The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28
LsURENS MAN INVOLVED.
John Young Fowler Victim of Unf0r.
tunate Circumstances Alabama
Feud Ends Fatally.

tunnte CifCumSfanCeS-An Alabama
Feud Ends Fatally.
Hon. r. A. Cooper solicitor of this
the eighth judicial circuit and mem
ber of the law firm of Simpson. Coop
er & Babb returned Friday from n
visit to Admission, Alabama. Mr. Coop
er's visit to the Alabama city was
made at the instance of Mr.. NJ H.
Fowler who received letter a few
days ago from an Admission law firm
stating that his son, John Young Fow-
Ter, was in jail there, having been
committed along with \several others
charged with murder. Mr. Cooper
with the assistance of Fowler's coun-
sci, arranged for the execution of n
cash bond which was promptly fur
nished by the defendants father, Mr..
Nj. II. Fowler, upon the return to the
city Friday morning of Mr.. Cooper,
and later in the day telegram was
received stating that the young man
had been released from Jail. HIS
case does not come up for trial until
October.
OF course the family and friends of
John Young Fowler were greatly
of his being involved in what appears
to have been a family feud of long
standing. According to the court rec
ords and the information obtained by
NJ tD hn ~
seems that Mr.. Fowler is the victim
of circumstances and the charges
against him are without foundation i'm
fact. Briefly stated, Fowler was in
who operated a sawmill and practiced
dentistry in the county Of Calhoun.
sixteen miles distance from Anniston.
For sometime a feud had existed be-
tween Pierce and family by the name
of Kennedy. Last January the Ken
nedys closed up road which had been
used by Pierce. The latter, thereupon
went before the court of the county
and obtained an order giving him au-
thority to reopen the road. On Jan
uary Is Pierce, accompanied by his
hands, including Mr.. Fowler, pro-
ceeded to the scene of the obstructed
highway for the purpose of clearing
it out. Anticipating trouble some CT
the Pierce party carried guns along.
Their expectations were well founded,
1t seems, for upon their arrival at the
fhpV mot tho Ennnn6V plon Uhn
were also armed and a pitched battle
ensued without delay. AS result
Kennedy and one of his sons were
killed. Pierce and his men were ar
rested, charged with the crime. At
the preliminary hearing witnesses
swore that Fowler did not shoot at
all if he had a gun. while others tes-
tilted that he had no gun. However,,
he was held for trial. but on motion
of his attorneys the case of Fowler
was continued until next fall.
Young Fowler belongs to a large
and influential family of Laurens
County. After the death of his moth
er which occurred when he was
small BOY, he lived with his grand
parents near Mount Pleasant church
until he was about grown. He was
a popular young fellow, loyal friend
and was generally liked by all who
knew him. A few years ago he decid-
ed to cast his fortunes in another
cline, and 1t was generally under
stood that he was getting on in the
world very we'll for he was hard
working and was never known to
shirk duty.
His friends in Laurens will wish for
him prompt acquittal of the charge
now hanging over him as 1t appears
that he was in no way responsible
for the alleged feud and the sequel
thereto.