Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-31
Their Presence on the Border Not Necessary
The Militia Respond Calamity to
the Call Of the State Romantic
Story Of the Trouble.

their friends like pickpOckets, made mis-
statements concerning Governor Wilson's
official action, saying he had refused to
issue requisitions for West VIrginianS,
which is false. He said the Hatfields had
committed all the murders, and were the
and that DempsY, who was
murdered, was member of the Hatfield
gang, when in fact he was an officer and in
the discharge of his duty when Frank
Phillips and his gang brutally murdered
him. Many other equally false and malic-
ious statements were made by the cores
poudent above referred to, in fact, the
whole article was tissue of falsehOods and
GOVERNORS CORRESPONDENCE.
On the Goth of January, Governor Will
sou wrote Governor Buckner as follows:
81 have sent a reliable agent to Logan
county to ascertain and report the whole
facts OF the matter. Ifyour excellency
will pursue that course, will it not enable
us to adopt similar measures for the sup
preston of the lawlessneSs on both sides of
the line -
To-day Governor Wilson received the
following message from the Governor OF
Kentucky, which explains itself;
FRANKFORT, KY, January ~.
10 lis ErcsIlency, GorerTor WjlSon:
Adiutant General Hill is en- route to
Pike county. lie is instructed to confer
with your agent in Logan county. Please
give corresponding instructions to your
agent with view of repressing disorders,
and yuieting public excitement on both
sides Of river. s. Il. BUCKNER,
Governor OF Kentucky.
WILSON'S REPLY.
To which Governor Wilson responded as
follows:
CHARLESTON, January 50, 1883.
''To HIS ErceRcncy S. B. BUckRer, Frankfort
~:
sent sn agent on the 23d inst, and ex-
pect him here tonight. A mass meeting
of Logan county has by resolutions, asked
that Your Excellency send troops TO the
border, aud that | do likewise. / have
ordered q detachment of seventy men 10
Logan county, 10 assist the civil authori-
ties. They will report here tomorrow
night, but cannot reach the southern side
of Logan before the 3rd prox. May re-
quest that Your Excellency send like
number of troops to the scene Of the
viii communicate by mail i'm
mediately. f. W. WILSON,
GorerWor West Virginia.
In the afternoon Governor Wilson re-
ceiyed a telegram from Warrington, ten
dering the services Of the Camden Guards
and Clements Guards, of Marion county.
Their services were not needed.
CAPTAIN MAHoN's REPORT.
Late this afternoon, Captain VIM. Mahon
Of this city, who was dispatched to Logan
county on the 23d inst. to investigate and
report the facts and evidence, so far as
obtaiuable, concerning the border warfare,
and the real situation in Logan on the
border, and report Immediately, appeared
at the Governors office, and
placed in his hands letters and statements
from prominent citizens. He also made
a verbal statement to the effect that the
Frank Phillips and Mccoy gang had dis
banded since they had investigated the re-
cent trouble and found they had killed an
officer; that they were, as the REGISTER
says, 40 strong, encamped along the river |
1t seemed that no assemblsge Of persons
could he found on the Kentucky side, eN-
cept about twenty men, who were away
back on Peters creek, and likely to get
away from the operations OF the law. Ihe
Hattields had disbanded and moved on and |
along the border was very quiet, |
and the innocent and law-abidiDg people |
hoped that the law would take its course. |
The sentiment was unanimous that the
HATFIELDs HAD BEEN wRONGED,
and Captain Mshon said he wished as many |
people would give him as excellent repu-
tatiOu when he got into trouble as the
people of Logan had given the elder hat
fields, Elias and others. As an indication
Of the latest feeling on the subject in Lo-
gan among the best citizens, l was offered
one of the letters brought to Governor
Wilson by his agent to-day, who Is prom
lnent and influential man Of Logan.
LOGAN C. H, w. Va, January 2S.
To HIS EreeReney E. W. wilson, Governor
Of West FirgiRid:
DEAR SIR:-I have Just had an inter
view with your agent in reference to the
Mccoy Hatfield troubles know You are
thoroughly posted as to the history and
facts connected with this matter, 90 will
say nothing further in reference to the
iacts on either side, but will give you what
regard as the views Of the good,
!aT-sbiding citizens of this county.
The people here believe that both
the McCoys and Hatfelds have
COMMITTED ArTROCIoUs OFFENCEs,
IN the war of retaliation, which has been
waged for some time between these two
iAmilies and that the only way the feud