The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-04-29
TR|GG COUNTY
THE NEXT POINT
Hotbed of Night Riders to
be Invaded.
HOPE TO CRUSH MOVEMENT
Hope to Do in Trigg What
Has Been Done in Cal
loway County.

Frankfort, KY, April 23.-Trigg
county will be occupied by State
troops under command Of Gen. Rog-
er Williams for the next few weeks
or months, and the efforts of the
State authorities, aided by the mill
tia, will now be directed toward break
ing up the band of night riders which
has been working from Trigg county
in the adjoining sections An effort
will be made to do in Trigg county
what has been done in Galloway coun-
ty, and it is believed by the civil au-
thorities that with the aid of the
soldiers they can convict many of the
men who have been taking part in
the raids by the night rider bands.
No official announcement was made
here to-day of what would be done in
Trlgg county, but it is known that
troops are to be sent there. The
force will be large enough to do what
is to be done and there will be no
danger Of the situation getting out of
the hands of the military, even though
it has been said that the Trigg county
night riders will fight before they will
submit to arrest. From another source
it was learned positively that the SOL
diers are to take charge of things in
Trigg and try to bring order out of
the chaos which has prevailed there.
In spite Of the fact that many of
the alleged night riders are under IN
dictment in Galloway county and that
the bands are fast being broken up
in that county at least, there is lot
of fight left yet in the night riders,
and especially in Trigg county, where
the night riders have always been
strong. Ever since the prosecutions
began in Galloway county it has been
persistently reported that the night
riders from Trigg county would make
an attack on Murray and rescue the
men who are accused. 1t also was
stated that the men under suspicion
in Galloway county were leaving that
county and fleeing to Trigg county
where they would take refuge with the
night riders of that county.
Ever since the tobacco troubles be-
gan in Western Kentucky there has
been trouble in Trigg county, and the
night riders have things their own
way there. The first act Of the night
riders which attracted National atten-
ton to them was the burning Of the
two stemmeries at Princeton two
years ago. The band which burned
the stemmeries came from Trigg
county mainly, it was charged The
band which raided Hopkinsville also
went into that city from the direc-
ton of Trigg county and it was be-
lieved that Trigg county was the hot
bed of the troubles. 1t was charged
that nest of night riders lived in
Trigg county, and that this is is the
real seat of their power.
Now the State Government, backed
by the military, is to go to Trigg
county, the very seat of the disturb
ances, and try to break up the band
which is called The parent organiza-
ton of Western Kentucky. 1t is be-
lived by the Governor that if the
band in Trigg county can be broken
VI, the night rider question will be
settled at once and for all and every
thing will be peaceful in Western
Kentucky.
What will be done when the troops
get to Trigg county is a secret here
vet and will not be known until the
county is actually occupied The SOL
diers will be scattered over the whole
county and will be well able to take
care Of themselves in a fight If the
night riders should show force. 1t is
said that the civil authorities have evi
dence enough to convict many men in
Trigg county and that there will be a
general scattering of the citizens of
that county when the investigation be
gins. The authorities here will not
talk about what they are going to do
in Trigg county, but they expect to
break up the night rider organization
and tear it up from the ground, stem,
root and all
SOLDIERS NOT WANTED.