The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-27
R0BBER RULERS.
fayetle County, Pa, Terrorized by
Highwsymen, the Authorities
Being Powerless.
Terrible Fight in a Church at Stew
artstown. Four Youths Being
the Principals.
The Leaders Of the Kentucky feud Either
Killed or Captured and tho Trouble
Believed Co be over.

UNIoSrowN. Pa, March 26.-Robbing
appears TO becoming epidemic In Fayette
county. Lewis Hunter was In uniontown
Saturday and late at night started for his
home at White Rock, when three men
sprang out Of the bushes, grAsped his
horse and demanded his money. Hunter
dug his knees into his horse and the spirit.
cd animal sprsng OF. The hlghwayman
shot after him but did no harm, owing TO
the darkness. lt is evident others are
profiting by the terror inspired by the Nc.
Clellandtown band and under cover OF
their fame are operating, hoping the blame
may attach 10 other outlaws.
Last Sunday Allen and Alonzo Sister
and George and Floss Dietrich, all nearing
manhood, attended the Baptist Sunday
school at Stewartstown. Soon bad blood
showed itself and the congregation were
astonished TO see the youths Of each family
brandishing reyolvers at each other and
starting In to fight A scene OF wild con-
fusion rose, women and children screamed
and the few men present could not Quell
the disturbance. They soon had the church
70 themselves and In the desperate fight
that ensued the DIETRICH family were badly
head with revolver and his brother being
severely hurt Assistance arriving the
gang was put to flight, the Sister boys flee
Ing to uniontown, and are now thought 10
be secrtted at one Of the numerous cake
works In that region. Blood bespattered
the walls OF the church, showing the des.
perate nature OF the contest. Great excite
ment prevails In the neighborhood over the
outbreak and the end OF the trouble has not
been seen.
About two years ago feud arose between
Dolph Sister and John Dietrich, . well-to-
do farmer living near Stewartst0wn, In
West Virginia, over the trespAsses OF Sis
ter's hogs. Fire was added 70 the feud not
long ago by Sisters preferring charge OF
illegal liquor selling against Dietrich, who
owns distillery, but which failed 10 be
established, and Dietrich was acquitted.
The Fsud Ended.
LOUISVILLE, March GA special from
Pineville, KY, to the Courier-Journsl says:
Hostilities have ceased, ut least for the
time being, between the warning Turner
and Souder factions In the Yellow Greek
neighborhood, and at present there are no
indications Of It's renewal. No one has
been killed for at least thirty-six hours,
and the Interest In the feud Is llagglng. At
present Gen. Souder is In Jail At 3 Swineford,
Jack Turner two years ago, aud even
should he be released there are other
charges which will doubtless
be strong enough TO hold
him; In fact. several murders In which he
has bern implicated one way or another
have still 10 be carried into court. The
killing OF James Burch, another leader OF
th..2 2.. A.r ...<I ha. l.ft l.l "A st...
and 10 far ~ that faction Ia concerned the
war 10 al an end, unless the Turner's start
II up again. Alvin Turner's death Mt the
hands OF Burch deprived the followers Of
that young Hotspur OF the chief source Of
revenue, and the people OF Bill county
seem at present 10 think that a. soon as the
supply OF ammunition In the hands of the
Turner's has been burned. the end will
have been reached. JEFF King, who alone
tive from his former friends and
foes alike, evidence having been
produced 10 the effect that he robbed the
dead body OF his fallen leader as well as
that of Burch. He was captured this after
noon on the northern slope Of Pine noun
tain, seven miles southeast Of Pinevllle, by
Deputy Sheriff Moss and Marshal Thomp-
son. OF Pineville, assisted by John and
Mark Turner, sons OF Ben Turner. They
brought bin 10 PIDeyille and lodged him
In jail. Harvey Turner 10 still IN Jail at
Tazwell, and as far rs the leaders are con.
cerned the Turner's seem 10 be as badly of
as the Souders.
Burchs body was removed 10 Yellow
creek 10 day for burial, but young Turner
10 still at the house of his aunt, Mrs. Cath
crime Parker, whose first husband, Mr..
King, and her son, Will King. were killed
by Jack Turner, the father Of Alvin, ff-
teen years ago. The remainder Of the
Turner's have temporarily subsidized, but II
is reported number of them still In the
ready 10 resist any attempt that may be
made 10 arrest them.