The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-11
AFTER A BLOODY FIGHT WITH
POSSE IN HIS MOUNTAIN
STRoNGHoLD.
Ak0THERC lAPTERADDED
To the Sensational History OF the
Worst and Most Feared Dead
Shot IL Eeastern kentucky
His Partner Killed.


Bell county desperate who broke jail
at Richmond, was brought here today
by Sheriff Johnson. Of Bell county.
who captured him in the Virginia
mountains last night
John and pos sc surrounded the
house Ball was in and called on him
to surrender He refused and operel
fire After several hours battle. III
which the house was riddled with bul.
lets, Ball surrendered.
John Lee was found dead on the
floor of the house,
Bail declares his wife did not helm
him escape
For three weeks Sheriff Rice W.
Johnson, Of Bell county. has had two
of the shrewdest detectives In the
country engaged in locating Bait who
was known to be somewhere III Lee
county Virginia. and making careful
survey and maps Of the Immediate
vicinity where he was in hiding AMI
making plans for the desperate nnda.-
taking
II was learned that Ball ard lar-a
number of his friends were sta ioae,f
in a large log fort on Hardv's reek.
among the rugged foothills Of the Pms
mountains at Whalen's l.idge
Sixty Deputy sheriffs
After carefully planning thasr3u',
aud manner of the undertaking sherla
Rice w. Johnson, with 60 men. heavily
armed, left Pineville on a special traia
al 3 O'Clock today and arrived a Rose
Hill less than two hours later. From
there they wen with two men on each
horse within half mile of the spot.
where they dismounted ana made the
of the distance on foot
across Whalen's Ridge
It was after dark when the party
arrived al the camp Of the desperate
'eudist. and so stragetic was the ad.
'ance that the murderer and his mel
we're completely surprised ANA COW
red with the deadly Winchesters OF
he officers and called oa to surrender
ietoro hey We're ava IF the a..
roach of the deputies While BAH
mself was singled ont and oon sur.
oundei a dozen or more Of his com
AIDES relreated under coye- Of dark.
ess and away from the camp fires
nj opened fire on The posse of Off.
FRS
The firing was returned by J hnsoa
nd his men so fie-cely that the fugi.
yes fed for their lives TO the mona.
Iins. leaving behind them John lie.
ld two Others no. 10 death BY the
ital Winchesters. while Pail was
rrrounded. disarmed and handcuG4d
ld carried of 10 Hag ms, where the
}sse took the train
SO far as has been rc.o-teI the
lerif and his deputies were IN
irmed.
Rewards FOR Bsli.
Rails whereabouts have been
lown for some time. but the hir'r-.
lri has not until now induced any
: Of men to attempt the hlzlr3ous
k. The several rewards offered bv
p governor iaiier and sheriff o.
adis0n county. and by the odd Eel
Fs and Junior .. ". a. NJ. the two
iers 20 which Balls victims be-
iged. aggregate nearly $1,000. Balls
her is sheriff OF Lee COUNTY. Va.
q DE is said TO have many relative,
] friends tn the county. Owing to
'sh facts bis capture has been con
cred almost impossible Ball was
en life sentence az Barboufsyille
summer for the murder Of Jack
Ian. the barber al Midalesbcfo.
re than a year ago. He was taken
Richmond for safe keeping Will,
case was carried % The ccsart of
.eals Here he made hi- e. cape lau s..
y. Since that time he hss been
tive from jnstice IN Virginia.
Hre he considered himself safe from
arms Of the law Balls relative,
wealthy and the best legal ta'e1t
Eastern Kentucky was employed
iefeni him. Bo'an was a respect.
and popular barber and his foul
coWardiy murder caused q parer
public sentiment aEains Pail who
alreadv made himself the repufa.
Of being the wor E man in the
lucky mountains