Year: 1879




Especial Dispatch to the Enquirer


Reports from the Underwood war
to day are of a more startling nature
than disclosed by my dispatch last
night. 1t is alleged that the Hoi
brooks are at the head of the party
who attacked the UndeTwoods on
Thursday last. The conduct of the
Underwood party for the past two
years has gained them many frieuda'
rheS have been quiet, and have made
no showing of a disposition to again
open hostilities, with the exception OF
Jesse, who has been going about for
some time with his rife and revolVers
prepared to meet aud defend himself
against such men as the Sheriff OF
Louis county and his posse, which
may have led the opposite party to open
up first. Jesse Underwood is SEEM
ingly qniet, gentlemaDly fellow, aud
who is a friend when he Processes to
be, aud an enemy In the full se5ss
when once turned TO war. He hgi
been apparently trying to keep dow
the trouble between the members OF
his family aud the II brooks, Sramper
and Glover party. He has made his
headquarters at his fathers George
Uuderwood) home the place familiarly
known as Fort Underwood, from the
manuer iu which the house is con-
structed.


The Sheriff and posse of this county
70 ho ~.
rest the parties, then believed TO be hid
log about Underwood's place, but
wheu demanding admission to the
house they were met by volly of rife
and musket balls from the numerous
port holes 10 the house. The posse
retired in bad order to the woods near
by and held the place in state of siege
until forced to leave their position for
want of water and provisions As
they did not dare TO show themselves
from their place of concealment for
fear of the evereready rifle of tho sci
dom failing Underwoods, they soon re-
tired under cover of darkness to await
the arrival of tho CoviDgton Light
Guard Company, which soon quieted
the factions.


Most of the men in the Upper Ty
gart country, in the locality Of the
trouble, are out in the woods armed
and On the alert for their enemies
Reports here this morning were that
the old Chief George had been killed
on Sunday morning by the Glover
brothers. Later reports, which are
believed to be reliable, are that the
old man was badly wounded, but not
as yet dead Some of the best inform-
ed aud least excifable meu believe this
to be but the beginning of a terrible
outbreak, of which We will not soon
see the end.


Breathitt county is again on deck
with another murder. They have
again commenced bushwhscking. On
Friday afternoon Andrew Carpenter, a
witness for the Commonwealth against
the Little party. was shot from the
brush while engaged in his corn field
As long as oue of those fellows can get
sight Of an enemy, and can shoot from
the brush, you will be furnished with
murder reports from bloody Breathitt.


Parties just in from the southen part
of this county bring reports of the
wounding by officers of John MoFar
land, Jr., a notorious outlaw aud coun
terfeiter, who has been holding forth
in Carter aud Elliott counties FOR some
time past. He was arrested after a
desperate fight with the officers, re
sultiug in his being wounded in the
arm sod leg. The officers we're 10
formed that q number OF McFarlaud' 5
pals were at point on the road lead.
ing to Grayson, prepared to rescue
him. The officers eluded them by
travelling another route. He will be
put in the Covington Jail for safe keep.
ing. to be held for trial in the United
States Court.