The age-herald., 1902-02-14
SWGarS He VIII Not Be Takeni if an Army of 300
 is Necessary
NUMBER IF DEAD MAY
 BE MORE THAN FIVE
Great Excitment Still Exists In the Country Around Where Quarter House Battle Was Fought.
 Buried In Nice Baskets.

| Middlesboro, Ky. February 13-The | precise number of dead as a result of the
 battle at the Quarter House" yesterday at sunset is now believed to be five They are Charley Cecil the Middesboro depu- ty sheriff who was killed at the opening of the fight; Mike Welch, Frank Johnson, Perry Watson and Jeff Prader. The last four men were buried this afternoon in the graveyard a the Old Turner bury- ing ground.
 Lee Turner. the proprietor of the fort ress and saloon which was burned, bought each a handsome casket. The men were his best friends and allies.
 John Doyle. the town man who was thought to have been mortally wounded. will likely recover Tom Hopper an old man who was with Turner's band was shot three times but succeeded in reach- ing his home alive
 Lee Turner is now at the mines He intends to rebuild his saloon fort and says he will remain if he has to keep stand ing army of 800 mountainers within his palisades.
 All Is quiet tonight and it is believed that for the present the trouble is over. Bones were found in the ruins of the saloon, but it Is believed that they are not human. Many. however, are of the opin- ion that if the exact number of deaths were known ten would hardly cover it. | A man named Russell is said to be mis- sing
 In Mountain After Recruits.
 It was reported here on the streets to- night that Lee Turner. proprietor of the burned Quarter House." who escaped | from the palisades with his brother | General" during the battle yesterday afternoon has been securing the noun tains for the purpose of gathering around him enough men to come against the Middleborough officers who burned his fort and killed his staunchest supporters. The Middleboro men are greatly alarmed and have mustered into service all who are available. The band that went after Turner yesterday have remained together all day Last night ten coal miners from Excelsior went to Mingo mines where Turner is staying and offered him their services.
 Mrs. Turner, Lees wife, who lives here was seen tonight by the Associated Press correspondent and asked for opinion on the situation. She said that she had not heard from her husband since the battle occurred excepting once when Lee telephoned her that he was safe. but she is of the opinion that Turner will re- main in the mountains and rebuild his place. She also said that Turner is n wan who did not know what defeat was
 ha xyiI standing army of 300 mountaineers in his fort.
 Number in Cabin Not Known.
 It is not yet definitely known how many were in the log barracks when the of ficers made the attack or how many were killed. wounded or perished in the flames. As those who escaped went into the Cumberland Mount aims and as the vic-s tims on Turner's side were cremated, 1t is doubtful whether their losses will ever be fully known. There are reports of wounded Turner men being cared for in the mountains.
 Many murders for years have been re- ported there, and about the noted log house surrounded by barrcade thirty feet high there are many expressions Of satisfaction over it's destruction, although all regret the loss of life.
 A month ago some mules owned by Turner were levied upon because of a debt due Giles Colson. A week ago Tur- ner, with body guard, went to Virginia, where the mules had been taken and re- gained them While escaping Boone Mo Creary, one of Turner's aids, was mortal ly wounded Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Thompson of Bell County swore in a posse of fifty citizens of Middlesboro to arrest Turner, and the men implicated in the Virginia raid. Turner heard of this and gathered the mountaineers into his fortress for the fight.
 Firing Began on Arrival
 When the posse arrived demand for surrender was refused and firing almost immediately began Cecil was shot down. Cecil's body lay in front of Turner's gate. Doyle tried to get it, but was shot down. Enraged by this the posse men set the saloon and fortress on fire. As the build ings burned n steady stream of bullets was poured into them.
 Turner and others now claim that they did not do any shooting. The blame for the killing of Cecil and Doyle is being laid on Welch and an other Turner man who are dead. Trouble is expected. how ever, before any arrests are made on the charge of murdering Cecil or Doyle. Lee Turner. with his brother. The General" and large force arc paJrolling the dis trict around the ruins of the HQuarter House" today and will allow no one from Middlesboro to pass to the Mingo mintes or elsewhere. Meantime the off, eers are reticent as to their next r"mavofs