Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-20
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
BLOODY FIGHT IN WEST vIRaINIA-THRER MEN
sHoT-A WOMAN IN THE CASE.

A correspondent from Logan Court House
gives the following particulars OF fearful
rencontre which took place at Logan County
w. Va, near the Kentucky border on the first
instant.
Peter d. Morgan, who was murdered by
Bushki.k in 1870, was o married man. Besides
being the seducer Of Bushk,r ,rk's wife he was
also. therefore, unfaithfuf to his marriage
and as a. mountain beauty, was the rival Of
Mrs. Bushk,rk in they maiden days. Among
the adm'rer Of Mrs. Morgan was r. c. Will
'ams, now Prosecuting Attorney or Logan
county, with whom she had an amour OF O con-
siderable duration. ~
W"iams was one of the principal witnesses
against Urias Bushkirk for the murder Cf
Morgan. The fact Of the intimacy Of W:niarns
with Mrs. Moegan having become matter OF
notor,ety it soon reached the ears 1f her broth,
against Williams, and he resolved for to cali
him . account for it. On Tuesday morning
last Guy lawson met Williams in the street,
| or rather road, near the Court House. rem
both were armed, as were also their friends on
both sides, in anticipation OF what here is des-
ignated lively Zines" ~
| Lawson confronted Williams with his right
hand resting in an ominous way upon his hip
After the exchange Of some violent language
Lawson struck at Williams, the latter return
ing the blow, and fight followed, when the
combatants both drew their pistols and firing
began. The friends OF both parties by lthif
time arrived at the spot and an indiscriminatf
fulisa1e took place. Frank Bushkirk, a broth
er to Urias Bushkirk, came to the aid Of Lawson
and brother of Williams came to his aid. Ir
addition to these number Of others rushed
upon the scene, all of them ready as occasion
required to espouse the cause OF either com
| batants, "'-'
Tne affray by this time had reached it.
highest pitch, and the yells of the combat
ants end the rapid pistol shots; with thu
quickly changing positions Of the parties, mad
a spectacle long to be remembered at Logal
Court House. R. c. Williams shot and lais
Guy Lawson horse du combat, while Eranl
Bushkirk shot and severely wounded both tn
Williams. Blood flowed freely on all sides
and at one time i'll the melee three OF tn
principals were laid out in the street in |
most terrible condition, still firing and fight
ing with the ferocity and madness OF the mos
ltloodthirsty savages.
At this juncture and when the fight ha.
reached its most bloody phase, Urias Bushkir
suddenly appeared, revolver in hand, accom-
panied by his wife, and springing directly be
tween the combatants, shouted, "Stop this
By Cd I'll kill the first man who fires shot!
This coming from man known to be .desper
ate and "a man of his word" on such occasions
had a magical effect, and thebelligerent spiri
of all parties at one subsided.
Lawson was shot in right breast near tn
heart, and is not likely to recover. c. X. vii
liams was shot under the left eye, the ball pass
ing down into his mouth, knocking out in it
/ course several of his teeth. r. b. Williams
hisr bother, was shot in his leftleg, and a mai
named burgess was shot behind the left ca
but the ball did not enter the skull. Nearl,
. all of the parties have been arrested.