Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-20
ANOTHER KENTUCKY FEUO.
Five Killed In a Fight Between Grlffins
and PhilipOts.

Louisville, KY, July IA spe cial to
the Courier-Journal from London, KY,
tells of a report reaching there of the out
break of another feud in clay county, by
which five men lost their lives today.
The dead are said to be: Robert Phil.
pot, Ed. Fisher, Aaron Morris, Jim Grif.
fin and Hunt Griffin.
These fatalities resulted from pitched
battle fought near Little Goose Greek,
three miles from Manchester.
The feud dates back nearly two years.
On Christmas, 1897, James Philipot was
killed by Aaron Morris, but before he died
he shot and Killed William Bundy, q
friend of Morris. The Morris and Grif-
fins were closely affiliated. Since then the
feeling between the two factions has been
very bitter, and it has been aroused
recently by the White Baker hostiliIies.
The Philipots, who are the strongest
faction in the mountains, numbering
about 750 voters, openly espoused the
cause Of the Bakers, while the Grifins
took sides with the Whites.
The battle began at about 9 o'clock, and
ragged fercely for ten or fifteen minutes.
When it was over it was found that five
men had been killed outright. Three OF
the biligerents were seriously wounded,
while Peter Philipot Was the only one on
either side to escape injury. Granville
Philipot is said to be one Of the most
seriously wounded. He is Union veter-
an, having lost leg at Stone river. He is
an ex-member of the Kentucky legislature
and is said to have killed three or four
men. Ed Fisher, who is reported dead,
was another man with several hicks in his
cane. He was but twenty.three years old,
but is said to have killed three men.
An effort was at once begun TO secure
deputies to 60 to the seat of the trouble
and attempt to restore quiet, but up to a
late hour in the afternoon there had not
been enough responses to make up force
that would command respect.
The situation at Manchester is deplora-
bic. Since morning the place has been in
state of terror, scarcely any one daring
to venture out of doors. Business is sus-
pended and the residents are momentarily
expecting renewal of hostilities.
The story that reaches here from Man.
chester is to the effect that Bob Philipot
was arrested this morning by Deputy Sher.
i1f Wash Thacker. While very circum-
stantial in other respects, the report does
not clearly show the origin of the trouble
nor give the reason for Philipot's arrest
It is said that while Thacker was taking
Philipot's bond the latter was shot from
behind by member of crowd that had
gathered. This precipitated general
fight with Winchesters and revolvers
which was participated in by George
Granville. Robert and Peter Philipot and
Ed. Fisher, on the one side, and Aaron
} Morris, Hugh, Jim and Green Griffin on
the other.
London Depot, KY, July 17.-Clay
county has had another killing. Dick
Loven's body has been found three miles
from Manchester. When found his head
was severed from his body and had beer
beaten to 8 pulp. A 45-calibre revolve
was found on his body. Having killed
three men and injured several, he wa
probably killed by the friends of one o
his victims. \He leaves widow and eigh
children.
An attempt has been made to kill VIII
liam Gray, near Manchester, Clay county
After three shots had passed through hi
clothes, one of them scraping his body
be escaped by running through forest
Gray is one of the Bakers friends.