Shaking Paper: Various Non-Fatal Shootings, Affrays, and Other Criminal Incidents, 1870s

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The clippings below are non-fatal incidents (as far as I know). I've clipped all these over time because I've found it to be a helpful research aid so I don't have to backtrack if I later come across an article that says, for example, someone died of a gunshot wound. I know it's not the most efficient way to do things, but it works for me.

See also:

Various Non-Fatal Shootings, Affrays, and Other Criminal Incidents, 1870s

Various Non-Fatal Shootings, Affrays, and Other Criminal Incidents, 1880s

Various Non-Fatal Shootings, Affrays, and Other Criminal Incidents, 1890s

Various Non-Fatal Shootings, Affrays, and Other Criminal Incidents, 1900s

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[] Excerpt from Column 1. Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. September 9, 1870. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[BOYLE] [September 9, 1870] -

A SHOOTING SCRAPE. -- Last Saturday afternoon, Ed. Turner attacked Jim Fisher, (both negroes,) at Mr. Crow's stable, on Main street, -- shot at him twice with his pistol, rushed on him and snapped it the third time within a few paces, threw the pistol down and then attempted to use a knife on him. He would probably have succeeded had not Constable Tompkins promptly interfered and separated them. The parties were tried before Judge Metcalfe, on Tuesday, and Turner was fined $50 and costs for attempting to shoot with intent to kill, in violation of a city by-law. He will probably be indicted by the grand jury now in session for the same offense. []

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[] Excerpt from "Garrard County Items." Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. December 16, 1870. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[GARRARD] [December 16, 1870] -

The United States Marshal arrested Az Leavell, John Leavell, and Len Walker, of this [Garrard] county, last week, and carried them to Louisville. They were charged with whipping negroes. The cases were compromised and the young men returned home last Tuesday. []

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[] Excerpt from "Garrard County Items." Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. December 16, 1870. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [December 16, 1870] -

Mr. Wm. Suddeth shot a negro man, last Tuesday, for whipping his son. The man we understand was not killed. Mr. Suddeth gave himself up to the authorities of Lincoln, as the shooting was done in that county. []

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[] Excerpt from Column 3. Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. March 31, 1871. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[ROCKCASTLE] [March 31, 1871] -

SHOOTING AFFRAY. -- At Pine Hill, Rockcastle county, Ky., last Monday, an affray took place between Mr. L. Jones and Capt. Roberts, in which the latter was shot and dangerously, if not fatally, wounded. Roberts was preparing to go to Illinois, and expected to leave that day, and, it is said, had threatened to shoot Jones at sight. This threat coming to the knowledge of Jones, he prepared himself, and, upon meeting Roberts, commenced firing at him. One shot entered near the spine and came out at the hip, and will probably prove fatal. []

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[] Excerpt from Column 1. The Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. August 11, 1871. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [August 11, 1871] -

SHOOTING AT CRAB ORCHARD. -- The colored barber at Crab Orchard was shot on Friday by a waiter at the hotel. The wound is probably fatal. The difficulty arose concerning a woman. No arrests have yet been made. []

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[] "Fracas in Lincoln." Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. September 29, 1871. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [September 29, 1871] -

FRACAS IN LINCOLN. -- Quite a serious difficulty took place in Lincoln county, on Saturday last, between Jas. Robinson and Dennis Soper, in which the former received seven cuts with a knife, three in the back, two in the left arm, and one in the abdomen, and one in the breast. The latter is considered a very dangerous wound. Mr. Soper will have his trial at Stanford to-day, so we are informed, and as the matter will undergo a legal investigation, we forbear giving particulars. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County Items." Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. October 6, 1871. Page 2. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [October 6, 1871] -

RECOVERING.

Mr. James Robinson, of this county, who was stabbed in seven places recently by Dennis Soper, is rapidly recovering, and will be out in a week or two.

EXAMINING TRIAL.

