, 1881-06-12
CRIMINAL" NEWS,
A Gang Of Regulators Regu-
lated by the Outraged
Kentuckians..
The City Editor Of the Quincy
"Whig" Assaulted by
Prominent Man.
4 New Trial Granted q Con-
yictcd 1lurtIcresS i'll Ar
kansas.
ssREGULATt)IsSn IN JAIL.

Spsciai 10 Cincinnati C"m'neFcMt'
LES1SGroS, Ky, June l0.-Thc express
train from N[aysviIle this morning hao OH
board an interesting crowd OF passengers
who, from the f;lct that four OF tfleth Wefe
heavily ir0ncd and lluldcuifed tosether,
attracted IL crowd Of curious sisllt-sAEs ~
every station where tile train came 10 il STOP
The prisoners. as such tlloy proved 10 pe,
were in charge Of John j. Coontz. Sheriff. Of
Boyd County, aud two deputies. Messrs.
Peter GiIkerson aud J. y. Fenny. The men
i'll irons were charged with being cohltectcu
with IL balAt uf Regulators. anu were Al!to:1
Doyd, sentenced to one year; johnson Alar-
shall, one year; John Goodman, one year; :;
and J:llues jones' six months. From olleillf
Cuulltz learned tile particulars OF tnelr
crimes AMI Il general outline history u ttlo
Regulators proceedings i'll the eastern coun-
ties uf the State.
Boyd County, Of which Catlettsburs is the
county seat, Is situated i'll the northeast cor
her Of the State, and abullndS Ill rlch ores
that feed several large tul naccs alu an'l! y;
rectly surrounding Boyd County are the
Counties OF Lawrence, Grcc1lnp, AMI Carter.
In the latter the celebrated Underwood var
originated, and continued with unaoatcd
with bullets and laid low in the dust. In
and furious. The same order of things pre-
vailed III Lawrence, but i'll Eoyd the effects
Of civilization had softened down thu mount
longer cared to indulge in feuds which
could but end in death aud eXterliiln,,
alton, and rcsorted TO all occasional
dalcc-room fight -or barroom. melee to give
vent to their Inurtlerous passions; But true
to the atlage that there arc black sheep IN
every tlnck, there were yet IN Koyd rev
men whose souls were tainted "ttn u: iHe
bloody excitement Of former days. VI tnIs
class the four Inch who to-day we're Ill
carcerated in the l'elltentlaEy were @ {he pi fsnS
leaders. On the 18th OF last March 6oyu,
Marshall, and Goodman conceived an luea
that William Deal, who ral1 Il grocery AMI
general country store at Princes Furnace
was altogether too oppressive III ms PRICES
for the necesSaries and lllxuries OF life MS
figures on flour, sugar, bacon; and CALICO
were placed at srch hight that le1t !lle
n0unt;!netr but IL small margin With which
to purchase that other ingredient Of happiness
--,lluonshinc whisky. Deal pleaded thai ne
and suggested that his customers cnrtail
their whisky accounts; but such all insin!it-
ton was considered reasonable, and the
gang forthwith took Deal to the woods ann
dealt him {. sound thrAsllny with raw
hide. after warning him to leave the country
and prevent Il repetition of tile dose. James
Jones, the man sentenced Tor SIN nouns,
jolneu i'll Il raid upon the house OF frel
Diedrch, in search Of u schoolmaster named
Hale. 4 report had gained credcnce, tnas "a
Hale had been intimate with some OF his TO-
male pupils, but it was proven untrue, ule
Court exercising some clemency IN Jones
case for the reason that he WIS lIlsled by a
companion who youched tor the truth OF the
The officials Of Boyd County, led by Judge
Brown, Il gentleman Of great force OF CHAR,
ncter, determined that their county should
be saved from the reputation OF those sur