The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

RA1TJGH n c. March c3.-Mltchell
county i'll the remote western part Oh
this State and adjoining the tennessee
line. has been the scene OF more hoihi-
cides than any other county III any
state or Territory of the United States
Most of the men served In the Union army
and there have been many coinbatS be-
1D-ecr7 them and the cX-Confederatc sol
diers. The county is also full OF moon
sinners and they tight anybody ana
everything that intcrfercs with their dis-
-illation Of blockade whiskcy- Another
neculiar thing about this people is that
they hate a negro and they do not per
NIT them TO live III the county Ihcre
are two townships in the county that
a negro is not allowed TO enter. NOT
long ago a railroad company was build
ing a road through a portion of this
county. and the men served notice that
,-erroes could not work on the road III
that county The company withdrew the
negroes and The work is rapidly prog
ressiug.
The latest homicide is that by Sheriff
George * Ieritchard, brother Of United
States Senator Jctcr c. Irltchard A
noonshiner and desperate by the name
of Honcycutt recently killed United
States Deputy Marshal Greer in an at
TEMPT 10 arrest IIoncycutI for running
n .blockadc still" Jloncycutt deticd ar
rest and T1itchard and one Of his Gepu-
ties by the name OF Ba1ock went 10
arrest him The desperate WAS found
and he orened fire and killed Bialock and
vas instsntIv killed in his tracks by
Pr.;chard.
KILLED THREE MEN.
George *. Pritchard is Very popular
with the Republicans OF Mitchell county.
end is NOW serving his third term as
sheriff Of that county. In the discharge
Of his duties in attempting TO enforce the
law he has been compelled TO XII
man in self-defense during each term
he has held Office The first man killed
by Sheriff Pritchard was Avery Parker,
a merchant of the Town OF BakersVllle,
The county scat of Mitchell county.
Tho facts i'll the case are as follows:
Parker, when sober was a good citizen
and a capital fellow in every respect;
a lovai friend and a malignant Zoe, put
when drunk he was desperate man. II
was a custom Of his to get on spree
sarv the law, and hazard the lives OF
good people. lie became a pnliS OF Tue
Most vicious type. Once. on a Sunday
rb.r Sheriff Pritchard was out of town,
hc r-sr, a,nuck in BakerSvillc for whole
d.v and openiy defled the law of the
town county and State. Pritchard re-
turned 10. town, armed himself with
proper papers and sufficient weapons.
and started to Parker's store to arrest
him. Parker saw him coming and opened
FIRE on him across the street. Nl'h I'M
.aterinE nerve and desperate courage
,,,.,tchard slowly. but steadily. ap-
nroac,,ed the store-house. in which Par
ker had prepared himself for the emer-
roncv. amid a fusilade OF bullets from
a repeating rife. He did not attempt
,a+,,r, .tc fire until he was inside the
s+.ra aoor when he used his pistol with
accuracy and deadly effect. as the re-
suits viii show Prltchard found on en-
,erinr the building that Robert ii.
young, Parker's son-in-law, was also
shooting at him. Bullets few thick ana
fast for some seconds. and tho building
no. allied with smoke. But when all
wa. ever and the atmosphere OF the
room became clear. Parker lay dead on
ehe. noor. Young was painfully wounded.
aud P,4tchard had caught bullet in the