Daily Republican., 1890-04-21
GANG WIPED OUT.
TEaR BLE AND DEADLY
COMBAT.


r,r77,nrgo, ky., Aptil 90. Word
.'.dhere this morning Of u terrible
~ S.,dly combat which occurred In
i.ssopnly, ". Va, In which . pair
!. sas.rous desperadoes were Killed.
iel was badly wounGc1 aud 10 sx-
rtd 10 lie.
.sr h, ieen ierrorizing the law-abii-
!, stren, OF large scope OF country,
.sd,Ius Of PIKE. boyd and Martin
x,les Ky., and Logan county. w.
Iisayy rewards, amounting TO over
M have been set upon the heads Of
\, smith and William Baisdfn, yet
srud was not sufficient to induce
- daring onicsrs to attempt their
. 80 desperate were tho men
alo be. .
kuoule viii b led TO the present
I'm occurred some tea years ago,
hi JAIN baisden was run out Ut the
M d v srGeld by Jim Brewer. Balls.
t,Asl WITH ouly lis night clothes tn
nstesyy snow on tho ground. FROM
unc 6alslen has leen the swcra
wmy o. Brewer
miptgs fAlt iNTo AMBUSH.
o. irlay lat john Baisden gathered
.upnA hm his binh consisting OF bis
tr,crt, Saith aud William, aud made
,.A uyop The home Of Brewer, which 10
uyOn hNioSbOue Greek, In Logan
County, w. Va Bower was notified
heip,c tie cpil,Hs arrived. While hunt.
VI tof bis bioihen and Deputy sheriff,
n bltder, arrived aud opened lire on
pttoat rifdl'pg II with bullets.
U9on t'i.ag lheir assault had Availed
him rolling they lett, only to run into
y amlu'Nade iormed by the Bre~er
rsi. ihe imbusra!e occurr, d near
kr''dencr oI Doctor Daisd.n, q broth
fa ihs drsReradoes, on ri seon Crces,
Phai e'sL'y miles IRON here. During
" hgtt NO bortes belonging TO DR..
P'hlea Nff kiilcd. Between fifty aud
r hutdiel shots were fired. when
|h'moae ol the battle cleared AWAY,
|sl AMI Sm'ih Basden were found
|hl9tei upon the ground cold In death,
[ii Nl'llan mortally wounded. lie
nsk . 10 Logan County Uourt House
papi' u JAIL. None of the Brewer
nj! tsre hart.
AioSd RECORD oF sHoOrINos.
lis duliTc BAisden gang have been
aAas Tor years. The frat shooting
~ " John Baisden WAS 10 Pike
guy, some fifteen years ago, when he
I. 1ui ct through the face OF Tom
~ %. OF Cincinnati. 1t nearly coat
u bs HE.
ene seven or eight years ago . fght
lrtet between the Bxisdens and the
'ltd crowd, In which John Baisden
y, " iuchester ball through the abdo-
hG he notorious Cap. Hatfield. and
lttk oi John 8. Hatfield wac prelo-
Wy the same shot. Both lived aud
,eied from their wounds. The fight
.Ned on Lick Creek, about i've miles
Postoilice, W. Va. Two
Mysfward John Ba,sden was cap.
y the Ha.felds. Pleading was
Mtaytd his life.
Harry Baistion, near whose house
nl light occurred, killed q boy by
hne OF Bowling several years age.
w he only Que OF the entire gang
sHrry suffered for their crimes. Ho
tent 10 the penitentisry for two
1at RIiapENs' LAST MURDER.
ne last killing the Baisdens are
~ 70 have been engaged in WAS the
t@'ua IL Fsbtusry last OF an old gen
sia banned Robert Orange near
lAiN W. Va, IL, In some way be-
ne lh' obieci of their dislike, aud one
vale 'ealed At the dinner table with
hlal'y lhe R,isden brothers assassi.
Nm by shooting through the win
sno his house.
s%e 'rouble 10 expected to occur, as
pAislehs have many connections In
.M county, W. Va. The gang has
aroused d OF Amos. every crime In
kUls.l4 calendar.