The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-12
Beings Suit Against Men He
Says Are Responsible For
the Crime.
Eighth Suit Filed in Federal
Court Here.
ALLEGES GENERAL CONSPIRACY

A. II. Cardin. of New Albany, Ind,
formerly a resident OF View. Ky,
whose tobacco warehouse at View in
Csis,enden county. was destroyed by
night riders. the night of February
s. 1903 has brought suit here In the
federal court for t16. 400 against the
following alleged night riders: viii
liam Neal, Charles Blue, Charles
Smith. Polk Prince, George Snadon,
william Slmms, DIR. David A. Amos,
Thomas Amos. ]. r. Hollowell. John
W. Hollowell, Dixie satterheld, Fred
Darrah. c. II. Bannister. l.. @. Hop
per. Sam Cash. Milton oliver. Alonzo
Gray, John Merrick. James Merick,
Oscar Gray. Marshall Gray n. r..
Mitchell. Robert Gray, Peter Grimes.
Barley DAVIS. Robert Oliver. Roy
Robertson. Richard Robertson, John
Glover. Herbert Oliver. Wallace OIL
yer. Clarence Sisk. Robert Oliver. Jr..
Jim Salyers. Elliott Brown. Wiley
Brown. Jim Glover. Firm Oliver.
l.oweTy Nabb, Irwin Hollowell Wal
ter Glover. John ID. Rogers. w. n.
Hall. Buck Lacey. Dr. J. ID. Wadling-
ton, Shelley Eldred, $. A. Hollowell,
Buck Tandy, George Tandy. Jim Tan
dy. Roger Tandy. W. II. Tandy. Ed
gar Tandy. william Larkins. Arch
Holloweli. John Nabb, Linsey Nabb,
Charles Wood. Richard Pool, George
Pool. Bart Gray. Peter Grlmmer. Guy
Dunning. Hersohal Cunning, Levi
Dunnlng. Marvin Broadbent, Robert
Nabb. Dock Nabb. Charles Nabb
Charley Gresham. Ed Gresham. Ell
wood Gresham. In Cash, lily Cole
man, Thomas Gray. Urey Lacey.
Charles Radlington and George w.
Barnes. Al the defendants. except
ing Polk Prince, OF Tennessee, near
Guthrie. arr residents OF Kentucky.
Nearly every defendant was either
a defendant or an alibi witness in the
Hoilowell case. the FIRST flled In the
federal court, and the majority are
defendants IN the case OF Henry BEN
nett. while a number are defendants
In the birmingham raid cases. FL
wood Neel. the deputy marshall. who
"a serving summonses for the federal
court, now knows most OF them by
sight. and Is experiencing less din
Guilty In fading and serving them.
The most I portant defendant In all
the cases. however. Is DR.. Amos, re-
puted commander In chief OF the
night riders. now supposed TO be In
Stewart county. Tennessee. The mar
shall has never been able TO serve him,
aud no one IN the vicinity OF his home
appears TO know where he Is.
The Cardin Outrage.
Mr.. Cardin was an independent to-
bacco buyer. and the most prominent
Popuiist In Kentucky. lie had been
repeatedly warned by the night rid
ers. but he paid no heed to them. The
night OF February s last they made a
raid In force on his home and shot Il
Ep. Rut Mr.. Cardin was out OF the
state at the time. and the raiders
contented themselves with burning
his warehouse aad leaving warning
fer him.
This suit OF Nc. Cardin's Is the
eighth TO be filed IN the federal court
here against the night riders within
twelve months. In the first case, that
of Robert Hoilowell against the La
masco raiders. OF which these defend
ants are alleged 10 be a part. YER
dict for $35.60O was awarded and
the suit compromised with those OF
Mr.. Hoilowell's wife aud son. Three
suits. aggrcgatlng 100000 for the
Birmingham raids are in process Of
settlement out OF court.
Aside from the particular facts In
the outrage against him, Mr. Cardln
alleges verbatim the grounds reclted
by Henry Bennett. He tells of the
organization OF the Planters Protec-
tive association, ito establish a mo-
nopoly OF said dark tobacco and 10
control the price aald product OF the
same"
He alleges that these defendants,
members OF said corporation. did con-
'splre and confederate together and
form aud organize secret criminal
society which was and Is generally
called and known as the silent bril-
gade' or night riders
He describes the organization OF
the night riders and says ~the object
and purpose of said criminal combine
ton, conspiracy aud confederacy was
to compel all persons who grew
handled or owned said dark tobacco
TO join and become members of said
association and pool and pledge their
tobacco and the further
object and purpose OF said society and
said lodges was to inflict condign
punishment upon all such growers.
handlers or owners of tobacco as