The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-18
SEQUEL OF TT ENACTED IN CASS
COUNTY OF THIS
A4 STATE.
WILLIAMS UNDER ARREST,
BROTHER-IN-LAW FOUR
YEARS AGO.
FLED TO ESCAPE MORE TROUBLE.
Feared If He Remained I'm Ken
lucky Both Families Would BE
Wiped Out.

The sequel to q Kentucky feud of
years standing was enacted at the
town of Motley, Cass county, yester-
day, when Joseph Williams was ar
rested for shooting his brother-in-law,
John Cole, In Irwin county KY, four
years ago. Williams was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff j. F. Harris, Of Irwin
county, and was brought to st. Paul.
where he was locked up at the CEN
trail police station for safe keeping
over night. He is typical Kentucki-
an, tall and of powerful build, with
long black hair and keen black eyes,
in which glowed the Southern fire, as
he retailed the story Of the shooting
of his relative in the "Blue Grass
country" four years ago. Sheriff Har-
ris has papers for the extradition Of
Williams, which he will present to
Gov. Clough today, though the latter
will resist going back to Kentucky,
and has retained Attorney S. l.. Pierce
to look after his interests
According to his story, Williams.
who is forty-six years Of age, was born
and raised in Estill county, Kentucky
When young man he purchased
valuable farm on the banks Of the Ken
lucky river, adjoining the property OF
the Cole family. Later he married one
of the Cole girls, and a quarrel arose
between himself and his wife's people.
There were no open hostilities beyond
the burning Of a few barns and the
killing Of some stock now and then,
until four years ago. One day in No
vember, 1892, John Cole, who was out
hunting, came upon a fox-trap set on
Williams farm. Wanting to vent his
spite against his brother-in-law he
took an ak and smashed the trap to
pieces. Williams discovered the broken
trap and second brother-in-law
Aaron Cole, told him that the man he
afterwards shot had broken the trap
for the purpose of starting a quarrel
That evening John Cole rode by Williams
place and the latter asked him If he had
broken the trap. Cole replied that he had
ana commenced to abuse Williams, getting
down from his horse and threatening to kill
him. Williams went into the house for his
gun, and when he came back his brother
fn-law came at him with rock in one hand
and weapon in the other. Up went the gun
to his shoulder and Cole fell to the ground
with a charge Of shot in his right side and
hand.
With this occurrence the parties concerned
knew that the feud had broken out in earnest
at last, and that it was but question Of
time until the members of the two families
would be shooting each other on sight. Mrs.
Williams begged her husband tn fiv for the
sake Of their children who would be drawn
into the quarrel and he did so. He left the
nome or his birth and made his way to Cass
county, Minnesota, where he purchased q
farm, and in few months his entire family
come to join him in his new home
Williams frequently heard from friends in
Kentucky and In couple of years two of
his Oldest sons went back to their former
home. In the meantime Cole had recovered
from the effects of his wound and begun a
suit against Williams for $1,000. He received
a judgment for $780, which was paid and
then 1t is claimed by Williams, Sheriff West.
of Estill county, began selling his property
and he is of the opinion that his arrest and
the attempt to take him back to Kentucky
now is the result of conspiracy between Cole
and the sheriff.
Williams has a family of thirteen children
four girls