The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-27

dence Of Captain Hatfield. they cam
across Q woman in the road, with bucket
who was standing picket, and who i'm
medlately gave the alarm. The capturin
party continued their journey for O feI
rods, and when turning . point in th
road were fred upon by squad Of eigh
from the Hatfield gang. Bud Mccoy wa
shot through the shoulder and dangerous
ly wounded. The Kentucky party i'm
mediately returned the FIRE, and vii
Dempsey, Of the Hatfield gang, fell to thI
ground, shot through the bowels. Atthi
juncture the Hsthelds retreated.
The HRt6elds threaten to retaliate BY
burning and pillaging PikeVille and all thl
residences within their reach. They Ar
well organized and well armed.
The Hathelds are well to do people II
the way Of money matters. Previous Il
the Mccoy trouble they were in the mali
law.abiding. The McCoys are good, ,repu
table people, and the he9Itiest sympathy
is felt for them. The peot Ne Of Pike county
desire to defend themselves, and thipl
they can do this II the Governor will al
low them the arms and munitions OF war
The thirty avengers who are OF present
camping in Logan county, West Va, are
acting on their own responsibility ant
have no connection with the authorities
beyond mutual sympathy.
A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT.
A Charleston wv. Va) dispatch gives 4
somewhat different history Of the affair
as detailed by reliable and leading CIti'
zen Of Logan county. The report says:
J.B. Floyd, Of this city, who has beer
a resident Of Logan county and is we'll &C.
quainted with the facts, gives the follow.
ing history OF the Ha!6sld-McOoy i'm.
brogllo which has led to thereCsnt murdera
in Logan county, W. Va:
The accounts published in the papers oil
this Slate make the HRtfelds outlaws and
murderere. Now, have known all ei
the Hstfslds for fifteen or twenty years,
and lived within eighteen miles Of them
the greater part Of that time, and never
regarded them in the light Of criminals OF
desperadoes, and they are not 80 regarded
by the people Of Logan county. On the
contrary, some OF these Hatfislds are re-
garded as being Of the very best and law
abiding citizens Of that county.
WHAT STARTED THE TROUBLE.
The trouble which has brought abouI
the present state Of affairs in Logan coun'
ty, West Virginia, and Pike county, Ken
tucky, began during the war Of secession
When the war ceased the differences be.
tween tho Hatfelds and MCCoys seemed
also to have practically come TO an end
but in 1882 Ellisen Hatfield went from hil
home In West Virginia, across Tug river
into Kentucky, only few miles from his
home, to an election over there, aud dur
ing that day three OF the MCCoys deliber'
ately laid their plans to assassinate Hat
field, and they carried them out by cut.
ting and shooting him to pieces. Before
the McCoys could get out Of the reach they
were themselves killed by some OF the re.
lations of Hatfield. This having taken
place in Kentucky the Hatfelds and sew
ersl other citizens were indicted in Pike
county, Kentucky, for the killing OF the
McCoys.
After the indictments were made no
further steps were taken in the matter by
the Kentucky authorities, and the matter
rested for five years, because the authori'
ties OF Pike county regarded the McCoya
ss the sggressors, and they knew that the
McCoys were just about as bad as men get
to be.
KENTUCKY JAILoR REbpENs THE FIGHT.
Every one thought the trouble was
over; but a few months ago man named
P. A. Cline, a lawyer, and am told the
jailer OF Pike county, concluded that he
would stir up the thing again and make
some money out Of it, knowing that the
Hstfelds owned some good property In
Logan county, West Virginia. He there
fore looked up the old indictments and by
Interpretations induced the Governor
OF Kentucky to offer reward OF 81, 700 for
the capture OF the Hstfields and to grant
reputation for them.
This done, he let the Hatields know OF
the fact, and at the same time intimated
that II he could get some $500 or $500 he
would have the proceedings put an end to.
Well, he agreed to take 1925, and the
money was placed in the hands Of A. ].
Auxier, q prominent lawyer at Pike
Court House, for Cline, when he had full
filled his agreement.
Cline made pretense Of having the re-
ward and requisition recalled, but in the
meantime his co.Workers, John Kite, who
is one oil the most notorious murderers in
West Virginia or Kentucky, and Frank
Phillips have been making desperate
efforts to get hold Of the HRthelds 80 as to
secure the reward.
INDIGNANT CITIZENS.
They also succeeded ip interesting old
Randall Mccoy in the enterprise, and
worked him up to the pitch Of exActinO
vengeance for the death Of the boys in
1882. The reinforced gang with volunteer
followers have been bullying everybody
along the border for the last two or three
months, the Hathelds meanwhile keeping
out OF the way 80 as to avoid trouble.
The result OF this marauding was the
burning OF McCoy's house and the killing
OF his son and daughter on the first o.
January, and an effort to kill old Randall
Mccoy himself. Everybody knew thai
Mccoy had been way-laying the house O.
the Hat6elds trying to kill them, ant
when this occurrence took place 1t was al
once placed to the credit Of the HatfieldS
by the men who were after them to bettel
enable them to capture the Hsthelds.
The circumstances surrounding the Hat
fields may have been sufficient to justify
them to try and kill Mccoy, yet they die
not, and knew nothing Of the matter, Al
can and has been shown beyond all quea
tIon. Tho people Of Logan county ar
alarmed andindignant, and the prospects
are that they will soon unite on some de
termined action in the matter.
THE coLoRED EXODUS.
Tho Negroes Of the sOath Going to Soutl
Amsrica-Statement by Col. Jones.
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