I cannot say. I noticed that in charging the jury the judge passed lightly over murder. Perhaps the most important event of the trip was the formation of a military company in Hazard, made up of men involved in the feud. The expedition impressed the people that the state was truely determined to assist her power, and that those involved would no longer defy the law. Police power of the state was feared.
Many people live in poverty.
More than 20 men have been killed in this feud, most from ambush. After the troops left Hazard, the same caotic conditioned returned. A number of indictments were made against the lawbreakers, but without the troops to protect them it was useless. At the November term of court, Judge Hill requested Hon. W. L. Hurst to act as special judge.