The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-15
Confession Made Yesterday
Requires Desperate Actien
to Overcome Its Effect on
Prosecutions.
(By Perry MelOan.)

lStubblefield, constable of the Concord
leading a detachment with warrants
for the arrest OF six night riders.
Deputy John Holland and Captain
Caudl are with a detail In Liberty
precinct with warrants for 81 xothers.
One of these is prominent doctor.
who was to be an alibi witness OF
some of the first men arrested, and
his name was among those in the d.
lrections, which arrested night riders
/ tried TO pass to Joe Bell. It is said
he had calls every night there was
raid.
Major Albrecht will be here tonight
Judge Wells Is in consultation with
number of men, and It is believed
more confessions are forthcoming.
Clint Drinkard. of Kirksey, and Row.
land Noteworthy rushed into town
This Afternoon and II is presumed they
have something sensational on. Drink
ards store was burned and Nors-
worthy was beaten almost to death.
Judge Wells said there is no longer
5ny trouble finding evidence against
the night riders. and reports come To
Murray that the organization is de-
moralized. There is a strong effort
being made to rally the forces OF tn.
night riders in the east side of the
county. and the night riders frequent
ly pass across the river. 1t is thought
they have gone into Trigg county to
get up a party to make a desperate
stand, and the testimony given ont
last night may have tendency to
arouse the Trigg county riders.
Judge Wells today dictated the fol
lowing statement of interest 10 some
body in McCraeken county, although
the Judge would not diyulge thu
name: ut Is reported TO me that a
certain handsome man from the coun-
.ty OF McCacken was present at the
examining trials and doing good
deal OF night rider talking. SO much
so. that his movements will be
watched with interest hereafter"
Murray, Ky, April 15.-On the
verge OF anarchy and bloodshed, Mar
ray rested on her arms last night, and
arose, this morning from her
sleepless couch to confront dangers
.onl, limited at In confession made
Yesterday by night rider so start
ling in its nature and disclosing plots
and purposes so diabolical' that the
county authorities are alarmed as
never before. Each new confession
adds to the enormity of the league of
darkness. and with each affidavit
County Judge Wells has to seek cor
roboratiye evidence TO convince him
self that what he is hearing is the
simple statement of a condition exist
ing in a county of Kentucky in this
enlightened twentieth century.
Judge Wells says that the names di-
vulged and the connection of promi-
nent and influential men with the Or
ganization OF the night riders. makes |
II incumbent on them to make their
last stand. summon their forces once
more and utterly overthrow the law
or fee or submit to the punishment
they merit. A social cataelysm is inn |
pending. The evidence is uncontro,
vertible. and II this grand jury does
its duty and the witnesses are not
tempered with, some conspicuous en-
amples of lawlessness are going to be
made.
As far as Galloway county is con-
cerned the authorities have the situa-
ton well in hand, but the last con-
fession. and the name of the affiant is
being talked about the street. imph
Gates prominent men in the counties
east of the river, that are dominated
by the night rider sentiment. and
they are said to have offered 500 men
to aid the Galloway county bands In
intmidating the grand jury and tn. !
witnesses and officers.
There are things in that confession
thai have leaked out that IL would not
be good policy to put In print; things
that would require the full wording of