Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06

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little concen. The outside world has
heard somehing of the wild life of these
i isolated aOuntaineers through the
newspaper. but the most exaggerated
accounts Rve failed to do the subject
justice Cd George Underwood was
man q wonderful constitution He told
me that inthe last twenty-five years he
had Deen slot at and wounded a score
of tines, and barred his body to show
the roofs. Wounds in both legs, the
rlgt thigh, several parts of the body,
ththead and neck, and one eye shot out,
an yet, In spite of this disabling he was
axe to limp about with his rifle ever
redy. and two navy revolvers belted
aound his waist. on the alert for his
eemies.
Jesse stayed in the woods nearly all
ae time, and saw but little of him, he
LISTING the fort" only at hight. Once,
IN speaking of the future and its posi-
Pilities, he said: !" may be killed any
day, but / shall die with clear con-
science, for this war has been forced
upon me. [ never wanted to fight. but
l can't stand by and see my brothers
murdered without lifting my hand
against the murders. We are not in the
wrong. They murdered my brother
George because he dared protect an in
nocent man and sick woman.n @
The better class of citizens in the
county with whom talked in reference
to the feud were almost unanimous in
the opinion that the Underwoods were
IN the right, and had been bounded and
persGuted by their enemies. 1t was
evident to me that they were family of
brave men, and | always sympathize
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county seat of Carter, on the 18th, when
man named Proctor, living near the
UndGwoods, came to town the bearer
of Startling news. The old man Under
wood was seriously injured and Jesse
was hot and dying. 1t created con
siderble excitement, and it was not
long efore the arrival of other parties
gave Is full particulars.
| On Friday afternoon, the 10th, old
Geore Underwood stepped into his
| yard get some firewood AS he was
returning to the house he heard a cap |
snap ad dropped the wood AS be did |
so sole one fired from the bush and the |
ball ,ok effect in the right shoulder |
and am, inficting dangerous and pain |
full wund. He fell, but recovering par
tiallyfrom the shock, succeeded in /
reaclng the house. The women folks
were Immediately dispatched for a phy-
sicianto dress the wound, but none
woulgo, the physicians in that part Of |
the cdntry having been ordered by the
Holb>ok faction not to render assist
ance the UnderwooGs, or they would |
be cosldered friends to them, and dealt
within summary manner. Neither
physlans nor citizens would 60 to his
aid fcfear OF being drawn into the war.
The omen dressed the poor mans
wouns as best they could, and dis
patc1d word to Jesse, WHO was in the
woods AS soon as he heard Of his
| father condition, he hastened to his
asslstace only to receive mortal
woundhrough the lung, just as he was
| enterln the door. He was fired upon
| from tt mountain side, about one hum
| dred y;ds distant, the ball passing en-
tirely ireugh his body Messen gers
were atin sent out for physicians and
aid. lie death warning from the Hol-
brook lrty prevented any one from 60
irg to lem. Imagine if you can the
agony these grief-stricken women and
cryinghildren. shut up ia that gloomy
log hoe with their wounded, and ex-
pectingat any smoment to have the
house nrnt over their heads or the
door feed open and their father and
brothennurdered before their eyeso
Early hday morning Jesse breathed
his lastlnd at the moment of his death
the covrdly enemy, secretcd in the
brush nr by the house, fired salute
Of threeuns. Not satisfied with pre-
Neutrality-suspicious. from going to the
aid of tfwounded, the Holbrook party
issued general warning that whoever
attempa to bring the dead body out OF
the hoe for burial should die as be
had did
waibliged to leave for Morehead at
night, Id did not return until the next
| day at BON. | learned then that old
GeorgeU Underwood had sent to the
judge the county court, praying tor
protectn and for assistance to bury
his deason. The message had arrived
the dayefore, just after / left. Judge
Wornt Immediately made an order to
cover case and placed it in the hands
Of the sriff. He hastily summoned
force oftizens to 60 with him and the
deputie and made arrangements to !
transpo all the men who would 60.
so gre; was the dread of the Hol-
| brookslat when the time arrived to ,
| depart ut two men responded. The |
sheriff as powerless. ,
Hearg that a farmer named Frank
McFarn, living near Fort Underwood.
had exessed his willingness to 20 to
the assanceoft the besieged, I procured ,
horsnd driver and rode out to the
seat Of u. Before I left. a gentleman ,
handedne the following notice." ,
which d been sent to me in his care
duringly absence. The editor of a
weeklyper in a neighboring town had
been si1arly warned" | preserved
the origal as a memento, and send o t
copy Ue1tapl ad lsterGtiaa: s
upper tygart, Karter CO.,
Kentucky.
YoT nearby warn not to rite eny !
more i About the holbrook party. !
you habi this act made yourselTe
| frendleeo the - underwoods.
you arearked Man from this day, and
will be lot as was the Rest IL
Thereas. no signature to this delcct- |
| able mage, and | gave it little heed. /
| / knew here McFarren lived and rode | r
directly his house. Only some fright 3
ened wen were there, who begged G
me not go to the FORT" as the Hol- t
brooks d sworn ''to kill me and the h
IndepeInt man on sight" Frank G
| McFarr- all honor to him as the only t
man in the country who had shown | 1
the trueirit of a brave man-had gone t
ovor- tr, - fort ~ nor.jv the ! ]