Dennis Soper and son, who had the altercation with James Robinson, above referred to, will have their examining trial on Thursday, at Stanford, before Judge Saufley, our County Court Judge. They are charged with stabbing and wounding, with intent to kill. Col. G. W. Dunlap and J. A. Anderson, Esq., of Lancaster, are engaged as counsel for the accused, and R. C. Warren, our County Attorney, assisted by H. T. Harris, Esq., will appear in the prosecution for the Commonwealth. We will report for your paper the result of the trial. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County News." Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. November 10, 1871. Page 2. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [November 10, 1871] -

A BOLD ROBBER. -- One of the boldest and most determined robbers we have heard of lately, turned up in the person of one Jo. Owsley, a negro man of this place. He went into the Ale Saloon of Mr. Gensle[?] for the purpose of robbing the money drawer. It was in broad day light, about nine o'clock in the morning. He got into the drawer. Mr. G. being out at the time and just returned in time to see the thief at his nefarious work. He at once seized upon the negro who fought him manfully and bit him severely in several places in his effort to escape, and finally broke loose and made off safely with his ill gotten gains. No clue to him since. This same chap was whipped at our Circuit Court for thieving, by a judgment of that tribunal. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local and Personal." The Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. December 1, 1871. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[BOYLE?] [December 1, 1871] -

"Have we a town government?" is the question now asked. If so, why is not the effort made to enforce the law against all those who make the night hideous with their drunken yells and awaken the town at all hours? Last Monday night, there was a rapid and continuous discharge of fire-arms equal to the late disturbance caused by the panic-stricken negroes when they thought the Ku-Klux were in town. We need, and should have a good, reliable night police. []

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"Shooting." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 15, 1872. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1872-03-15/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][March 15, 1872] -

Shooting.

Mr. Carrol Humber, a young man of Crab Orchard, Kentucky, shot Wm. G. Collier who lives near that place, on Monday last. Several shots were fired, two of which took effect, one in the arm and the other near the neck. The wounds are very slight, as Mr. Collier is out and attending to business. The difficulty grew out of some private misunderstanding. An examining trial will be held in a few days. []

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[] Excerpt from "Petitions for Pardons." List of Pardons Granted by Governor Luke P. Blackburn, from September 3, 1879 to March 23, 1881. Kentucky Legislative Documents, Volumes 2 and 3. Page 549. Googlebooks.

[LINCOLN][March 1, 1881] -

Pardon No. 826.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky against Carroll K. Hamber.

The grand jury of Lincoln county, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Carroll K. Hamber of the crime of malicious shooting and wounding with the intent to kill.

Committed as follows, viz: The said Carroll K. Hamber did, on the 11th day of March, 1872, in the county aforesaid, unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, and feloniously shoot at and wound with intent to kill, one W. G. Collier, with a pistol loaded with powder and ball, of which said wounding the said Collier, then and there did not die; against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

M. H. Owsley, Attorney for the Commonwealth.

The following indorsement appears on the indictment: No. 16, a true bill, H. Roberts, foreman, April 19th, 1872, filed.

W. H. Miller, Clerk.

Lincoln Circuit Court, October term, 1873.

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Plaintiff, vs. C. K. Hamber, Defendant.

“Ordered that these prosecutions be filed away, with leave reserved to the Commonwealth’s Attorney to have them reinstated upon this cout docket.

The following is the indorsement on the bench warrant:

“The defendant may give bail in the sum of one hundred dollars, and if he desires to give such bail, it may be taken by the Sheriff of the county in which he is arrested, or by the Sheriff of Lincoln county.

W.H. Miller, Clerk L. C.
By w. E. Varnon, D. C.

I, James P. Bailey, Clerk of the Lincoln Circuit Court, do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the records I found in my office in the above styled case; and the order filing away is the last order in said case.

Attest: J. P. Bailey, Clerk Lincoln Circuit Court.

