The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-19
KENTUCKY OUTLAWS
Garrison a Barn and Defy Civil
and Military Authorities.
THE MILITARY FIRED ON
very uncxpcctcdly-A Panic jnsucs,
hntthcy Rally, Surround tho Out.
laws and Send for Rcinrorcc.
mcnts-Soltlicrs Wounded.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April ls.-A specia
10 The Times from Ilarlin Court uous
says: A deadly fight occurred thi
morning, u miles east OF here 10 iii ti,t
Black Mountains between detail OF thu
State troops, consisting Of 10 priyates
, Lieutenant Milton and Sergeant pullian
anu about 80 ooutlawa, who were fortified
in IN old barn. Five Of the soldiers
were wounded. 1t is not known how
many oil tho outlaws were killed, as thew
SUI have possession OF the barn.
corporal Blanton was sent after rein.
iofcements and knows but little, as he
leit immediately after the firing began
Inc troops have the barn surrounied
ana It will be impossible for those on the
ihsiue TO make their escape, and tho only
Two roads from the place are cut of by
plcSets, who are instructed to allow M
one to pass toward town, as IL was
thought best TO keep the news OF the
coniilct from the people about here nm.
VI aiter the reinforcemcnts had reacbnd
tho place. ~ 'l0o
The particulars, rs we'll rs can bo
War, ,tarned at THIS hour, nre as follows:
yesterday afternoon Captain Gather.
VINO Is the commanding officer, was in.
formed that body OF lawless men, some
OF whom had been indicted for yarions
ouehses, were fortified against the law
AZ the above mentioned locality, and had
refused to surrender to the civil authori.
Ties. lie was asked for a detail of h;s
men 70 80 out with some Of tho civil of.
hcers ior the purpose of arrestipp than
anu he at once sent sixteen privaips in
charge OF Lieutenant Milton Ssroe,nt
auIaan and Corporal Blanton. They
.aInped about $3.50 o'clock yesterday nj.
.ernoon, expecting to find the men thew
were were pursuingin private house. about
Epo yards beyond the barn from which
they were fired upon.
me attack was not looked for at that
point, anu came SO unexpectedly that II
demoralized the soldiers for momsnt
Or Two, busthey soon rallied, surroundeJ
tue barn and began firing into il from
every direction, when it was thonrht
nest 70 cease action and hold the fort
more ammunition. o "'N
II is believed that n severe firbt viii
!aAe place as soon as the additional
troops reach the place. ~ '"'
az frankfort, Adjutant General Hi,
received a telegram confirming the ro.
port OF q fight in Harlan. The telegram
Is from W. G. Thompson, the oflicer in
charge OF the arsenal at Frankfort who
was started by General Hill to Harlan
court House several DAYS ago. Thomn.
son telegraphs from pineyille that
nsh! occurred in the Black Mountains
april lG, in which FIVE soldiers were
wounded. 'o were
!, Ihe ! telegram stated that THOMPSON
nau peen unable to get further than
tlneVille aud was waiting for instrnc.
nons' General Hill says Capt. Gather
Wno Is IN command, wrote him last
week That posse was being Organized
TO arrest "Will" Howard aud one Of h;a
gang out in the Black mountains and
anu that he had promised twelve
rs part OF the posse.
1t is possible that the fivbt woa bo
s%een " sn,. thep0ssc and Howard's gang, or it
may have been an attempt on The, part
oi the friends OF Will Jennings to rescue
MN. Jennings has been cleared of one
cnafge ior which he was taken to Harlan
10 pe tried, but instead Of being released
ne ~as heid Tor another, and possibly
Tor delivery to the Missouri authorities
VINO wanted him at the time Of his arrest
ny the Kentucky officers last fall, -
n. 1ennings was to have been taken tn
finevllle under guard OF the troops on
hls way to Missouri, and General Hi
thinks it not unlikely that the fipht nav
nave resulted from IN attempt OF Jen.
nlngs friends to release him.