The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-16
teudist foiIed Judge Lynch

10 H@ OF The many cases In which cit
1ans OF various communities have
1lea TO take the law into their
oxn bands and administer the Bib.
1A Injunction, AN eye for an eye,
Tooth tof-hl tooth Il life for a
iae Once before in this notorious
'na life halgured as The beading
.uAlAc'er In an attempt on the part
q the citizens btCabelI county, w
"a 10 rid themselves Of his pres.
eee. but The affair hldbu abrupt
summation without the accomplish
@1t Of The object
hAtfeldS ueck@as saved by The
lore-aighi OF Sheriff W. 0. Walton.
q CAbell county. and the reputation
81 his prisoner as desperate man.
= was a case tnwhiehl there vert
no bauering rams used, no angry
anvil from the mob flaunteiIn the
hee q the prisoner. and no shots
nHrd. Through the door OF the Sail
Ne crowd glanced once within and
Immediately withdrew
Immediately after the Ghootlng'bf
n T. Ellis ON June ], 1893 Elias
hstfield, fearing the violence that
- knegmould bIeak out on all
sds took . ths mountains IN
alngo county aud rem lined IN hid
ng until his voluntary surrender
% Governor Atkinson a few weeks
htef This uook place In eeclud-
q spn In The wlldness Of the noun
e,in regions the Governor person
ny placlne Hatfield under arrest
A. u man the officials placed great
aou1dencc 10 Hatfield, and with q
snail escort, designed To attract ~
ate aitnton ~ possible. he wac
aarried AZ once to the jail 10 Cab
a county
Although The incident took place
sihis few hours aud Hatfield was
ziely landed In strong county Jaii
Nme miles fnm that in which Nv
q the friends q the murdered man
bceAmc generally known In few
AWrs Talk u mob yiolence AZ one,
arose, and d1y or 80 later sher.
n Walton received an unsigned mes
aEe saing thai "neckue" part,
sud be held ihha night
The Sheriff. however. was not 4
nan . be Influenced by the crud,
ahios Of the roughcr element o.
itlngo county or any other county
Fhere wns little time left him ioi
sffelal action. although the miliil'
) pald have been hurried To th'
raae soon enough TO prevent th'
squire Of the prlsaner As pre-
.zution. however. be secured Nv,
' ayolrers and a rifle and Ucok then
- cell facing the main e)rrido
n the l,n Then going to Hat
atslds cell he fully explained Ne
knger that threatened.
Hatfield took the matter quietly
tnnl said he would like 10 have
rhance for his life AZ least
You shall have t." the Sheriff
IBID him a. he unlocked his doc
and led him u the other cell Thel
ln5nonlng him inside he added; w
arc boon ~ be In tight place. Elias
You know these people. aud unles
lam mistaken they know YOU There
fore ! am givlng you what thin
soat In my power the chance yo
a.. In return want your wor'
IA, not shot shall be fired unles
4 4 absolutely necessary" An,
ne word was given
d That evening there was an unusu
8lsnce about the town; 50 unus
al. In fact. thai Il was bit omi
a5us. And one could easily hay
sen that men were gathering in
Lirge crowd at a point several block
away from the jail,with determi
&a,Don about their movements tina
dive an indication OF SOmething aSou
- happen. yer In the jail on
mard sat near Hatfield's cell an
mletiy talked with It's Occupant,whil
ncriff Walton sat In his office hal
mndlng half expectant and read
10 act on the silghtest proyocatior
Eight o'clock came and went wit
IN signs Of trouble They had al
dlost begun 20 thing The affair ha
been abandoned when the stillnes
Eas broken by the sound Of man
eet and the hoarse murmur of CRU
olees outside.
IA loud knock brought sheril
Walton 20 his feet who Il is2
he asked. slowly unlocking the doo
n the main corridor. What d
iou want''
I'VE represent the citizens
lingo and Cabell counties sir, 'cam
the reply, I'VE want that prison
e."
rho Sheriff smiled nj the angr