The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-18
TWO HATFIELDS SLAIN
In FATAL PISTOL DUEL
Sno; Dean ey Italian. VINO IN Turn
Is Nhled b, Last erort %
Dying Feud cts.
LOGAN COUNTY STIRRED
6r TRIPLE KILLING
F'Snt Pre- 'Pitstsd over Delivery ei
seer-T~o More rstheids DE
Win Boots On

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with Scots on.
-pfcfal Dispatch TO tie IutrlfiE~nrer
CHARLESTON. " Va. Oct II
The question OF boundary line be
yond which neither should deliver
beer VAS The cause of . shottlng to
day IN which two Hatrelds. recognized
az peaceful citizens. Yet sons of
Devil Anse' Hatneld. the feudist.
who but a feN weeks ago VAS con.
vertod. baptized In little stream I'm
Logan county. In which many years
sso the blood OF the Hathelds and the
NcCoys turned the otherwise crystal
water TO a crimson hue The shots
that sent Elias aud Troy Hatfield 10
earth we're fir-d by Octave jerome an
italian. employs III IN saloon az Can
Melton. Fayette county He hred four
shots, dividing them equally into the
bodies OF the two Hatfelds The
latter two. while living on thr ground
just outside of the Italians cabin
door. drew their revolvers and be
tween them fired ave shots. each one
taking effect IN the Italians body.
Either shot would have produced
death.
Dying See Enemy Dead
In another instant the two Hat.
their adversary hrst surrender TO the
Inevitable
The two Hathelds. who have con.
Quoted saloon al boomer. appear 10
have had an agreement with Carl
Henson. who conducts saloon at
Cannelton. that neither one would de
liver beer, n what they had agreed
Was the Others territory. Octave
Jerone. emeloyed ny Henson. Is al
legged 10 have been violating this
agreement. and the Hafhelds. who
were friendly with Jerome. went 10
the latter's cabin az HarewoOd. half
way between Boomer and Cannelton.
which are two miles apart. TO per
suade him not 10 deliver beer ia their
territory. u was while the three were
IN one OF the two rooms Of the miners
cabin that the lie was passed. II is
thought the Hathelds bndeavored 20
leave the cabin without trouble. but
that Is not certain from the line wit
ness As soon as the Hathelds
stepped upon the ground four shots
rang out In rapid succession Two
dropped ELIAS and the next two
dropped Troy. Jerome also stepped
from the doorway when he shot. Elias.
the first TO fall. had sufficient strength
10 get his revolver from his pocket
and fred. and Troy was able 20 do
likewise. In quick order FIVE shots
rang out. each entering Jerone's body.
and he dropped dead. The Italians
bullets had also proved effective by
thfs time
Die With Boots On.
More Hathelds had died with their
boots on.
Elias. aged 80. and Troy. aged 20.
were two OF twelve brothers. sons OF
the man who was the leader OF the
Hathelds in the feud with the Nc
Coys. tlrat filed many pages In the
criminal records Of West Virginia. Nlr-
ginia and Kentucky. Three brothers
Of the murdered men arrived on the
scene a few hours after the killing
and took charge Of the bodiez. and
tomorrow will take them 20 Holden.
Logan county. where the Hatfield
burying grounds are located. aud
within sight of the place where the
aged Devil Anse." their father. threw
on his feudal clothes and declared he
he would hereafter follow Him Who
reigns on high"