St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
The Fpench-Eversole Fued in
Kentucky Results in Whole
sale Slaughter.
Four More Men Concerned in
1t Killed Near Cumber-
land Gap.
French Adopts the Method OF
Numbering the Witnesses
Against Him.
shooting ike" Combs Shot
on Sight by a Hostile
Neighbor.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. 22.-lnfor-
nation has Just reached here that 1ouf
more men concerned in the noted
French-Eversole feud have been killed
in the mountain region north OF Cum
berland Gap. With the killing OF
Joseph C. Eversole. the leader of one
faction, together with Martin COMBS
leading edherent, Oh May
last. the French side obtained de-
cided advantage. When Judge Lilly,
early in November, opened court at
Hazard TO hear the murder cases IN
yolyed in the fcud, he summoned ana
received company of the Louisville
legion. of the state guard, to protect
him. The case against Frank French,
the leader, was continued and the others
went on a change Of venue TO be tired on
Dec. 3, at Hindman, Knott county, ana
the troops were recalled. Judge Lily
begged that they be sent win MN 10
Hindman. and when refused, he at flrsC
declined TO hold court, but hhaliy
Opened the session Dec. 10. AS
the prisoners were being taken
TO Hindman, the guard was
attacked by French, who had come out
with a band supplied with arms at his
store in Hindman. Repulsed by the
guard, French gave up his design OF
carving away the prisoners, and seems
determined to
MURDER THE WITNESSES
instead. On the afternoon OF Dec. 10,
lust after court was called 10 begin the
trials, there was a great cutlery and run
ming in the street. Three men were
seen in excited chase Of two fugltlveS.
AS they turned down a side lane, a
rattle of shots was heard and the TWO
in front fell. One of them rose
again. staggered few steps forward ana
fell upon heap of stones. Inc puf-
suerS ran round a back way, jumped on
their horses and came dashlng through
the crowd in the principal street, waving
their hats and shouting curses on tnelr
enemies. They were greeted win
yOley Of stones and num-
her of pistol shots, but escaped
unhurt. There was a short pursuit,
but if there had been an organized et-
fort to capture them it is not known:
They were recognized as Red Mule"
Smith and Louis and Lille Hayes, all of
the French faction. When the fallen
men were reached they were found to
be John and Andrew Sloan, brothers
and principal Witnesses against the
French side in the trials. John Sloan
was dead with eight buckshot through
his chest and a Winchester ball through
his brain. Andrew lay among the
stones, gasping. He had leg and arm
broken ana CHASTITY
HOLE THROUGH HIS LUNGS.
He lived till morning, and 1t was
learned by questions. and signs ihat
Smith and his companions had tried to
provoke a quarrel with himself and his
brother When they turned away,
their tormentors followed, and the
chase began, ending i'll their muir
der. Richard Vance and another
man whose name is not given,
both important witnesses against the
French side, have also been murdered
since The trials at Hazard, but no details
are known. What Judge Lilly did with
the cases is not known, as the report
comes by mail from neighbOring town.
1t is said that John Cobb, the sheriff of
Hindman, happened to be in range
of the shots fired by Smith and
the Hayes, and received flesh wound.
On Dec. Is, Isaac Combs, known as
shooting Ike" went to the home of
Hoop Davis, Il hostile neighbor in
Breathitt county. with threat of muir
der. When Combs came in sight, Davis
without word, shot him dead. Whether
they are involved i'll the feud Is not
stated.