The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-03
THE DEAD T0LLIEERS.
The Great Kentucky Vendetta
Described.
MURDER, OUTRAGE AND ARSON

'Aip ~ -hpfcHeIut hN., NUlCn mas DeCn SO
prominently before the public during the last
three years because of the bloodshed and reign
OF terror in Rowan county and her capital A
great change has come over Morehcad, and
now, instead of the crack of tho death-dealing
Winchester, can be heard the hum of indus
try and the scenes of peace. 1t was six
months ago yesterday when Craig Tollivcr
and three his men were slain by the law
and order men of Rowan county,
ana today Morehead is not
like the same place. Confidence
has been restored and the population of the
place has increased until there is not a vacant
house in the town. One gentleman remarked:
II am confident there are ut least one hundred
more people here now than there was two
months ago" The number of inhabitants is
now nearly five hundred, fully two hundred
moro than were i'll Morehead the first of last
June. Business of all kinds is good some few
houses have been built, and moro viii be erect
ed next spring; large and commodious public
school house the first ever i'll Morehead-is
beng erected; nice union church
has been built by the PreSbyterians Christians
and MethodistS; services are held every Sum
day, as is also Sunday school, tiourshing
private school is being conducted by Elder
Button, of Midway, and the entire people
seem alive to progress and the tunes. The
first newspaper ever published i'll Rowan
county made its appearance i'll Morehead last
Wednesday. 1t is the Highland Blade, and is
edited by John Tom Hazelrgg who is a spicy
writer and is not afraid to write what he
thinks. This paper is published in the old
John Keeton store-room. Kecton, it will be
remembered, figured largely in the Tolliyer-
Martin fcud.
The people are mostly of that class found in
the mountains of eastern Kentucky, and
are Industrious, frugal and, when sober, peace
ful. They are engaged principally in the lum-
Der industry, and gathering and shipping tan
bark. Largo quantities of slaves are also
shipped from Morehead Since it has become
safe TO live III the town, the prices of real es-
tate have almost trebled. Last spring one
could scarcely give a house and lot away in
Morehead; now they are all occupied, and few
offered Tor sale. AS an instance of how rapid
ly real estate has advanced, it can be men,
toned that Taylor Young offered to take $500
for house and lot last spring, but found no
buyers at that low price. few weeks ago
he sold the same property for $1,000.
1t is q local option town, but
Craig Tolliver's widow continues to keep
aloon i'll the American house, of which she
is proprietor. There seems to have been no
effort made to punish her for violating the
law. Ii is her intention to go back to Ohio
about the first of next May, as her lease on
the property she now occupies expires then.
Her two boys have been sent to Ohio. 1t will
be remembered that her oldest boy while tar
get shooting some time ago shot little boy
named Walters iii the head. The boy did not
die and is living with his parents, who moved
to olive Hill, Ky. lie is going to school but
is making slow progress, as his brain seems to
be affected owing to the ball fired by young
TollivCr.
Those who took part in the fight against
Tollivcr and his gang, on June 22d, do not APP
pear to gloat over their victory III the least and
treat Tolivers friends and sympathzers with
the utmost consideration. In fact, there seems
to be little desire, on the part of any body, to
renew the feud which has, in three short
years, been the cause of twenty men losing
their lives.
The widow of Bud Tolivcr has made some
threats against Boone Logan, it is true, but
that young man doesn't seem to care much for
them. Tho "fghting' Tolivers all live in
Elliott county, but occasionally come
behave themselves and do not try to run the
town as they formerly did. Last week, how
ever, they made bad break. John Friely,
young man who assisted Boone Logan i'll the
memorable fight, and who had in his posses
sion one of the Winchester rifles furnished for
that occasion by Logan. was working near
William COoperS store, on Christy creek. He
hid tho rifle in Coopcr's store, and some of
Tolliver's friends hearing of it told Cal Toih-
YER where the gun was. tal, II. Il. Waddmg
ton and Boone Day went to the store the first
of last week and demanded the gun of Cooper
The latter protested against giving
up the gun, but was III forced
to to DO So C9I sent word to
get it. This little incident has served to mako
several of Logans men express II desire TO go
up TO Elliott county and Wipe out the Tolivcr
breed, but Boone Logan, who seems to be ever
cool and clear headed tells them to make no
trouble over the gun, and CounscG peace.
The county officials OF Rowan appear to be
trying to do their duty in all cases, and SO far
as could be learned, they are giving satiSiaC-
ton. James Stewart is county Judge, George
Johnston county clerk. Warren Anderson