The New York herald., 1874-08-19
LUST and revenge.
AdulterOus Sins Expiated in Blood
in West Virginia.
LATEST PHASE OF A LONG FEUD.
A General Afray with Firearms
in a Rural Village.

In q hurd1 VlIlaSe.
LOGAN COURT HOUSE, W. Va, August Is, 1874.
The following paragraph appeared in Western
paper in the shape OF special despatch re-
Gently
HUNTINGTON W. Va, August 8, 1874.
We have intelligence here OF Iiyely pistol and
bowieknife hop which took place at Logan Court
House Yesterday r. G. Williams, Prosecuting
ported killed. aud Dave Stratton and several
others badly hurt. The entertainment took place
IN the puolc street and lasted some time. AS
usual there was a lady In the case.
The announcement OF such bloody tragedy. in
whch three men were reported killed and others
wounded, caused Q HERALD correspondent TO be
despatched to the scene, with a view to ascertain
what truth, II any, there was in the above para
graph. After 800 miles OF railroad travel the
HERALD representative arrived at the capital OF
West Virginia, where he had to procure private
conveyance to proceed across the Kanawha Valley
and the Western slope ofthe Aleghenies, distance
OF sixty miles, to Logan Court House, which Is
situated close to the eastern border OF Kentucky.
Alter most atguing and diflicut journey, having
had several mshaps and great many obstacles to
encounter by the way, the correspondent finally
reached the reported scene Of
THE TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Logan Court House, the seat OF the county OF that
name, hardly rises to the dignity Of even coun-
the Guyandotte completely isolated and about
sixty five miles from the mouth OF that stream
which empties into the Ohio, near Hunting
ton. Besides the Court House, which s
primitive structure, curious specimen
of architecture and very unpreten tious
In it's style, there are but few other houses
in the place. These include the inevitable country
store and the backsmith's shop, the dwellings
being small rough log and plank buildings, quite
comfortable, however, IN their arrangements;
IN ieverish state OF excitement over what
ascertaned to be
having its origin in the alleged seduction of
young and handsome widow. resident here. In
order to give GEAR conception OF the affair it
OF murder that occurred here as far back as 1870
During the month OF MAY OF that year the quiet
miItsd in this ycInIty7a most cod,
victim of this tragedy was we'll known and es-
teemed young man, storekeeper by profession
popular throughout the county, While the mur-
derer was supposed to De one Uras Bushkirk
owns o to ormer a and n
when ne frequently used the knife and pistol.
haa to leave the country % ana seek an asylum Tor
the murder was the arrest Of Bushkirk on the
suspicion that he had committed the deed, and
this was almost confirmed beyond the question or
q doubt by developments that followed. Tn
fortunately Tor Bushklrk lie had very pretty,
FASCINATING LITTLE MOUNTAIN WIFE,
with whom report went to show and subsequently
facts to prove that Morgan had been too intimate.
1t was during one OF the periods Of Bushklrks In
voluntary exile that this intimacy was begun, but
so attached had Mrs. Bushkirk become to her para
mour that the l,asOn was continued afler her hus.
band's return. For time the Illicit visits OF Morgan
to the iatnless wife were sklluy concealed, but
length they became unguarded US to their meet
ings, and the knowledge OF their intercourse
finally reached the ears OF the husband. BusnKirk,
4 yhn hncn hn.t
heard to threaten to kill Morgan and on the very
evening of the murder he SAID he should not be
surprised to hear Of Morgan's brains being blown
out. 1t was on that very night Morgan was
at his store as usual attending to his business and
with a r,ne Morgan had served seVeral OF MS ms
customers and was engaged in waiting upon
lady standing behind n his counter when some one
q bullet crashing through the window and
THROUGH THE BRAIN or MORGAN.
Almost simultaneously with the report OF the
gun the blood spurted from the wound over the
face OF the lady Morgan was waiting upon and
over the goods that lay upon the counter. The
lady screamed with terror, thinking she had been
murdered. Morgan lel 10 the ioor bloody
corpse, crowd rushed to the scene and the great
att alter tnis gusnsirs s0 with tne mos, Senas @
perturoaoe % coolness and denberstion, went
''heard gun go o1,p and he should not be
prised If some one was Killed" Bushkrk alter
some trouble, was arrested and lodged In JAIL but
that edince not Icing very secure he found no dit
fculty In escaping from 1t very soon alte his IN
years. He returned in 1872 and showed himself
publicly IN the neignborhood, when, as IN duty
bound, the authorities had HIM
RE-ARREsTED,
and trial was had. Among the witnesses at this
trial Was one X. &. Williams, Young lawyer VINO
testified to some of the threats Busnkirk had made
against Morgan. The jury, however, disagreed
and his counsel moved Tor a change Of venue, and
had ms trlal transferred 10 Wayne county, where,
after several postponements it came on
last March. resulting in another disagreement Of
the jury. Bushklrk was then released on bail
and returned here where he most opportunely in
terpOsed and prevented great deal o.. bhodshed
on Tuesday last. The only connection this murder
the origin OF each was similar, the results nearly
the same and some OF the principal characters
figured In both.
ANOTHER WOMAN TIE CAUSE.
Peter d. Morgan, who was murdered by Bush
the seducer OF BusnkiIK's wle ne was also, there
fore, nniaithiul to his marriage vows. His wile
beauty, was the rival OF Mrs. Bushkrk In their
maiden days. This rivalry, which had cessation
the one was grass widow 10y the desertlon OF her
husDand), the other widow inuecd. Botn OF them
began to lead fast lives. and both had their respec
tive train Of admirers Among the admirers or 4
Mrs. Morgan was r. c. Williams now Prosecuting
Attorney OF Logan county, with whom she had an
amour OF a considerable duration. Williams, II
will be reccllected, was one OF the principal wit
nesses against Ullas BAslklrk for tue murder OF
WIFI Mrs Morgan having become ' i matter tafir Of
notOriey 1t soon reached the ears OF ner brother,
Guy Lawson Ws VINO and became @ saridy censed
account Tor II. On tuesday morning last Guy Law
son met Williams in the street. or rather road,
near the Court House, rencOntre had been
looked Tor between them and both were armed, as
were also their friends Oh both sides IN anticpa-
ton OF what mere is designated
LIVELY TIMEs.n
Lawson confronting Williams with mis- right
hand resting in an ominous way upon ms nip,
sald:-
"YOu, villain, you have debauched nv sister.
and you're low-iived scoundrel ana a coward'
Williams responded in the same heated and
vehement manuer:-'You're a Lar, or any other
man that says so and Pm ready TO give you or any
oil your friends all the satisfaction you want.n
Upon this Lawson struck at Williams, the latter
returning the blow, and brief hstcufr fight io-
lowed, when the combatants both drew their