The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-26


Homes and 5eaten--Tables Turned
on the Riders" when They Went
TO Discipline Harry MCGOWAN
Union Has for Purpose the Fixing
Of the Rental Scale for Farms.
might riders" hive caused rclru
Of terror In north Alabama. The
trouble is the outgrowth or the or
sahlHation OF tenants unlOu," hav-
ing Tor Its purpose the fixing Of
rental scale, which calls FOR ourthlrd
% The corn and our. fourth " the cot
ton crops to The landowner Refusal
OF any tenant faru"r TO Join the union
or obey its mandates brings swift nun.
ishment. Many have been dragged
from their homes ..d numerically
logged.
Conditions IN Jackson county
CLi!gh JacE,ou'D are declared to be
worse than during the dark DAYS OF
reconstruction Following the Civil war.
No farmer leaves his home without
shotgun under his arm and probably
q 10 Colt on his hip. Daytime or
dark" 10 quote Mayor Claude fimhcr-
lake Of Stevenson. the storm center OF
the trouble. the farmers 20 armed,
and they carry their Shotgllns on tho
streets of the towns as well rs on the
lonely country roads"
Governor Kilhy has sent 90 special
officers into Jackson county, but their
presence seemed to have no effect,
and appeals for state militia have
been turned down. The county Off
clBls and ctizpus have declared that
unless the state takes steps citizen
army will 20 on the wArpath with in
structions to shoot to Kill.
Caught a Tartar"
While there had been sporadic out.
breaks NJ night riding during which
farmers around ScottshOrO, Stevenson
and Bridgeport had been roughly han
died, the trouble reached climax on
February -, when band ~ armed
AMI cowled hOrscmen rnidcd the home
OF Hurry McGowan near Bridgenart,
Tennnt farmers IN this section had
received repeated warnings TO join The
union, and IN anticipation Of visit
FROM the night marauders MCGOWAN
had asked three neighhors TO Join him
in protecting his hCme. On the night
scheduled MCGOWAN and his friends
were on guard, and when ~ party Of
masked men appeared and demanded
nat MCGOWAN come ont the four
farmers opened fire, which was re-
turned by the uight riders, about forty
shots hclng exchanged. John Brown,
one NJ the attackers. was wounded
and captured, aud later Jodie beavers,
another member nf tile band, WIS cap
turcd, and the two were taken TO Inil
AT Scott h0rO. The attack an Me
Gown So aroused his ncighhOrs and
friends rhnt the prisoners were re-
moved "a huntsville for sarekcrplng.
A few nights later the night riders
descended on the home Of Silas RIcv. |
lns, a tenant farmer near Stevenson.
and five others, who were taken out |
ami beaten.
Called or.
Following these UutragpS state and !
county officers made raid INTO the |
iN'ihN N''Il'lif N'llNN the tennessee 7
river fran Stevenson. and arrested |
four men identified as night riders |
and placed them in Jail 1t Stevenson.
The officers were assisted 10y six |
and the arrests ted Ia one |,
Of the most sihister phases Of the !
trouble yet developed, Enragcd lie. !
cause the citizens had lent their Rih !
r..t.n,Il,., L., sg,hl
riders gathered NJ widows Bar. on
the Tennessee river. near Stevenson,
with the aNowed Intention NJ sIdgm.
inI the town, lynchiug the six rif-
zsHs and liheratlBH tlte prisoners.
Warning was sent 10 Stevenson mud q
posse " 4 hundred determined men Il
WIS organized. Me night sfdsr, there
Hpan Gated on their esped',ian. n
SeHt day officers rSiJsa fts FahTgs II
SeGi'aR, the ni0uhtGiD stronghold 81
the Wight riJers, Snd srFektrd thirteen, II
tAiE o. whem ~eTs placed IN IsB nj
OBee. hui before yhe other .BIIIs could
he drought IN the eSptrPS were
"bIiscd 10 fSTtIfy IIISmsrlyek In y
farmhouse. and send Tor rt+ufopee.
ments. - n
There are now more thRn twenty Il
men under arrest IN connection with
Hirht siding activities, and tire officers
are continuing the pRIts.
While Leaders of the tenants union
have repeatedly d"nird any connection
with the night riding, and have CON
demued lnwlcssncSS. IL is Said that tie
who reside IN thp FaliuS ter.
FitOry refused "a be controlled This
section l. rcporrcd 10 he - center far
who ply their trade IN
the Businesses ~ Sand mountain aud
they are bringing the tenants union
into ~ rcputc.
Parents Away; -Four Children Burn.
White Mr,~nud Mrs. John Andrews