The times., 1899-06-18
A KENTUCKY SHERIFF.
PURSUES THE BAKERS
His Threat to Danish Their
Widows and Children.
He Says the Whites and Howards
Could Whip a Regiment.
Chris jackson. n RalSer Man. Tells
of His Fight With Two Would
be Ass1ssins.

London. KY, June I7-"We'Il kill 'em
and run their widows and children out of
the State" said Sheriff Bev White, who
entered Louisville and Nashville train
at Livingston shortly before daylight this
morning Where White had been is not
known. He left the train at a small sta
tion three miles above. Thence he went
across the country to Manchester. thirty
miles distant, If he did not encounter
Baker or a Philpot on the way. and even
then he had fighting chance, as he car
ried Winchester rife and two revolvers.
The remark quoted was made to a State
official when he enquired Of White what
the matter was with everybody at Man
chester. The Clay county sheriff, who was
intoxicated. assured the official that there
could be no peace in that county until the
Bakers were all dead or in jail. He said
the fight was on and that the Whites and
Howards intended to stay until the Bakers
were exterminated. White was told that
unless he stopped the feud, his county
would be cut up into small sections and
incorporated in the adjoining counties. He
said this would require legislation, and
the officials of his county he thought had
influence enough to prevent such proceed
ings. Then the State official suggested
that special judge would be elected who
would select a special bailif in Whites
place and bring in grand Jury and a
petit jury from the surrounding counties
and indict and try all offenders. White
said the Governor dare not attempt such
a thing as the Whites and Howards and
their relations number 800. and that they
could stand off a regiment of soldiers in
such an event.
The hottest fight Of the feud took place
last night at Bogetown, twenty miles from
this place, and on the border line of Clay
county, between Chris Jackson. on the
Baker side and two unknown men on the
White-Howard side. Jackson arrived
home at midnight bleeding from wound
in the hip and another in the back. He
fell on the floor in the presence of his
wife. who is a sister of the late Tom
Baker. Three of Tom Bakers brothers,
who had met at the house for consultation.
were also present. Upon examination it
was found that a bullet had cut the flesh
on the side of Jackson's left leg and that
buckshot had entered his back near the
right shoulder blade.
This morning he talked freely of the
affair Il had gone at the request of the
Baker boys and Jason Bowling to take a
message to Bowling's wife at Bogetown.
he said. Bowling, as you know had to
leave home because he shipped in guns TO
and delivered the message and had started
home when l was halted as ! went 10
mount my horse. l mounted wheeled into
a thicket Of hazel bushes and began shoot
ing at the men who were hundred yards
up the road coming toward me. They
began shooting at me and continued 10 ad-
vance. Finally, after / had fired several
times, bullet struck my leg and | thought
Ii was time TO get away. They followed
me for half mile, firing as rapidly as
they could. but they hit me but once after
/ started. / thought / had received a
mortal wound. but / had sworn to return
a message from Lucy TO Jason, and lying
down on my horses neck l let him go as
fast as he could / felt better in fifteen
or twenty minutes but the place in my
back kept bleeding. know who shot me,
but / will not tell. My time will come.
and when you hear OF a Howard biting
the dust just mark it down that he was
one Of the boys that gave me such a close
CALI