Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-20
A DAY OF CRIME IN KENTUCKY.
A Magistrate Killed in His Own Court
Room.

An epidemic Of murder seems to be sweeping
over Kentucky. Four sensational killings we're
reported yesterday. In Harlan county the
Howard-Turner feud has broken out afresh
and Bob Pope, one Of the Turner sympathizers
and q county magistrate, 10 now dead, while q
reward is offered for the arrest Of John Scott,
who aimed the gun that laid Pope low. A
couple Of nights before the shooting occurred
an OK belonging to Pope was found dead,
with rifle bullet through its body. Leonard
Scott was suspected OF doing the deed and was
accordingly arrested and was brought before
Pope as the nearest magistrate for trial. Pope
refused to try the man for the killing Of his own
OK, and ordered him taken TO Harlan Court
House. Scott refused to go. In the meantime
John Scott, brother Of Leonard, came to the
house. He carried rifle and . shotgun and on
entering set them both down. After more par
ley Leonard Scott seized the rifle and decIar-
ing he would never be taken away for trial,
fired it point blank at the magistrate. The shot
missed its mark, and Pope then rushed for his
gun to defend himself, but at this moment the
other Scott took hand with the shotgun, and
emp.ied the contents OF one barrel into Pope.
The gun was loaded with bird shot, and the en-
tire contents entered the mans groin.
Pope was a son-in-lsw Of Judge Lewis the
leader Of the Lewis faction. formerly known a.
the Turner. In the famous Howard-Turner
feud the Scott boys are said to be Howard SYM
pathizers. The SCOTS made their escape and,
although Judge Lewis has offered q reward for
their capture. they have thus far bafiled the
efforts Of the officers.
The second murder is reported from near
Midway. Gilbert H. Satterwhite, q popular
young farmer, as circumstances go to show,
was brutaIly murdered by negro. John Hen
derson by name. Satterwhite was shot through
the head and cut in seven places with o razor
He formerly employed Henderson, but dis
charged him for drunkenness
The third affair was in the nature Of assassina-
ton. Willis Bell OF Oldham county was shot
from ambush while on his way home from La
grange. His brother-in-law, Jack Maxheld,
with whom no was not on good terms, is aC-
cused OF the crime. Maxfeld has been ar
rested.
The fourth probable murder occurred inHenry
county, and was peculiarly strocious, the OBJ
ject being robbery. B. +. Taylor WAS the VIC
tim. Monday he rode into sulphur and drew
$40 from the bank with which 10 make some
| purchases. About dark he turned his horse Q
head homeward The banks VI creek which
lay ID his way and was near his farm are COW
cred with q dense growth Of short, st1bby
| shrubbery. Just as he reached place where
the creek could be forded two men sprang
| from the buahes into the path. Both were
masked, and while one OF them grasped the
bride rein the other pressed the point Of Q
pistol to Taylors temple and commanded that
he hand over his money. Mr.. Taylor, withou.
replying, seized the highwayman, wrsnched the
pistol from his grasp and was about TO shoot
him. when the man holding the bride suddenly
struck him terrible blow in the stom ach
with club. Like log he fell 10 the ground,
and, after emptying his pockets, the scoundrels
left him for dead, but the horse, which had be-
come frightened at the struggle, dashed OF to.
ward the farm. The empty saddle told the
sous Of Mr.. Taylor that some thing had hap.
pened to their father, and they started on the
hunt for him. He WIS soon found, and wal
| able to give an account Of the affair But even
then he was thought to be dying, for he wal
undoubtedly injured internally.