The Banner-Democrat., 1893-11-04

tered into conversation and after seem
ingIy smoothing things over, drank
together until Bill Ramsey became in
toxicated. They separated and the
Tuggles went out the back way and
Ramsey by the front door. They met
again on the sidewalk, and a quarrel
ensued. Bill Ramsey gave Hamp Tug.
gle the lf, and Hamp struck him in
the face. Bill drew his pistol and
fired at Hamp striking him in the left
hand. Hamp caught Bill's pistol in
his wounded hand and held it to one
side while he emptied his own into
Bills breast. Eye-witnesses say that
Tuggle held him up after he began to
fall and still poured bullets into him.
Henry Tughle got a flesh wound
from Ramsey's pistol.
The Ramsey faction believed the
story of bringing abouta reconciliation
was made up for a ruse by which to
get Bill Ramsey drunk and kill him.
Hamp Tuggle had a steel breast-plate
made at a blacksmith shop some time
before and the Ramseys say he had it
on, and that accounted for Ramsey S
fire being ineffective.
Bill Ramsey's corpse was taken to
his sisters home, and just before the
hour of burial Joe Tuggle and Frank
Gill were seen to secrete themselves
near the road through which the
funeral procession would pass. evident
ly with the intention of shooting John
Ramsey when he rode by.
John got warning and did not
show himself
John Tuggle and his intimate friend,
Newt Glover were seen going toward
Tuggle's home that afternoon, which
people thought meant some new move
OH the part of the Tuggles,
Next mo ming John Ramsry's cook
rushed into the house terrified and say.
ing she had seen Joe Tuggle dodge be-
hind a tree. John Ramsey stole
around the house to reconnoitre and
caught sight of the retreating figure OF
a man. He hIod ami the man ran
seemingly wounded.
One night soon aft Joe Tuggle and
Newt Glover and several of the Tug.
gle faction were seen to assemble in
Frank Gil's barber shop. Tom Kin
der crawled under the floor and over
heard theln potting to kill the Ram
seys.
He came out and told an officer
what he he had heard. and asked hin
to crawl under as he had and satisfy
himself. The guardian of the peace
declined with thanks and said ht
did not care for evidence obtained thai
way.
All was quiet for few weeks, the
conflicting parties in the meantim,
keeping out of sight and never going
by the same road twice in succession
and always travelling by night. Ths
people not mi xed up in the feud wen
their way without fear. but every on,
was very chary about expressing any
op inion one way or the other, which
would make them a mark for eithe
faction.
One Wednesday morning Joe Tuggl,
and Newt Glover appeared in town ant
brought large quantity of anlmuni
ton, saying they were going to Kill
ducks on the Glover plantation in th,
eastern part of the parish.
They completed their supply abou
noon and started in a wagon on tn,
road to the Glover plantation.
They had gone about three miles
aud were crossing Beaver Greek bridge
when they were fired on fro m ambush
Joe Tuggle was instantly killed by
double charge of buckshot, and hi
body fell forward in the wagon
Glover was also instantly killed, ant
dropped over the side of the wagon OF
the bridge.
The mules ran with the wagon to
Mr.. Kinnebrew's, who found TuggIe'
body in the wagon terribly mangled b,
the buckshot. He went back on tn,
road and found Newt Glover's body OIL
the bridge. Kinnebrew dispatched
messenger to Homer for the coroner
who came and found the usual '.blind'
or ambush from which the shots hat
been fired. No tracks could be tracet
from it ia any direction. When the in
quest was held on Joe fuggle's fresl
scar was found OH his left arm, callin!
attention to the statement of Johr
Ramsey that he had hit the man whom
he saw prowling around his house fit
teen or twenty days before.
These murders occurred on Wednes
day, and on Friday Frank Gill and 10,
Clingman were warned to leave tn,
parish. They tarried not but went, ant
their families followed soon after
Their homes are for sale fin Homer to
day.
With Joe Tuggle dead it was hopet
the feud would end, as he was the evi
spirit of the whole enterprise.
His brother Hamp, who killed Bill
Ramsey, made overtures to John Ram
sey for peace. but John suspected th,
treachery which had killed his brothe
and would not make any promises.
At the time Joe Clingnan and Franl
Gill were warned TO leave the parisl
Hamp ruggle also received warning
He did not obey. He was already il
hiding from the officers. and was sci
dom seen by any one. though it wa
supposed he was at nome every night
A few days after the warning wa
served his field fence was discovered
On fire. Fearing snare. Hamp die
Il