The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
Leader Declares Their Intent
10 Hang President
Lebus.
ATTACK IS MADE
IN HEART OF CITY
Night Watchman Gives Alarm,
But Raiders Make Their
Escape.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Jan So
The Offices Of the Burley Tobacco
Society, situated in the heart Of the
business section Of Lexington, were
raided by an alleged band Of night
ridgers at an early hour this morn
/ ing and partially wrecked. The
members of the band escaped
The regular policemen on Guty II
/ that part Of the CITY were rushed 10
/ the scene, reserves were called out,
and for three hours automobiles
containing AIMED policemen and
/ special officers secured the city in
/ every direction, but up to this after
/ noon no trace Of the band nor any
Clew 10 its members was found.
BOLDEST OF ALL RAIDS.
The story - the raid Is looked
upon by the police as being as
unusual and strange IN its actual
+ occurrence as II was in its COZ
/ CeptiOn. It IS also regarded as
( noteworthy that the Burley So
Ciety. which has been accused Of
/ fnsugating some Of the night rider
outrages. was the object Of attack
For holiness this raid, II IS be
! Iieved. cuisines any OF the pre-
vious outrages during the two
| years through which the opposing
( tobacco interests OF the State have
made war upon each other Pre-
viOus raids have occurred in some
I out Of the way places in the coun-
/ try or been punctuated with the
burning OF some warehouse on the
edge of some city
Watchman Threatened
The cHces OF the Buriey Society. hox-
/ ever, are in the seven-story BIcCIeIIand
/ building, near the center Of Lexington
[ The Iaw-breakers were discovered IN
/ the orices OF the Buley Society at
/ O'Clock this morning by Night Wstch-
man Sebree, who ran for the police as
[ soon Is NJ CDI-AA 81 D-4- "a ---l-A E-E7-A-s
Get out and stay out" one Of the
men said 10 Sebree when the watchms1
happened 70 stumble upon the alleged
raiders. who were busy In the Bu-ley
/ ONCE
IF you come back We VIII Due you
/ out OF business we are night riders
/ from Winchester and are after Gar
/ ence Lebus and these Offices II we
ind I,ebus we viii hang hin II we
| don't find him tOntzzIt- We VII come
back tomorrow night and blow this
/ building TO he'll"
Thorough Search Begun
sebree did not need any further advice
I from the men who were wrecdnE the
/ Office furniture he stumbled down the
FIVE fights Of stairs and ran for the
1 nearest police station. three blocks
away. The response OF the police was
/ immediate, but they discovered no one
/ In the building -Four smashed glass
doors with a general appearance OF the
I offices having been ransacked was the
/ only trace Of the visitors from Win
I chester
/ Police aII over the oty were warned
I By telephone 10 be on uHs watch for
the band OF law0reakers, but none re
ported having seen the marauders-
/ Night Chief William jenkins. at the
I head Of a platoon Of five officers started
/ out the Winchester road and searched
/ it for miles. They found no trace OF
/ the riders.
President Lebus. OF -he Burley So
city, who Ead worke5 late last night,
/ vas awakened by d rep-t sentative OF
| The Washington Hines and he ordered
every taxCab IN tKe garage 20 be placed
at tine Disposal Of me EiCers in t6e-r
efforts TO Cspture the ssseD who had
wrecked the offices These taXiHabs
were sert in every dire rion, but The
/ only report that came OF +hs men was
] when I man telephoned from the east
/ ern part Of the city that a body OF
about twenty men had passed his house
/ going IsTtdly in the direction Of Win
/ chester
National Guard Ready
Capt J r. Sans. Of the Lexington
[ Military company, went Oh the search
I ing tour with the police and then is
I sued orders TO his men 60 be ready for
guard duty at the McC1eHsud Building
tonight to prevent the second attack.
which was threatened.
President LebUs would not explain
I today what had occurred at Winchester
on the occasion OF his visit Suits fer
;he appointment or a receiver Tor the
BurIey Society were filed there, but
were thrown out of court
The attack was apparently a bona
fde attempt TO get at me. said hr-
| IebUs, today And in view Of the
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