The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-08

them, We met Ans, Cap and Bob Hal
field at Dow Steel's, on Island Greek
We went from there TO Henry Vance'f
and from there TO Floyd Hataeld's.
The prisoner described visits to all tn
Hatfelds In turn and continued;
Finally, on Sunday morning we ar
rived at the house Of Jim Vance, 81
We stayed there for quite q while, ant
Ans and Cap Hatfield and Vance wen
To one side and talked a while, They
called meto them and said some Of thesI
Kentucky people must be killed, ant
that must go along, Ans said he wa
sick and not able 10 60, and told jim
Vance to take command OF the party
Before We started out Vance held up bill
hands and repeated three times:
"May hell be my heaven, will xii
the man that goes back on me tonight
II powder Will burn,h
Nine Of the party left Vance's houst
and went up the river to Cap Hat6eld's
arriving there about 4 or 8 o'clock p, IN,
Sunday, and got our supper there. W.
all stayed there until some time aitel
dark, and all left together and went L
the West Virginia side, to Amos Hat
field house, opposite the mouth OF Petel
creek, in Pike county, Ky, We ther
went down 70 the river, pulled of oul
shoes and rolled upourpalts aud waded
the river TO the Kentucky side, to the
mouth OF Pounding Mill Branch, and up
it and over to tho Peter Fork OF Black,
berry, down to main Blackberry creek
and up 1t to the mouth OF Jerry Hat.
fields branch, aud up 1t and over TO the
Blackberry fork OF Pond creek, and
down 1t to near Randolph McCoy's
house, where We made u halt, Gap Hat.
field, John Hatfield and jim Vance put
on masks,
Jim Vance, sr., directed each man
where to go and what To do. He then
directed Mitchell, Gillespie and Ellis
to 20 to the lower OF the big houses aud
told them to watch and not let any men
come out dressed in woman's clothing.
Ifthey did to capture them. He then
directed Elliott Hatfield and Bob Hat.
field to 20 to the lower door Of the kitch.
en-. He told Cap Hatfield aud me TO 20
to the upper door OF the kitchen, and he
said that Johns Hatfield and himself
would 80 TO the upper door Of the big
house.. We arrived at the house about
half.past ten o'clock that night.
When we got very near the house we
all slipped up very easy and made no
noise. We all took our positions as di.
reCted by James Vance, Sr. Vance
changed his voice and called to the Nc
Coys 70 come out and surrender as pris.
oners Of war. Cap Hatfield asked: "Are
they coming out?" There was no re.
sponse from inside the house and Cap
said: "G-d d-n 1t, tire 1t! FIRE itl"
THE MURDERS.
We began shooting through the doors
OF what we called the big house in oppo.
site directions. There was several shots
fired from the inside OF the house, and
the shooting continued for some time
from inside and out.
Calvin Mccoy got upstairs aud shot
one oi our party. Jim Vance, Sr., went
to the house and found some cotton
hanging against the side. He lit 1t with
a match and placed part OF 1t In q joist
hole, and the rest against the shutter Of
the door. Two shots were fired through
the door from the inside OF the house.
We heard Calvin Mccoy call to the girls
(his sisters), who were in the kitchen,
TO 20 out aud put out the fire. Vance
said: "Boys, il they come out, d--n
them, shoot them"
About this time girl opened the door
OF the kitchen and Cap. and Johns both
cried to me: 'D-n her, kill her. l
had q SO calibre Winchester rifle, fired
at her and she fell in the doorway. l
heard her sister ask her II she was hurt.
She muttered something, but could not
understand 1t. ! heard one Of the girls
say: Farewell sister," Calvin Mccoy
called down stains to know II anyone was
killed and one OF the Urls said, eyes,
they have killed AFFAIR."" The firing
from both sides kept up for some time,
until was shot through the left arm by
Calvin Mccoy. The ball entered Just
above The wrist below the elbow. Cap
and Johns Hatfield both told me attef.
ward that they killed Calvin Mccoy,
They were both Dragging about 1t, and
each one claimed that he killed him.
But | think from the position OF the two
that Gap killed Calvin Mccoy. Three
OF our party was wounded. Tom Mitchell
was shot In the right hand, shooting of
three OF his fingers and some Of the shots
went into his belt. Johns Hatfield was
shot In tho top Of the right shoulder.
He had on q heavy overCoat md the
shots only entered the flesh very slightly
/ saw the shots taken out. They were
bird shot. We did not know that we
had killed Calvin Mccoy until the next
day.
When We left the house IL was In q
good flame. Tho women were crying
and begging for Lelp TO put out the fire,
We returned 10 West Virginia by the
same route that we came. ] tainted on
the way from loss OF blood. We arrived
at Cap Hat1eld's about daylight and
took breakfast.
DRCRlviNG GOV. WILSON.
The prisoner then detailed subsequent
but uninportant events in which he
bore o part, concluding as follows;
On the Thursday or Friday night after
the house burning we all went together
TO Harve Duty's house, in Logan county
Joe simpkins, q justice OF tho peace
was present, and each Of US told whert
he was on the night Of tic burning O
McCoys house, and sworo TO II. ThIl
waa done for the purpose OF sending the
affidavit 10 Gov, Wilson 10 keep hin
from honoring the rGqpisition from The
Governor OF Kentucky. These aillda
wits were sent TO Gov Wilson ant
seemed to have the desired effect, bu
there was not q word Of truth In them
"The above aud many like tricks wert
resorted 10 to keep Gov, Wilson from
handing us over TO the Kentucky
authorities"
CONFESSED THE CONSPIRACY.
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