To his Excellency, Gov. James B. Cantrill:

Your petitioners respectfully represent that in 1872, at the April term of the Lincoln Circuit Court, Carroll K. Hamber was indicted for maliciously wounding one Wm. Collier, in this, Lincoln county; that at the October term, 1873, the said indictment was filed away with leave to reinstate; that the said C. K. Hamber, in pursuance of an intention sustained and declared long before, went to Missouri in 1872, where he has ever since lived. Certain persons, for sinister purposes, are now endeavoring to have said indictment reinstated, and a requisition issued to bring said Hamber pack to trial, or rather to bring him back, and subject him to a harassing suit for damages. The man Collier was not seriously injured, and we know no public good to be subserved by disinterring an old case of this kind, which has long since ceased to be generally remembered.

We respectfully ask your Excellency to grant the said C. K. Hamber a pardon for the said alleged offense.

[list of names signing pardon, see link in citation for list]

I am familiar with some of the facts and circumstances connected with this case, and the immediate inducement to the difficulty in which Collier was wounded, and i think it is a case that justifies Executive clemency.

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[] Excerpt from "From Somerset." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 7, 1872. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1872-06-07/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [June 7, 1872] -

AN AFFRAY.

During the ceremonies of decoration day, and near the immense crowd assembled, three men by the name of Burton made an attack upon a man by the name of Muse, the latter in self-defense cutting one of the Burtons with a knife, when a brother of the wounded man struck Muse with a rock, shattering his cheek bone, which settled the difficulty, the gallant Burtons taking to their heels and Muse going for the doctor. []

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[] Excerpt from Column 1. The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 20, 1872. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1872-12-20/ed-1/seq-2/

[BOYLE] [December 20, 1872] -

An altercation came up, last Sunday at Perryville, between John Russell and James Laws, wherein the latter was dangerously wounded in the thigh, and received, also, a painful shot in the wrist. The wound in the thigh may prove fatal, as the ball grazed the femoral artery. The melee grew out of a game of cards, that fruitful source of many troubles. []

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[] Excerpt from "From Mount Vernon." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 3, 1873. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1873-01-03/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [January 3, 1873] -

DIFFICULTY.

A difficulty occurred on the evening of Christmas day, between Wm. Cook and V. Shilpot, at Gresham & Ward's store, over a bottle of brandy. Cook shot at Shilpot, but missed him and hit Thos. Miller, inflicting an ugly wound. The ball was extracted by Dr. Brown, who thinks the wound not dangerous. No arrests. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski Column." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 9, 1873. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1873-05-09/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [May 9, 1873] -

In the evening after the voting was about over a spirited debate arose upon the streets between two colored divines which attracted a large crowd composed of both white and black, who were laughing heartily and enjoying the fun until some mischievous fellow threw a large sized fire-cracker into the crowd which exploded dispersing them in double quick, presenting one of the most ludicrous scenes we ever witnessed. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski Column." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 2, 1874. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1874-01-02/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [January 2, 1874] -

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

On Saturday night the 13th inst., while James L. Colyer was returning to his home in the upper part of our county, from Mount Vernon, was attacked by four men in disguise coming from the bushes on the side of the public road with drawn weapons, who stopped his horse and first demanded his arms, Colyer, although a brave man, seeing that he was overpowered gave up his pistol which was returned to him after the robbers had drawn their loads; they then demanded his money which they got, amounting to the sum of $100, and also his watch, which they examined and threw against a tree, it being of small value.

Mr. Colyer has been for some time past a deputy Sheriff of our county, is a clever gentleman and makes a clever and vigilant officer. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County Department." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 1, 1874. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1874-05-01/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [May 1, 1874] -

Prisoner Shot.

