The New York herald., 1869-10-21
SOUTHWESTERN TRAGEDIES.
Bloody ARRAY n Race Course-Tws Mon
Killed and Three Wounded.

Bloody ARRAY ON a Race Course-Tws Mon
Killed and Three Wounded.
bioQdy efray occurred AT the race course near
Berryvllle Ala on the 2sth ult. OF which Che fol.
loving extract from private letter Is an ACCOUNT
In Berryyllle about ono O'Clock on the 25th ult. a
difficulty occurred between Elisha Bobo and Plea
6aut Farmer, In which Farmer attempted TO shoot
ma"s morse race ann raaa,yea to the tracrs two
miles west OF town, 80 run After they arriv Yea at
the ground and cavied some time, Abner IL. Clay
ton ana o man named Barger started to the other
end OF the tracks. After walking some fifty yards
they turned ana walked back 20 Che crowd. Plea
sant Farmer standing there with ms revolver In
remarked THAI ne haG 500 In greenbacks that ne
would bet on the race, and Immediately added that
he would bet Farmer his rife gun winch ne held IN
hls hand against his navy Farmer SAID sAii right
put II up,n a0d stood throwing his around IN his
aDd presented ~ to Farmers breast, telling llm 90
put up ms pistol or lie would blow hIs Id heart
out SAYING that 'was not the first time that pistol
mad been waved over HIM. Farmer then com
menCed returning his pistol into the scabbard-
About Tins time Bobo MADE some remarks TO Jim
then turned and said to jim Farmer, "iaye
you got pistols" Jim was sa3ding with
pistol IN his right hand but laying by HIS
LETT side, IN the crook or his ielt arm, and made no
reply Clayton thereupon presented his gun and
SAID. .lf you have pistol snow IT, mad wiil blow
your I'D heart OUT" jim then patted his pistol
with hs LETT hand ana SAID, "Here Is you
IT," CLAYTON chen snapped at dim's breast and
Immediately after Jim bred at him. When tney trst
OF each other. Arser lin n .ed Ina Grst shot he
rushed upon CLAYTON ana caugnt nim witb ms lett
ton was SHOT once thrnnyh tho had and once
through the booy. eltaer OF them be,nr mortal
wound. 30 soon as the first shot was dred the
back, supposed to be by XIV Danley, and ie
at the same time Clayton fell Just in the
the left sh9n,der WITH o,ahtsen hnaeahnt
infiictng dreadul wound. thousn he was AMI iiv
Inv whan aat hnara Srnm' 49, ,,as 90 sGoi a. ,ho
nnInt ~ the Ieer ahouldsr win a peming,ol, haii
il came ont about two ncnes abave tne r,gbt nione
Whan ne ,a be coumot !, h,, oo,', W. 49,, e, go ,n
win ma head shrawn nac arnaraa,ia a y;nI jan
Inn Ea rmer tnrnad "n"n Mn, nj aa,, s.,,, vn
III finish YOU" ana. piac,na his pistol against nis
Iett tamnia ahot Inn, nroma, ~ 'no haaS "o' 49,
In the meantime old man Rar~er Was accJenta,,v
shot thronSn the hand iasng on. Ingsr AMI "nnrhcr
man w hose name az not renetni,sr v.aa al,g,,tiv
romndad y, a hscx uV occ,Je,i was sns"'5
CIavton and Rnho were corr;aG nocy ,o Earrvv;,,e
,mas ,a,har % - .no 49, oi'ot'' 10 "o
~ naoiay ned onS onS ,ant ~, u,so,ri h, ,a
xas arraatsd nd nlacea IN w ,o ~ ,n Ia,onn s,tono no
cnnrIv ~" "A" P'"e00 AA '"1'' iu "ai0ia' '''"o
ooum1y, ,nn;as mo. Toor ,n. r,ox,o. ,,.ox ,..x ..
