New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
FEUD FLARES IN
 INDIANA VILLAGE
GibSons and Spurlocks Fight Old
 Tennessee Battle

salem Ind, Dec. 29 (UP)-The laws Of the hills ruled today in this section Of Indiana as citizens posses searched the countryside for two brothers who helped renew the an Clcnt Tennessee feud between the Gibsons and the SpurIocks,
 The town of Salem virtually was under martial law. The body Of one Of the last of the GIbsons was in d morgue. Another Of the family was Tn Jail. Two others were fugitives. the objects Of the countrywide search. Sheriff Milton Trinkle and two deputies, one Of them his wife, were ID hospitals seriously wounded.
 Began 20 Years Ago
 More than 70 years ago the Spur IocA-Gibson feud began in Tennes- sec. Others Of the hill folk said il started over some petty quarrel which even the participants had for gotten. From time 10 time the war fare fared anew. No one knows how many victims 1t claimed. IL is generally believed in the hills tha; more than i've Spurlocks and an equal number of Gibsons were kill cd most of them from ambush.
 About l2 years ago members oi one family moved here from Tennes- sec. Members Of the other followed soon. Two weeks ago Patton Gib- son, leader Of his clan, was killed EUnors were that his staying fol, lowed his boast that he had just come back from Tennessee and had killed some more Spurlochs." John and Cleas Spurlock were charged with the murder ot Patton Gibson and were placed in the coun, . ty tall
 Early yesterday four ot the GIb. son brothers, Otis. Gi!tred, Dan anl ! Alonzo, renewed the teud in q man. Ier that struck terror into lhe com. l munity and caused an uprising O outraged citizens determined tha the laws or the hills should not sup nlant the laws Of the commonwealth in Salem.
 ! Without warning, the brother l stormcd the jail. Otls remained outside The other three entered, 4 battle ensued, Sheri1f Trinkle Va shot n the les His wife. Ida. , deputy. was shot in the thigh, Tn, trio fed as Otis engaged outside 1T a battle with Town Marshal Elmcr Gerald who was attracted by tn shooting.
 Otis shot first and Gerald fell critically wounded with bullc through his abdomen But as It fell the marshal fired and Otis drop ped dead. He was shot through th' heart.
 Town In Jproar
 The entire town was thropn int an uproar as the three remaining Glbsons lied into the country. Ranl. InS law enforcement officials sum uorcd volunteers. American Legioi men and others joined their force immediately. A cordon Of sharp shooters vas thrown about the Jail IL was feared the Gibsons migh summon other members Of thci family and make a more determin d etort 10 raid the jail. The Spur locks were hurried to Jeffersonyill and placed in q Jail there.
 Cnc of the first posses organize marched 10 the farm Of Clifford Gib son. Clifford was there, armed. H vas ordered to surrender.
 The tcudist walked from his hous his hands in inc air.
 clifford Surrendcrs
 "1il come pcaoeful,' he sad, "s . long aa 2ou amt got no Epurlock with Eou H. Was taken 10 the jai 1 from which the Spu-locks had jus been removed.
 Sherltt Trinklc today directe 1 from his hospital cot the search fo .tne two fugitive Glbsons and order i'd extraordinary precautions take 10 pro,s5t tue one Gibson and tn two S7uylooez who were in Jail. | tho field th' forces were led t George Moore. former sheriff,
 A nth member O the Gibson fam .'lN William, vas captured Sunda! uu. vas released when if was prov ed h. had no, taken part in the raj cn tae ja,i