The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-05
FIGHTING OUT AN OLD FEUD.
ONE or THE BLOODJEsT OF THE KEN
TUCKY FAMILY wfRS.
Flow the Qusrrei Between the Uris and the
Evsuses Beesn-Boys Of Fourteen kNi'ns
their Mau-BsttIing In - Tobacco uouse.

f; most AZ historic as Waterloo. Wars and
mors OF wars have made her name famous.
any years ago n writer OF cheap literature
. id II was only necessary for n traveller TO an
,unce that he was from Garrnrd county. Ky,
&, procure all the room he wanted in any part
the Union. This reputation had its begin
nR in one Of the most calculated vendottns OF
iodern tmes-thc Hill Evans fcu1.
one-sidcd history Of the feud has hcrn writ
TN and published in pamphlet form 10y Lieut.
J. Thompson. Young Thompson WIS y stu
dent in tho military school From DR.. Evans
and his son. both smarting under tho wounds
received in the then recent war he derived the
very ono-sided version which he published.
He went to Tyree Springs. Tenn. whore he
wrote his so-callcd history. He afterwnrd on
tered the Peruvian navy and during the early
part OF late civil war returned to his fathers
plantation in Mississippi. There no found an
immense quantity OF cotton that had collected
by reason " the blockade of Southern trade
outlets lac soon formed plan for loading n
ship with this cotton. running the blockade. and
selling the staple In foreign market The
fathers consent was obtained, nnda lnrgc wagon
train was set to hauling IT," cotton TO "a landing
on the Mississippi. While this transportation
was in progress the fathers apprchensions IA
TO his adventurous sons honesty of purpose
were aroused 10y some suspicious circum-
stances. The hauling OF the cotton was stopped
ena an 70 t 40 St 1 Se river
landing. Before the senior Thompson and tho
ofliccr to serve the atiaehmcnt could reach the
river town young Thomson suspected the
cause OF the stoppngo OF the delivery OF the cot
ton. and arming himself with shotgun md pis-
tolls. he set ont for his fathers house Arriving
there in n perfect frenzy of rage. he shot and
killed his stepmother and sister, and wounded
aRaT and tie Officer ms AND MSy Sn rec With
load from his shotgun. one OF his fathers arms.
aud would have slain him had he not been dis;
him to the county Jail That night the enraged
people took him out and hanged him,
principal actors in the Hill Evans drama has a
handsome home lust in the suburbs Of Lnncns-
tcr. Though Y The siYty.third year Of his age,
active practice Of his profession and not ut all
syerse 70 telling the thrilling story Of his NE
York, never fought feud to II biilercr end. and
yet in no 10 nan il there less bitterness to-day
As 10 the origin OF the vendetta both parties
agree in the main. On Sugar creek ia the north
md one mile out IN The hills that border he
Kentucky river. and on opposite -ldcs OF said
creek. there lived away back in 1885 John Hill,
He1eES TSans r I'LL %ss Ge %n} S%
upon the estate OF one Pollard and hired Millio.
of and represented to John lill that She could
not live with Evans. berausc Of brutal trcat-
mcnt. Here the two accounts divcrge, shan
Hill started back to Evans > With the woman
and s,9ppudi ON IT, wax at q rlnrksm,'h'- hop
hot headed fellow. as wore probably an ~ tho
parties afterward involved. came riding W 10
the shop, carrying u heavy hickory walk rg
stick. Us did also I'LL and ali le ,d m.n of he
county ut that day Evans raised hi- cnnr %
rhastse the woman. who . "rrea'ed TO i'N IN
strike YOU" said Hill. Evans ~iruo L. md 81
did Hill An arrest for assault ant bai'' ~ and
and costs wis the result d the suit. and a i,tter
feeling between the Hills ANA Evanses. John
Hill died. hut from sire TO son the hate was
Durn. March Circuit Court in 1850 the Hills
Evans SONS aud Jesse iii. Jr.. sot bios mar r
rel over the old difficulty. and DR.. E,un- came
put Of the Court House aud shot Hill ir,yl IN
the public square. This was the fl-i H. ath
and. hay ing tasted OF blood. both paiit- organ
t2ed and began war OF eNtrrminaiion. On the
Jesse and VIM; Hill ] jim Brown. Evan Southrr-
,nnd, wilson Sioutherland. aims Bolster, Peter
Hci ry sayarcy and 10 Murphy. The whirlpool
81 passion drew In the old enemies of DR.. I'M.
