The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-24
HARLAN COUNTY'S FEUD.
rgE HOWARD AND TURNER FAC
TIONS AGAIN AT WAR.

ruo OF the Rival Leaders Open Fire
on Each other on Sight - The Fusil-
Iade Only Ended Because One
nronped as Though Dead - More
Trouble Now Certain.
CurcAGo. Oct. ga dispatch from
louisville, KY, regarding the reported
tosieo,inp of Judge Lewis and party in the
Harlan court house by Howard and his
followers. says: 1T had been hoped that
,ho trouble was at an end, but an event
,,bich occurred Saturday afternoon has
rracinitated a renewal of the war. John
Howard. the l9-year-old brother Of Wilson
Uoward was in town, where the father of
the Howard brothers lives. F1nlay smith,
SON Of Wash Smith, one of the wealrhiest
1,,en in Harlan county, and who is spoken
of as one OF the best citizens, was also in
to,gn John Howard was walking along
tbe street and Smith was in the door Of the
cumberland house.
EACH FIRED ON SIGHT.
"When they saw each other Howard
uIled his pistol and young Smith seized a
Winchester rifle which was near him, and
both began to shoot None of the bullets
were buried into the targets they were in
tended for, but it was thought at first that
Howard was killed. Smiths bullet grazed
his temple. and the shock knocked him
down. While he lay there Smith left, as
did Howard few minutes later. The
familiar sound of the revolver and rifle told
the people that trouble had come again
This shooting occurred about 5 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. John Howard left town,
and when the news reached Wilson 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.
WILSON'S THREAT.
"News was brought into Harlan, Sunday,
that Wilson said he intended to wipe out all
opposition to him and his methods at one
stroke. This seemed to be verified when
word was received from several directions
that Wilson Howard's followers were arm
ing the uselves Later, a reliable messen-
ger of the law and order party brought
Intelligence that the outlaw had sent word
to all his men to come we'll armed to rem
devious few miles from the county seat.
Wilson is implicitly obeyed by his followers,
and the messenger said large crowd was
gathering at his summons. An attack was
expected at any time when the gentleman
left. Harlan Court House, the scat of
Justice of Harlan county, which is now
converted into a citadel by the law and
order party, is thirty-five miles from Pine
vile, which is the nearest railroad point.
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 23.-News has
iust been received here of an engagement
between the Howard and Turner facti ms
near Harlan Court House. The fight took
place yesterday, and James Dean of the
Howard party was killed and five others
wounded. Three of the Turner crowd were
wounded.
A staff correspondent of the Times, who
weut to Pineville last night, wires that
paper from the scene of the battle of yes
terday morning as follows: "Wilson
Howard, and one of his principal hench-
men named Jennings are among the
wounded, and it is said that Howard's in
juries are probably fatal. The Turner's
have been in possession of the town for more
than a week. Their leader is John Turner,
Just II years of age. The Howard forces
have been in camp one mile from the town.
There are about forty men in each crowd
all equipped with Winchesters and re-
volvers. Yesterday morning Turner led
his followers in an attack on the Howard
camp.
AN ATTACK AND REPULSE.
"rhe attacking party got in the first
MOTk, Duu were unaIly uTlNen OdCk W bue
town. A report reached Pineville at II
o'clock this morning that the Howard
forces in Harlan, enraged by tae battle of
yesterday, and the probably fatal wound
ing Of their leader, left their camp last
night and started for Harlan Court House,
intending to kill everybody that belonged
to the opposition and burn the town. q.
c. Huff, clerk of Harlan county court al
Fnevllle, is afraid to go home, though he
has no connection whatever with the
trouble.n
TURNER CUT OFF.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. %, II P. M.-Tht
latest from Harlan Court House states that
Wilson Howard had cut off Lewis urnei
and his party from communication with the
town. Sheriff James Howard of Harlan. who
IS here, urges that the governor send troops
10 quiet the county He says on account Of
the wide extent Of the feud he cannot find
men not concerned to form a posse and
execute the law.
COzENED THE WIDOW.