The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-01

AVne~s s"e Howsru snmp, aud 49,
Feud.
PfSEvrLLx KY. Oct. 23.-Two ~.
before daylight Yesterday mornln, N
Law and Order party, hitherto called \.
turner faction OF Harlan County. AN
men In all, armed with Winchester ,r
and revolyers, under the Leadership
County Judge Lewis, left the conrt.b ~
and made an assault on the How,'
forces, who were in camp
mile from the town. The enra,'
mcnt was short sharp aud terrIs.
Not one Of the attacking party n
hurt. but one Of the other side. Mllla,2
Dem, was instantly killed and six oth.r'I
were wounded. Among the wounded AZ.
Bird Spurlock. whose injuries are mo,
tai, aud Robert Napier. whose recsye,
- not among the possibilities. Bird Spu,I
lock was shot In tho head. almost all N
MS lower jaws being destroyed BY u bai|
from Winchester. Napier a son M
George Napier. received two bullets. M
OF which passed through his Abdomen
probably cutting the intestines. Bepi,J
min Mitchell and George Cole were sIo.|
IN the legs. Thomas Howard cot 4 aa.J
/ wound In the thigh. James Spurlock MI
| q close call. A bullet grazed his femp,s
tearing away a handful Of hair aul ier|
'..ches OF skin. but not fracturiny ,h.|
| xkull
There was n report current that Wilson
Howard had been mortality wounded lu,|
later advices are that he escaped unhur,.
The foregoing list OF casualties nsay h.,
relied upon as absolutely correc., il hav \
ing been furnished by a gentleman wha|
LETT Harlan Court House .h:s mornf1..
Tho Howard gang were bAdly Il.
moralized BY the attack and its disastrous
results. and they changed cam? toA
point about three miles from the court.
house. They have been making The house
OF r. NJ. Howard their headquarters. Z.
NJ Howard Is a cousin OF William How.
ard. This fresh outbreak OF hostilities n
due In large meas sure 10 the assassinn,ion|
Of John Curran last Saturday. For |,
long time this internecine war In Hsraa|
has heem called the Turner Howard feudl
II has now come to be struggle Bel
tween Wilson Howard and followers I'd
one side and County Judge Lewis. repre.|
senting the Law and Order section. oa|
the other side. Lewis. who Is one Of tI3
wealthiest men in the county. Is Baptist
~ NH'ntA VIM nNNNI LUX u NIluk Df rWrrr
an oath in his life. At fae August cleo.
lion IN 1886 he was chosen Judge " the
County Court. He undertook IL enforce
the Local Option law and. meeting with
resistance. used extreme measures 10
carry out his rulings. He managed IA
incur the displeasure Of Wilson Howard.
and, being put to the necessity OF gafhcr-
Ing rossee, was compelled to call on
the adherents OF Turner. The families
Of Howard and Turner are old and their
relationship Is 50 extensive that they
practically control the entire population.
Harlan County Is, perhaps. the most
mountainous in the State. The three
forks Of the Cumberland river find their
origin there. Glover Fork and Martin
Fork unite above tho town and one mile
below the court house make their con-
fluence with Poor Fork after which the
stream Is called CumberlaHx. rhcrd
are about 1. 300 voters in Etngo ~
the Repub licans have COO p1lAx
people are clever aud mpe
they are very dangerous q e19
Guilty.
1nlars Of tho battle Vi - "
len Court HOUSE, this \
There 4 no ue9u ~
- oopditiop Of q kt
deternIned 20 DlII(y cr<
and be has pIenl Mowers beh
HIM. Tho women badly brighter
nd nobody feels e In the town,
With the Governor I'D, II ne had
power, declare mart law In the con
and give rs relief. I'm going nwav
don't expect ever 10 teturn. shall
lainiy not 60 back until these trouI
are settled.v
''whcn did this trouble between 4
Turner's and the Towards begin.v
1T began ten years before the waF tui
Is the Oldest. blcodiest feud that evef4 H.
graced the State. On the Turner sidck az
rs incipicncy. were two brothers. named
William and James Turner, both gentle
men OF wealth and prominent. H'e
possessions OF James Turner cons
largely in slaves. while William WI a
large landholder. One OF their enc
who was killed by Bill Turner, was nai
Gilbert. Mex Howard was probahly i4s
hrst mau who started the other sis.
others involved are the Cawoods. iA
and the Conrads. Wilsda
who is now the central fi.ur
bis party, has killed several men. lie
killed two men named Bailey and George
B. Turner and william w. Turner. He
lIso severely wounded Bony Turner.
Wilson Howard Is now about fifty
vears OF age. He was hot-hcaded
Ind impetuous in his youth. and
vas. think. imposed upon. Que
n his boldest lieutcnants is man
named william Jennings. These men
rave. on two or three occasions. left Har.
an Court Houss and gone West. bnt they
nave invariably returned after brief a
Iences."
Upon being asked how many lives
,een sacrificed IN this feud tho gentle
nan said:
II suppose II would be safe % say that |
10 less than fifty mon have been killed |
since these troubles began. Nearly every
,ody In the county IL retained by one
,arty or the other, and there is little
'oom for hope that there will ever bel
,cace."
II il believed that Wilson Howard will
a the next few days, attempt 10 avengd
he assault OF yesterday, and the news
rom Harlan will be Of intense interest
Until blood begins 10 flow again.
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Among the aged domestic animals