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0-4.-XVTZLUX AT THICTR X^VLLTUY.his -wife from her bed, stripped her us the waist and beat her brutally with ■ l! hickory clubs. After that they whip- j ped Lor servant.' Sarah Cleek, in the same manner. The tv omen barelyeaped with their lives.oThis outrage threw the county Into aIS't:-fever of excitement. A few weeks later \law abiding citizens bended by W. S, 11 Wright, the most prominent man in the 1 county, attacked a band of the kJan ut the mouth of Boones Fork on their way to a scene of disorder. Shots were cx~ changed and a fierce bait So waged, j r i Two of ibe desperadoes had their;s horses shot under them. Lewis Lucas, ! * one of the gtlng, was killed, and WO- $ lie Johnson, another member, was eeri-ously wounded.After this event the lawlessness of tho gang ceased for two mouths. But j e In the Els weeks follow lug VS law abid- j T 5»g citizens were horribly whipped ia ] n the Roclihouse Creek vicinity. 1 sOn one occasion the gang tired into j ^ the home of Postajaster Row let Hale jx of Rockhoose, and his family narrowly ! c escaped death. SOn successive nights within one jweek many residences were fired.But their defeat by the band of-cltf-Eens beaded by W, S. Wright was n sore spot with the members ot the klan. Him they singled out as a victim.On Jan- 30,1900, while riding along the ; public road on Boone's Fork be was shot from aiubush aiul killed instantly,. Soon hundreds were searching the ad**; jacent .hills for the murderers, hut do j trace could be found.I ThA fnT1o\*-nlt;y dnv .John and Noak\J
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Lima Times Democrat
Lima, Ohio, US
Fri, May 24, 1901
Page 7
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TN, USA 05 Jun 2017
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