Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-26
BORDER VENDETTA.
THE HATFIELD SIDE OF TIE LOGAN
COUNTY WAR.
The hcCOys Again the AggrsssOrs-A Letter from
the Seat Of frUubls-HOw Dempsey Was
Killsd-Ths Kentucky Gang
Was Resisting Arrest.



CHARLESTON, W. VA, January 25.-
To-day's mail brings more information
from Logan county concerning the trouble
growing out of the Hatfield Mccoy
trouble in Pike county, KY, and Logan
county, W. Va. Senator j. B. Floyd re-
ceived letter from Logan Court House
this evening. from his brother, which
fully explains the erroneous account of the
last fight between the Kentucky outlaws
and the West Virginia officers, which &C.
CURED Saturday last. 1t was not the
Hatfield gang, as the Enquirer of the oath
has il, who was concerned in the fight, but
a posse of men armed with the authority
of the law, through the Sheriff of Logan
county, who had made raid on the Ken
tucky gang, who were known aud charged
with the late murder of old man Vance GU
West Virginia soil. 1t must be remem-
bered thos. outlaws had
INVADED WEST VIRGINIA SOIL,
bent upon murder and destruction.
The writer Of the letter was member
of the posse of the Logan county officers,
and knows what he is writing about. The
letter is under date of January %, 1888
Governor Wilson has been in telegraphic
communication with Governor Buckner, of
Kentucky, and it is likely if some steps are
not taken by the Kentucky government to
prevent further invasion by the crowd from
Pike county, the Governor of this State
will deem it necessary to adopt some
means for the protection Of the people of
Logan county.
Mr., PLOYD's CORRESPONDENT SAYS:
1--WE are about to get into a war with
the Kentucky gang who killed James
Vance some days ago. Warrants are issued
tor the arrest Of some six of the gang who
committed the murder and were placed in
the hands OF Constable K Thompson to
be executed and he summoned guard Of
thirteen men to make the arrests. We
were over the mouth of Grapevine, in this
county, and there we were fired upon by
about thirty men with Winchester rifles.
We were in an open field and the balls just
hailed around US until we charged on them.
When the firing began Henry Thompson
and | were in front on our horses. We all
Jumped from our horses and returned the
fire with our Winchestsrs and the firing
kept up for about thirty minutes, when we
started for some trees about 175 yards
away.
At this time they fired another volley
aud killed one of our men, VIM. Dempsey,
shooting him three times. They were be-
hind fence oil the time and we could see
nothing but the heads of their gang.
BUD M'CoY WAS KILLED
and another man was wounded whose
name do not know. They all had Win
chester RIFLES and said they had started to
Logan c. H. TO take Elias Hatfield and
burn the town. Three Of their horses
were killed during the fight. You must
90 and see the Governor at once and have
q stop put 10 those desperadoes coming
over here and killing men aud robbinR
them after they are killed. The people OF
the o0Suty are going to hold a moss meet
ing here to-m1Trow, asking the Governor
to send men over TO PIT stop to this
thing If the State would furnish us q
hundred Winchesters and plenty of ammu-
milton Ye would not need the men. See
the Governor a. soon as you get this and
let us know what can be done. can tell
you that heard many Winchester ball
pass my head. 1t is almost a young war
over hero. People are laying out from
their homes on account of those Kentucky
desperadOes. See 10 THIS matter at once
and let me hear from you.
[Sigued W. P. FLOYD.