The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-18
Statement Issued by County
Attorney Of Lyon County
in Reply to Judges Charge
...Soldiers Doing Good
Work al Eddyville.

Eddyville. KY. Aug. rs. Especially
~ have never made the statement
OF beea authority for the statement
that either Judge Cook or Common
wealth5s Attorney Smith had taken
the night rider oath or were members
OF such band said County Attor-.
ney Walter Crone. OF Lyon county.
when asked concerning the charge of
Judge Cook to the Lyon county grand
Jury In which the declaration was
made that two Lyon county ofiioals
had started a report that both he and
Mr. Smith had taken the night rider
oaths.
Everybody seems 10 regard II as
certain that Judge Cook referred 10
Judge Crumbaugh and myself, but
have not and / am quite sure Judge
Cfumbaugh has never made such
charge against Judge Cook or Mr..
Smith. Both OF US have no doubt
spoken OF afidavtts made by Sanford
Hall. that he had approached Mr..
Smith AT Cadlz aud tested him with
night rider signs and passwords and
that ne responded IN the proper way.
aud they together discussed the night
rider Organization. Statements have
also beeh made by Hall aud Tom
stevens that It was generally under
stood in night rider meetings that
there was nothing 10 be feared from
the circuit court Of this district.
Those anidaylts are In existence"
Both Judge Crumbaugh aud MIR.
Crone are preparing statement inI
which they will give their side OF the
Controversy With the presiding Judge
OF the Third judicial circuit.
These officials have had a strenu-
Gus time during the past year trying
TO put down lawlessness In Lyon
county aud bring members OF mobs
that have raided Eddyville aud other
sections OF the county TO justice. but
their efforts 10 far have failed. not
even an indictment has been returned
By Lyon county grand jury though
evidence has not been lacking.
The Soldiers.
AZ present there are about 80 SOL
dlsrs quaTtered In ihe Lyon county
court house aud a small detachment
quartered at Kuttawa, Eddyyille's
si.ter town across the river. In I'd
dyvllle the presence OF the troops u
openly and insnhingly resented. and
but for the conservatism and great
forbearance Of Captain Deweese and
A Hat al a.
occurred between the soldiers and
citizens. who are supported by some
OF the county officials.
Tue soldiers have heen ordered To
vaoate the court house on different
occasions but they resohtely declare
their purpose Of holding the fort"
20 long as they are given permission
20 do so by the county judge.
Yesterday sherin Cash demanded
that the cots aud equipment. which
had been removed from the court
room on the second door Of the build
ing to the Offices and halls below. be
removed from the halls. but this Cap
tain Devices firmly but kindly ne
fused TO do
So far. with one exception. the sol
diers have been orderly and have
given no cause for the hatred OF the
people. Once a soldier became intox-
icated and committed breach of the
peace. but was arrested by his COM
rades aud turned over to civil author
tiles for trial and was fined.
At Kuttawa the troops receive bet
tel treatment and the people there
seem to like the protection they af-
ford. though Kuttawa has never been
visited by night riders which fact Is
largely credited 20 the presence OF
the little towns brave marshal, Bill
McCullom. Many social evenas have
been given at that place TO which the
soldiers have been invited. the only
pleasant moments the boys have en-
joyed since their advent into Lyon
county. where Il has been all work
and no play.
The troops guard the approaches
into the city at night and patrols are
sent into the sections OF the county
infested with NIGHT riders.