The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-01-01
XMAS SHOOTING
AT ISLANDSTATI0N
Deputy Marshal Uses Pistol
With Deathly Effect.
Brothers.In.Lsw Attack Officer
After Beng Jailed For
Beng Drunk.

The oweu,hqro Messenger of Fri
day says:
| Albert Gillian and IKE Everly
were shot and instantly killed at 10
O'Clock thursday night by Deputy
Marshal clark Taylor at Island. a
mining own 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 Iodies of Gillian and Everly
were sowed to remain where they
fell. padding the arrival Of the cor
oner O. Mclean county.
Eany Thursday afternoon Gillian
had ,een arrested by Deputy Mar
shall Taylor on the charge Of drunk
enne,s. He was placed in the city
prism, but released at 6 O'Clock
1yhea he promised to go to his home.
He vas Joined later In the night by
his brother-in-law. IKE Everly. The
two men met Deputy Marshal Tay-
lo' on the street. II Ii claimed that
beth OF the men had their knives
dawn and we're in the act OF max
ing an attack on the Official. He
was accompanied by Marshal Tom
Monroe.
Deputy Marshal 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 very few
minutes. being shot in vital parts.
Marshal May was shot and wound
l-tf BY stray bullet from Deputy
Marshal Taylor's revolver.
Both Gillian and Everly were said
TO have been intoxicated. There were
few eye-witnesses to the double
tragedy.
The authorities in Calhoun were
Immediately notified and left at once
for Island.
Gillian and Everly were each about
thirty-four years of age. Gillian was
married and went to Mclean county
from Hancock county. Both Of the
men were coal miners.
Deputy Marshal Clark Taylor. Of
Island, was arrested Friday morn
-. .ss~- sha ,,ard;ct ~ the cnrooar'o
jury. laying the killing OF Albert
Gillian and IKE Everly. on Christmas
Eve. to him. and taken before Police
Judge Staten. who placed him under
bond in the sum of $3.50 for his APP
pearance before the county Judge
for examining trial. He was accus-
ed of manslaughter. When the an
nouncement was made that Taylor
had been admitted to bail. nearly
twenty prominent citizens of Island
and the neighboring county vOlun-
teered to sign his bond. 1t was es-
timated that the value of the bond,
when completed. was worth more
than ten times the required amount.
Coroner Ambrose. of Mclean coun-
ty, held an inquest over the bodies
of Albert Gillian and like Everly on
Friday morning, and after hearing
the evidence of a few eye witnesses
to the killing, verdict was returned
by the jury to the effect that the
two men came to their death at the
hands of Deputy Marshal Clark Tay-
lor. by shooting.
Facts brought out at the inquest
were that Gillian had knife. but
Il was not open, nor in the hands
of the dead man. IKE Everly. when
moved, was found to have had both
a knife and razor. open. and lying
under him. when he fell. The gen
eral feeling In the community. while
subdued, Is not against the deputy
marshal. II is the general opinion
that the deputy acted only as the oc'
CASTOR demanded, as was indicated
by the large number OF citizens who
volunteered to become bail for him
Marrnal Monroe May. VINO was
shot In the arm by stray bullet
was getting along nicely Friday.