The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-04
sREATHITT 8LuFFED INTO OR DER DURING ELECTION BY
 PRESENCE OF TROOPS.
Shooting Up of Town Followed tn, Receipt of Election Reports, But
 Sheriff Stopped Proceeding.

Jackson, Ky. Nov. 3.-By dusk all the Breathitt county folk, who live ouNside Jackson, had heard enough election returns, and, after firing their pistols intermittently for while rode out of town.
 It is believed here that their de- parture closed the current chapter of disorder incident to the election held yesterday.
 The cynthiana company of state militia left today.
 Many profess to believe that rife and pistol fire will be as heavy tonight as the one which riddled scores of houses last night. The presence of the Lexington soldiers, however, now regarded as seasoned men, because of the day spent at Ed Callahan's fastness at Charlottesville. has a quiet ing effect, They will remain here during the sitting of court, which ends next Saturday.
 Late returns give the Democrats, headed by Circuit Judge-elect D. B. ] Redwine. sweeping majorities in the mountains The only thrill during the day was the false report brought in by rural carrier that one of the Lexington soldiers, returning from | Charlottesville. had killed a comrade. The truth was that a guffawing sol died fell off the wagon in which the company was riding and was slightly bruised
 The Cynthiana company, which re- mained on the streets last night with out attempting to interrupt the vol leying, were learned today to have been without single round of am intuition during their stay in Jackson.
 Captain ]. R. Sams of the Lexing- ton company, reported today that on their way to Charlottesville Monday night. the soldiers were fired upon by a band of men across the Kentucky river. They returned the fire and detail caught one man. who when found to be unarmed, was released.
 Details of the firing of the Deaton home at Charlottesville Monday night also arrived today. and they indicate that there may be serious trouble in this vicinity as a result. A member Of Deatons family who reached town with the soldiers today. said that the neighbors refused 10 help the family fight the fire and that band of fifty armed men, concealed in the hills close by, made it unwlse for the eDatons to make any demon stration.
 Ed Callahan, say the soldiers, is in deadly fear of feud and assassination again. He had detail of soldiers es- cort him from the polls at Crocketts- vile Tuesday, and while he and his enemy, Goyan mith, and their follow. CTS were at the polls all day they re- mained peaceful.
 An interesting feature of the pres eft situation was the admission to- night by John Blanton that 1t was he and not his brother Tilden. who killed Demosthenes Noble at the Spring Fork preenict polls during the election Tuesday
 John said that Noble had wounded Tilden in the arm and that after Til den had fired and missed, John shot and Killed him. The excuse for the sustained narrative told by Tflden with himself as the slayer was that Tildcn wanted to assume the respons. ihility before the law. John was ar rested at once.
 1t is stated tonight that $S0.oO0 was spent in Breathitt county by the Re publican and Democratic committees during the campaign just closed
 Judge Redwine in statement is- sued tonight, declared that he would cxtermInate the blind tigers in Breathitt.
 Late tonight the town was deserted. quiet, and it was learned that Sheriff Breck Crawford had warned all pros. pective jewellers that repetition of fast nights fusilade would be met