po @ r.tmoa amu auolas rulaiel, anusnof SOU
h was snefe ce,hg 3 no proof aguss
o. H,rcYat Torra m tb Go s wou az sNn V "s rs
Of Bobo ~ '"' s0H' VI so0'' '0i 'o h'''io'i
VI Do"o
q. T-- s,, ~,
o""s"'""'' n".io ." Aenhcssoo~9e'er"i fer-
sons Killed aud Wounded.
from the Menphis Avalanche. Oct. 16I
On last SUNDAY night m Lincoln county IN this
stotc Was nernetraiea one nf those SeadS ~ Mood
the recital Of when makes The hair stand on end
the trauedy originated. as many OF them DO. In
women The history or the event ia necni,ar
Two man named Haugn and Holoway beIonginv
in Lincoln comfy. near Fix river went Into Ala
bama some months ago and took away a good look.
Ing nf scron"e ,urc in norhern IN
Aiabama. and had been. in company with two
Others great favortes with circle Of young scamps
Hanrn and Holloway lured away Miss Pye from
these younv felIowa and brought her mo rhe Pea
Ridge section. where tney trotted her round. TSe
ynuny foos of scrou~e Chnrch cross roans were
nwcn ircensed at the EATING awav of ibe,r tovorte
orr and vowed vengeance
Three months passed and the affair was begin
ping tn wear ont of their minds when tho f,vo men
whe had snir,ted away the woman pve maIe Their
anneaTance again IN Inc nelrhborhood Of Scronge
1,hi,rch The vonnu faiiowa hacama awara ri me
tac1 ana tnrn,nI Ant IN crsat fnrce afiar " dars
they occurred ,he country ana 20 ntura the ryo on
and et them 90 - OT course this fed IN the cnIiva,
t,on of bad blood. Baurh and Holloway made the
hest of their wav to pe. RIdwe and nIscing fhem
aeives under the care of the ,r px se nnraed ihe,
again lit TO go on the "warpath" Ihey proceeded
t W the S sIun hs ~ ason aad d s
snns nod taTsn mart IN the wh,nnino Thev nennaraS
1ba hons, nsettv freev and maaa thnoa valr tSare
Snr a t,,nn nid R,adsoa returned the dya and
cnmna,iad tho baa,ecara Io re:raar Ein, ,hau @
conia ao but tt,e IN thai direction they gave m
tho 'dea or inn,rt,no nunjsn ment st then mt cnn
cI~deT 70 wait anohar nnnortnn;tv I'm thar ,vav
hacr thcv nnfortnnateiv epcomnte2ea one of Rper.
soe,s men and thew immediateI, Commenced onera
II"ns mnon him puttinn their 1,stois IN hls horo,n
thew com nelied b,m To % on his Enees and reneas
sIter tHem tne fonwing Sormuia. ""N 'eP'A'
..I,,n iongv dog hoo your nordon for 10 w;o ror,
In tho wh,nn;pg ,s ahe,S rno,p. have nn c,,,, ~
rne n,r pve. sna ia TOO gooa FOR snch as T. nro,,se
nayar 70 y 90 @ vsh,no ~ do VIII her. IT., a
cur and a am of q Wv ~ ' - ~
frsr the thew iet hin, M homo Soma dovS .,,or
wards hot h Banph and Holloway cot inio cnnnsnv
with a ot,i, hnnIer reiiow y1o was acr,nr ~
IrnitaS states pavenno annnt rhav ,,s,oa s aa, %
,iacos ,nd drank fraeI ani in tho n,aht yir,a ,,'a
s,n. ,hra,'. ,na 90 o,,, ~ a s,o ...l,o
rnnT thamsa,vas w tho no,rnnarhnaS W. ns H onoy
cbnrcn ann snrronnded Nv crewS nr
,vh a,nnancad dr,n~ ~ ~ than ahay ra,raS . H ,hS
,e and for ra,y mn,tes M tns darr xyooda rn @ ,n
the s"mnd or cracEinr rnas and or buman so,ca. s
ra,snd h@b IN Siasnhc;nv Tine 0ring IastaI as ion1
as shara s,aa amm,nnticr and vvhan 4, - @ ,,a s =
was Snnnd that Ranuh ana u",iowav ,"e,a enn, /"