The weekly standard., 1869-11-10
nnessee Rufianism a Tragedy Q
Lowest Kind of Life.

On last Sunday night, ID Lincoln county
in this State was uerpetrsted one of those
deeds of blood. the recital Of which makes
the hair stand on end. The tragedy origi-
mated. as many of them do, in women. The
history of the event is peculiar Two men,
named Baugh and Holloway, belonging to
Lincoln county, near Elk river, went into
Alabama some months ago and took away
good looking loose young woman named
Pye. She lived in the ueighborhood OF
Scrouge Church, in Northern Alabama, and
had been in company with two others,
great favorites with circle Of young scamps.
Baush and Holloway lured away Miss Pye
from these young fellows and brought her
into the Pea Ridge section, where they trot-
ted her round. The young fools of Scrouge
Church Gross Roads were much incensed at
the taking away of their favorite girl, and
vowed vengeance. on
Three months passed and the affair was
beginning to wear out their minds, when
the two young men who had spirited away
the woman Pye made their appearance again
the neighborhood of Scrouge Church. The
Young fellows became aware of the fact, and
turning out in great force after dark, they
secured the country and captured the two
obnoxious chaps in the wood, and whipped
them pretty severely and let them go. vi
course this led to the cultivation of bad
blood. Baugh and Hollyway made the best
of their way to Pea Ridge, and placing
themselves under the care of the girl Pye,
she nursed them until their sores were healed
over and they were again fit to go on the
''war path" They proceeded to the south
bank of Elk river, and commenced firing in
to the house of q person named Bledsoe,
whose sons had taken part in the whipping.
They peppered the house pretty freely, and
made things lively there for time Old
Bledsoe returned the fire, and compelled the
besegers to retreat. Finding that they
could do but little in that direction, they
gave up the idea OF inficting punishment
just then, but concluded to await another
opportunity. aie
Some days afterward, Baugh and Hollo
way got into company with stlll-hunter;
visited several places and drank freely, and
in the night time, while riding through the
woods shouting and cursing, they found
themselves in the neighberhood OF Scrouge
Church, and surrounded by crowd of bush
whackers, who commenced firing on them.
They returned the fire, and for few min.
utes the dark woods rang with the sound OF
cracking rifles and OF human voices raised
high in blasphemy. The fire lasted as long
as there was ammunition, and when it was
over it was found that Baugh and Holloway
were shot, actually riddled with bullets,
their horses pretty literally perforated also,
and the three United States men who were
with them had their clothing holed but
escaped with whole hides. Beside these
casualties there we're four of the attacking
party hurt by bullets also. 1t was a per
fectly bloody affair. 1t is said that the ami
mails ridden by Holloway and Baughwere
stolen. The young woman, Pye, as soon as
she heard of the fight, picked up her traps
and bundled together some money which her
new paramours had hidden, and made the
best of her way toward Jackson. All the
parties concerned in the tragedy are repre-
sented as being disreputable and low.