The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-01

Carter county, in old Kentuck, has Ion
been noted for good rifle shooting, meal
whisky and family feuds, the most impor
tant OF the latter being the Carter war be,
tween the Underwoods, Martins and Stun
pers. After half dozen murders had inten
sltled the luminosity of the parties. the two
leaders, with their respective friends. took
to the bush and entirely defed the law. No
citizen OF Carter could peaceably 20 to a
still house without being shot at by one
party OF the other for his attachment to his
/ own side, which the average Garterite was
habitually espoused. The good people
wouldn't stand it; rifle whisky was dan
gerous enough without the rife bullet, and
at last they sent to the governor for aid,
who at once dispatched troops as willingly
as if he had been a Republican President
supporting coored voters in the South
The result was perfect quiet for time,
but no sooner were the troops gone than
trouble broke out afresh; and Jesse Under
wood, the most desperate of that family,
actually came all the way from Iowa, where
he had sought refuge, to lead the gang.
And he did it i'll most bloody manner until
finally captured by an armed band of
citizens
The first trial was a farce, but about
dozen more indictments were waiting for
Jesse, and he therefore escaped and took to
his native mountains, rendered still more
savage by the prosecution of the law. There
were several men killed at lo1 range from
the BUSHES, and at last at the solemn scene
of funral the opposing parties drew their
shooters and opened on each other.
One of the descriptions of an Underwood
111VClar 10bip AND ctoVt1it,r1 l.
)no of the mountalneers:
The victim, Holbrook, in company with .
lis son, ventured to near Fort Under~
'erate enemy. Suddenly, as he was riding
long the road, puff of smoke rose from
he bushes on the roadside. There was
lash, sharp report, and he fell dead
rom his saddle The son jumped from his
orse and FASTENED to his fathers assis-
luce. He was thus engaged when rust
n8 among the underground near by
aused him TO look i'll that direction. The
ace of Jesse Underwood peered at him
rom among the leaves, remained for
lomcnt, and then, as though assured that
is enemy was dead, Withdrew and disap.
cared III the forest. When the news reach
/ the friends of Holbrook that he had
zen killed; a party Immediately started
1t to retaliate. All that night they hunted
'out the home of the Underwoods, and I
st as the sun was rising discovered Wilr
IN Underood walking toward where they u
sre concealed. When he came nearer
Hey from the rifles of the avenging party
-oke echo upon echo among the noun
ms, and another of TIE hated name fell
ad. learning that ''warp had begun
ain l procured a horse and rode out to
'ort Underworld to gather what infor- .x
tiou was procurable. short distance
m the fort l came upon body of IN
ned men under tree near the road, ex>
lining the body of a dead man. Dis
uniting, l joined them. The nhe>bal
passed entirely through the body, and
ged in the bark of tree near by. Z!
liam Underwood was considered the :.
t of the family, and has never taken any ?
t i'll the faud =
.mong the party gathered about the Z
" were the father of the murdered man -
old whtehealed mainland jesse Un> =
wood. -
The towards he cried. under his breath, =
lting towards the dead body of his =
her ito shoot down man who never =
anybody any harm. WHY, sir, b Sly =
always Tor peace; ana now that he ~
/. l swear by the eternal God TO
age him.
Amen" cried the old man who had APP -
ched US. "Well kill the last one of =
or hunt them from the State
spent several days in the neighborhood,
talked freely with both parties. One of 20
Holbrook party told me that they were
the field, and that the Under
Is were doing the same. -
We propose now to fight it out he IL
in conclusion, until one side or the II
+ leaves the county,
iere il some talk again of appealing to
governor for troops, but many people
f the opinion that it would be bles- No
to allow the UnderwoOds and their +A q
lies to proceed with the killing until
are all extermlnstCd.