Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-23
PEACE AT coRBIN.N
shotwelss and Their Followers Ar
rested, and n Threatened FeudL
list War IL Nv erted.

Soio Jill, N.Y. Jan. Ii-IHltnSt tN-
citment prevailed in Corbin Wednes-
day night. About l o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon James Shotwell and
Rollie White met in front of Hagan's
drug store and began quarreling. Few
words were spoken when White drew
pistol and fired three shots into
the body of Shotwell. Shotwell was
carried to his room, and is not ex-
pected to survive more than a few
hours. White took refuge in his
brothers grocery, and submitted to
arrest.
John Shotwell, n son of the dying
man, was in Williamsburg attending
circuit court. a hasty summons
brought him to Corbin at 4 o'clock.
He at once swore vengeance on his
fathers murderer.
At $50 terrific explosion oc-
Cured under the grocery of +. II.
White. where his brother was being
guarded. So severe was the shock
that it tore the building literally to
| pieces.
There were about dozen persons
in the building at the time. Sew
eral escaped with slight injuries,
while several remain in the debris.
The trouble between Shofwell and
| White grew out of the fact that White
| had been paying attentions to Shot
wells daughter, much against the
will of the entire Shotwell family.
Wednesday afternoon when the two
| met Shotwell told White he must not
| visit his house again, as he did not
wish such man in his family. From
this the quarrel began. Shotwell is
| about 80 years of age and a well re-
spected citizen. White is a young
man about 30 years old.
Lexington, KY, Jan. 1s.-Col. Roger
ID. Williams, of the I'd Kentucky state
guard regiment, with so picked men
from the Lexington battalion of in
fantry, under Lieut.. Henry Hutchi-
son, and ten men of the first section
of Battery A, commanded by Lieut..
Mcnamara, with one Calling gun,
left here at S:45 in n special car at
tached to the regular c. & o. train
| for Corbin, the scene of the rioting
and bloodshed of Wednesday and
Wednesday night.
Telephone advices are to the effect
that large body of men has been as
sembled at Gray's Station, under
| Tom Sho well, a brother of the dead
man, and that it is intended to lynch
White at Whitesburg.
| n late special from Corbin says
that the Whites are at Whitesburg
with their friends, and if a lynching
is attempted trouble will ensue Ev-
crything is quiet in Corbin.
| Corbin, KY, Jan. 1S.-A third death
has been added to Corbin's terrible
feud of Wednesday. Jim" Shotwell,
father of the Shotwell boys, and
leader of the clan, who was shot
through the body, is dead, and his
sons and followers have said his death
shall be avenged. The other two are
Susan Cox, a notorious woman, shot
through the head by a stray bullet,
and Sutton Faris, painter, also shot
through the head.
Corbin, Ky, Jan. 19.-The presence
of a large Gatlin gun stationed at .
commanding point and nearly 100 SOL
diers scattered about over the town
and its immediate vicinity had a quiz
citing effect on the blood-thirsty cit
liens of this place Friday, and Friday
| night the troops, being no longer
needed, were withdrawn.
When the citizens awoke Friday
morning they found Gatlin gun COW
ering all important points of the town
and the soldiers patrolling the streets.
There was no place for the militia
men to take shelter. and they conse-
quently went to work to patch up the
trouble without DELAY.
First the Shotwell boys. Charles,
James and Robert. sons of the muir
dered man, and their allies, Yves and
| Richard McHague, were placed un-
der arrest. Then the police Judge was
asked to investigate the dynamitinp
Of the White store and the killing Of
the Cox woman and Sutton Farris.
Judge Wilder, acting coroner. took
up the matter, and had before him
several witnesses. including Roach
White, proprietor Of the store which
was wrecked and in which he and
Bill White were guarding their broth
or, who had killed old man Shotwell.
White did not know the names of
any Of the participants in the riot
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