The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-21

began to lead fast lives, and both Of them
had their respective train Of admires,
Among the admirers Of Mrs. Morgan wa
X. o. WilliAmS) now Prosecuting Attor,
ney Of Logan county, with whom che
had an amour Of 0 considerable duration.
Williams, 1t will be recollected, was one
o. the principal witnesses against Urias
bnshkirk Tor the murder OF Morgan.
The TACT OF the intimacy OF Williams
with Mrs, Morgan having become q
matter OF nOtoriety, Il soon reached tho
ears Of her brother, Guy Lawson, who be.
came fesrlully incensed against William.
and he resolved to call him 10 account for
It. On Tuesday morning last Guy Law.
con met Williams In the street, or rather
road, near the Court House. A rencontre
had been looked Tor between them ana
both were armed, as were also their
friends on both sides, in anticipation n
what here Is designated.
vIE[B '"LrvRIY TntRa.n aT
Lawson confronting Williams. with hIs
right hand resting in an omlnous way up.
on his hip, Said:
You, villain, you have debauched nv
alster, and you're o loW-liyed scoundrel
and coward"
Williams responded In the same heated
and vehement manner: 1You're liar, or
any other man that says 90, and I'm ready
TO give you or any Of your friends all the
satisfaction you want"
Upon this Lawson struck at Williams.
The latter returning the blow, and a brief
hsticutt fight followed, when the combat
ants both drew their pistols and firing
began. The friends Of both parties bY
this time arrived at the spot and an indis.
Grlminate iusilade took place. Frank
Bushkirk, q brother Of Urias BushkIrk.
came TO the aid Of Lawson, and a brother
OF Williams came TO his aid. In addition
TO these number oil others rushed upon
the scene, all Of them ready as occasion
required TO espouse the cause OF either
OF the combatants. The ARRAY by Ibis
time had reached It's heighest pitch, ana
the yells Of the combaiants and the
rapid pistol shots, with tho quickly
changing positions Of the parties, made q
spectacle long to be remembered at Lo-
gan Court House. r. @ Williams shot
and laid Guy Lawson hory du combat
while Frank Bushkirk shot and severely
wounded both the Williams. Blood
flowed freely on all sides, and at one time
In the melee three Of the principals were
laid out inthe street In a most terrible
condition, still firing and fighting with
the ierocity and madness OF the most
bloodthirsiy savages. Just at this junc.
ture and when the fight had reached It's
most bloody phase, Urias Bushkirk sud.
denly appeared on the scene, revolver in
hand, accompanied by his wife, and
sPRINGNG DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE
COAIBATANTs,
shouted, "Stop this BY Cd, I'll kill
the first man who fires a shotr This.
coming from man known 10 be deSper.
ate and "a man Of his word" on such &C.
casionS, had a magical effect, and the be.
ligerent spirit of all parties at once sub.
sided. Not another pistol was discharp.
ed and the most serene quiet reigned |
where but moment before all was tur.
bulence, noise land disorder. Bushkirk
was highly commended for this action, as
in a moment more host Of friends Of
both parties, who had rushed to the SPOT
and were only too eager to Join in the
ARRAY, would have been involved. and
several lives might have been sacrificed,
THE CASUALTIES.
1t was thought at first that both Will
liams and Lawson were killed outright,
but that was a mistake. Lawson was
shot in the right breast, near the heart,
and Is not likely to recover. U. R. Viii.
Iisms was shot under the right eye, the ball
passing down into his mouth, knocking
out in It's course several Of his teeth. r.
b. Williams, his brother, was shot in the
left leg; and man named burgess was
shot behind the lett ear, but the ball did
not enter the skull. Nearly all OF the
parties have been arrested. 1t Is stated
that several OF them were under the in
duence of whisky at the time Of the fight;
but 1t Is also feared the matter is so com.
plicated about the women, that the feud
may be renewed at any time BY the
friends Oh either party. The excitement
still continues here without q jot Of abate.
ment since the fight.