Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-01


First. Henry Berry Lowry and his gang of
Indlo-mulattoes dominated a county in
North Carolina for year, but were finally
organized as the ''Iatan Indians and paci-
fed Then came the long SuttonTaylor
feud in Southwestern Texas, in which nearly
100 men were killed or wounded.
The once noted kemper county feud, in
Mississippi, began with quarrel in bank
ruptcy case, but when six or eight had been
killed on each side it ran into politics.
Bob Dabbs and John Gully were then assas-
sinated by negro, whereupon their friends
rose and killed Gilmer, Mcclellan and Judge
Chisholm the latter's son being killed and
his daughter mortally wounded by chance
shots. And during all these years there have
been occasional feuds in the mountain coun-
ties of Kentucky and West Virginia.
The late troubles need not be detailed-the
genesis of all is the same. The south, east OF
the Mississippi, is in three grand divisions:
The central core Of mountain and plateau,
the rich piedmont region, through which the
streams flow from the central core. and the
bayou, or 'swampn-the low land on the gulf,
or coast, and on the Mississippi. The bayou
tract appears destined for the home Of the
negroes, as they are fast concentrating there.
In the piedmont region and level highlands
dwell the moral and peaceful, cultured and
intelligent WITHSTAND they have no feuds.
In the mountains are the regions, as Edwin
Pollard says. "of rocks, fist fights and ignor-
ance." And there the feud is indigenous. \
large proportion of the original settlers were
sudden e1ileS from the lowland country, and
settled differences fist and skull, and their
descendants do the SAME. or use the revolver
and rife or shotgun.
Harlan is the most mountainous county IN
Kentucky. The head streams Of the Cum
berland wind in every direction among the
hills and interosculate In such intricate loops
that a residence Of ears Is needed TO ia
rniliarize one even with the most public roads.
On every road there is natural ambush
every mile, and defles defensible by one
against dozen. "If the people were unit, "
says the sheriff. ''all the militia in Ken
lucky could not force their way to the county
seat
But the people are Just now badly divided.
About six years ago Bob Turner and Wicks
Howard quarreled over game Of cards and
exchanged the usual threats. They met soon
after on the road and the shooting began.
Towards arm was shattered and Bob Turner
was killed The feud was then inaugurated,
and wherever a Howard met a Turner pow
der was burned, if they were a-med-n not,
there was fist fight.
At length VIII Turner was shot dead by 4
concealed assassin, and Bony Turner shot ct
wills Howard, who WAS thought 10 De the as
sassin- A few night later Howard and
bis cousin, Jennings. attacked Bony Tur-
ner's house, but by mischsnce killed his guest,
Alexander Bailey. So the Baiieys now joined
the Turner'S, and the next man killed was the
uncle Of Alexander, William Bailey. The 50
called whisky war; wss soon raging, and a.
the Towards were notorious ''noonshiners, y
the law was now on the side OK ths Turner'S,
and they made the NOS. OF ii.
Judge Wilson Lewis organized 4 law and
order league, and thi> in due time drew 70
his support all the Turner party and made
him en- object OF hatred TO 81 the Towards
Thereafter the war assumed more regular
features, but there were sal so-.e horrible
assaSsinatioas On both SIDES The Towards
lost ground. but rallied, whipped the Lewis
posse in q pitched battle sid killed three Of
them. then attacked and scattered the law
and order" men near sne county sat, and
Tor few days actually bad that place as q
garrison, p:ckesinz Ell the roads Tie final
battle took place few days Sroe- Victory
for the Lewis faction, Turner fAcso1- or
law erd order user,r as you eaocse. Six
Towards killed OtEer desperate Use7 ar
rested or run OF White winged pesce-tor
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