On Tuesday last, John Meece came to our town and obtained a warrant against Green Riley Dykes for making an attempt to shoot him. The warrant was placed in the hands of one of our officers, who summoned a posse to assist him in making the arrest, who, it seems, were accompanied by Meece. The arresting party repared to the house of Dykes, who surrendered without any resistance, but afterwards, perceiving Meece to be in the crowd, he became enraged and made some warlike demonstrations toward him, when Meece drew a favorite little companion in the shape of a pistol and shot the said Dykes; the ball penetrating the forehead, ranging around the head and lodging between the bones. The physician who attended Dykes pronounced the wound a serious but not a mortal one. The ball has not yet been extracted. []

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[] Excerpt from Column 3. The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 8, 1874. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1874-05-08/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [May 8, 1874] -

One of the prisoners, Wm. Johnson, colored, was sent for a term of fifteen years on three indictments, viz: horse-stealing, burning the Mt. Vernon jail, and assaulting and attempting to kill the jailor. []

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[] "Love and Romance." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 26, 1874. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1874-06-26/ed-1/seq-3/ (Letter to IJ from Will C. Curd dated June 22, 1874)

[PULASKI] [June 22, 1874] -

LOVE AND ROMANCE.

Desperate Encounter and Serious Wounding!

Do Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife.

On Thursday last, a colored man by the name of Baughman, of wooden leg notoriety, came to our town accompanied by a colored woman, the wife of George Owens, of this place, who had abandoned the said George some time since, leaving Somerset in company with one Hugh Elliott, of color, whom we learn have been residing together in Danville since their departure from here up to the time that Mrs. Owens made the acquaintance of the alluring captivating pensioner of Danville, when a separation and difficulty occurred; in which Mrs. O. received a wound in her forehead which will perhaps disfigure her beautiful face for all time to come -- however, this did not break the spell; her new devotion still clung to the old soldier boy, and Hugh was left sad, forsaken and alone.

On Saturday morning they retraced their steps towards the blue-grass pastures and had reached a point near Henry Reynold's, about one mile beyond Cuba, in our county, when, horror of horrors! they met the wronged and insulted Hugh, armed as custom directs, with a shotgun and two navies, who fired upon first sight, the contents of the shotgun taking effect in the forehead of Baughman just above the right eye, who fell from the buggy to the ground. Hugh then attempted to take hold of the horse which had become considerably frightened from the report of the gun, but failed to catch him, he turning suddenly in the direction of Somerset. Mrs. O. jumping from the buggy ran into the yard of Mr. Reynolds, taking refuge behind him and calling on him for protection. She was immediately pursued by Hugh who told Reynolds that if he offered to protect her he would kill them both. Reynolds, of course, stepped aside without further orders, when the determined, desperate Hugh, left for the woods taking Mrs. O. with him, threatening to kill her if she did not go; believing at the time he had killed Baughman.

Baughman was yet alive yesterday, and perhaps will recover, but his condition is a critical one. Mrs. O. is now ministering to his wants at Reynold's, and reports that she made her escape from Hugh.

Hugh's father and brothers reside here, and are peaceable and reliable negroes; so Hugh has heretofore borne the reputation of being a quiet boy. []

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[] Excerpt from "Crimes." Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Cincinnati, OH. June 23, 1874. Page 1. Genealogybank.com.

[PULASKI] [June 23, 1874] -

A special to the Courier-Journal says a man named John Broughan was assassinated by Hugh Ellet, in Pulaski County, Ky., this morning. Ellet's wife had left him and taken up with Brougham, a few weeks since. This morning Brougham was riding through the woods in a buggy, accompanied by Cleet's wife, when Cleet rose suddenly from the brush and fired both loads of a double barreled shot gun into Brougham's breast, inflicting fatal wounds.

The horse ran away and threw the woman and wounded man in the road. Ellet then robbed the body of his victim, seized the woman, and disappeared in the brush. He has not been captured. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local and Personal." The Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. June 26, 1874. Page 3. Newspapers.com.

[PULASKI] [June 26, 1874] -

A DANVILLE NEGRO SHOT IN PULASKI. -- The attempt was made to assassinate John Baughman, a negro of this place, near Cato, in Pulaski county, last Sunday. He was returning to Danville in a buggy with a negro woman, when another negro, Hugh Ellet, stepped from the bushes and leveled his gun upon him. Baughman got out of the buggy and drew his pistol, but Ellet was too quick for him, and fired first, putting a load of buck-shot in his head, clubbed him with gun, then robbed him of $30 in money, and left him for dead. But Baughman was not killed. He recovered sufficiently to be brought to Danville , and at last accounts was in a fair way to recover. When the shot was fired the horse ran away with the woman, and upset the buggy, but did not injure her. It is said that the woman was the cause of the trouble, in forsaking Ellet and taking up with Baughman. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County Department." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 10, 1874. Page 3. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1874-07-10/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [July 10, 1874] -

Shooting with Intent to Kill.

