The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-08
''ANSE" HATFIELD, NOTED FEUD|ST,. DIES IN PEACE
Leader in Historic Hatfield Mccoy Feud of the sos
 Succumbs to Pneumonia. IN SCORES OF COMBATS Shot at Innumerable Times,
 Devil Anse" Goes to
 Grave Without Mark.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va.,Jan. S. Anderson C'Devil Anse"O Hatfield one af the leaders oe the historic feud between the Hatfield and Mccoy families in the mountains of West Virginia and Northern Kentucky thirty years ago, died at his home here today following an attack of pneumonia Shot at from ambush and in hand to hand combat scores of times, he had always predicted that he would live to die a peaceful death, as he now has, at the age of eighty, without bearing any marks of battle.
 Devil Anse" had a reputation as 2 crack shot that was known through out the mountainous regions of the two states, and at the age of seventy he could shoot a squirrel out of the tallest timber. lie often turned the trick for admirers, with the old rifle that he carried ready for action at all hours, and with which. during tae early eighties, he would shoot on SISIl ally llltlllDCI Ol lHC 4httOy family.
 Lawsuit Starts Feud
 The celebrater feud of the Hatfield family with the McCoys was started over some hogs, one of the Hatficlds winning the lawsuit that determined their ownership. Soon after that, a brother of Devil Anse" was shot and wounded in more than fifteen places by one of the McCoys. The feud then started and did not end until the few remaining McCoys went over into Kentcky where they now reside.
 Devil Anse" had none of the at tributes of the bad man" in his character He always recognized 2s a loyal friend of the many with whom he was acquainted. Numbered among those who believer he had been right in the position he took during the feud days, were the late Judge John Jay Jackson known as the "Iron Judge" who was appointed to the Federal Bench by President Lincoln, and former Governor E. w Wilson, the former protecting Hat field from capture when he had been called into court, and the latter re- fusing to honor requisition of tke of Devil Anse" on a charge of kill ing some particular member Of the Mccoy family.
 Protected By Judge
 Detectives, real and alleged, had arranged for the capture of Hatfield, spurred by q reward after they had seen to it that he was indicted on charge of whiskey selling, in 1883 Judge Jackson was on the bench at the time and was informed of the danger that awaited the accused man. Judge Jackson sent word to Hat field that if he would appear in court without an officer having to be sent for him, the court would see 10 it that he had ample protection until he returned to his home in Logan County.
 Hatfield appeared and was acquit- ted of the charge against him. Some of the detectives bounced upon him soon after he left the court room but Judge Jackson summoned all of them before him. and threatened to send them all to jail, directing spec ial officers to see that Hatfield was permitted to reach his home. After Hatfield was well on his way, Judge Jackson told the detectives that if they wanted their man they would have 10 get him. just like the McCoys had been trying to do for a number of years. They never went.
 Stage Life Barred
 "Anse" Hatfield spent the last fir teen years of his life quietly and peacefully on Q small farm he owned in Logan County. He raised a good many hogs and but seldom left lhe
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