Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
DEVIL ANsE" Captured.
sherifrs Posse Takes One of the
Hathelds Into Custody.


HatneIds Into Custody.
Wharf.-The, w. Va, Sept. 12.-"Devil
Anse" Hatfield was arrested at Wharn-
life by q sheriff's posse. yesterday. For
fifteen years Devil Anse" has carried
q rifle by day and slept with one in
his hand at night, defying the author
tiles to arrest him. During all of this
time he has been the most terrible
figure Of the long and bloody feud be-
tween the Hatfield and Mccoy fac
lions OF the mountains of the West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky border.
More than one Of the McCoys has
gone down before the rifle of Devil
Anse, but today he permitted himself
to be arrested after firing no more than
half dozen shots that went Wild He
hit no one Of the sheriff's posse and
gave himself UP with SO little resist
ance that the reputation OF the whole
Hatfield family has suffered in conse-
quence.
There were fifty men in the sheriff's
posse and they not only got Devil
Anse," but gathered In his son, Bob
Hatfield, and John Dingess. another
member of the Hatfield faction, and a
son-in-law OF Devil Anse.'
The posse was composed of citizens
Of Mingo county, who had tired of hav-
ing the Hatfields and McCoys shooting
each other at all times of the day and
night, to the terror Of everybody else
in the county. The posse boarded
train at Gray and reached Wharf.-The
yesterday afternoon.
1t is feared that the posse may come
to grief in the search for the fugitive
members of the Hatfield faction. There
are forty OF the Hatfields in hiding In
this vicinity and 1t is believed they will
concentrate their forces and give the
posse battle.
The posse is determined and the Hat
fields are able to make strong resist
ance.
Attack on Kentucky Woman.
London Depot, Sept. 1.-THE trouble
that has been looked for in Clay county
the last few days broke out last night
in an unexpected manner.
A little house stands alone in Hook
er's Hollow, on House Branch, in the
Pigeon Roost district, the center of the
Philpot feud. In it lives Mrs. CALDWELL,
the widow of Evans Chadwell, brothe,
of Dave Caldwell, deputy sheriff and
leader of the Griffins.
Late Sunday night she was awakened
by the noise of many horses, and at the
same time shot began to pour into the
house. She threw herself on the floor,
and the shots, which came from all four
sides, passed over her. The fusillade
continued for about ten minutes and
| then the horsemen withdrew.
The woman lay on the floor until day
| light, when she left the house, discover
ing as she did so the dead body of her
dog. All of her hogs and cows also were
dead and on the door was posted no.
tlce telling her to leave within twenty
four hours on pain of death. Monday
she Joined her relatives further up
House Branch.
The Griffins say it was the work of
the Philpot faction. The attack was In
precisely the same manner as was the
raid upon Sol Griffin's wife last July.
Sunday ten of the Griffin faction went
to Clay heavily armed and We're fol-
lowed shortly after by three more with
| a wagon in which We're many rifles.
Sol Griffin has surrendered here to the
| sheriff, as four days ago a warrant was
issued for him by the Philpots He prom
Used to deliver himself as soon as he Sc
cured witnesses, and he showed himself
to be man of his word.
Both he and his brother Tom are now
in the jail here and the Jail is being
heavily guarded to prevent an assault
upon them.
| A rumor is current that a battle was
fought in Clay county that resulted in
the killing of four men and the wound
| ing of seven. The rumor locates the
battle on Red Bird creek. eighteen miles
from Manchester. in the most remote
part of the county.
There have been several killings there
recently. and the battle may have taken
place either between the Markums and
Robertses or the sizemores and Ashers.
which four factions are at war