Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-21
THEGAZETTE.
MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 81.
End of a Famous Feud.

An event of national interest occurred
on Saturday morning st Pine Spring, in
Rowan county, KY. made notorious by the
many murders committed in the feud be
tween the MARITIME and Tollivers. The con.
tracing parties were Grace Martin, the
daughter OF the king of that faction, and
Frank Tolliver, the brother of the Tolliver
leader. The ceremony occurred at eight
O'Clock, and all the members of the two
factions we're present. Over two hundred
persons we're present. and the greatest
cordiality prevailed. Men who had shot at
each other from behind trees and in the
open ground shook hands with each other
for the first time in lie, and mountain wo,
men talked with neighbors whom from
babyhood they had Stunned as they would
q snake. Mountain Daw" was abundant,
but not croes word was spoken. The
couple were married by Squire Andrews.
The bride Is pretty girl of %, end the
groom is but year older. The wedding
dinner was sight. Whole roast hogs and
calves, cakes that would be strangers at
Delmoncos, fruits and spreads" made the
table groap. At the conclusion OF the day
each side swore by the newly married cou
pie to forever live in peace hereafter, aud
thus ends feud that cost half hundred
lives, resulted in enormous costH, and kept
the State uneasy for years.
The famous Rowan county war between
the Tollivers and Martins began actively in
1880 by the killing OF q Tolliver by Mar.
tin in an election quarrel. Martin was ar
rested and taken TO Mount Sterling, where
a bogus order wes presented for his removal
to the Moorhead jail. He was put on G.
& G. train, and when Farmers Station was
reached ne was taken OF and deliberately
shot by o band of Toiiivers At the next
election the Martins carried the day, and
the Martin faction undertook to clean out
the Tolivers, fought pitched battle with
them and were victorious Later on the
fortunes vera reversed and she Tolllvers
reigned.
A few years ago Craig Tolliver was elect
ed Police Judge Of Moorhead, aud alter thar
had complete mastery of the town. There
were many indictments against Toiiver for
various crimes, yet so terrified were the PEG
ple that they allowed Toliver to hold Office
and exercise the rights of that office After
the election of Toliver to the office of Police
Judge three citizens were compelled to flee
from Moorhead Their lives, their fortunes,
their homes, sons daughters and wives were
in danger. In the election Tolliver received
only 20 votes, but was elected People who
we're against him were afraid to go to the
polls. immediately after taking possession
of his Office Go issued warrants for the arrest
of VIM. Logan end his brother John, aged
IS, charged with ku-kluxtng. Warrants
were placed in the hands of Marshal Mannin to
serve. Mannin and Tolliver aud posse went to
the Logan house. ManniE forced his way into
the house and up staira. Immediately the Logan
boys opened ire, killing him instantly. But as
soon as the two boys made their appearance the
posse opened fire upon them. When the smoke
cleared away the Logan boys lay dead. The two
men who formed the posse returned to Moorhead
and gave themselves up but were never punished
A dozen other battles followed, until at last the
Logans and Martins combined and either killed
or drove of all the older Tollivers. Since then
the killings have been isolated, though frequent.
The present reformation is largely due to big
revival held in the town OF Moorhesd last year,
led by Methodist evangelist named Caten.
Craig Toiver, the chief of the Tolliver faction,
was killed last year in one of the notorious en-
counters which grew out of the Rowan county
feuds. He fought desperately, but was finally
cornered and died in his boots after having shot
down several OF his pursuers. Since his death
there has been lull in tho factional warfare
which has distracted the county for 50 many years
He was man of desperate courage and unbound
ed self-control and nerve During his career he
is said to have killed ten men.