The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-05-26
A TERRIBLE FIGHT.
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Editor Herald
Last night, about II O'Clock, when all |
the inhabitants of this quiet little vii
lage were swcctly slumbering, one of
the most terrible shocks that has visited |
Greenville for more than twenty years,
TRANSFERRED in the law Office of w. h. |
McCown. The facts rs detailed by w.
\. Wicllliffe the only one who knows |
any thing about the afirayl are about AZ
follows:
John Allison, weil-known young
lawyer of this place, who is not only |
liked nj home, but admired abroad, !
called on some young ladies' accompa- |
MED by w. A. Wickliffe, a graduate of
the Louisville law-school, who came
here about three weeks ago, and hung
out his shingle to practice his profess
sion. Allison and Wickliffe returned |
from their call about half past ten |
O'Clock, and went to the Office of w. Ii. |
McCown, where McCown and Allison
slept. When they arrived they found
McCown sound asleep. Allison insisted
on Wickliffe staying all night with |
them, and said they would have some
fun out of McCown. WicklifIc took a
bucket of water and started To throw il |
ON McCown. Just then he awoke, raised
up in the bed, and swore he would kill
the man that threw the water on him.
Allison took the bucket from Wicklifle
and threw the water on him. McCown
grabbed his pistol from under his pillow
and began To fire. Wicklitfe fled ana
says he knows nothing more about the
fight.
This morning Allison was found in
the office with four bullet-holes i'm his
body and the floor was perfectly bloody.
Allison is "A man of nerve and strong
constitution. The doctors think there
is some chance for his recovery. Me-
Gown has skipped Ia parts unknown.
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The following note, written on a let
ter head of VIM. Shaver, Attorney-at-
Law and Notary Public, accompanied
the letter:
GREENvIELE, KY, May Is.
Editor Herald:
was requested to write this brief for
your paper this morning. have failed
10 give you all the facts, but have done
the best | could as ! had but few min
utes to write. Please correct errors and
publish, WM. SHAVER
We had already run off nearly half
of our issue, but opened the forms and
inserted the communication.
On "Wednesday evening we received
postal card from Mr.. w. A. wickliffe,
one of the parts referred to, denounc-
ing it as false, ia toto, and pronouncing
the author liar, which il turns out to
he he is. On the next day, Thursday,
we received the following letter from
Mr.. McCown, the reputed assassin:
MCCOwN's LETTER
GREENvILLE, KY, May 20.
John r. BasTef: . .t..I
DEAR SIR:-I notice that i'm the last
issue of your paper l am charged with
having killed John Allison, and with
being fugitive from justice, as you
doubtless know by this time the whole
report, from turret to foundation stone,
is "A lie. i have been exceediply NOR
titled over the matter and will doubt
less be published as fugitive felOn far
and near. | know, of course, that you
are not to be blamed for the publication
as you were imposed upon 10y some one
from this place. Will you do me the
kindness to correct the report i'm your
next paper and send me the name of the
author. Very truly,
- w. b. McCowN.
We are not conscious of ever having
wronged Mr.. Shaver in any way, are
not even acquainted with him, and
since he has shown himself to be will
full calumniator and disturber of the
peace, we are not exceedingly anxious
TO class him AS one of our acquaintance.
We are not aware of any grievance
Mr.. Shaver could hold against the HER
AID, for il has never wronged or injured
him, i'm fact this is the first time, we
believe, his name ever appeared in it,
and will probably he the last, as one
who will thus impose on newspaper is
unworthy to have his name appear in
public print, except to show him up as
a prevaricator.
We cannot imagine any spite or re-
vengeful feeling this modern CULVER
could hold toward any very large num-
Der of the readers of the HERALD, that
he should thus impose upon their ere
dulity. H--r.
We are led to believe, from u letter
received from Mr.. Shaver, and from
other letters from other persons who are
acquainted i'm Greenville, that Shaver
was actuated by feeling of envy, jeal-
ousy, enmity, hatred, spite, prejudice or
some other unheavenly feeling towards
Met Gown or Wickliffe, or both, and he
did this to satisfy the revengeful feel
ing predominating in his " Sinbad''
breast. ~ t
He may have had some just cause OF
ill-feeling toward them, and for the
sake of being as liberal towards him as
possible, we will admit, or take it fol
granted, that he had. But We prefer
his wreaking vengeance upon those he
dislikes at his own expense. He ought
E not to impose upon US and drag us into
the matter and damage our business
: thereby, and We will not be made the
tool of to do any mans filthy work
S without a vigorous protest. We will
Z not suffer the readers of the HERALI
! to be imposed upon without fully ex'
posing any infamous scamp who under
: takes it. Already the base-born fabrica
: ton has been copied into one daily, ant
! will be copied into numerous papers al
/ over the country, and thousands who SET
: the lie will never see the correction, and
A hence Mr.. ,McCown stands before th,
world as guilty of the most heinou'