Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-07
WILDCATTE TERS HAVE WAR
Six Men Shot When Two Crowds &c
Into General Nj xuD; None Killed

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A young war broke out a few day.
ago with Jack Price and his foul
sonso one side and James and Joe
Hamilton, Boz Daisy, Tom Rector anC
Elmer Walker on the other side, which
resulted in six men being wounded
two seriously and the other OF ser
lous. The shooting tookplace about
four miles from Grapevine and about
sixteen miles south of CrossWille.
The cause of the difficulty seems to
be due to some one having stolen
still fran Hamiltons and theu
buhch. A price, boy about II years
OF age, was caught by the Hamiltn
faction and held for two days as they
thought he had stolen the still. II
seems thai. they whipped and abused
the g. while they held Inn.
'suos 5og2 s.q pue ooIL E5gr
Hugh.m, Ernest and Emmett wen.
to release their younger brother,
whom they had learned was being
held by the Hamilton gang. They
succeeding in locating the Hamilton
gang and had them under their guns
before the Hamilton's knew the Prices
were at had. The prices secured the
release ofthe boy, A. Price, and re-
turned home with him. Soon after
returning home the Price boy told
how he had been abused and showed
bruises on his body to confirm his
statement
The Prices were aroused and went
in search of the Hamilton crowd
When they met war began, which
resulted in Jack Price, Hughlin Price,
Ernest Price, Jim Hamilton, Bob
Davis and Tom Rector being shot.
Jack Price was shot inthe side
just above the hip, the ball ranging
backward and lodging near the back
bone. 1t was removed by DR.. ". L.
Lewis, who was called to dress the
wound of the Prices.
Hughlin Price was the worst hurt.
He was shot in the face with fine
shot and knocked down, but he arose
and kept up the fight with a single
barrel, shotgun. He was again shot
down by being hit with buck. hot in
the berast but that was not cnough
he next received a ball in his left
side, which broke a rib and entered
the body, but was not taken out. An
other ball which broke the large bone
of his left forearm. While laying on
the ground and unable to rise he
kept firing with his shotgun at his
enemies and succeeded in hitting
but his shots were to small to kill.
Just how badly the Hamilton crowd
was hurt is not known as they secured
a doctor from Pikeville OF that dir
ection
Dl, v. L. Lewis was called Tuesday
of last week and removed the balls
from tae Prices ard dressed the foa.
Emma,t Price, who raea.Ee3 & alts..
wouua o.. top Of one loot
1t j. reported that practically all
seriously wounded, but will recover.
The Prices aye expected torecover
also.
1t is reported thatpractically the
of those engaged in the fight are
illicit still and selling
only" 1t is claimed that (
Jack Price, the father, has been doing ]
nothing except make whiskey and sell
t for several years. 1t seems he
makes no pretense of concealing his ?
business, and it is thought by some
hat certain revenue men are receiy-
ng pay regularly for letting him I
lone. Hiw this is, however, no one L
GEMS to know for certain but owing
0 the boldness of his work it is felt g,
y some that he must be receiving y
rejection in some way or he would b
laye been in serious troubh long G.
go. He was arrested once and fined !
100, which he paid promptly and re- "
lrned to stilling as before. h
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