The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-02-17
Now On War Path In
Warren County.
A NOTE IS LEFT DECLARING
County Judge Denhardt viii
Be Killed and Bowling
Green Destroyed.
MATTERS GETTING DESPERATE

DV"hHS SASCh, ANy's At'" -.
Following the threatening note left
for Judge Dehhardt recently by IN
known persons. the foot bridge over
Barren river was destroyed by fire
by incendiaries early this morning.
and another note of warning was
left threatening to kill County
Judge Denhardt and to blow up the
railroad bridge aud every bridge in
the county, the normal school. and
the waterworks and to set fire to
Bowling Green. if efforts to prose
cute Burns and Stem. the two men
under arrest for robbing J. Emmett
Skaggs, the Grayson, county student
at a business college here. are not
relaxed.
The fire which destroyed the
bridge broke out about 1880 o'cloc !;
this morning. and when the firemen
reached the scene they discovered
several casks of coal oil had been
ignited in the middle OF the struc-
ture. The flames had gained such
Roadway that efforts to extinguish
them We're in vain. and four OF the
fremen barely escaped from the
bridge before 1t fell into the river
Investigation revealed the follow.
ing note printed by hand and attach
ed to the entrance to the bridge on
the Bowling Green side:
'Blackhand, that means justus
We ar tired of unjust Judge Den
hardt runnin the city and will blow
up eyy bridge in the county and evy
nor man school. Let the city tenC
to the bisnes and the county tent
to its bisnis. If somethin amt done
we will blow up the waterworks ant
set the town on fire and Bose Ham
ons must let the city BUSINESS alone
If not we will blow up the railrode
We no Denhardt. We CAM an!
good of him. We hate to kill hin
but we WILL
The burning of the bridge and tn,
threats have caused the greatest eX
element in Bowling Green, and ev
cry effort is being made to discover
the writer's of the note and perpe
traitors OF the crime
by Judge Denhardt several days ag,
it was generally considered that the
affair was joke and no real atten
ton was paid to it; but the recen
developments have shown the Off
cials that they have desperate
gang of criminals to deal with anC
the situation is regarded as serious
Judge Denhardt called a court o
inquiry this morning to make ;
thorough investigation, and a lsum
Der of members OF gang of hood
lums who infest the town have beer
called to tell what they know.
The "Hamons'' referred to in IN,
note is the l.. & N. railroad detec
tive here. who has been very active
in cleaning up the gang of rough
who have been charged with a mum
Der OF depredations in this vicinit.
recently.
The town IL thoroughly aroused
and an indignation meeting ha
been called. but il is probable II
may be called off until the Official
have exhausted every means IL
their power to round up the band.
Several casks in which whiske,
had been shipped to Bowling Greer
by New Albany firm. and which
contained the coal oil used in burn
ing the bridge. were the only clewl
that have been discovered, and eff
forts are being made to discover Il
whom these casks were consigned.
The officials this morning refuse'
to give the names of the firms o.
the casks until further investigation