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

trial Yes, saw him at Mershon's
bridge about three weeks after the
raid. Certainly Amoss knows me.
know John Kelly. did not seek an
interview with Kelly. and tell him /
was not mad with him. John Kelly
told me If ! staid with those God
d-m soldiers would be killed like
my brother. talked in Keliy's Of
fee. Those who were to do the
shooting around town came on
horseback.
Here he gave the night rider signs
and answers.
/ had conversation in Kelly's Of
flee. no one but Kelly and myself
present. This was two or three
weeks before the trial Of men for
killing my brother.
CARL CooPER-Am Is years old.
Know DR.. Amoss. first met him in,
Caldwell county, before the raid in
Hopkinsville. Met him at night
rider meeting. | was a member,
joined at Trigg Furnace by WatLan:
caster. Trigg Furnace Lodge swore
me in 80 or 40 present. Amoss was
planning raid on Hopkinsville, Guy
Dunning made a talk, he said the
trusts ought to be stopped and we
were the men to do it, We decided
to make raid, but didn't come. The
next time we met at Cedar Grove. l
lived on fathers place, miles off,
Amoss and Dunning were both pres
) ent, they said / must do better than
l did before. l decided to go the
next Friday night and l went. They
had as much charge as any body. ]
5 was in the raid. Dick Joiner and
Freeman joined at Cadiz. ! was
riding mule. Kelly said march, he
l was in buggy. also Cunningham
i boys and others from Canton. /
came in with them, didn't see them
until we got here and hitched.
Amoss was giving instructions. |
saw him next at L. & N. depot. My
. squad was number two, mostly Blue
Springs, Rock Castle and Canton.
Geo. Gray and Clancy Pool we're
present. We went to the telephone
Office and took the girls out. | did
not go in, but stood guard below.
We then went to fire station and
took charge. Dunning had charge.
then went to l.. & N. Depot, Guy.
Dunning had charge, then set the
factory on fire-Nichols set it on
fire-we surrounded the factory.
then went to 1. c. depot and then to
where our horses were. Amoss came
up and said he was shot, said he did
not think he was hurt much, he was
in a buggy. | didn't see where he
was hurt. Geo. Gray was killed and
McCool hurt near Gracey. saw
Amoss one night at HollowelPs. We
thought the Hill Billies were coming
after US, and went to guard Hollo1
well. Hollowell lived in Caldwell
county. | first joined A or 5 months
before the Hopkinsville raid. did
not know how to quit. was 4. 5or
6 times present after the raid. |
joined at Trigg Furnace. / live at
Cairo, ILL.,, work for Fuller's whole
sale Grocery and Whisky house. l
first told Sites & Bell about one
month ago. was here with Arthur
. Cooper. Arthur did not tell me to
come and tell these things. | have
: relatives at Cairo. He was there
and came in the grocery before |
knew he was on the place. Talked
il over last summer when Axiom was
killed. | was not at the barbecue
when the killing occurred. Arthur
and talked the matter over and de-
cided we would turn States evil
Idence." We did not agree to tell it
at the same time. l was not here
last fall. never was here as a witness
before. Notice served here in Hop
kinsyille. Told my employer | had
business over here-not in fixed
scheme to injure DR.. Amoss. My
uncle was murdered like dog with
no one to take his part and for that
crime we are giving this away. !
saw Kelly here that night with mask
on. | saw Amoss at the l.. Il N.
depot and when we hitched. We
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