The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-08-11
Were Quite Numerous In
the State.
A BATTLE ROYAL IN FULTON
Two Men Bite the Dust In
Breathitt and One In
Pulaski Counties.
ONE WAS DANGEROUSLY CUT

Jackson, KY, Aug. Two dead
men and a third badly wounded tes-
tify to the deadliness of an election
day quarrel in this county this fore
noon. The dead men are Grover
Blanton and Elihu Clemmons, while
the wounded man is George Allen
1t is expected that the latter will re-
cover. He has been placed under
arrest.
The shooting occurred at voting
precinct known as CIemmons, with
Bianton ON one side and Ciemnuns
and Allen on the other. Clemmons
was killed instantly, while Blanton
was so badly wounded that he died
before he could be brought to this
place for medical attention.
All the parties to the double trag-
edy were more or less known in pol
itics and otherwise. Blanton was a
son of Judge w. H. Blanton, of this
city. He was about Ss years old
and married, but had no childen
Clemmons was unmarried, it is said.
Battle Royal In Fulton.
Hickman, KY, Aug. 7.-One man
is dead, another is expected to die,
while third is in a dangerous con-
dition as the result of quarrel over
politics at the Sassafras Ridge vot-
ing precinct IN this county to-day.
The dead man is Bert Wallace. Wal
ter Allison is believed to be mortally
wounded, while Sam Gloves, who is
just old enough to vote, is shot
through the mouth. The exact ma
ture of his wound is not known.
The shooting took place in front
of the store of Oscar Allison, in the
immediate vicinity of the voting
place. Cleves is credited with shout
ing vociferously for one of his ia
vorite candidates. Soon bottles were
flying through the air. Several men
attacked Cleves and Walter Allison
ran to his assistance.
Bert Wallace, it is charged, drew
pistol and shot Allison through the
lungs. At this juncture Oscar ALL
son, brother of Walter, appeared
on the scene with a double-barrel
shotgun, which he discharged twice
at Wallace, killing him, but not UNI
til Wallace had managed to wound
him once in the arm.
Other unidentified persons took
part in the shooting, but by some al
most miraculous chance no one was
hurt.
A harry call was sent to Sheriff
Bailey Huddlestone in this city and
he. with several deputies. made all
haste to the Sassafras Ridge pre-
cinct. They found Wallace dead,
Walter Allison in dying condition
and Cleves and Oscar Allison wound
ed. Oscar Allison gave himself up
and wa placed under arrest. The
body of Wallace was taken to his
home in West Hickman, while Wal
ter Allison was moved to his home
for treatment.
Wallace bore the reputation of be-
ing a bad man." having killed
George Deggs here five years ago.
He had been in two or three shoot
ing acrapes this summer and was
out on bond.
Killing In Pulaski.
Somerset. KY. Aug. THE first
trouble growing out of the political
campaign in this county occurred
last night at a public speaking at
Bourbon. j. H. Taylor. lawyer of
this city. shot and killed Frank Sum-
mers, a farmer. Taylor was a sup
porter of Judge Bethurum. Repub-
lican candidate for Circuit Judge.
and Summers was for Kennedy.
Bethurum's opponent. Taylor gave
himself up to the officers this morn
ing and is in the county jail.
Dangerously Cut.
Richmond, KY, Aug. TN a
heated argument over politics re-
sulting In a fight here to-day, George
Phelps. Jr. was cut several times
with a knife. Phelps Is thought to
be dangerously wounded.
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