Show BURN I 1 NES independent tobacco factories in in western kentucky destroyed by dynamite and fire ahr three ee peaple shot by members of the mob the police and T dephone girls being held prisoners while Property Was being destroyed russellville russell ville ky night night riders strong t ong swooped down on russellville Russell ville logan gau county early friday morning and after overpowering the three policemen and providing against ing of afa ah alarm dynamited and burned thoi two independent tobacco con concerns cerne la in the city and several other other establishments lish ments menta and rode away out the hop kins vina aria and Clarks clarksville ville pike three nien men were wounded and the telephone tele girls and police were held prisoners for nearly three hours captain W 11 bruce the chief of police as soon as he heard the noises ses hast bast ened enea to the fire where ho he attempted to sound the alarm but was ova overpowered by four of the masked night riders eis two merchants moi chants J it mclean proprietor of a grocery store and i henry mosely proprietor of I 1 a dry goods store did not hurry into their homes as fast as the night riders desired and were shot the most seriously injured was dr robert who was a guest it the forest house housa he was wounded about the face and head bead by a charge of buckshot tired fired as the night riders were leaving town he ha heard the confusion and thinking that the riders had departed run ran out to seo see what had happened he came face to face with a group of the departing mob and as lie he started to run was shot it was said that the mob came to Russell russellville ville from the direction of cave springs near where the members are paid to have had their rendezvous the nob acob seemed to be well organized with d x head and lieutenant all the men were mounted and wore white caps false alse beards and masks except tor for the shots at those who appeared on the streets ets thero there was little shooting the chief business of the mob seeming to be the destruction of the two tobacco houses this Is the third raid which has been made in western kentucky and romes comes in the face of the announce ment of the governor that disorder must cease the night riders are attempting to influence or intimidate certain tobacco growers into holding their crops for higher prices the situation ii 1 particularly acute at this time as many of the growers have two wo years crop on hand |