The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-18

-.-.e-.v-. Ky. July IA special 10
.-. r..r.ar-Journal from London, KY
....r. q r.r0rt reaching there OF the out
--.g 90 another fcud IN Clay County by
....r r.e men los, their lives to-day.
- s.a. ara said 10 be:
ROBERT TELPOL.
I'D FISHER
.f..N MORRIS.
r ..FflN.
I..H GRIFFIN
rr-ss fatalities resulted from a pitched
,..... f4u-ht near Little Goose creek
.--.. miles grom Manchester.
--.. f..I dates back nearly two years.
a. christmas. 1897, James Philpot was
,---.. bv Aaron Morris, but before he
..r sr shot and killed William Bundy. a
.-.rE OF Morris. The MOrTises and Grif-
as moro closely affiliated. Since then the
...r-s between the two factions has been
sew hitter. and II has been aroused re-
.rr-rr ty the White-Baker hostiities
-ra prlrots. who are the strongest fac
...r in the mountains. numbering about
s,.rr hundred and fifty voters, openly
..-.uerF the cause of the Bakers. while
The Gdfus took sides with the Whites.
How The Trouble Began.
..N efNIN lllaL ltdNi4tS lAtAN AASAA -'a-A''
chester is 10 the effect that Bob Philpot
was arrested this morning by Deputy
c.,rfw Wash Thacker. While very cir
,r.rs,autiaI in other respects, the report
g.,- NOT show clearly the origin of the
trouble. nor give the reason for Phllpets
arrest. II is said that while Thacker was
taking PhlpOt's bond the former was shot
+-.m behind by a member OF cro"a
- had gathered. This precipltated a
neral fight with Winchesters and re-
yayors. which was participated IN by
george Granville. Robert and Peter Phil
LIT and Ed Fisher, on one side, ana
aaron Morris. Hugh, Jim. and Green
Griffin on the other.
The battle began at about o'clock and
rgel hcrcely for ten or fifteen minutes.
When il was over. il was found that the
five men mentioned above had been killed
outright. three Of the belligerents were
seriously wounded, while Pete PhilpOt
qqs the only one on either side TO escape
injury Granville PhilpOt is said 10 be
one Of the most seriously wounded. He
IS a Union veteran, having lost a 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
VIII several illChS III Ills tdllt Ilt
hut twenty-three years old, but was said
10 have killed three men.
Failure to Raise Posse.
The story of the battle caused conster-
nation here, Notwithstanding the fact
that serious trouble has been expected 10
break out among the mountaineers of
Clay County ever since the assassination
OF Tom Baker, several weeks ago.
An effort was at once begun TO secure
deputies TO go 10 the seat OF the trouble
and attempt TO restore quiet but up 10 a
late hour i'm the afternoon there had rot
been enough responses TO make Up a
force that would command respect The
situation at Manchester is deploraDle
Since morning the place has been in a
state OF terror, scarcely any one daring
10 venture out of doors. Business Is sus-
Tly expecting a renewal of hostilites
London Depot, KY, July IT.-Clay County
has had another killing Dick Loven's body
has been found three miles from Man
chester. When found his head terribly
battered, was severed from his body. a
.il-caliber revolver was found on the
body. Having killed three men and in
-Ied several he was probably killed by
lne friends of one Of the victims He
leaves a widow and eight children.
An attempt has been made to kill VIII
Gray, near Manchester, Clay County
After three shots had passed through
his clothes. one of them scraping his
body, he escaped by running through a
forest. Gray Is one OF the Bakers friends.