Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-03-07
NIGHT RAID
SUIT FILED
Robert Hollowell and Wife
Want $4,000 For Alleged
Damages.
FORCED TOLEAVE STATE
First Trouble With Midnight
Raids Carried to Courts
For Adjustment.
FORCED TO LEAVE STATE

Paducah, KY, March GA sensa-
tional suit against alleged might
riders" was filed in the United States
court here yesterday. Robert H.
Hollowell and his wife. Mary l..
Hollowell, filed suits Of $4,000 each
against prominent. citizens of Cald-
well county, alleging that they were
taken from their home in the night
time, abused and compelled to leave
their home to save their lives. They
allege conspiracy and claim redress
for personal injury and the loss of
their property.
Although it is not charged in the
complaint, Hollowell claimed that he
was compelled to leave because he
did not belong to the tobacco associ-
alton. This was the first case of
might rider" trouble in this part of
Kentucky.
The defendants are John E. Hollo-
we'll. John w. Hollowell, Wallace
Oliver, Lula Hollowell, Firm Oliver,
Milton Oliver, Joseph Murphy, John
Turner, William Turner. William
Larkins, Sydney Smith, Otis Smith,
James Hyde, Malachi Pickering,
Buck Lacey Urey Lacey, William
Tandy, George Brown, Lucien Nc
Kinney, B. Malone, Marion, Brown,
Edgar Oliver, Spurlin Murphy, Will
lam Murphy, Richard Pool, James
Chambers, Jack Chambers, Joseph
Cantrell and John Gray.
1t was claimed at the time that
Hollowelr was driven from the coun-
ty that ne was an Objectionable
character.
Hollowell's complaint and that of
his wife are practically the same.
In his complaint Hollowell says he
is citizen and resident of the coun-
ty of Vanderburg, Ind, and that all
of the defendants are citizens of
Kentucky, some of them being resi-
dents of Caldwell and others Lyon
county, and all of western district.
Plaintiff says that on May 2, 1907, |
plaintiff was residing in Caldwell
county. on farm owned and occu-
pied by him, that the defendants
wrongfully, wickedly and malicious
ly conspired together to attack him
and his house and family and drive
him from the state of Kentucky to
prevent him and his family, or mem
bers thereof, from being witnesses
In the courts of Caldwell county, and
they, with others whose names are
to the plaintiff unknown, in the
night time, between midnight and
daylight, came in and with a mob of
persons, advised, instigated and pro-
cured said mob, composed of them
and others to come to plaintiffs
house and said and mob did
come and cause other persons to
come for said purpose, and with
'orce and arms and great violence
nd threats and within shooting and
triking distance did advance upon,
hoot at and around plaintiff and (
nto his house and forced plaintiff :
'ut of his house by shooting and at !
empted to burn the house, and with
.reat threats and violence and force 8
nd arms did take plaintiff prisoner,
nd did whip, beat and wound him T
nd put him in great fear and phys
,al suffering and mental agony and 7
id shoot, injure and greatly dam
ge plaintiff house and did force y
laintiff to leave his home and flee ;
he country to save the lives of him r
elf and family, and caused him to :,
Use AMI sacrifice his property. =
The suit was filed by Miller & 4
Iiller, of this city.