Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
ELECTION TROUBLES END IN
TRAGEDY.

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as a result of election troubles was men
toned in yesterdays Gazette. The kill
ing was the outcome of ong-standinl
feud between the Carter and Lynch fac
tons in Jackson county. Brooks Carte
and Jim Hipoch were killed, while JohI
Carter and Frank Richmond were wound
ed. Brooks Carter, John Carter, Jamc:
Hipoch, Boyd and Leslie Lynch me
Yesterday at a store in the vicinity o
Flynn's Lick, together with other neigh
bors, and discussion of the election in
progress took place. The controversy
became heated, and the Carter and Lynch
factions took all active part. Warm
words ensued and Brooks Carter was in
the act of drawing a revolver when sew
eral other members of the party took ac-
ton. Brooks Carter was shot and in
stantly killed by Bayard Lynch, and
John Carter, who fired at Bayard Lynch,
missed him, and the bullet intended for
his brothers slayer entered the body
of Jim Lynch, who fell dead. During
the shooting, which lasted several min
utes, Frank Richmond, who was spec
tator, received wound in the wrist.
Boyd and Leslie Lynch were taken
into custody by Sheriff Smith and lodged
in jail at Gainsborough, four miles dis
tant. John Carter Immediately after
the shooting returned home to secure
ammunition and re-enforcements, al
though he is believed to have been badly
wounded in the fight.
There had been trouble heretofore be-
tween the Carter and Lynch factions,
and as the excitement is high and the
friends of each side are determined men,
it is though that serious trouble will
follow.
Exciting times are also reported from
the Eighteenth district of Knox county.
Several hundred armed men Wednes-
day night tore down the house where
the election was to have been held
and yesterday morning when A. r.
Epps, a democrat, appeared to hold the
election he was confronted by men with
guns, who demanded promise from
him that he hold fair election.
Epps drew his gun and swore he would
die or hold the election. He then start
ed to move the booths to another house,
but was prevented from doing so by the
owner of the property whereupon Epps
took his ballot box and ballots and all
material for holding the election and
drove forty miles to Knoxville. No
election was held as a result.
In the Seventeenth district Henry Ju-
liam, one of the democratic officers,
thought that fraud was being perpretrat-
ed by republicans, seized the ballot box,
and ran from the election grounds with
it. He was forced to return and the
election proceeded after two hours de-
lay. The republicans in that district
were armed.
James w. Fox and Jesse Groner,
democratic and republican nominees for
sheriff, had a row and drew guns.
Friends stopped them and tragedy was
narrowly averted.
OOlklChoiOIldi NNiS 'ASiN
terday in the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth districts. The con-
test in the Fourth district between Hon.
NJ. G. Fitzpatrick and Hon. c. f. Snod-
grass, Mr.. Snodgrass being the present
Incumbent, is close.
In the Sixth district Hon. j. w.
Gaines (dem.) the present Representa-
tive, defeated Hon. NJ. H. Meeks (dem.) }.
In the Seventh district the race is close
between L. P. Padgett, and Hon. W. J.
Whitthorne, both democrats.
Hon. J. II. Trice, Hon. I. w. Sims,
and Hon. J. NJ. Trout were the candi-
dates in the Eighth district, where the
contest is close. Hon. r. A. Pierce,
democrat, the preseat incumbent, is
probably elected in the Ninth district.
Primary elections were held in the
State for judges of the supreme court,
court of chancery, chancellor, and court
judges and county officers. The demo-
cratic candidates for the supreme court
and court of chancery appeals won.