Riley Tarter, accused of the crime of shooting and wounding Perkins Baker with intent to kill, had his examining trial a few days since, before Judges Zachary and DeHoff, who sent him on to further trial, fixing his bail at the sum of $500.

It is supposed that Baker will recover, although his wound is a serious one; several of the shot taking effect in his right eye. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski Department" The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 17, 1874. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1874-07-17/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [July 17, 1874] -

Highway Robbery.

On last Tuesday evening, a little while after dark, a man by the name of Hill was attacked by unknown parties, about two miles from our town near the railroad line, knocked down with a club or rock, and while in a senseless condition was robbed of about $150--his hard earnings as a hand upon the road. His life was at first despaired of, but under good treatment and nursing it is now thought that he will recover.

A man whose name we cannot learn, was also knocked down upon our streets, a few nights since, at a late hour, for the purpose of robbery by some midnight scoundrel. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 9, 1874. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1874-10-09/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [October 9, 1874] -

One Irwin Taylor shot and wounded David Bails, a few days since, in the vicinity of Point Isabel, with intent to kill, for which crime he is indicted. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News -- Pine Hill." The Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. November 13, 1874. Page 2. Newspapers.com.

[ROCKCASTLE] [November 13, 1874] -

A difficulty occurred at Piney Branch last week, between one McNally and a man named Biley, in which the former was shot several times, and it is thought mortally wounded. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 25, 1874. Page 3. LOC.

[LINCOLN] [December 25, 1874] -

A warrant for the arrest of seven young men in this county, charged with Kukluxing on last Wednesday night, was placed in the hands of an officer on Tuesday. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 15, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-01-15/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 15, 1875] -

We mentioned some weeks since, the fact that a warrant for the arrest of seven men, charged with Ku Kluxing the family of Nelson Moore, had been issued. Only one of the seven has been arrested and admitted to bail in the sum of $300 for his appearance at the examining Court. Not wishing to risk the trial, he ran off, thus forfeiting his bond. W. D. Moore, is the party referred to. A warrant for the arrest of Nelson Moore and his two sons, was also issued, charging them with another offense, and on the trial of one of the sons, he was acquitted, and a nol pros entered as to the other. The older Moore was also acquitted. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 22, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-01-22/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 22, 1875] -

Three of the seven men charged with Kukluxing the family of Nelson Moore, came to town on Monday last, waived an examination, and gave bail for the appearance at the April Circuit Court, to answer the charge. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 15, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-01-15/ed-1/seq-3/

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 22, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-01-22/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 22, 1875] -

Three of the seven men charged with Kukluxing the family of Nelson Moore, came to town on Monday last, waived an examination, and gave bail for their appearance at the April Circuit Court, to answer the charge. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 29, 1875. Page 3. LOC.

[LINCOLN] [January 29, 1875] -

There was a war at Milledgeville, last Friday night, in which one of the parties was severely stabbed, and the other shot, while young Russell, who, we learn, was endeavoring to separate the combatants was slightly cut. The principals have been but a short time in the neighborhood. We are, therefore, unable to give their names. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 5, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-03-05/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [March 5, 1875] -

CUTTING AFFRAY. -- Mr. Berry Ware, an old citizen living in Pulaski Co., was seriously stabbed by his son-in-law, Josiah Bishop, on Friday last. It seems that Bishop had taken one of Mr. Ware's horses without his consent, and ridden off some distance. On his return, Mr. Ware remonstrated with him on such conduct, when a rough and tumble fight ensued, Ware getting the better of the young man. It was while Ware had him down that Bishop did the cutting--reaching over and inflicting seven severe wounds in his back. []

