Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-11

With club foot, had on mask, he was
calling the numbers and seemed to
be 10 the lead.
ARTHUR COOPER. Live in Trigg
county, am "a years old. / never took |
the oath. just became connected
with them at Trigg Furnace. went |
to work for them. Guy Dunning
and DR.. Amoss sent me to Gallo
way, organized them. When they
got ready for raid on Hopkinsville
i came back when raid was planned.
Raid failed twice, met near Cadiz
and went back, started on second
but got word better not go in.
Aboss said we can't do the work to
night. better go back. Started from
Cadiz night Of raid. John Kelly,
John King and Blair Alexander were
along. My orders were to catch up
with Amoss and Dunning. l had
letters from Dunning. orders were
to tear them up or burn them. I!
caught up with Amoss and Dunning
between where we hitched and town.
Amoss got shot. | was in 10 feet of
him, he said take it. go ahead and
make good work. Saw Latham fac
tory burn, then went to another one
and then left town, all got together
at /. c. depot. Amoss was there in
buggy, DR.. Hayden was with him,
Amoss said he was getting along
alright was with Dunning all the
time. We took Police Office first
then went to Telephone office, two
of the girls standing in front of the
door, they had taken fire station.
saw Amoss put in buggy, two be-
side him in the buggy. one fire wa
burning when kmoss get shot. Dici
Joiner shot the train man NJ.T. Felts.
About time Amoss was shot / passe,
while man was being whipped,
know Newt Nichols struck at some
body and bent his gun barrel, sale
he didn't care, he had 2 pistols inplact
of it. Met Amoss at Guthrie anc
Paducah where raid was planned
Guy Dunning and John Kelly were
there and some one from Hopkins.
vile met at Paducah to plan raid or
floplSinsville. Amoss said we could
take the town. Purpose was to help
the association and then they wett
to stick together, and any man put
on the jury was to clear the others
Their plan was to get as many law
yers as possible also any likely
jurors. Guy Dunning and DR.. Amos:
instructed me. | was employed by
Amoss and Dunning. i got $4!0O pei
day, Guy Dunning paid me the
money, payments made when | saw
him, one time in Galloway, he came
and paid me at Cadiz one time and
at Wallonia.
Spoke about killing Judge A j. q.
Wells, Amos oi the talking, present,
Kelly, Dunning. Amoss and Hop
kinsville man. also planned raid on
Hopkinsville. McCool was said to
be the man who would do the work.
He was in HopkinsvilIe raid, got
hurt near the Christian and Trigg
county line on way home after raid.
about 3 or a o'clock a. m. he was
shot in head. Geo. Gray was killed
also. They were behind the crowd
Freeman was with me, they caught
up with US, McCool held Gray's body
in buggy, we carried him to Reuben
Stewards, it was breaking day.
Invent to work about eight months
before the Hopkinsville raid: was
at Cadiz, | was living in Galloway
working on farm. was at Csdiz on
visit my people live at Trigg Furnace
l lived with Aron Jones in Galloway.
My mother was sick and came to
see her. went to Cadiz and made
contract. | got pay for a months
work, I was employed to organize in
Galloway. contract made by Amoss
and Dunning. no one else present.
met at Wilson's Hotel. My first
talk with Guy was at my brothers
factory who was prizing for the as
sociatlon. at Trigg Furnace. four
months before | contracted and l
was talking to them. | staid at home
and at brothers and worked for old
man Mitchell at saw mill. Made con-
tract to work on farm in Galloway
more as sham. Still made crop. !