Russell's 18-year-old informant warned Russell of another of Smoot's planned raids on the Black residents of Twin Creek in Owen County. After seeing Russell's men organized in Twin Creek, the Klan scurried away, never carrying out their attack on that town. On a Tuesday, the informant said that the Klan was planning on killing William Plasters and Willis Russell next, on Thursday, and then go to Brown's Bottom, and kill all the Blacks there. Plasters was able to leave his home, but the Klan tore up everything in his house. The citizens of Gratz were ready for the Klan, so Smoot never went there. Instead, he went to Owenton, and told one of the Walkers at his hotel that if Russell didn't stop arresting Klansmen, then Russell would be hung from the highest tree in the county. Russell sent word that he planned on arresting every single one of the outlaws.
