The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-11
First Sensation Comes When
Detective Attempts to Ar.
rest Plaintiffs Witness on
Charge From Another Co.
Many New Faces Are Seen
Among Witnesses and Both
Sides Will Have Additional
Testimony at This Trial.

Inc nrSt sensation IN tne HOBO
well case came this morning when
Detective VIII Baker attempted TO
serve bench warrant from Lyon
county on $. l.. Hall. one of the prin-
cipal witness for the plaintiff. in the
federal court room. When Detective
Baker learned that Hall was wit
ness he apologlzed and left preclpi-
lately. Just as he went out Judge
Evans ordered him brought into
court, but Detective Baker did not
know of the fact.
Hall is the man mentioned in con-
nection with Jodie Groce's confession.
He has been spy In the night rider
camp. The bench warrant is from
the Lyon circuit court and charges
Hall with Bookkeeping. II was issued
May . and arrived In Paducah today.
Detective Baker was instructed that
the man would be found around the
federal building, but he did not know
Hall was witness. and was entirely
innocent. lie resented the fact that
he had been used when he learned
the truth OF the matter.
Halls testimony was a decided de
parture from the usual trend of evil
dence. He proposed TO expose Sc
crets of the Inner circle" and said
he saw all the members after the whip
ping of Hollowell and they all admit
ted having been there excepting
George Brown. who denied being
there, and said only four ~ the de
PENDANTS we're there. He said he
joined the night riders after the Hol-
lowell whipping and attended a meet
ing in Knabbs school house when the
news was brought that they were TO be
sued. p. Malone, William Turner,
Malachi Pickering and George and
Marion Brown and John Il. T.. Hollo-
well were there. John Il. Hollowell,
he said. told them Attorney William
Yost was TO let them know IL suit
was brought. and said II they didn't
have enough evidence they must
make IT, Meetings were arranged to
get WITNESSES together and Attorneys
Nost a. Laffoon and Ward Headley
were to be present.
Hall said he talked TO Joe Murphy
about the raid at Hollowell's. Muir
ply said he went in advance of the
mob to guard the house and keep Rob
eit from escaping and that he did not
get away until after the shooting
Murphy told him he stayed all night
with John Il. Hollowell the night of
the raid. Malachi Pickering also
told him about being at the raid.
Hall said that the night rider meet
ings were held Gin the Knabb school
house and that he did not become a
member until after the raid He told
how they took in new members which
vas In regular secret order form, each
new one proposed TO be vouched for
by some member and then ballotted
on. He said all of the defendants
we're members when he Joined.
Hall started to tell about associs-
ton members being assessed to pay
the expenses of the trial. but was not
permitted by the court. Neither was
he permitted to give the kind of oath
required of those Joining the inner
circle. He said not all association
members were night riders but that
the organization was strong in Cald-
well county
The evidence of Hall was the only
thing new and startling developing at
the trial this morning and when he
began his testimony the large crowd
strained every nerve to catch his
words. He gave his testimony very