The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-26
mot BRAVE, BUT EDWARDS. ,
Horrors of the Hatfield, McC0y
FeudS.

FeudS.
LOUISVILLE. KY, February u, 1883 -
The West Virginia prisoners are anxior g
to have as early trial as possible, and
it is likely that their case will be heard
next Monday, though set for the Sstur-
day following. Valentine Hatfield.
brother of Anderson Hatfield, is the eld-
est, and is said to be one of the worst of
the lot. He protests his innocence.
OLD M'coY's THRILLING STORY.
Randolph Mccoy is the father of the
three boys who were killed. He is in
the city, having come down with the
prisoners, and appears much broken up
BY his troubles. 1t will be remem oered
that another son and his daughter were
killed by the Hatfelds, and his wife
was fatally wounded. The story of this
last tragedy he tells as follows:
"On last New Years night, gang of
about fifteen came to my house, and ,
knocking al the door, demanded ad-
mittance. There was IS one IN the
room but myself, my wife and my ute
grandson. l refused to let them IN.
Then they drew off and fired at the out.
size of the house. The shutters were
rlddled, but we crouched on the floor,
and none of the bullets struck us. Ny
son, Calvin, was IN tina rear of the
house, and they were after him to kill
him. We had no weapons to defend
ourselves, anu were almost at their
mercy.
THE DAUGHTER SHOT GOWN.
Finding that they could no. shoot
US, they decided to set the .,ouse on FIRE
One of them went % my daughters
house near by. and told her if she did
not give I'm soma matches, he would
iii her. Alfnra. that was her name,
told him she had none. Then the crowd
fred into the house. Becoming fright
ened. she opened the door and ran in
the direction of my house. When she
was almost half way to the house, thcy
wounded. Then they found some
matches in her house, ard built fire
against the window. We remained in
the house until we saw that we would
, be burned to death if We stayed any
longer. I called my so1. ant We de-
: cided to open the door. aid Try to reach
the shelter of the woods near by.
} THE son KILLED.
"Calyin ran out first, and in a mo.
ment was shot down. He was killed
: instantly. Then I ran out, followed by
nv wife and little grandson. They
shet at US, but we got away uhhur',
, All night long. we remained ia the
, woods. The Hatfield MOB stood Around
,, the house until 1t was burned to sht
: ground. and then left. When my wife
and I reached our daughter s side, she
q was still alive, but diving. Almost will
. her last breath, she told US that Hent
Chambers and Cap Hatfield wer,
among those who shot her.
When told that the men in Jail her
3 strenuousIy denied having any connec
tion with the murder of his son, McCo.
r replied:
d VALENTINE HATFIELD THE LEADER.
"That's always the case. Wheneve
q man is arrested it is always someboG
n else who committed the crime. u
l, Valentine Hatfield claims 'enat he ha
o nothing to do with l., when the lyin
'r old scoundrel Is we'll known to hav
heen the leader of the Hatfield gang
Ii NJ course. I am not personally posted
IS Int il ia generally reported, and ther
l. arc witnesses to prove that Yalentin
r Gotfeld organized the band that in
lie 1odad Kentucky and swore all the men
s. hers under an oath to avenge the dea;.
ct of Ellis Hatfield"
II "The prisoners claim that they Wer
re not present when your sons were sno
OF Can this be proved" -.
l "As to that I can't positively say
e The shooting was done at night, ana,
r. course, it would be Impossible Tor me
c. sev lust who were in the band. But a
a who assisted in the capture OF my sol
to were most probably there. Inc ma
- fields and all their friends are MOI pray
1t men, but towards, as yoC can see ,rol
i'll their faces. Everything that tney ma,
90 ;n 1oroe bands. so that they could d
to noiv overcome any opposition, but ali
/ conceal their identity. We can pro-
10 tbat All the men arrested were presel
I'D rhen NV sons were captured, ana I'd
tn Valentine Hatfield swore then, befo
of all under an oath, to kill the McCoys
re- NOT IN DANGER FROM A MOB.
as "Was there ever any danger Oh
will mob?"
ow az think not; never heard sucl
oil thing suggested even. They inten0
70 give the men trial. It is true,
Sentiment against the Hatfield crowe
.;od vsrv strong, especially since they ca
'ieu hack. burned my house. and killed
wife son and daughter. The people, thou
into did not feel so strongly against tn
lam that they wanted to kill them oy
i oreanized mob. The Hatfieids
.'''' thar attorneys circulated this in or
ont 70 create sympathy for the murder'
no Since INV house YVES burned: even
; Of Attorneys, Mr. Auxier and others;
are so outraged that they lave done IL
heir or nothing for the men who were G
,der tured."
ave VAL. HATFIELD HAS FIVE WIVES.
ID County Attorney J. Lee Ferguson
man Pike County, says that Valentine q
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