The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-05-25
From the nashville Banner, May H. ]
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY,
Fatal Results OF n Family Feud-One
Woman Killed, one Seriously InJur-
ed, and Four Men Crippled Tor Life.

Fatal Results OF a Family Feud-One
Woman Killed, one Seriously InJur-
ed, and Four Men Crippled Tor Life.
One of the most sanguinary deeds
growing out of jealousy, and one of the
highest exhibitions of female courage we
have seen any account of for many day,
occurred few days since near the East
Tennessee line, in the edge of North Car
olina, bordering on Blount county. The
account, which we abbreviate from the
several reports, seems miraculous and ex-
travagant. The parties represented are
said to be creditable and respectable.
1t appears that the wife of Sames Da-
venport became Jealous of young girl
named Kate Jackson, represented as being
quite handsome and lovable. Quarrels
and contentious were fierce and frequent
between the two ladies aforesaid,
On the day of the fatal collision 1t ap-
pears that Miss Kate Jackson, IN compa-
ny with her married sister, Mrs. Dear
mand, passed the residence of the Daven-
port family As soon as the sisters were
discovered on the road, the Davenports,
six in number, comprising the mother,
three daughters, two of them grown, and
two sons, the eldest about eighteen years
old, rallied in force, and set out IN vigor-
Gus pursuit of the defenceless sisters. The
trail was continued until the sisters had
nearly reached the Tennessee -Ghs.@H Here
the Davenport brothers, by a military
movement, strategically lanked them, and
presented a front armed with sticks and
stones. This caused Kate and her sister
to halt and then to attempt to retrace
| their steps. But upon attempting to re.
treat they were confronted by Mrs. Da.
venport and her three daughters similarly
armed, who demanded Mrs. DeArmand tC
get out of the way as they intended tC
kill Kate. Instead of obeying this mill
tia order, Mrs DeA made preparations t.
defend her sister. Young Davenport, the
elder son, seeing the opposition to thus
order, at once let go stone at her, which
took effect on her head, breaking herskul
land prostrating her lifeless on the ground
The heroic Kate was thus, at the onse
of the engagement, left to defend herself
She rallied and maintained her line by IN
discriminatory hurting upon the attacking
party such finty missiles as came oppor
tune to her. One of these shots took I'm
mediate effect upon the elder DavenpoT
boy, Sitting one side of his face and pla
| cling him hoTS dlL combat. Turning he
attention then to the maternal head of tn
Davenport family, she directed a ston
against her head that inflicted a sever
wound and laid her sprawling on the field
This accomplished, the brave girl slowl,
fell back to a position where She coul
supply herself with necessary ammunition
This point attained and being still besiegeC
she again discharged shot, and anothe
of the Davenport boys wilted. Then tn
Davenport girls rallied and made a des
perate charge upon her with clubs an
, stones, inficting serious wounds, but nc
, succeeding IN getting her down. Just g
= this crisis Kate, hard pressed as she wa
= and having no time to stOop to gath6
rocks to defend herself, extricated from he
pocket small pen-knife, measuring aboJ
E six inches in the blade, and commence
1 an indiscriminate and very wild and ger
s eral cutting and slashing at the combine
Davenport girls surrounding her. The II
f suit of this fearful frenzy on the part
= Kate was seriously detrimental to theWa
D being of the Davenport females. Two
Y them received serious slashes from IL
!, | weapon she welded, one of them drol
4 ping on the field from the loss of blood /
e flooding from the knife, and the other
J. seriously disabled as to be fit subject Il
g hospital practice.
: This unexpected result contributed m
Y terially to the withdrawal of the remal
ing Davenport besieging party, wi
}, quietly removed their disabled from Il
/. field, leaving the heroic Kate master
d the situation.
e The casualties sustained in this engag
a ment only amount to the death of MI
n DeArmand, with the probability that t
D elder Miss Davenport will also die, and t
crippling for life of four others Of Il
d Davenport family.
n Kate jackson was less injured than al
n one engaged in the fight, and was able
J. carry her dead sister home after the ba
e tie closed