The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-02-10
Alleged In indictments
Against rs.
A CHANGE OF VENUE IS ASKED
Byl te'siiAttOrney-Some
Of Most Prominent Citi.
zenS Are Included.
MAN az YEARS OLD WHIPPED

Morgantown. KY. Feb. 6.-Sev-
enty-five persons. among whom are
some of the city's wealthiest and
best known citizens and the county's
most prosperous farmers. are named
in indictments returned to-day and
yesterday.
The true bills charge those named
with having participated in Postum
Hunter outrages in Butler county.
Six men were arrested to-day
charged with having taken part in
hOgging various men and women of
the county when the outrages were
numerous few months ago. These
men are Foiifies~ Gardner, ]. A
Gardner, Silas Gardner. Bob Ha-
mers. Silas Jenkins and Buck
Halves. Others named in indict-
ments but who have not been ar
rested include Marion Drake, Will
liam White, J. Z. Sherman and /.
Holder, all well known citizens. Ha-
mers furnished bond and was reieas-
ed while Jenkins was sent to jail.
The others, it was said, had arrang-
ed 10 give bond.
Commonwealth Attorney Gillian
to-day appeared In court and asked
u change of venue for all cases,
maintaining that excitement is so
great in the county that h fair and
impartial trial nj this time would
be impossible.
Judge Mckenzie Moss. OF Bowling
Green. who presides over this Judi
cial District. took the motion made
by the Commonwealth under ad-
visement and will rule on the ques-
ton Monday. Because of Indignation
resulting after series of brazen dep
relations recently, Judge Moss Or
dered special grand jury impanel-
ed and convened court in special
session.
Deputy Sheriff Lonnie Hoard, who
is acting for his father, now bedrid-
den, says he has four depueies out
tonight and expects to have arrest
ed every man named in bench war
rants by tomorrow afternoon.
Some OF the most recent outrages
of the 'Possum Hunters. and upon
which some OF the indictments re-
turned We're based. include an at
tack made on Hub Miller at Hunts
vile, a few weeks ago. when he was
rolled in the mud by men who are
said to have been offended when he
called the 'Possum Hunters "a gang
OF outlaws
In the City Of Morgantown. a
short time later. William Bailey, ~
years old. was Numerically whipped
by the regulators when he COM
planned OF their deprsdations in
Butler county.
This outrage was followed a few
days later when one man and two
women were taken from the Web
ster family's home at South Hill, hy
force. ard logged by the 'Possum
Hunters.
Capt. n. T. Howard. one of the
best known attorneys in this section.
has been engaged by the citizens To
help prosecute the cases.
Five More Arrested.
bowling Green, Ky, Feb. s.---The
Sheriff and his deputies AT Morgan
town, Butler county, to-day arrested
five OF the alleged ''possum hunters"
as follows; ]. A. and 3. j, Gardner.
George Tweesy. Tom and William
Vaughan. They We're brought be-
fore Judge Mckenzie Moss. The
grand jury has returned between
eighty and ninety indictments gainst
the "possum hunters" Some OF the
indicted are Oscar Hunt and Carl
Holder. lockkeepsrs at Rochester:
y. G. jenkins. Dock Gardner. Ben
Grubbs. Sidney Bovles and Henry
Flemmings.
The grand jury Is still in session
and many othee indictments and ar
rests are expected. Common wealth's
Attorney John II. Gillian filed a
motion for change OF venue in all
the "possum hunter" cases and the
motion win se argued before Judge
Moss this afternoon.
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