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[] Excerpt from "Letter from Somerset." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 9, 1875. Page 1. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-04-09/ed-1/seq-1/

[PULASKI] [April 9, 1875] -

On Monday, the first day of the Circuit Court, while our marshal was attempting to persuade a lot of drunken rowdies to leave town without further disturbance, one of them drew a pistol and fired at him. This caused the others to desire a chance to show off "blood" that was in them, and the whole of them began firing at the officer, who, as he called for help, attempted to discharge his pistol at one or two of them, but did not succeed. He was quickly reinforced by some of our old and best citizens. After twenty-five shots and one or two foot races, some of the law and peace breakers were jugged, the others escaping to their hiding places. It is something remarkable that so many shots were aimed at Major Elliot, the marshal, and still he passed through all with scarcely a scratch. He proved, however, that he would stand fire, though he was himself virtually unarmed. Only one or two persons were injured during the affray, and they very slightly.

During the night following the difficulty the men escaped from the jail by crawling out through "Leon's Tunnel" (hole in the wall.)

We are glad to know that this difficulty has awakened our people to a sense of the condition to which our town is being brought by a set of men (?) who seem determined to follow this hell-born vocation, bid defiance to all law, and not once consider the welfare, peace or happiness of their fellow creatures. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 7, 1875. Page 2. LOC. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-05-07/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [May 7, 1875] -

In a negro difficulty a few miles North of this place [Somerset), on the Railroad, Dabney Jones, (col.) was wounded by a pistol shot through the lungs, and a severe cut from a razor across the loins. It appears that Jones had a difficulty with two other negroes, and while retreating through the door, he was fired upon by one of them, and the other gave him the razor cut. It is said there is no chance for recovery. If the officers of the law do not take matters into their hands, we might as well give up the ship. All this crime can be stopped by a strict, rigid enforcement of the law. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 6, 1875. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-06-04/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [June 6, 1875] -

PULASKI COUNTY NEWS.

Somerset.

A difficulty has been on hands for some days between some hands on the road four miles of this place, which was likely to have resulted in bloodshed. It appears that a father and his two sons, from some cause or other, had armed themselves and taken position on the road intending to murder a young man named W. W. Sadler, or drive him off the road. But it [....] drive well for on meeting them with leveled guns and warnings that he must leave, he asked them to await his return. He procured a shot gun, and amidst the cries of women and children that "Go back, John is so bad," he charged down the line until he captured his former position on the work. Here the difficulty was stopped by a peace warrant issued at the instance of Mr. Bowyer. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 2, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-07-02/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE][July 2, 1875] -

SHOOTING AFFAIR. -- We learn from passengers on yesterday morning's train from Livingston; that a serious affray took place yesterday between Wm. R. Dillion and Ben. Goodin and his son, which resulted in the wounding of Goodin's son, by a pistol shot, and the wounding also, of W. R. Dillion, slightly. The difficulty grew out of an attachment suit brought by Goodin against Dillion. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News -- Cato." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 2, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-07-02/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [July 2, 1875] -

A row occurred a few days ago, in the ale saloon kept by Jno. Hubble, at this place, in which Hubble is said to have paddled his man severely--who was drunk. Would it not be advisable for Squire Graves to enquire into the offense? []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News -- Somerset." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 6, 1875. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-08-06/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI][August 6, 1875] -

A negro was brought before the Police Court on Thursday, charged with shooting with intent to kill. It was proven that he shot at a small negro boy on the day of the election because the boy laughed at him. He went back to jail.

The election passed off quietly, except one or two wordy broils. Two men named Tuttle and Hartgrove, came near fighting, but were prevented by the Police. A young fellow, Silas Denham, drew a pistol and amused himself by firing a number of shots at the sidewalk. A lot of young scrubs who were drunk, remained until late in the evening, and attempted to get a "fuss." What are town laws for, if not to "jug" such fellows? The Republican ticket carried the county by about the usual majority. Selling whisky on the sly, elected A. M. Parsons to the Marshalship of our town, and Al did not sell the whisky either. []

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[] Excerpt from "Election Day." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 6, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-08-06/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][August 6, 1875] -

Election Day.

