The New York herald., 1879-01-02
SCENES IN BREATHITT.

CONSERVATION AMONG THE LATE BELLIGER-
| ENTs-AN oFF-HAND SKETCH OF THE PRIs-
| oNERs.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal, Dec. 3O.l
CAMP TAYLoI, JACKSON.
Breathtt County, KY, Dec "a, 1851
The action of Judge Randall i'll arresting all the
ringeaders on the ambrel and Little side has created
CONSERVATION and dismay among those who have
been concerned in the late difficulties and Brcathitt
county to-day is the most peaceful one in the State
None of the ringleaders of the Strong party have
made their appearance. but their friends still say
they will be in before long. Judge Lndon told me
yesterday that Wallace MCGUIRE the man who is re-
ported to killed Tom Little. would be here dur
ing the court ready to answer any charge that may
be preferred against him. This morning Breck
Combs son Of Jailer Combs arrested and placed
in JAIL charged with being implicated in the murder
| of Judge Burnett. This makes ive OF the Little
party who are now closely confined John Aikman is
vet at large and il he does not desire to give himself
| up it is extremely doubtful whether they will be
| able to find him.
JOSEPH LITTLEs INVITATION TO THE BOYS
| I have heard another story from responsible
| party about the fight here the day Burnett was
killed Old Joseph Little, the father of George who
has had two killed by the Strong faction, called
| all of his friends in a store and sad:-
|
father killed by Strong come up and take drink
When he ceased speaking large crowd walked up
| and each one took 'soul-warmer," they call it
here. This was, of adding fuel to the anes
and these after that were ready for any
adventure
| CIVIL OFFICERS TO BLAME.
in conversation with a representative man of the
county to-day learned that the officers of the law
have been much to blame Tor the blood that has been
mere snce ba Sl s cx ha
taken firm stand when the Strong and Annie diff
Guilty broke out they have now it would have put
stop to the lawlessness. Others he said saw tilat
| the law could be tralnpled upon with impunty
and then commenced settling every petty dis
| pute with the rifle and revolver. He further
! said, corroborating others l have referred to,
that the matter had been going on so long the law
breakers would have to become thoroughly mbued
with the idea that the civil officers and the Governor
intend putting down the strife, matter what the
cost may be. before peace once more reisns but he
contends it will take the frmest kind Of stand, and
the factions may try hurt before they
educated to believe that sending the troops to
Breathtt not piece of childs play Court has
| just taken recess until two o'clock and number
OF the grand jurymen have already made their ap-
pearance Judge Randall and the newly elected
County Judge Lindon tell me that the panel is
posed of who will do their duty fearlessly and
who has taken such active part in arresting them
they extremely bitter against him. and that
when the soldiers leave here he intends to march out
with them. 1t the prosecutions carried on as
| l think they will be, l do not think anybody
will have to leave here for fear of being assassi
mated The prisoners in Jail are very bitter against
the troops. They frequently curse the guard and
say. Zone day is not always. Yesterday. when Pri
yate Harry Graham on duty. a boy stopped and
wanted to talk TO the through the Jail window.
| "Move on said Graham: ''you cannot talk to the
prisoners without permission.
"Shut up, you damned little fool, said one OF them
inside, cor will beat hell out OF you when get out
of here"
Graham replied:--'I may get scared after while,
but amt very nervous now.
There is use trying to make these men under.
stand that the boys only doing their duty and
have no personal aniInosity against them. have
heard several. fact, say privately that they SYM
pathized with Jerry Little and believed he had been
| treated very badly.
When Jerry Little was brought into the Court
House to await the building of fire in the Jail he
halted and looked around hum with an expression
shall never forget IL i'll short the conccntra-
ton OF fury, hate and revenge. and thought Woe
| be TO any of your enemies when such expression
AS that Is on your face and you are III condition to
| fight them"
| PERSONNEL OF THE PRISONERS.
Alfred GamDrel is about thirty y-seven or thirty
eight OF and does not look desperate as
some OF the Others. The worst looking of the
| man who would light to the last moment and would
as soon kill has man as eat his dinner. don't
| know but lie has seen the time when nothing would
please ann so well ts 10 assist SOME OF MS enemies
| in shufling of. He Is about twentytw years old.
l do not think he has much the appearance of an
openhandcd shooter" he has of the cunning fell
low who is capable of ndulging in petty affairs. He
| would, think. rather get full of "appie jack and
| have royal time than 90 out where they are
thirsting tor each others blood. presume. how
ever he could hold right good hand with the Bal
| lard rifle IL IL were necessary.
Brock Combs is young man aged about twenty
| three years. He has the look of man who is not
afraid. aud If he got three fingers brandy
III him there is no telling how long he would stand
ami shoot. Being the jailers sou, presume he will
farc very well while confncd.
THE noYs HEALTH.
| The health of the boys remains particularly good.
There is not sick man III the Louisville legion and
| only two OF the McCreary Guards unwcl
They are only complaining and are not confined to
their beds Night before last Judge Randall for pru-
dcnce sake, had bed up to the Court House
and passed the night with Last light did
pear but lclt his feather bed, pillows sheets. Sc
presume lie felt after spending night with MS,
that he would rather risk assassination than sleep
one more night i'll the noise and confusion have
in camp. Last night Sergeant Wilson and myself
got hm to let have his feather bed and clothes,
and ter had made bed the other men looked
at 1t and said we had to sleep out OF doors if we
slept on feathers. They said they never could stand
that In the world but crawled in and had the
best nights rest have had left home
They took them from to-day. and tonight IL will
be pair OF blankets apiece and hard door Feather
BEDS white shirts. linen collars, and the like
are forbidden and the boys say the first man caught
using these things will be put on double duty and
seeing pretty rough soldier lfe and the journey has
not proved to be pleasure trip by q large majority
! Guard duty is heavy the men about
every other day and there are many other things to
| do: hence they nearly all the tmc at work
Standing night and day the bitter cold is about
as unpleasant work. venture to say, they
did before. A winter passed this way will doubtless
make very fair soldiers of them.
A CAMPAIGN IN PROSPECT.
From what Judge Randall said to the Grand Jury
to-day the boys ia for three years, during the
war" He promised them that the soldiers would
remain here while they in session, to protect
them from violence, and when Court adiourns no
said they would stay IL necessary to keep the law
less from taking their revenge out OF them for
the ndictm found.
"KEARNEY'S ENIISSARIES"