The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-03
FAMILY FEUD
Has Broken Out Near VIII
Hanson. ". Va.
Several Members Have Already Lost
Their Lives and Others are
Marked for Death.

MTs. OHdTleS Ddnlcis anu ueT lO-
year-old daughter we're shot to
death last Friday, November 26th,
near Devon, Mingo county, by a
posse under the command of
constable named Ferroll, of Pike
county Ky.
The shooting of Mrs. Daniels and
her daughter grew out of a family
feud (which has been brewing for
some weeks between the Christians
and Daniels on the border of Ken
lucky and West Virginia. The
Christians lived in Mingo county,
W. Va, and the Daniels in Pike
county, Ky.
About three weeks ago George
Christian ventured to the Kentucky
bide and was slain by Jim Daniels,
and It is claimed that the murder
was unprovoked and most brutal.
Christian and Daniels we're brothers.
in-iaw, and had formerly been al
lies. having each served term in
the West Virginia penitentiary up
on the charge of murder and shoot
ing to kill. They fell out over a
trivial matter and became deadly
enemies.
After the killing of Christian by
Daniels the two families and their
friends became involved, and fol
some few days both factions have
gone about heavily armed
The Christians secured warrants
for Jim Daniels and his brother
Charles, who was also said to be
implicated in the murder of George
Christian, and led by a posse OF
sixteen went to the home of the
Daniels for the purpose of effectinl
their arrest.
The two Daniels boys were at the
home OF their father, Charles Dan
iels, near Devon, and it is said that
when the officers approached with
in few feet of the house Mrs
Daniels and her daughter threw
open the front door and opened fire
with Winchester rifles. one of th'
posse receiving bullet in the arm
and Nose Christian, father of tn,
murdered Christian boy. had his ha
shot from his head
The two Christian boys and thei
father opened fire from behind th'
house. Mrs. Daniels was shot dowl
in the doorway, but the l6-year
old daughter stood over her pros
trate form and fired upon the poss'
until she dropped dead across he
mother, pierced by three bullets.
} The officers closed in, but b!
} forfeiting their lives, the mothe
and daughter had so effectuall.
covered the retreat of father AM
r brother that they made their es
, cape.
! There are now some 80 armet
! Christians and their friends on tn
r West Virginia side and almost |
like number of the followers 0
the Daniels faction on the Kentuck,
/ side. Both factions are armed witt
5 Winchesters, and officers say the
} are unable to control the situation
, and IL either of these factions cross
es the line and clash, either Gov
ernor Glasscock, of West Virginia
or Governor Wilson, of Kentucky
will be appealed to.
' The following dispatch from Will
: hanson says further concerning thi
! new feud; h..
AS result OF the battle between
D the Christians and Daniels, nea
. Devon, Pike county, KY, jim Dan
: iels lies at the home of his broth
] ers with wound which is said L
: be fatal. Kentucky officers hav
a refrained from approaching tn
house, knowing that it means NOR
l bloodshed. 1t was believed tha
/. Daniels had escaped uninjured un
til appeal was made for a physician
Accurate Inflammation gained noint
to possibility that two of the larg
est and most highly respected fami
! lies Of Mingo county may becom
| involved in the feud. - 4
The Daniels married into Al
Cline families, sons and daughter
OF Confederate veterans. They ar
/ the descendants Of the pIonee
settlers Of Mingo county. Upon tn