The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-10
TIE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAINS.
L Kentucky Outlaw and His Uupurishcd
"rFa Crimes, E3gAJE1S

TTFI z Crimes. 3E41H7S
LOUISVILLE, KY, October9.- morn.
ing while a number OF mountaincers were
standing about the United Stntes court
room, waiting to be called as witnesses in
the -moonshining t!is,ilIery cases, au Of
ficer stepped up and laying his hand upon
the shoulder of a roughly dressed young
fellow said, "You are wanted for murder"
The young mans name is Lincoln Banks
and he Is now in jail. He lives in Letcher
county, one of the widest OF the mountain
counties Of Eastern Kentucky. Although
but 90 years old he is one OF the most dar-
ing and reckless men in that section Of the
country. His personal bravery, his fear
lessness of any kind OF danger, his
coolness, and the accuracy OF his aim
with any kind OF tirearm have made him
the terror oithe mountains. One instance
of his free and easy manners is enough to
show his character. He had some trouble
with young man named By1nan and
swore that he would kill him. One night
4 party was given to which ,Byman took
a young lady. While the fun was ut its
height the door was suddenly flung open
and Banks walked in. He had 4 cooked
pistol in his hand. Without removing
his hat he asked in 4 laundering voice ii
that at----------scoundrel was present. There
was no answer for moment, and then
Bymnn sprang into the middle Of the floor,
which had by this time become deserted,
and taking quick aim fired at his enemy.
The shot was close one, making bloody
line across Banks temple. Six shots ioi-
lowed in rapid succession. When the
smoke cleared away Byman was found
dangerously wounded, and the sound OF
the hoofs OF a flying horse told that Banks
was M king his escape.
Some weeks ago Banks got into 4 dis
pute with young man named Coon
Moore. Moore was quiet, well behaved
fellow, who intcrierred with nobody, and
was more than ordinarily peaceful. No one
seems to know what caused the quarrel.
One day Banks gathered gang about
him and marched them up the mountain
to where Moore lived in Il lonely little
cabin. On the way there he stopped Mt Il
wild mountain glen. Great black cliffs
rose up on every side Turning to the
crowd OF rough half drunken men around
him, Banks said: "That's where I'm 90
ing to kill Coon Moore" 4 messenger
was sent up to Moore's house, while the
party waited Tor hin, in the glen. A ruse
was used to get him to.come, and when
his unsuspecting victim appeared in sight
Banks carefully concealed himself and his
friends5t Suddenly he sprang out from be-
hind Il rock, mud @leyeling his pistol a.
Moore, fired. 1t needed only one shot
from such man, and Moore lay dead with
Il bullet through his heart. The people
seem to have been afraid to make any at
tempt to punish the young murderer, so
awed were they by the terror OF his name,
and nothing was done until he reached
this city. He will be taken back to the
mountains, and will doubtless be tried and
acquitted. A moonshiner who gave the
above facts casually mentioned three or
four other murders that have been COM
mitted in Letcher county in the last
month, none OF which have been reported
through the press, and not one OF which
has been punished. &, gls