The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-01-07
HISTORICAL SKETCHES
Of the Early DAYS OF Crittenden
County
Written far ihe Pres. by q e. Haynes
IIiE FORD BAND
90 nESPER ADDE'S


Continued from Iast week.
On ths morning after ihs aiiac.
on ttr Iarhtfoof che bandits around
,a.sIu.g.,i aers astIr early The
luit af p.Hmau. vh1 b. will be- rr
mmhefei aa. sfa' and KILLED hy Ca
mIIIa far allowing Brown ta ssrap,
and aau ffr h0aimer was placed
boz skf weighted aI't big ton,
uwrd 600 into ihe middle ~ its rit
er and thrown overheard
ln o. cabin ha0k ~ thr cave hidden
from ueu from ihe river b, o. dense
uooi va. the prisoner Aurelia.
With he H OBJ, cabin vas Celia
thr daughter NJ Camilla. beautiful
eid NJ about ifs same aee as 40.
Irla in another room Wa the Young
ma1 NaHr.e vfH had been cap.
'mei ih, rigt. hrfof, boz h.. endea,or
to RESCUE Aure.a from ths hand. ~
ihe hardii.
The girI had reuEuirrd her cap
t1r o.. being its man who had gotten
aboard ihs lirhtfaot near Fords
Ferry 'te day before AlreIa had
been informed thar ihe object u her
capture ua. that shs become the wife
~ Camilla fhe murderer - her Ia
ihsr Tits shr Indignantly refused
tn ta Camilla. anrered hy her re-
fu.aI aid
"AurIn sou knlv not into whose
hafd. sou have fallen. Marry me
ard vil leave this band ~ despsf-
aa.. and lead "a respectable lie II.
however 500 persist boz your refusal
its yolrg man. Maurice. will dc a
horrible death before your eyes
With these words che bandit leader
Iefi ths cabin and took hts way b..
earl the cave
When Camilla had gone Celia sat
beside ths trembling rirl and tried o.
comfort hsr BE not so disconso.
atr. Auri.a." she said i had d
good mother and ! believe in a Great
Father who will take care ~ he chill
dfrn gho put their trust in Him. {
have some Influence with ms father
and will d. an can Co. save you. II
! dir boz ihe attempt and he two un.
fortunate rirls wepi Boz each other.
arms.
% has been said that there b. "hon.
or Among thieves" and il might alsl
b. added that there b. Justice ~ a
certain Kind among the most de-
r,uie outlaws % was so with this
tand AROUND Cave iu Rock. After
Che, bad sunk thr body " their nun.
derrd companion. piiman. IN the ry
rI The oui.aWs met io hold a consul.
aiior They wen, not pleased with
thc outcome NJ ihe attack on the
llrtifnnt A. result ~ this con.
feren., tuo charge, were preferred
AGAINST che leader Camilla First
ihr n.'Hs VI ritman "whiIe d.
,hawne he duty io he best ~ b.
uti'iy.' and. secondly, Of taking two.
prisoners from the hoai. which vas
"a violation ~ their law
a man named salmon was made
speaker far thr hand as ihey said.
boz had "a better education than thsI
rHf of Do. companions They me-
camille Boz thr cave and salmon iu
famri itr leader as tn tte rr.1i'
~ fer conference
.WrH q r tau7 replied Camilla
aHt ar Oath prefer your Charge
"tri h,H said salmon. 'yuu
aIg a.H.ed of eIIfuIIy maliciousl,
arI uHavflI.y Ut taking the hfe oil
rimar while performing his
"iiod Hu interrupted Camilla. "lI
have ro time io listen 20 you now |
hui meet me bore IN he cave In half
an hour and 7 will answer your
charge satisfactorily
To ihs salmon. after consulting |
his compauions agreed and the men
olt leaving only Camilla in /
he cave.
What the leader ~ the hand Odd
iurinr their absence. the outlaws DID
BOT know. bat in half an hour they
eiurncd o. ths cave and found ca
iilIa seated waiting Tor them.
"Now gentlemen" h. said rood
sturcdb, "you may repeat the