squad of
soldiers under command of Captain
Givens. charged with being members
of the band of night riders that has
infested the Tennessee river district.
The men captured are Ed Thompson.
Bob Duncan, Jake Ellis, Jack Elkins.
Dumas Miller. Harden Lovett and
Cagos Elkins. When arraigned be-
fore Judge Wells he fixed their bonds
lat $500 and $4,000, according to
the seriousness of the offenses each is
charged with committing. None was
able to give the bail and they were all
sent to the county Jail. They will be
brought out Saturday morning at IL
O'Clock for a preliminary hearing be,
fore Judge Wells. They are charged
with whipping Frank Martin.
No trouble was experienced by the
soldiers in making the arrests. The
arrests are said to be but beginning
of what will be made within the next
two weeks. The Information against
Il
the men was secured by the court of
inquiry conducted by Judge Wells
and through the activity of John Hob
land.
The situation.
Murray. KY, April 9.-Murray has
been so quiet for the last week that
citizens almost feel alarmed, fearing
that it really is a calm before a storm.
Since the arrival of the mounted SOL
diers the citizens, who had gathered
| in the mornings to hear the recital of
the story of some one being whipped
or visited by night riders, now awaken
to learn that the soldiers, who cover
the entire county each night, bring
reports that night riders have ceased
Operations.
In a small, dingy room in the "old
clerks Office" which is all that re-
mains of Galloway county's historic
court house, three men, officers of the
law, are sitting in daily session that
often extends into the small hours OF
the morning, taking dispositions and
piling up evidence that will event
ually result in the arrest and convic-
ton of the members and leaders OF
the Galloway county division OF the
general order of night riders, and re-
store law and order in the good coun-
| ty of Galloway. Those men are
County Judge A. j. G.. Wells, County
Attorney Napoleon b. Barnett and
Sheriff James A. Edwards Supported
in the execution of their processes
and in compelling a cessation of hos
tilities of the night riders by sheer
force, the officials have brave set or
deputy sheriffs, led by the intrepid
John Holland and detachment OF
81 mounted infantrymen of the Mid
dlesboro company under Capt. J. L.
Givenfand Lieut.. n. j. Wilburn.
Organization Complete.
When the reporter called at Judge
Wells office the little court of inquiry
had just finished taking the deposit
ton of a countryman who lives in the
night rider district.
81 have nothing to give out" said
Judge Wells, more than | can tell
YOU that as the Investigation pro-
crosses we find that the night rider
movement is of more serious conse-
1uence in Galloway county than was
dreamed of when the first efforts
were made to suppress it. Instead or
being composed of a band of thought
ess boys led b. hot-headed leaders.
we find 1t a wel-developed organiza-
lion that has long since passed the
boyhood stage.
''The soldiers will not leave Murray
soon and the effort to restore peace
and punish the perpetrators of out
RACES will not stop with the next ses- ;.
ion of the grand jury unless effective
work is done by that body, which |
| hope will be the case"
4 A great deal of interest attaches to
the coming sessions of the grand jury.
which convenes when Judge Thomas
+. Cook opens court Monday morning.
Judge Cook is just from Christian
county. where he held court. and has
had night rider cases before him on
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