Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-24
A TERRIBLE FEUD
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LEBANON, Va, January 20, 1855.
am Just from the county Of Buchanan
and have seen and talscd 10 a number OF
people who hive near The place where the
row between The Hntields md NcCoys
took place, and the facts about the rowsrc
as follows Hatfield, with bis crowd
went over to NcCoy's, aud they got all
around the house aud then set the house
on fire and begun to halloo fire When
the McCoys walked mp the house was in
flames. Old man Mccoy. told bis son
that it was the Hstfitlds and adj
viscd him TO run out OF the front
door and get behind tie crib.
The old man said he would 60 out at the
back door and go 10 the stable and fire
on the Hatiields from both points that
perhaps they might run them from the
house. The old man made his escape,
but the young man was shot and killed,
and as the boy fell Mrs. Mccoy at
tempted to make her escape and was
shot Captain Hatfield just at this time
sdw the old man running from the back
of the house. and started through The
house after him. When he entered the
door Miss Mccoy threw her arms around
his neck and began to beg him not to
shoot her father, and Hatfield said TO
her. ado you know me?" and she
said, "I do" He said TO her, What's
my name?" and she said, Captain
Hatfield" He replied "D-n you You
will never know any one else He then
put his pistol against her breast and shot
her dead on the spot. There were two
little children in the house, and Captain
Hatfield took both OF them In his arms
and then took some covers off tue bed
and carried the children to a barn near
by and put them in 1t and covered them
upWith the covers he got from the house.
The children were the next day found,
and had not been hurt Mr.. Mccoy got
a crowd of his neighhors and went after
the Hatfield crowd. They caught them
in a strip Of woods near Vance Hatfeld's
house, where regular battle took place.
Three Of haiheld's crowd were killed
one OF the flatdelds. man named
Vance. and one named Chambers. The
civil officers caught two Of the Hatfield
crowd-Cap;ain Hatfield and Thomas
Chambers. Captain Hatfield had his
hand shot off Chambers anu Hatfield
are now in JAZZ in Pike county, KY, and
il is rumored that the Hatfield gang wit
90 down and take them ont before the
trial. He has % band of lJl men.
Near the Kentucky line, 10 Buchanan
county. Va. a lot of outlaws have banded
Themselves tosethcrIn the las; week. and
ARE now going AROUND at night making
men do whatever they want them to do |
by telling them If they refuse they will
Kill them. a few nights ago they went !
TO q mans house by the name of kov and /
carried with them large bundle Of /
vithes The crowd called 10y 10 the /
door and told him that Captain Hatfield /
expected to have come there that night /
and kill HIM aud his FAM. y, but that they I
got him to let them come and get hiu TO /
leave the county. And they told him /
they would give bin thirty days to leave 1
the county, and if he Was not gone IN /
that time they would kill him, if Captain
Hatfield did not kill him sooner. This
band goes by the name OF the dead .
Letter Crowd" 10 has Just been organ
lied, and has done nothing but make
threats so far.
The trial of Mark Blankingship for the
murder OF his wife will begin this morn
ing at Grundy, Va His wife was sick
in bed and he would Lot make her a fire
or give her anything TO eat. Don.