Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-30
HAS KILLED NINETEEN MEN.
Hal Is Said TO Have aIado such an Admis-
si0n-His Life.

Hall Is Said TO Have Mado such an Admis-
sion-His Life.
"po Won know anything about Talt Hall,
/ who bfasing such an excitement over in
! vour sectionYp asked O DISPATCH reporter
ofDr Spencer, the delegate from Lee coun-
y. last night.
Well know a good deal about him."
replied tie Doctor. he killed a cousin
amna Elkerton Turner" "Talt Hail."
continued the doctor, was born in Floyd
county. Ky., and has been in feud all his
He. Ho conlesses 10 having killed nineteen
ntn. and the gang 70 which he belonged
lave klled over a hundred. He inherited
ile ieud. His father, old Talt Hall, killed
ivo0r three men. My impression is that
the ieud started in 1875 ut IA Christmas
dinner given by Jeif Turner at his house
% Beaver creek. There was row be-
tween the Turner's and the Sizemores,
10 which JED. Turner and Bug Size
more were killed and some eight or
tsn were wounded. Old Talt Hall
e.p0usod the cause OF the Si2emores and
be feud has been going on ever since. IL
extends over three counties in Kentucky
leicher, Knott, and FLOYD. | hege been
d
nin no danger of being injured unless no
taxes sides.
HOW ELKTRToN TURNER WAS KILLED.
1.-TWO of Elkerton Turner's uncles were
n The row down on Beaver creek" the
member Of the House added. " but Elker-
tln Vas killed while acting in his capacity
A. an officer OF tho law. I'alt Hall went
90 ue,chboT's and stole a Winchester
ife AID the neighbOr's daughter, and was
making o7 with both. The old man
wue out warrant and il was gwen TO
Turner % execute. While endeayoring TO
uste the arrest Turner was killed by Hall,
bci bad succeeded in wounding his adyer
aD desperately. Hall escaped, and
l0lcl close search was made for him, no
tf4cs Of him could be found except in
caves u the mountains, where there were
evidences Of his wounds having been
dressed by friends. Then be was lost
h ot until he turned up in Norton and
ilej an officer"
, rs NOT look TEE DEsPERADo.
What sort of looking man is Hall ?"
tld the reporter.
Although" replied the Doctor. he is
1 dihe most desperate characters in all
in ecton would not think it from his
appearance. i know him personally. He
tat.tA NiNtitTNorAhh huNtt anu
Han call smart unedueated man. He
fatout, say tWenty-eight years old. dark
complexion. has keen black eye, and the
only suggestion OF unpleasantness IN his
hce Is The fact that his hair grows very
JOS on bis forehead. IL however, he gets
l.un on You FOR any reason. he will kill
yoln be can. Such feuds as the one
rave spoken Of are very common IN that
lntv. Another one has been going on
w years just over the mountain from me.
itel start between two persons and ex-
l,ld 90 The whole family connection on
10Th sides
h!s FRIENDS INTERESTED.
By the way. queried the Doctor as the
itporlei was about to leave, has the Dis
inci beard anything from Wise Court
..l'e to-day ! saw nom your issue of
WIS morning that party was assembling
y llo Pound and fight was expected.
y I comes Of several of my friends will
Ile Doctor was told that nothing had
zen leard up % that hour, but IL news
S.ue oi q lively wholesale case of phle-
o.3uy By q reasonable hour OF the night
alelel llQle massage WOuld he sent 10 him