The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-04
JACKSON STORIES
HIGHLY COLORED
Threats to Blow Up Hargis Store Was
Made BY the Deaton
Faction.

JACKSON, KY, Jan. 1.-The dis
turbing forces having left town, Jack
son has assumed a quiet aspect.
Many of the reports published last
week did not emanate from the local
representatives of the press and were
highly colored. The real facts are,
as gathered from statements of cit
izens residing in the neighborhood
of Crockettsville, about as follows:
Several weeks ago, Green Callahan,
who runs a grocery on Longs Greek,
hauled two barrels of whisky to his
place of business, presumably for the
purpose of sale. His place of bust
ness is in local option territory.
a day or two later Govan Smith
and one of his brothers took a wagon
to Green Galatians place of bus
mess and forcibly, as Green declares.
loaded two barrels of whisky into
their wagon and drove away.
Reported to Ed. Callahan.
Green reported this to his brother,
former Sheriff Ed. Callahan, and OF
his advice went to jackson and swore
out warrants against the Smiths,
charging them with robbery.
Several days later the Smiths, ac-
companied by half a dozen or more
other men, rode to the residence of
Ed. Callahan about dark and began
shooting into his house.
Callahan returned the fire, shooting
young man by the name of Sebas-
rian through the shoulder and killing
a mule ridden by young Deaton.
Later the Smiths and Deatons
swore out warrants against Ed. Call
Iahan and the rest Of his supporters,
charging them with malicious shoot
ing. They were arrested on these
warrants by Sheriff Brock Crawford
last Wednesday and brought to Jack
son.
Gene TO Aid Prosecution.
Immediately after their arrival the
Deatons, Smiths and their supporters
appeared in town armed and coming
with the announced purpose of aiding
in the prosecution of Callahan.
Many Of the Deaton Smith retain
ers were pronounced in their deter
mination to kill Callahan, some of
them declaring on the streets that he
would not be permitted to get out of
town alive. The fact of these threats
was communicated to the former
Sheriff.
The hotels refused to entertain Cal
lahan, who became alarmed and took
shelter in the Hargis store, where he
had his meals sent to him. The other
faction walked the streets singly and
collectively, many Of them uttering
threats against their long time enemy,
whom they held responsible for the
murder of their kinsman, Squire
James DeatOn, for whose murder Cal
lahan was tried and acquitted five or
six years ago.
The telephones were kept busy, and
by Thursday noon the Deaton- Smith
clan had modified a force Of about
seventy-fve armed men, who took
quarters at the residence of Bob Da-
wilson, in the upper portion of town,
known as the philippines"
The message over the phone call
ing for recruits carried with the re-
quest that every man "bring his
guns"
Thursday afternoon Fletcher Deaf
on informed William Day, a brother
of Mrs. Hargis, who was in charge of
his sisters store, thatif Callahan re-
manned in the store over night it
would be blown up with dynamite.
Day at once demanded Of Gala
han that he vacate, but he replied
that he was afraid to go out of the
door and declined to leave the build
ing. That night twenty of Galatians
friends from the country rode into
town and joined the Callahan forces.
Judge Tauibee Wires Governor.
Judge Taulbee wired the Governor
for troops, and none having arrived
the Judge did not deem it wise to at
tempt to hold a trial. The situation
became intense and many of the good
citizens were alarmed at the prospect
of a clash at arms which appeared
imminent.
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