The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15

Tuggle's home that afternoon, which
people thought meant some new move on
the part Of the Tuggles.
Next morning John Ramsey's COOK risn-
ed into the house terrified and saying she
had seen Joe Tuggle dodge behind tree
John Ramsey stole around the house TO
reconnoitre and caught sight Of the re-
treating of a man. He fired and the man
ran, seemingly wounded.
One night soon after Joe Tuggle and
Newt Glover and several more of the
Tuggle faction were seen 10 assemble in
Frank Gill'sbarber shop. Tom Kinder
crawled under the floor and overheard
them plottings to kill the Ramseys
He came out and told an officer what he
had heard and asked him to crawl under
as he had, and satisfy himself. The guar
dian of the peace declined with thanks
and said he did not care for evidence OBJ
tanned in that way.
All was quiet for few weeks, the con-
ficting parties I'm the meantime keeping
out of sight and never going on the same
road twice in succession. and always
travelling by night. The people not mixed
up in the feud went their way without
fear, but every one was very chary about
expressing any opinion one way or the
other, which would make them mark
for either faction.
One Wednesday morning Joe Tuggle
and Newt Glover appeared in town and
bought large quantity Of ammunition.
saying they were going to kill ducks on
the Glover plantation in the eastern part
of the parish.
They completed supply about noon and
started In wagon on the road to the
Glover plantation.
They had gone about three miles and
were crossing Beaver creek bridge when
they We're fired on from ambush. Joe
Tuggle was Instantly killed By a double
charge Of buckshot and his BODY fen
forward in the wagon. Glover was also
instantly killed and dropped over the
side Of the wagon on the bridge.
the mules ran with the wagon to n
Mr. Kinnebrew's who found Tngple.s
BODY In the wagon terribly mangled by
the buckshot. He went back on the road
and found Newt Glover's body on the
bridge. Kinnebrew despatched a messen-
ger to Homer for the coroner, who came
and found the usual blind" or ambush
from which the shots had been tired.
No tracks could be traced from IT In
any direction. When the Inquest was
held on Joe Tuggles body a fresh scar
was found on his left arm, calling Mt
tention TO the statement Of John Ramsey
that lie had hit the man whom he saw
prowling around his house fifteen or
twenty days before.
These murders occurred on Wednesday
and on Friday Frank GIL and Joe
Clingman were warned TO leave the
parish. They taried not but went, md
their families followed soon after. Their
homes are for sale in Homer to-day
With Joe Tuggle dead it was hoped the
fued would end, as he was the evil spirit
Of the whole enterprise
His brother Hamp. who killed Bill Ram
sey. made overtures to John Ramsey
for peace. but John suspected treachery
which had killed his brotherl and would
not make any promises.
At the time Joe Ciingman- and Franz
Gill were warned to leave the parish
Hamp Tuggle also received warning. He
did not obey. lie was already inhding
from the officers and was seldom seen
by any one though it was supposed he
was at home every night few days
after the warning was served his field