Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
THREATENED WARM KENTUCKY.
\ Murderer and EEis Armed Friends
EciyiDE the iuthOrEties-A Curious
MINI nG Aitnira.

State OG Affairs.
LOUISVILLE, KY. December S.-The stan CORE
Spondent OF the CoUrier-J0uTrGl, who is investi-
eating the plague IN Eastern Kentucky, sent the
following last night regarding the war now in pro
gress In LetcheT county. Ky: hon. James h. Tins
ley, or B2rbJursvti.e aua Colonel Robert Boyd, OF
London, ~ urhing home from Hhitesbury, Leicher
county, where they had been in attendance on the
circuit count. gave Information OF a very warltke
STATE OF aiiails at NmtesOurg, the town being
Hi.ed Niil armed men and bloody fight being i'm
mneii. Judge finley, cJ Williamsburg, famous
mountain jgr,st, Is judge OF this circuit, and for
Two years past has dared 10 go 10 Mhiesbury 10
hold court, because of threat made by one OF the
most deperate men ~ tie county 10 Kill him II he
ever entered II. THIS man recently fell
VICTIM TO THR PREVAILING PLAGUE
and after As death Judge Finley again went 10
Letcher. AT this term II the TetCher county court
a man was 10 oe tried tor murder. The man was
out Un ball ana his iTlendS-an OF them being az
the same desperate stripe as the murierer-de-
termineu that he should not be punished. The
case was set Tor Wednesday, and on that DAY the
accused came marching tnforown carrying double
b3rreeG shotgun and belt .Ull of reyolvers fol-
lowed 10y score OF his friends armed TO the teeth.
These were almost Immediately followed by
another crowd II Tie same size, all carrying shot
guns auG pistols. The latter company was COM
posed OF friends OF the victim, Who encamped on a
bIdH OVERLOOKING ana commanding the town.
PEACE LOVING CITIzESs ORGANIZE
Meantime third band. composed OF citizens,
who Thought the law should be allowed 10 take It's
way and the peace oe preserved, 'even If they had
10 XIII every despersuo in the county 10 secure
that end" organized armed themselves and went
on duiS. 10 stay until after The court had ad-
1oGrned. The bands composed OF friends OF the
murdered man and of those of his murderer are
watching each other ciOSely-one to keep the othe.
IN town and the other 10 keep their foes out-whIle
The citizens band stands ready 70 attempt 10 clean
out the entire party when the trouble begins The
party composed OF the murderer and his friends
had been very riotOuS and drunken since their ar
rival ana several CORY engagements had been
played between some or rs members and outsid-
erS, and on Monday pitched battle was so imm-
nent that the guns OF the opposing squads were
prepared fOI light, but for the time affray was
avolieL IL Is my lnf0rm8nt's opinion that serious
trouble VIII occur before the close OF the session
today. Mhitesburg Is a remote spot, far from the
telegraph, ana news later than the above regard
Ing tue situation Is uuObJalnable
THE KILLING or WILLIAM HAIL.
Another Incident or this session OF the court was
the killing Of William Hall, one OF the most des-
perate characters IN this section, by two guards
from whom he tried TO escape. lie belonged TO one
OF the bands figuring in the above disgraceful af
fair and was arrested on charge OF grand Larceny
committed Ia Wise county, Va, just across the
mountains