The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-07-19
END OF THE GREAT FuED,
HATFlELDS AND M'C0yS MADE
FRIENDS BY A MARRIAGE.
The True Story Of the Quarrel is Here
with Given in Detail.
The Execution Of Ellison Mounts in
Kentucky.

lucky and West Virginia with blood, has
peen permanently settled. Several times
during the existence of the terrible strife
reports of similar nature have been cir
culated, only to be followed by outbreaks
more bitter than before, until each fac
ton has looked upon advances Of friend
ly character as merely part Of con
certed plan to secure an advantage in the
mountain war. Peace was the result of
the marriage of Frank Hatfield and Hat
tie Mccoy, representatives OF the young
er element of both factions. They met
in log schoolhouse in the wilds OF the
Kentucky mountains several weeks ago.
The place was selected owing to its iso-
lated location and because it was an
equal distance removed from the homes
of the two factions. About dozen rep
resentatives of both families were pres
ent. For two years the Young couple
had been corresponding without the
knowledge OF their families and through
their advances and the efforts of mutual
friends the mountain fued is ended for
ever.
BUT THE FRIENDLY
arrangements came after years Of fierce
warfare, in which many lives have been
sacrificed by both factions in order that
their peculiar IDEAS OF family honor might
be maintained with becoming dignity.
The first quarrel between the families was
about two hogs. This was amicably set
tied after only one man had been killed.
The second trouble was caused by a way
ward girl. Pretty Rose Ann Mccoy,
daughter OF old Randi, loved stalwart
johnson Hatfield. son of Bad Anse
They did not bother with marriage GER
emony. Jonce" was an outlaw in Ken
lucky. He had at that time been indict-
ed twenty-seven times. The crimes,
however, were not venal in Kentucky or
West Virginia eyes He had merely made
practice OF bringing moonshine whisky
across the border. Talbot Mccoy, Roses
brother was made deputy and set out
to catch Jonce. He captured him by fol-
lowing his sister on one of her visits to
her lover. She slipped away and gave
the alarm. Then Bad Anse Hatfield
gathered posse and rescued the prisoner.
After that Rose Ann lived with her lover
at war with her family, until the lover
kicked her out and her family took her
back. In 1882 political rally made the
two factions friends again until too much
whisky got into the politics. Deacon Ell
lison Hatfield and Talbot Mccoy fought
duel with knives. 1t was
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
Claims OF foul play were made by both
sides. Finally Mccoy onlooker shot
and badly wounded Ellison Hatfield dur
ing the duel. Three McCoys were arrest
ed. The Hatflelds took them away from
the officers and carried them (among the
prisoners was little boy) into West Vir-
ginia. Bad Anse Hatfield led the gang.
Talbot McCoy's young wife, with a baby
in her arms, went on her knees to Anse
to plead for her husbands life; but the
Hsyield leader could not be moved. He
sat with his revolver in his hand waiting
for news from Ellison. II Ellison died
then he would kill the McCoys. Ellison
died the next day. The McCoys were
taken into the woods and tied to trees by
their threats. Then the two men were
shot down. The little boy was at first
spared. Afterward a Hatfield went back
and killed him. While the Mccoy fac
ton was in way cowed by the triple
mlAder the Hatfelds appear to have
been melted to further deeds of violence.
A SUCCESSION OF MURDERS.
Until 1884 no one was killed. Then
Anse Hatfield planned surprise on three
McCoys whom he knew would pass along
a certain road about dusk. Three men
appeared, and they were fired on, one
being killed and two badly hurt, but they
were not the McCoys. Anse was angry
at having been deceiven into killing the
wrong men. He thought that a Mrs.
Daniel and her daughter had warned the
&cCoys- Several nights later Bad Anse
icuatfleld and Tom Wallace suddenly
ter htthe Daniels cabin. Bill Dam
compelled tonkinto a cooked Winches-
dragged by their IaAep quiet. He was
!, their nightclothes and bend daughter
sible. The beating was done beds in
bone end OF cows tail, which Can ~,
cut irom the animal in the stable Of }
victims. A year later zone of the wo,
On died from the terrible beating. n,
s.e other is a cripple for life. After AZ
nii Daniels Joined Rand'rs men in ;
4 Eenge. A brother OF Mrs. Daniels W,
n Ined with rope to saddle a few Ia,
Aafterward, and driven like hoo dor'
rapeyine creek toward the Daniels bom
e ne was to be killed in sight Of hi
~ Us they neared the point n
>ought he saw chance 10 ali
NTound his neck. The Ha,
great satisfaction. tina
Nan.
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