Maysville (KY) Evening Bulletin, August 11, 1893, p. 1. A TALK WITH THE CONRADS Mauckport, Ind., August 11-While William and Samuel Conrad were sheltering themselves on the Kentucky side of the river, they stopped with Thomas Morris near Mulbrough. They spent Sunday and part of Monday morning there and talked freely with J. G. Harrington and others. Each carried large revolvers, but no shotguns. They claimed to be seeking legal advice, and during the day they had a conference with Squire Jerry Watt concerning the better course to pursue. William Conrad was the spokesman. They disclaimed having anything whatever to do with their father's death, of the murder of whom they were accused by the White Caps. They were warned by rumors that they might expect a visit from the regulators. Saturday morning they found their watchdogs had been poisoned, and this convinced them that a raid was soon intended. Saturday night they slept in the corn patch, and about two o'clock Sunday morning a noise on the hillside aroused them. Within a few minutes 40 men filed down the hill passing along the garden patch within 15 feet of them. "We decided not to shoot," said William Conrad, "until we could see that they intended to do. One of them picked up a rail and began battering in the door. Our mother and sister were dragged out and a rope was place about my sister's neck. We raised up and would have shot, but we were afraid of hitting mother and sister. Finally some of the party went on the porch, one of them carrying a light. Two were standing between us and the light, and we thought this would be a good time to shoot. I cocked both barrels, which were heavily loaded, and pulled one trigger. The light went out and three men fell. "As soon as they saw the flash, the raiders shot in our direction, but we had moved to new positions, and I fired again. Their bullets continued to whistle through the corn and then we emptied our guns into the crowd. I'm sure more men were wounded than were killed. I don't see how each shot could have failed to hit five or six men. They fired several times at us, but by changing our positions they missed us every time. Before the shooting commenced, they dragged mother to the cistern and threatened to throw her in. We would have picked off those men but were afraid of hitting her. Sam killed the man who carried the rope. "After this we did not shoot anymore but ran up the side of the hill, the raiders going another way. After they were gone, we went back to the house and looked at the five dead men. I knew their faces, but I had never spoken to one of them. I told mother to go and tell Mrs. Jones and have someone come and take care of the bodies. Two of them were on the porch, but the others had crawled some distance away. We could have killed more of them without being hurt, but we didn't want to. Sunday afternoon we sent mother and sister away, and they are here in Mulbrough." Both the brothers claimed that if they were disarmed under pretense of arrest that the White Caps would be sure to mob them, and they had made up their minds not to die so easily. If they had to die they proposed to kill as many of their enemies as possible; hence, they would not surrender to the authorities unless they were permitted to keep their arms. They were advised not to return to Indiana because there would be additional trouble, but Samuel said, "I was born there. It is my home, and by G-d, I'm going to live there." This declaration was endorsed by William. Both of them seemed anxious to return to Indiana. They said that their crops needed looking after, so also their livestock. Ex-detective John Hooper reports that he saw the Conrads crossing the river back to Indiana in a skiff. They were rowing, and each had a shotgun by his side. Both had a determined bearing, and Mr. Hooper reports that they did not seem to be of the ruffian type of men. He also reports that the Conrads have friends who will fight for them. On the Kentucky side they were well liked, and around Wesport public opinion upholds them in the defense of their home.