, 1877-12-29

co-houkc, into which Frederick HIll charged, \
balI from Chrtstnnt''s pistol took OF lock of
hair from !he top q" f1.d s neal 5n t1t % n
strike. It fell from his hand, md Fr.r'crtrk
Hill, aching Il. kitcd big antagonlst, with
II. Meantime. Sam Sellers md .lancs
hry ha ra e, '3 ihcr r oha
Brown shot A1yerson IN tho arm. shattcrfnE 1t
10 pieces and making him cripple for lt!t. liz
also shot Sellers ayrhss The afsinmcn, the ball
passing through the ah,omrnal roVertns. Int
Without entering the carity. Tie recovered.
Their lives we're spared at the earnest cs,tFcartes
of Dr. Hill, WIN did not think that they 'lasl
had anv part In the fight. or i'A'f gone there to
The result of thf. engagement was four men
killed and three wounded. The slEatr created
60 tpllcI. noise throughout the State TINT tho
people held public meeting In Lancaster tu
dcyitc sus11e plan for putting Al end to the I'm
cf}ctal. The fighting want OIL a. betore.
Numerous tkrumithcs wcrr hid, but no killing
Until, In the May following the scotl's Furk
tragedy sam and Tom Eyans encountered
tame place, and fire.! npun them. southcrland
was Instantly killed. and jatncs was ta1fy
wonnicd, but be succeeded In making hls cs:aoc
unacr alaru fire. For THIS the Evans hors
were PLACED In jail. Wien the day waA eet for
tho trial, In the Town Of Lancaster, Dr. Evans
WAS expected with h's rettnnir TO attenti. md,
Of course, to pass the rcshicric OF Ds. Hill.
eistIng. of Frederick, .lcssc, and Janus HUI,
John brown, Evan Souttlcrlanu, Peter Denton,
ucarGs Lambert, Josepll Murphy, Henry
sagracy, mud William Hill. ,.
". Evaua came a1ong Win l'ss party, With
which we're mingled citizens who had nothing
to do With the fight. TIC lltlla were In ambtth.
When Dr. Evnns passed. fle Was riding bctwecn
two q: these pnrttcs !io lad lust passed pr.
's sate ween ~ , Sea ~ te ..
trent. tcssc May. who was uost oh.
no1iuus perao1t to tito nthcr side, received
q halt Iron either Murphy Or DR.. Hill, both al
whom fired 1T him. aNtl lie died at tho side Of
ss asro, tS M js@psd ID ths fsse' I'D fsa
stopping position alonE the alopc. intending to
take the i1t1s ID tho rcAr:, a snll from Dr.
l1'ivs siAo SKINNED along Mr. oorAgn's oaek,
its "aspentcrs. liz found it convenient 70 90
TUG way ho came.
Dap!cl and Joe Murphy surrendered 10 tho
SherlH tn tho evening, had ~ txaItil!nE trial,
obtained ball. an! depatted. The DossnF io'snd
: safe retreat at the ho,!so 9f one NJ. Vaughan,
IN Iattcrsott County. Tle Doctor atterwatd re-
turned. and was tried nn1 acquitted.
Ihc next afiray "as again at Ut. HilEs rate.
eam Evans tn'ne "'o,iE Oh horseback, with Q
blanket over his head, leaving l'ts t'oso only
e1posct1., i1e met ths Doctor as 10 was about
to enter Ills Jard, and fired at him. lic sus-
pectea some trearhcry, and. leIng ready, fmmc-
dlatcly returned the Isrc. Nestot iit Its tnau.
On tue oecaston Of Tue funcral Of HcnrT CiaY,
10 1s5'e. Dr. Hill went to Lexineton aud stop
ped At the ola Mcgowan House. sam Evans
followed him there, aud stopped at the satna
hotel In tho evening the Doctor was standing
ou The pavement, In conversation with friend,
vheu Sam Evans approached TO within three
feet Of him and opened sEr., The Doctor re-
turned this fire, soaring so!ne horses anu ladies'
~ carriages, hut without doing any dan,a4o TO
hfs adversary, who had bcatcu 4 rotreat
Peter Denton, one OF the IlIll faction, WAS
aftcrwarl killed IN Lexington BY ono Of his od
cnsnIcs from Sugar Greek. -.
The eontcn.llng factions were now becoming
exhausted. Their tcud bad cost much blood
aud money, besides, many valuable lives,
aud they were disposed to como to
terms. Some sort Of agreement was
entered !nto, and Joe Murphy came back
to the county. One evening ho was sitting In
wtat Is now known ~ tho Jones Hotel, In Ian.
caster, whcu Jack ard ntll May, brothers Of the
man whom Murphy l'ad helped TO kill, walked
IN and Dispatched him With couple Of shots
from revolver.