Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-24
FACTIONS AT WAR.
PISTOLS AND WINCHESTER RIFLES
PLAY THEIR PART.
The wounded Gang led by a Yorth
Hold Town for Week-More
Trouble Expected.
rsy telegraph to tho Dispssch.l

CHICAGO. October pa dispatch from
Louisville. ky.. regarding the reported be-
seging of Judge Lewis and party in the
Harlan courthouse by Howard and his fol-
lowers, says: II had been hoped that the
trouble was AZ an end. but the event which
occurred Saturday afternoon has precfpi-
tated a renewal Of the war John Howard.
the nineteen-ye -year-old brother OF Willis
Howard. was in town. where the father OF
the Howard brothers lived and Finley
Smith, a son of Wash. Smith. one Of the
wealthiest men in Harlan county and who
is spoken 81 as one OF the best citizens OF
the town. John Howard was walking along
the street aud Finley Smith was ID the
door of the Cumberland House. When
they saw each other Howard pulled his
pistol and young Smith seized a Nmches-
ter rifle which was near bim, and both be-
gan 20 shoot None Of the bullets were
buried IN the targets they were intended
for. but il was thought M first Howard was
killed One OF Smiths bullets grazod h's
temple. and the shock Knocked him down.
While he las there stunned for the mo-
meut Smith left, as did Howard q lew
minutes later. The familiar sound ot the
revolver and rifle told the people that trou-
bic had come again. This shooting oc-
cured about o'clock Saturday afternoon.
John Howard left town. and when the news
reached Willis Howard within an hour or
two that his brother had come near being
killed by member of the Law and Order
party he vowed vengeance. The news was
brought into Harlan COURTHOUSE SUNDAY
that Willis had said heintended 20 wipe out
all opposition to him and his methods az
one stroke. THIS seemed % be Nerlhed
when word was received from several dt-
rectious that Willis Howard followers
were arming themselves The latest relia-
ble messenger of the Law nud Order party
brought the intelligence that the outlaw
had sent word o. all his mon To come well
armed {, a rendezvous "a few miles from
the couutv-seat. willis is implicitly
oheved hv hts follower. and a messcngtr
said a large crowd was gathering ft MS
summons An attack was expected at any
time when the gentleman left tho Harlan
court-house. the seat of the iustlce ot
Harlan court. which IL now converted INT"
4 citadel by the Law and Order party. a.
thirty-fivc miles from Piuevlllc, which IS
The nearest railroad point.
Z LOUISVILLE. October 2}.-Ihe news has
lust been received here of an engagement
between the Howard and Turner factions
near Harlan Courthouse. he tight toon
place Yesterday. am james Dean, OF
Howard party. was killed and iye others
wounded. Three oi tine Turner crowd
Iors,ILLE. Ky.. October pa staff cor
respondent of the TuDs who won't 10
pmeville last night wives that paper from
the scene of battle yesterday morning ~
follows:
Wilson Howard and one of his principal
henchmen named Jennings a" among the
wounded. and II Is said that Howard * in-
iurics are probably fatal. The turner's
have been in posse. ion of thc town for moro
than week. Their leader is John Turner
inst seventeen ytnrs OF age. Howard 3