who also Joined the enemies 4 The, Evanscs
and assumed the leadership of their forces, On
tie side of tho Evanses wcrc Or. Hezekiah
Evans. the leader. his two boy-. Snm and Tom
brother to 10 Murphy Of the lin parry Jack
Ray Moses Ray and Sam Gordon;
IRON the time 81 the killing Of Jesse Hin in
1850 to 1862, Il desultory warfare was carried on
between the parties about their homes. Houses
arr iToc, iat3 paTb en- enr ide wca,
rcapng. and agriculture anguish ID unl almost
G SasSa m In n and 2 b ,9e FSan
mcnt OF pationt made them the leaders Of the
respective hands.
In 1882 ms Dr. Evans and party wore going
into town on the Lexington road, nght ensured
between the antagonistic bodies in front Of the
then and nov residence Of Dr, Hill, Just outside
the town OF Lancaster. Dr.. Hll's iorr,- were
IN ambush some Of them. accord M To- Eyans's
statement. in shallow well on H. rond-ii"., A
number OF shots were fired. Evans rode be-
tween the persons not parties to IN, cud and
20 this TACT he probably owed his ii f., as DR.
Hill had 10 fire too far to the front. and only cul
tho lupnlS from Evans = cont. Tho frlnls ed
M warmly on both sides. Dr. Hill was using q
rifle made by the celebrated gunsmith Mills
In charge Of tho United States arsenal at Har.
pers Ferry. and was there when John Brown
arms Of the bluegrass sportsmen. Tie rne
S Ssnsp mS % vSs P a S' Rs sh
erazed Or. Evapss breast, cut The. coat
ycsl and sy,srenders on Gordon,,s back, and
Killed Jesse May a, he ran across the Avenue t.
taS, IN. cneny IN the rear For this fight Dr.
Hill and Jo Murphy were arrested and ordered
three others OF his supporters were air ady in
Iail for the assassinaton OF Nelson Southcrland
and the ,wounding Of James Hill. they feared
writ OF habeas corpus they fed without await ne
the result and were taken bythc late F. Lighter
residence Of a MI Vaughan, three miles south
Of The city, until he next term OF court. when
they returned were tried and acquitted
=. Previous 10 the above bloody affair. Tom and
Som Evans two mere youths. got into fight in
Lancaster, III Wnlch Tom, on the Evans side
was terribly wounded with knives and pistol
and Sam. with the assistance as the Hills claim
oi some unknown party or parties. shot and
wounded Russell, Fred. and VIM. Hill and
Sayarcy.
IN 1852 according TO DR.. Hills memory
which j. not accurate MS to dates down on Scott
fork Of sugar creek stood n tobacco barn. on a
road that Joe Brown, one Of the Hill party, had
70 travel in moving his family to n more pro-
tcded point. The Hill party escorted the wagon
train and passed in snfoty. Upon the return
however, william Chrismnn and John Sellers
the father Of William Sellers Of later Lancaster
riot nOtorety and both of the Evans party were
PRICING Tobacco together with Samuel Sellers
and James AlVcrsOn who were not backgrounds
A the Hills came up. Jesse and James driving
the wagon and DR., Hill riding behind with Mrs
Brown and the others scattered along Chris
man al John Sellers fred with their rifles and
killed Rus HILL The Doctor ordered n charge
and Cove his two pistols to the drivers. Jesse and
james Hill two lads not over IA years old As
the party charged. over the fence upon those in
the barn Isaiah ilill father Of the boy Jesse
WAS shot and killed. Samuel Sellers and Al
vcrson had escaped from the barn but were
both wounded 10y John Brown before they could
reach house near by. whore they hid in the
garrett. After killing Isaiah Hill John Sellers
ran out and took refuge behind tobacco hogs
head on the outside. He fired upon the boy
jesse. whose father he had Just slain but bali
from Jcsses - stol blinded Sellers with splinters
from the hogshcad. and another from he same
HOiIrpe mid him ,ipOd ErpI IIill ruuhoI III ",