The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-09-02
TWO MEN KILLED
FRIDAY in A RAID
NEARPAINTSVILLE
Paintsville Marshal and Dry
Agent Are Victims of AL
legged Mo0nshiners.

Two men who have not been appre-
hended by the authorities are blamed
for the killing OF two officers and the
wounding of another by alleged moon
sinners near Paintsville last Friday in
"a dying statement made by Pate Nc
Kenzie. one Of the alleged gang. The
two men are John Dye and H. Stam-
baugh for whom searching party
now is looking.
James Melvin, chief of police OF
Paintsville, and J. II. Reynolds. pro-
hibition agent, were killed during the
battle, which followed efforts of the
Officers 10 locate still in the neigh
uai Fitzpatrick, assistant chief of po-
lice OF Paintsville, was shot three times
but II is thought he will recover. Nc
Kenzie was shot three times and Is
expected to die. He is at the Paints
vile hospital.
Five men are in jail at Paintsville
on charges of being implicated in the
killings. They are Hugh Mckenzie,
from whose cabin the ambushers fired
upon the officers, and Ray Mckenzie,
brothers OF Pate Mckenzie; Tolly King,
Otto Young and Dennis Blevins. These
men were arrested near the scene Of
the battle by posse.
They were exonerated of blame by
the statement OF Pate Mckenzie, who
said that all OF the shots were fired by
Dye and Stambaugh and the officers.
In his statement Mckenzie told the
authorities where the still which caus-
ed all the trouble was located. He
said II was on Stambaugh's farm, about
two and a half miles from where the
shooting occurred
Intending to search for still on the
Mckenzie farm, the three officers had
tied their horse and were walking up a
ravine when fred upon from a small
cabin about fifty yards away accord
ing TO the story told by Fitzpatrick
the surviving officer.
Before the shooting the men at the
cabin hailed him and his fellow officers
and ordered them not to go any further
In the direction they were taking, ac-
cording TO Fitzpatrick. A volley OF
shots sounded almost Immediately
from the cabin, he said.
Melvin fired once before being killed
and Reynolds shot at the attackers
several times. Pate Mckenzie did not
have time to reach safety in the cabin
and was shot three times. Fitzpatrick
fired several times. he said. Another
fusillade came from the cabin.
Melvin fell dead with bullet in the
head and another in the heart. Rey-
nolds was shot in the head and in the
body. Fitzpatrick was struck by buck
shot In the head. arms and body.
Seeing that his companions were
dead, Fitzpatrick gave up the fight
against odds and, though suffering
greatly from his wounds and loss OF
blood, managed to ride back to Paints
vile. Immediately a posse was form
cd and hastened to the Mckenzie
place, which was surrounded. No re-
sistance was offered by the alleged
and the three McKenzies
submitted TO being brought to Paints
Vile and were lodged in Jail. Pate
Mckenzie was in a serious condition
md was taken to hospital.
The three brothers had little to say
sbout the attack. Later at their
homes in the same neighborhood Blew
ms, King and Young were arrested.
The McKenzies have never been
mixed UP in any serious gunplay sol
'ar> as Is known, 1t is said.
Chief of Police Melvin leayes a
widow and family.