The Cairo bulletin., 1875-02-09

the girls, Sarah Stock, was reputed TO be
very intimate with Tom Russell, her
cousin, while nj the same time she was
also intimate with John Bullner. Sarah.
| It Is well established. was IN the habit of
| keeping company with both the young
men, who naturally left some jealousy
| toward each other, and Sarah fell into the
very bad habit of repeating Ia each what
they had said concerning one another,
adding, of course. the usual coloring and
embellishments which are natural to fick-
le-ininded persons under such circum-
| stances. This was kept up for some time,
and resulted In creating an intense ami
mostly between the young men. Near
\ time young David Bulliner had been pay
| ing his addresses 10 Miss Ellen STOCK. a
very worthy young lady. and sister oi
sarah. IL il presumed that Tom Russell 5
| animosity extended TO the whole Bulliner
| tribe, and hence the killing of David,
| which occurred some time aftcrwarl.
When the fiery iucd was openly made
manifest. Sarah at first sided with the
Russcls. but subsequently she took up for
! the Bullincrs. no doubt being impressed
with the idea that John Bullner would
| marry her. which hopes II Is needless 10
say, were never realized. and after her
babe was born she Swore its fathership
OH him. Sarah is about twenty years of
age, not handsome, but possessing cer-
tain sort of dash aud style about her
which most people dcnominate as bru-
zen sort of air.
Martha Stock. cousin of the other
| Stock girls, and also of Tom Russell, who
| figured in the alibi case mentioned below,
is a young lady of good reputation and
standing, as far ~ is known.
THE ORIGINAL TROUBLE BEGAN
ut game of cards in grocery, near Car
bondale, several years ago. Young Geo.
Bulliner and Fielding Henderson fought.
and young Henderson was pretty badly
beaten by his antagonist. Henderson re-
tired discomtited, but being of bitter
! and vin,lictive nature. swore he would
have revenge, and il is said threatened
! unless Bulliner left that part of the coun-
| try to shoot him in his field if he went
there to work. Rumor has it that he also
concealed himself in tree on the Bullin-
er farm where George Bulliner was plow-
ing, and rs he approached leyeled his gun
at him and ordered him 10 sing. whistle
and dance. on pain of death. Young Geo.
complied through necessity, and. Hen.
derson, after repeating his order to
George to leave. departed.
This statement Is not perhaps reliable
but IL Is certain that young George and
his father, David, from this or some Other
cause, soon after returned to Tennessee
where they have since been living. Th,
old man rctured to Williamson county
once or twice after his brother. old George
was assassinated. but young George has
never placed his foot on the farm since.
THE SECOND DIFFICULTY
was between David. son Of old George
bullincr. and Col. George Sisney, who
lived Oh his farm. which joined that OF
old George. The trouble began about a
lawsuit. which arose from the fact that
Col. Sisney had purchased some cat,
which the Bulliners claimed 10 have
bought and paid for. Sisney had the oats
in his possession, and was sustained by
tho court. Young David, soon after the
suit, visited a blacksmith shop on Sisney s
farm, and finding Sisncy there. intimated
that >. got judgement through hard
swearing. :. caught up spade and
struck ut Bulliner, cutting his arm
J quite severely. B. Immediately lett, and
proceeding to his home. about half a mile
distant. Informed his father, three broth
ers and another man of what had taken
| place, at the same time exhibiting his
| wound.
The result of this was rad made by
| the whole party on Sisncy. who was then
At his house. The assailants. five in num-
bcr, were armed with shot-guns and pis-
tol,. and Sisney, knowing that he could
not cope with them single handed, exc
cutcd a flank movement from the rear
door of the house. He had reached the
fence, about one hundred wards distant
when he was fired on and badly wounded
in the legs and back with buckshot. lie
fell from the fence, but managed to reach
a tree, behind which he took refuge. and
bringing up his rifle threatcd instant death
10 the first who approached or made any
further hostile demonstration. His nerve
| probably saved his life, as Il parley was
held and the Bulliner family retired.
Sisney managed to reach the house.
and after suffering intensely for some
time with his wounds, recovered, princi-
pally through the careful attention of his
wife, who is an estimable lady and well
known Tor her many acts of kindness TO
the poor in that neighhorhood.
The statement that old George Bnlincr
ordered The younger men to desist, and
| assisted Sisncy into the house, although
current in the neighborhood, is denied b.
| parties concerned in the afiray, and the
account above is undoubtedly true.
| Several indictments followed this pre-
liminary skirrnislr-Sisney, as well as
the others, being charged with an assault
with deadly weapon. The matter was
compromised, however, the charges
changed, and the parties, by consent,
were fined 500 each. This affray IL may
| be mentioned, was In the spring of 1863.
| Three years before that time Col. Sisney
was elected sheriff of Williamson county.
| THE NEXT TROUBLE,
in which the Crane family became nvolv-
ed in the feud, was at Cartervillc, In 1871.
| A fight occurred between the Sisney and
| Crane families, in which Col Ssney and
his son John were very rougly handled
10y the Cranes, the latter being the friends
| OF the Bulliners.
All the parties engaged were taken be-
Tore Justice at Craneyille, and the case
was set for trial about week later. On
the day of the trial the clans gathered in
iorce at Craneville. There were present
the Cranes and Bulliners, and the Sisneys.
| Hendersons and Russels. During the
| day fight occurred between Tom Russell
| and young Dave Bulliner about Sarah
Stock. The Hendersons and Sisneys sup
ported Russell, while the Cranes backed
| Bulliner.
A general row ensued. which was
| called the "Craneyille riot" NOone was
shot or cut, although several were badly
beaten. Several indictments for riot were
found, but the defendants beat them, and
were discharged, and nothing further was
| done by the authorities.
soon after old James Henderson and
| old George Bulliner met on the road
while driving in their wagons, and bitter
words passed. Beyond threats to shoot,
nothing came of this quarrel, none of the
! boys being present.
| The next trouble occurred at the Pres