The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25
WOMAN NAMES
MANY RIDERS
MRS. EMMA JACKSON AN IMPoR.
PoRTANT WITNESS At UNION
CITY HEARING.
She WAS VISITED FOUR TIMES
Armed Profession Demanded BY Her
From From, Court After Her
Testimony.

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When Mrs. Emma Jackson, one Of tn,
States witnesses this afternoon in the
trial Of the eight alleged night riders
charged with the murder Of Capt
Quentin Q. Rankin, was excused from
the stand, she turned TO Judge Jones
and said:
Il will not leave the courtroom
without armed protection. know
these men"
Mrs Jackson told a vivid story OF
several visits OF riders ,corroborated
Fred Fehringer's testimony in many
details, as did other witnesses, and
identified by name at least twenty
seven members of the band.
She was followed on the stand by
her daughter, Miss Dora Jackson, an
l1S-year-old girl, who corroborated her
mother.
The last witness of the day was
Will Russell, another night rider, who
has turned States evidence. Russell
came TO Union City after the Rankin
killing and made confession. He
was trembling with fear, and one
could scarcely hear his voice above a
whisper The Attorney General had
to repeat most of his answers in order
that the jury might hear them. He is
under constant guard, but believes
that he will be killed in spite of these
precautions.
Russell's story was practically the
same as that told by Fehringer, and
corroborated it in every essential de-
tail. Cross-examination was deferred
until tomorrow morning.
Judge Jones permitted the jury to
decide upon the holiday adjournment.
Some favored holding court Christmas
Day, others were willing to adjourn
until Monday, but the majority rav.
ored a recess on Christmas Day only.
will be taken on Thurs
day until Saturday, but only couple
Of hours will be occupied on that day.
John Shaw was the nrst witness.
He was the proprietor Of store near
Lake. The riders forced
him to give them oil to pour on the
ish docks when they were burned, and
ater whipped him when he tried to
90 before the grand jury,
Shaw said the night riders wore
black Mother Hubbards and black
masks, and tried to disguise their
,oices by talking in falsetto tones.
When Shaw was summoned before
he grand jury he tried to slip into
own at night The riders caught him
md threatened to kill him. Finally, ;
hey gave him his choice Of switch
ng or hanging. He told them he was I
Tot anxious to endure either, but If he ,
lad to make a choice he would prefer {
he whipping. g
He got it. I
SAes" SAAA0O0 SAO will Wy AA0 4ueAhI
to questions by counsel. AZ 6
ers the riders whipped him they told I
i'm to run. b
did your rum" inquired the court. e
Your ought to have seen me-" re- q
orted the witness.
Martin Leonard, another farmer near C
.eelfoot Lake, was visited by the q
ders and given five days to move G
nder penalty of being hanged. Asked II
he moved, he casually observed that
e was still alive, but his home was +
lrned
Witness told Of visitation by the
ders, but there was no identification
I'D no effort made to connect the
lids with the murder OF Capt. Rankin tt
: his murderers. la
One witness, Mrs. Leonard, when d;
ked how many there were in the ri
md which visited her, said: About to
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