Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
END0F AGREAT FEUD
THE nATFlELus AND McoYS MADE
FRIENDS BY A MARRIAGE
r u,.,o,v of tho Long aud Bloody
Oaarrei-The Execution oil ELLISON
noants Ia kentucky.

The Mccoy Hatfield feud. which TOT
roo,s has drenched the mountains OF Ken
tucky and West Virginia with olood, mas
been permanently settled, says q Pixies
v;Ilc XVI letter in tho New York Press
Several times during the existence OF the
terrible strife reports OF similar nature
have been circulated, only 10 DO followed
nc outbreaks moro bitter than before,
until each faction has looked upon al
vonces OF friendly character az merely
mart OF n concerted plan to secure an ad-
VANTAGE IA the mountain war.
peace was the result of tho marriage OF
Fax Uotdeld and Hattie Mccoy. repre-
sentatiyes OF the Younger element OF OoLu
factions. They met In log. scnooI-nou-o
in the wilds Of the Kentucky mountains
several weeSs ago. be place was 30,
IenteS ov;nr 20 its isolated location and
b.cquss /. was an equal distance removed
f,om tho homes OF the two factions, About
a dozan reurespntatives OF bOth famllles
yrero present. For two years tue Young
c,unlo had been cOrrespCndIng witaou.
the knowledge OF their families, an1
tbrouyh their advances and the c1ortS OIL
mutual friends the mountain teuu
ended forever. -. INA a.
Tor years of fierce warfare, in when many
iiyeS have been sacrificed by both factions
in order that their peculiar ideas OF iauiIy
honor might tie maintained with Decoin!,tk
dicuity. Tho frst quarrel between tne
families WAS about two hogs. ms WV,
amicablv settled after only one man uau
been killed. nav
,ro,d Girl Pretty Rose Ann Mccoy. daugh-
cor 1f Old Randi. loved stalwart johnson
UatGald n son of Bad Anse. They ava not
bother with a marriage ceremony.
sgr nr1ypLr BETRAIED HE LOVER.
Jonce was An outlaw in Kentucky. He
hi ~ that time been indicted TWENTY
sov.r times. The crimes however. were
No. venal In kentucky or West virginia
ewes. lie had merely made practice OF
bringing moonshine whiskey across the
border. J..
n DAINTY and set ont 10 catch Jonce. He
captured him by following his sister on
one ~ her visits to her lover. She slipped
awav and gave tho alarm. Then Bad Anse
Hatfield gathered posse and rescued the
prisoner. After that Rose Anu lived with
her lover a. war with her family until the
lover kicked her out and her family took
her back.
In 1882 n political rally made the two
factions friends again until too much
whiskey got into the politics. Deacon
Ellison Hatfield and Thomas Mccoy fought
a duel with knives. IL was a horrible
affair Claims Of foul play were made by
both sides. Finally a Mccoy onlooker
shot and badly wounded Ellison Hatfield
during the duel. Three McCoys were az
rested. The Hatields took them away
from the officers and carried them (among
the prisoners was q little boy) into West
Virginia Bad Anse Hatfield led tho gang.
Talbot McCoy's young wife, with baby
in her arms. went on her knees to Anse TO
plead for her husbands life, but the Hat
field 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 thor
throsts. Then the two men were shot
down. The little boy was first spared:
Afterwards Hatfield went back and killed
him.
While the Mccoy faction was in way
cowed bv the triple murder the Hatfislds
appear to have been melted to further
deeds Of violence.