Clay County, Kentucky:      Mill Creek Residents Jailed


Submitted to the KyGenWeb by:  Jackie Alto
                               17 May 2001
                               mookiedog@chartermi.net
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CALUMET NEWS
CALUMET,MICHIGAN,FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26,1922

LAWLESS BANDS IN KENTUCKY JAILED

Men and Women Are Rounded Up in Mountain Region

Manchester, Kentucky, April 26-----With the county jail filled and the
home of Jailer John Harris sheltering a large number of women prisoners, the
Mill Creek section of Clay county was quiet today. In compliance with
Circuit Judge Johnsons orders for the arrest of every person over twelve
years of age in Mill Creek territory, the jail house 135 men.
Many more are under instruction to appear before a grand jury to testify
regarding the murder of a witness and the wounding of a deputy sheriff.
Officers who visited the territory to make arrests made affidavits that
there is an organized band there to violate laws and if necessary, kill
anyone who attempted to break up lawlessness.

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