Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-17
OIJ LANRY.
The Storl Of the Border War in
Logan County.
HATFIELDS DECLARED INNOCENT,
l~ .r..r~.a- Interview With Hon. John
B. FLOYD.
HISTORY OF The WHOLE CASE.
The Ksr,o.av Gaay Sud to 10 the Asgres-
an The Trouble STIRRED Up for A'r-
anar N8.ges-The Hat.e.is limo
.u. aw-Ao.Ing People.
gATFIELDS DECLARED INNOCENT,
HISTORY OF The WHOLE CASE.

tHNEr E-lDN. W. y A., January 10.
state Senator John Z. Floyd, OF Logan
county, WAS interviewed to-day in regard
20 the MrCoy-IIatueld vendetta that ha-
been ramug between members ct rival
gang- living in Logan county, W. Va, AMI
rls, county, Ky. Mr. Floyd lives within
ID lew miles OF the Hatfield settlement AMI
Isl intimately acquainted with the history
orthe difficulty from it, origin up to tho
ps,.yut time.
A.. r.-paase to your correspondents IN
uu.r,y~ Mr. Floyd said:
Yes. SAW that report in the EE,'I~rEE
,aI I..Hrn. about the kilhngo of James
l4nr. auG some OF the Ht,neIds over in
Loan county. also saw the report OF
Tie killing ol some ot the MrCoys and the
burn.ug oG NrCvy's house ON the arst OF
JANUARY published ia the E.ln.ra which
Wa, charged to the UaticIds
Both OF these accounts make the Hat
fields appear To be outlaws aud murderers.
NoH since you have MENTIONED this want
To- tell you that hlvo known all Of the
UaUelds tor nt,yrn OF ,.yruty years. and
lived wjthu eighteen miles ot them the
greater pl,t ot that time. and never re.
yarIed tu-u in ;ho Hight OF criminals OF
desperlIo,s. and they are not SO regarded
by the people cot Logan county Oa the
contrary ~o,gn n. these. lll.drlds :rr rr-
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S''.'. '.' ''''- We '.'' '''-
ahtd.nE e.i,.-As oI lh'l county '"H '"''
are.
"Tb. history of the trouble which has
bro1sbt about the present state uf uu.ur
IN Logan county, W. VA, and Pike county,
Hy began during the war oi secession.
Howev,r. when the war ceased the diuer-
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-er..''H "''' I'd '''' P.''.'''.'l '"..', '' ''''
eUL Eut iu I--' I.1'T"h lIa'hr.b went
from his home .n VT Virginia across Tug
r..,,...i.. .,1..., ,r.r ,,.r... from.
u'. ' '.''..' ID .'.' ''', .'.'
Ing tGIt day three ul the NrOnF~ d,uueT-
ately laid their plans
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sut they rtrr'r.' ih'i" od' oF cutting '".'
shooting him % piere- Before the Mccoy
rorIf vet ont o.. reach they were them.
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hUur."' '"'@ NAV ''''- '''>''' i''''.
tUrht the Hati'ldS ant aSTrai many oine'
citizens of Lnaau eGgutv were indicted IN
.,.,. ..,.,,. A.. fr tba KILLING 81 the
INV ,.
MCSoys Ia" "'' D"
year OF the killing. After the iu.u''men'-
were. made mo- further steps wrr. taken in
,t,.,u,,,,.r hy the Kentucky authorities.
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was because the ""'""'''''' "' 3 me ''''''y
evidently regarded tar Nrt"y7 'r lhe az
grs-+ur,. amt iuy knew ih'i tue AI'''t
were Just about as bad as men ct to De-.
Every one Thought the trouble WAS over
with. But a lew mouths a"o man by
the uAu- Of T.. 4. Cline, who Is 20 lawyer,
and wr4 B. also, ! am told, the luiur OK
Pike county, concluded that ne would stir
mp iue thing again &ui make some money
out ut it, knowing that the lilttrihS own
pd SOME good property IN Logan county,
W. |a - Cline got copies oi th" old III
dictarGts 10 which ] referred awhile ago,
and Ven, oser to Frankfort, by, about
thrgr months a2", aud made, U"h an" the
Governor "' h'u'"'Ny "u's '-""' "''''
N'u" %, ''ps'Il" ,I IT,rII, II'g' IA ~ onS smra.aJ.I
,''.,, .,' r, o.,csrrnr n oItr reward of
~ w. So ..r ,I,. lT,,i.I.i. ami Grant q reYui-
- t.- ,L.,, This done n, I,t the
49,. ~, r.,.,,. M, tbs r,,t I,,, sp,p,. of his
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~ '"" ''T" VIC ''''.'7
and at the s.fna time intimated that il ne
could g,., some four ur hve thousand dol
liars he would have the proceedings put 10
am end. Well. h,ugeri 10 take $!25. and
the money Was placed in the hands of A.
I Au,r.r "a prnminrpt LAWYER of Pike G.
a. .,r dim. orrordinp TO his agreement.
and Cr,.,. made q prcreuse of irving to
5,r,. rr.. rry.s,,; and r,ruiSition recalled,