The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-12-30
Dying Instantly From
Vital Wounds.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY Al ISLAND
Alleged That. Brothers. In.Law
Attacked Deputy After
One Was Jailed.
AFFAIR WAS TAKEN QUIETLY

day says
Albert Gillian and IKE Everly
were shot and instantly killed at o
o'clock Thursday night by Deputy
Marshal Park Taylor at Island, a
mining town in Mclean county.
Marshal Monroe May was shot
through the arm by stray bullet,
and was taken to his home where
he was given medical attention.
The bodies of Gillian and Everly
were allowed to remain where they
fell. pending the arrival of the cor
oner of Mclean county.
Early Thursday afternoon Gillian
had been arrested by Deputy Mar
shall Taylor on the charge of drunk
enness. He was placed in the city
prison. lie was released at o'clock
when he promised to go to his home.
He was joined later In the night by
his brother-in-law, IKE Everly. The
two men met Deputy Marshal Tay-
lor on the street. 1t is claimed that
both of the men had their knives
drawn and were in the act OF max
ing an attack on the official. He
was accompanied by Marshal Tom
Monroe.
Deputy, Marshall Taylor is said to
have whipped his revolver from his
pocket and fired five shots. Both
Gillian and Everly fell to the
ground. They expired In a very few
minutes, having been shot In vital
parts.
Marshal May was shot and
wounded by stray bullet from Dep
uty Marshal Taylor's revolver.
Both Gillian and. Everly We're said
to have been intoxicated. There
were few eye-witnesses to the
double tragedy.
The authorities in Calhoun were
Immediately notified and LETT at once
for Island.
Gillian and Everly were each
about thirty-four years of age. Gill
liam was married and went to Me
Lean county fron Hancock county.
Both of the men We're coal miners.
AT IA late hour Thursday night
no action had been taken against
| Deputy Marshal Taylor, who claims
that he acted in self-defense. A
large crowd continued to remain. on
the streets of the little town until
late hour. but there was not a
great deal Of excitement.
Later Details.
Deputy Marshal Clark Taylor. OF
Island. was arrested Friday morn
ing after the verdict of the coroner's
jury. laying the killing of Albert
Gillian and IKE EVERY. on Christmas
Eve, to him, and taken before Police
Judge Staten, who placed him under
bond in the sum of $3.50 for his ap'
pearance before the county judge
for examining trial. He was ac'
cused of manslaughter. When the
] announcement was made that Tay'
lor had been admitted to bail, nearly
twenty prominent citizens OF Island
and the neighboring county volun'
teered to sign his bond. Ii was
estimated that the value of the bond
when completed. was worth mori
than ten times the required amount
Coroner Ambrose, of McLear
county. held an inquest over the
bodies of Albert Gillian and IKE
EVERY on Friday morning, and aftel
hearing the evidence OF a few eye
witnesses to the killing, verdle
was returned by the jury to the eff
feet that the two men came TO thei
death ut the hands of Deputy Mar
shall Clark Taylor. by shooting
Facts brought out at the inques
We're that Gillian had knife. bu
il was not open, nor in the hand
of the dead man. IKE Everly. whel
moved. was found to have had bot
a knife and razor. open. and lynn
under him. when he fell. The gen
eral feeling in the community. Will
subdued. is not against the deput
; marshal. 1t is the general opinio
! that the deputy acted only as the oC
casion demanded. as was indicate