The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-07-12
THREE STATES.
People in Three Common
Wealths Greatly Interested.
Hatfield Mccoy Feud May be Revived
Desperate Man Being Closely Hunted.
Masons in the Chase-Eyents that
Led to the Affair.

Hatfield Mccoy Feud May be Revived
Desperate Man Being Closely Hunted.
Masons in the Chase-Eyents that
Led to the Affair.
WILLIAMSON, w. ", July Ode
spite the determined efforts of a
number OF the best officers on the
line of The Norfolk and Western
Railroad, Elias Hatfield, Jr., the boy
desperate, who killed III. K. Ellis is
still at large. Sheriff Buskirk and
Prosecuting Attorney reck, OF
Logan county, who went to the
scene of the killing with posse OF
20 of Logan county citizens, passed
through this place on their way
home. They LETT the greater part of
their party in the vicinity Of Grey,
to continue the search for Hatfield.
while they returned to Logan coun-
ty to organize larger pursuing
party.
The Hatfield clan has committed
number of atrocious crimes in Lo-
gan county and the officers there, as
well as in this Mingo) county are
fully determined that Elias Hatfield
Jr., shall be made to answer for the
murder of Deck Ellis.
Al PAIR OF JAIL BREAKERS.
Only a few months since young
Hatfield and his younger brother,
Troy, escaped Jail at that place
while confined there with their
brother, the notorious Cap, to an
swer for tie killing of John Kinney.
Since then the boys have evaded ar
rest, and now the officers Of the
county have united with those of
Mingo in their efforts torun the out
law to earth. The Logan county
forces are led by J. f. Peck, the
young Prosecuting Attorney.
Ellis has host of influential re
latives in Logan and Mingo counties,
and they are sparing no efforts to
secure the capture of his slayer,
Ellis life was insured for $4,000,
and it is said his relatives will spent
double this sum if necessary TO see
Hatfield hanged.
Hatfield is believed to be in hid
ing in the wooded mountains of
Pike county, Ky, or Buchanan coun-
ty, Va, both of which counties bor-
der on the one in which the killing
took place. The clan has number
of secure hiding places in the three
States, and by lodging about from
place to place aud by assembling
in strong numbers they set at de
fiance the efforts Of the officers to
capture them.
THREE STATES TO ACT TOGETHER.
1t it believed the Governors of the
three States will make the honor re-
questions on and through each 9th
er for every member of the gang
wanted in either State for any crime,
and sufficiently large party of men
will be sent out to effect their cap
ture
Besides beinga member of a mum
Der of other orders, Ellis was Roy
al Arch Mason, and was to-day bur
led by Logan Lodge, to which he
belonged. The Masons are lending
their influence to effect Hatfield
apprehension.
Scouts from time to time report,
but up to this time the fugitive mas
not been sighted nor is his exact
hiding place known. When last
seen he was crossing Tug river, in
Kentucky, and he is still belieyd to
be there.
The cause which led to the shoot
ing was grudge borne against Ellis
for having aided posse of officers
in capturing johnson Hatfield and
kidnapping him to Kentucky. John
son was subsequently tried and sen
fenced to life Imprisonment for the
killing of Mccoy girl years ago,
when the famous Hatfield Mccoy
feud was at its worst. Ellis was
single, about 40 years old, and a
wealthy lumeerman.