The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-12
KENTUCKY FEUD HANDLED
By WENATCHEE'S POLICE
Steve and Wiley Hamilton Fight Each Other After Get
ting Drunk-Resist Arrest at Hands of Officers Mel
son and Hauser-Tred to Shoot Policeman - Ken
lucky Neghbors Join A gainst Officers.

Kentucky whiskey and Kentucky
tempers united last night TO produce
a Kentucky feud in the south part of
the city, near the approach to the
bridge
Two brothers, Steve and Wiley
Hamilton, had been drinking heavily
and got into a fight. Steve gave
Wiley a licking" In the melee the
whole neighborhood gathered to see
the excitement. The men wanted to
fight some more and this caused
their wives and children to start
screaming. Some neighbors then
thought it was time to call the police.
Officers Bob Nelson and Fred Hau-
ser soon appeared. They arrested
Wiley Hamilton first, and Hauser
was about to lay hands on Steve,
when Wiley suddenly jerked loose
and knocked his brother Steve down.
Hauser then grabbed Steve and Mel
son nabbed Wiley.
All might have gone we'll from
that moment had not dozen or
more Kentuckians, who were stand
ing around interfered. Hauser
knocked one of them down, but,
while he was doing so, Steve jerked
loose and ran out the back door for
his house, which was nearby, saying
TO Hauser as he went, I'll get my
gun and fix you"
This scene had taken place at the
home of VIM. Adams. AS Steve Ham
ilton ran toward his house with Haul
ser racing after him, the Kentucki-
ans wife, who had gone home a few
minutes before. saw them coming
Knowing the disposition and suspect
ing the purpose of her husband, she
picked up his guns, shot gun and
front door as Steve was entering the
rear.
He did not see her and swOre great
oaths when unable to find his artil-
lery. Picking up an old sword which
is an heirloom of the family, he came
out on the porch.
The officer seeing Mrs. Hamilton
emerge with the guns, Immediately
ran up and took them from her just
as Steve appeared on the front porch
waving his sword and defying all
creation to modest him. Hauser Or
dered him to come down, but he
swung the sword about his head and
yelled that he would kill the first
man who dared TO come near him.
Meanwhile Bob Nelson, hearing
the trouble, came over and took in
the situation at a glance. The two
officers consulted as to what was
best to do.
They did not want to shoot the fell
low. A little strategy was attempt
ed, as though they were getting
ready to shoot. The hot-headed SYM
pathizers then gathered closer in a
menacing manner so that the Off
GERS were taking desperate chances
of getting killed themselves.
Concluding that wisdom was the
decided to get achievements. They
went to Nelson's house, which was
in the immediate neighborhood, and
phoned to Chief of Police Inscho and
Sheriff Ferguson. Fortunately both
men were quick to answer the call
and were on the ground in hurry.
When the four officers appeared
on the scene, the men had cooled off
considerably. There was no trouble
| whatever in making the arrests.
Steve Hamilton had thrown away his
sword Both he and Wiley yielded
to little persuasion and gave them
selves up. Kelly and Smith Patrick
| were taken into custody for interior
| ing with an officer in the discharge
of his duty. The foud Kentuckians
| we're locked up in the county jail
over night for safe-keepipg. This
precaution was taken to stop any
more foolishness on the part of SYM
pathizing friends.
In the course of the excitement
Steve Hamilton threw a stone the
size of his fist at Officer Hauser. II
| just licked the policemans ear.
All in all, it was one of the worst
mix-ups the department has had tc
| cope with.
There are about a hundred Ken.
| tuckians living in the south part oil
the. city. Not all of them are quar-
relsome, but the Hamiltons and Pat
KICKS have made trouble for the po-
lice before when in their cups.
little whiskey fires their blood and
they are inclined to hunt the war.
path forthwith.