The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-09
Citizens Of Eighth District
and Of Illinois Terribly
Aroused and Summary
Vengeance is Threatened.

| Herman Harris lies In his bed a
Metropolis with serious bulle
wound in his left groin, Henry Rent
is wounded in the head with an ak
and Jack Capps is a fugitive from
justice in Kentucky, as the result o.
la Sunday fight in this city by party
who returned on the Gladys from
Aaron Tilley's houseboat at Metrop.
oils Landing.
The incident, which took place
Sunday afternoon about $3.50 O'Clock
probably will put speedy end to the
career of the houseboat, which Off
GERS found stored with whisky and
beer a week ago. Aaron Tilley was
indicted by the grand jury last week.
He gave bond and returned to his
boat Kentucky citizens in the neigh
borhood are clamoring for protec-
ton. and threaten to take summary
vengeance, unless the authorities do
something speedily. The same senti-
ment prevails in Metropolis. 1t Is
said hundred visitors to the house
boat each Sunday from Illinois ter
r.tory is no exaggeration. the Gladys
Tilley's launch. making trips as fast
as she can all day and nearly all
night.
ConstaD1es A. 4. shelton, OF Padu-
cah, and Jeff Banister. of the Eighth
district, and Elwood Neel, deputy
United States marshal, rallied the
place Sunday, May 1. when they
found ii stocked with liquor. II is
said a negro was induced to buy
liquor as evidence. though Tilley
claims he does not sell to Kentuck-
fans.
Tilley produced a United States
license, which had expired In March,
but 1t is said he possesses one that is
still Ia force. The possession of a
United States license is now prima
fac.e evidence of the sale of liquor,
in cases where no state license has
been secured, as ip this one, and Til
| ley naturally Is backward about show
ing how he stands with the federal
government. Deputy Marshal Nee
is assured that Tilley possesses a gov
ernment license, 30 his hands are
tied, and he has no authority to ar
rest without a warrant.
The state case is selling without 9
state license. and 1t is said. Illinois
authorities have promised to send
over a hundred witnesses, who will
swear they bought liquor of Tflley
in McCracken county. Ii ds also
probable that affidavits will be pre-
sented from citizens of the Eight
district that he Is maintaining 9
public nuisance. County authoritie.
and those OF Illinois are exceedingl,
anxious to make a strong enough
case against Tilley to put him out Of
business. beca-se they fear that Il
they do not a mob from one side ot
the river or the other, OF both, will
execute the unwritten law.
One Metropolis citizen said toda,
that his brother, who had quit drink
ing when the town went dry, hat
been drunk all the time for foui
weeks. since Tilley opened his ne
sort, ard the other day while wrest
Ling on the wharfboat at Metropolis
with a woman of ill-repute. he fei
into the river and almost drowned
You might thing there was a bap'
tizing at the river on Sunday, from
the stream of people you see goine
down to the launch Gladys and re-
turning" he said.
The Fight Sunday.
Sundays fight apparently was just
La drunken row. Reno and Capps
,ouarreled on the boat returning to
Metropolis. and when they landed
Reno struck Capps on the head with
beer bottle. Caps went to his
home nearby and secured his revol-
yer. OF large calibre, and returned tc
the fray. He struck Reno with the
ak. and when Herman Harris at.
tempted to separate them, Capps sho'
Harris in the groin and ram
Harris was taken home, where
medical attention was given him, ant
ICapps secured a skin and rowed to
ward Paducah. Officers We're notified
BY telephone to watch for him. Caps
formerly lived at Rock Hin, Ill. and
Is said to have been in a fight be