Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-10-29
81 NIGHT RIDERS
UNDER ARREST
IMPORTANT INFORMATION an.
CURED FROM A woHAN
Vigorous Measures Being Pursued
70 Bring to Justice the Mur-
dsrsrs Of Capt. Rankin.

Camp Memo, Samburg. Tenn.-Mai
j. Bright Horton of Memphis. command
ing . detachment Of soldiers and depu.
ties, made the most important capture
Of the day when he brought Frank Long
and three other prisoners into camp late
Monday afternoon. Long lives near
Walnutlcg, and it is believed he knows
. great deal about the foray of the
night riders and the murder Of Can't.
Quentin Rankin. Fifteen prisoners were
taken during the day, and these. with .
number Of paroled men who are de.
tained, increases the list in the guard
house to sixty-two prisoners.
She Can Tell All Now.
Thank God, now | can tell what l
know shrilly cried . woman of Spout
Springs Monday when the detachment
of troops under Maj. Horton moved
away from the village store. guarding .
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
ct Walnutlog. 1t is possible that this
witness will be brought to Camp Memo
for safekeeping.
Dr.. Doran Held.
Among the other prisoners arrested
was DIR. Doran, who assisted at the in
quest conducted over the body of Capt
Rankin. So far as could be learned
from the authorities, DIR. 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 ignominious end.
DR.. Doran lives in the neighborhood
of Spout Springs. At this place th'
detachment placed o. ID. Eldridge and
Tom Wallace under arrest, and they are
both now being held under guard by
the soldiers.
TIN. as har faA hxr III.
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
Ragsdsle, ID. VI. Tucker, r. B. Williams,
]. L. Eagcock and Frank Rady, making
fifteen prisoners in all 10 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 haf
been seen in the neighborhood Of ssw
mill and store operated by Charles Phil
lipi, about four miles above Walnut
log. The men had called at the store
for food and other supplies several times
during the past two or three dsys
Information was also received Al the
camp that eight men. dsellers Of tia
lake territory. boarded the steamer
Stacker Lee at M&Pae, Ky. and bur
riedly left the boat On reaehi-- Ne.
Madrid, Mo. Il j. believed tk&; ;k~s>
men fed from the night rsi-rs' territory
to safer country, knowing that II th~y
did not do - ts-y would eventually b-
taken in the dragn-t which tAe militia
and posses are spreading over the eniire
region about Reelfoot lake on the Obioa
county side 10 far ~ has been learned
none Of the night riders have fed into
Lake county. knowing that IN this eoun-
ty they are not only in danger Of arrest.
but death at the hands Of the citizens,
Nuo h&tt tf-rh Af IN AA@ et~
them, and have determined TO lend all
possible aid TO putting an end To their
depredations-
Disposition Of Prisoners
Col Tatom says ss yet no decision
had been made as to when the prisoners
and witnesses would Be taken to Union
City. In the event that they are taken
before the work Of the military is com
pleted in the lake district, it will be
necessary to call out additional troops
% that a guard can b established 1t
the Obion county Jail.
As long as the prisoners are held In
camp there is no danger whatever of an
escape. The guard tents are literally
surrounded with bayonets and loader
rifles held by determined soldiers, who
have orders to shoot to kill in the event
Q dash is made for liberty by one of the
sixty-two prisoners.
COTTON HOUSES BURNED.