The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09

two principals prepared for a deadly con-
pat. each detaching his scythe blade from
the cradle stock, while the other men nc-
san 10 take sides IN the quarrel. when
the agile and daring young defender OF
the injured beauty advanced on his big
Antagonist, brandishiHg the long. Elcant-
ing blade, the courage of Tom Turk fail
ed, and he retreated from the field. No
one was killed in the fight. but the settle
ment knew that blood would soon flow
as result Of the new turn I'm the tide Of
war. "lse'' Hobbs aud rOm Turk could
not live IN the same neghhorhood as
others history.
The quarrel between the Hobbses and
Turks now became the leading feature Of
the war. and everybody waited for the
next fatal event. Use" and Tom watch
cd for each other Neither went out with
out his gun, and as the families lXcd on
nelghboring claims, deadly encounter
was constantly expected Finally. Turk
decided to leave the country. he went TO
a blacksmith shop In the neighborhood
one day to get his horse shOd. Use
Hobbs heard Of Toms intention to leave
and was on the lookout for his enemy
While Turk was at the shop Hobbs watch
ed him from an elevation on the prairie,
and planned a scheme Of death. lie had
cut BLIND near the McCracken spring.
a short distance from the path which his
enemy would travel in going home.
When he saw the big black horse which
Tom Turk rode leave the shop, the assas-
sin went to his ambush with "Oll Abram"
loaded for another deadly shot. The big
man rode rapidly toward home, carrying
mis- gun before him, and using the wooden
ramrod for a switch. lie passed the Nc
Cracker place about shutdown. Gallon
ing down the hil toward the spring the
rider was soon out Of sight The &c low
through which the little rivulet flows WAS
then covered with thick growth of young
WILLOWS. As Turk entered the shadows
OF the valley a blaze Of fire shot ont from
the fatal blind" and the assassin's outlet
struck the rider under the arm. A hole IN
homemade flax coat had guided the aim
of the murderer and the shot was almost
instantly fatal. The giant Of the "S,ick-
ers' dropped his gun and fell llfelcss to
the ground.
After the Turks and Hobbs were about
cXtermnated the feud began TO die out
John Hobbs had received q cut on the arm
In night at Hermitage, which caused the
amputation Of the limb. and he was aft
erWald murdered in the ciVil war. When
peace was somewhat restored and the law
could be again enforced, g grand jury was
summoned to investigate the crimes Of
the 'Slicker war" Uncle Matte McCrack-
en- was a member of that jury, as he had
lived three years right in the midst OF
the strife. He favored universal amnesty
toward all parties connected with the feud
as the best public policy.
This counsel prevailed, and there was
not single Indictment returned for the
crimes Of the "Sncker war"
There Is to-day but one survivor Of the
Hobbs family living in the vicinity Of the
old fcUd. Mrs Hoast, sister OF the noted
"Slicker" partisans. lives on the old Hobbs
place She Is now an old woman, but can
barely remember the fcud In which her
brothers bore such an active part. The log
house in which Use" and JEFF nodded bull
been displaced by a frame building Of three
rooms.