The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-08-04
TRAGEDY IN BALD
WIN COUNTY ALABAMA.
ANnIoMnoKaoop vENpErrA rouoHrour.

i a ANEIGHB0RHooDy VENDETTA FOUGHT OUT,
Partial reports of a terrible occurrence
near the line OF The Mobile and Montgoin-
cry Railroad reached us by telegraph from
tile Junction on Tuesday morning, but we
could learn nothing definite. Yesterday
we We're called upon by Mr.. w. j. Van
Kirk, of Millvue, Il Surveyor who was on
dnty near the scene OF the tragedy, but
not a witness to its occurrence. He visited
the battle ground, however, was present
at the funeral of the victims, and give Us
an intelligent report of the dreadful affair.
Greenberry Buyers and James Hadey,
two men ofconsiderable means and both
large owners Of stock, had been feud for
some yearsin consequence OF misunder-
standings caused by The intermixing OF
their cattle which "usep in the same range.
On Monday Dryers. Sr; with his son
Larry, was plowing about $50 yards from
the house, when Hadey, Sr; accompanied
by party Of five others, comprising his
son :. Dink,n two other sons, and his SONS
/ in-law Bud Pricher and Thos. Stewart,
all armed with SHOT guns rode up near the
fence and said they had come to settle
the mattcr.'' Buyers and his son We're
unarmed, but the father, after some angry
words had heen exchanged, caught up y
piece Of pine root, foot and half long,
aud getting over the fence, his son
followed MIN, advanced toward the party.
As he approached them he was shot down
and instantly killed, aud his son who ran
to his father as he fell was sinstantly killed.
Joseph Buyers then came out Of the house
with double barrel shot gun, but both
barrels missed fire aud he was shot dead.
Meanwhile Dink Hadley rode toward the
house, sprang from his horse aud got be-
hind d pine tree toawait the coming of
another son, John Buyers, who advanced
from tile house under fire with two guns
He d,oped one of them and spralg to a
most IN the road which did not shelter
more than u third Of his person and ex-
changed fires with Dink Ha,lley about
thirty-fiye yards of, tile rest Of the Mt
lacking party meanwhile firing on him
from, a distance. Al his second fire Had-
I.y fell. but got up and was attempting to
reload. but seeing Buyers run back and gel
his other gun he scrambled upon his
horse and reioincd his party aud rode
away with them, John firing inf" them n
thcy left aud wJun,ling old Hadley IN the
shoulder. Dimk lIadley's wound was 10
the knee. John was wounded intle head,
arm aud looi, but mol dangerously. Three
shots struck tie post by which he STOOD.
While the fight WAS going on near tue
house, Wylie, the younger soil oi lhe
Bryers family, ran 70 where ms atilei
and brother Larry had fallen and was shot
down. tile wuiInd being IN the thigh ana
dangerous. The summary OF the ALTAR y
:, lather and two SONS murdered and Two
sons wounded, on one side; and, on the
other, a father aud one son wounded We
are told that Mr.. Buyers was much res
pertcd, being leading man ~ religious
affairs in tile neighborlpd. and HAT Had
lev had always been deemed afcspeciable
person. The dead were buried Oh Tues
,lay. i large as-emblage being present. No
inuucst was held, il mot being thought
necessary, the facts Of the crimes being 50
plain.n
Tuesday posse Of ten men, provided
with warrents Tor the arrest Of the MUIR
,erer~, went To the Hadley settlement 0ut
found their residences deserted.
The locality ofihese occurrence y near
the Florida line, four miles westofP Perdido
station, or about midway between The
Junction and Tensas Bridge. -PeIsacola
Gazette.