August the second has come and gone. -- A very large crowd was in town all day, and what with the excitement of the election and a counter excitement produced by the imbibation of mean whisky freely dealt out by the friends of the various candidates, a considerable noise and shouting were indulged in, though no serious disturbance took place. A drunken individual, however, was so boisterous in his enthusiasm concerning his favorite candidate that an attempt was made by his friends to take him out of town, but some other of his friends, deemed the rights of a free citizen infringed upon by those bodily conveying him against his will, interfered, and for a time there was every indication of a pitched battle, but the coolness of Sheriff Withers and several other gentlemen of less excitable disposition, soon quieted the mob, and order again reigned in Warsaw, after a fashion.

A perfect Babel of confusion was kept up all day, and the amount of mean whisky drank was simply astonishing. Money was freely spent; and votes which went at the nominal price of twenty-five cents early in the day would have brought a much higher figure as the day advanced. We quote medium to choice 25c to $2.50.

That there was a vast amount of swapping indulged in there can be no doubt, and our State ticket was almost forgotten, while the little county races seemed to occupy the attention of all. []

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[] Excerpt from "Boyle County -- Danville." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 13, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-08-13/ed-1/seq-3/

[BOYLE] [August 13, 1875] -

Since the election, Danville has been very quiet. For about two weeks the whole town and county was in a state of great excitement. The Radicals were sure of victory and the Democrats determined to put forth every exertion in order to come off victorious. A great deal of whisky was drank, and a large amount of money, we understand, was given for votes. But now, it is all forgotten and passed, and no one remembers any such things, especially about the whisky and money. The manner in which elections are conducted, is a disgrace to civilized communities. The day will be hailed with joy, when the candidates for offices will be elected by a sober and intelligent people. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 13, 1875. Page 2. LOC. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-08-13/ed-1/seq-2/

[August 13, 1875] -

article about railroad related violence in southern Pulaski

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 27, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-08-27/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [August 27, 1875] -

A man told a reporter of the Journal, last Tuesday, that about five miles beyond King's Mountain tunnel, a negro man shot at and probably wounded an Irishman. The matter seems to have been kept a profound secret, as we have been unable to learn any particulars. However, the report may be true. If so, we presume that there will be some effort made to ascertain the facts in the case. []

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[] Excerpt from "From Stanford to Somerset." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 3, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-09-03/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [September 3, 1875] -

A man was tried here in the early part of the week, for trying to bully one of the trustees of the town into a fight. He was fined $10 and costs. His name is Silas Denham. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 17, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-09-17/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [September 17, 1875] -

The Ku Klux seem to be operating in the neighborhood of Crab Orchard. Mr. A. M. Hiatt, a good citizen of that end of the county,has received several notices of late, from these gentry, and has found it necessary to guard his premises at night. Several shots, we learn, were exchanged by the parties on last Monday night, resulting in one horse being slightly wounded. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 24, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-09-24/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [September 24, 1875] -

SERIOUS CUTTING. -- We learn that a serious difficulty occurred at the Walnut Flat, in this county, last Wednesday morning, between a man named Rout, and one named Russell. They quarrelled, and Rout cut, or cut at Russell, when Russell struck Rout with a hatchet, inflicting a dangerous wound in the side. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 24, 1875. Paeg 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-09-24/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [September 24, 1875] -

A Mr. Burch, has lately been placed in jail, charged with shooting at Wm. Jackson. Wm. Jackson was tried here last week for procuring an "order" from a railroad man, by the use of a pistol, a shot gun, and broad threats--found guilty of assault, and gave his hundred dollar bail bond. He was then re-arrested, and will be tried today, for bad behavior at somebody's house. []

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[] Excerpts from "Court Items." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 29, 1875. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1875-10-29/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [October 29, 1875] -

The case of the State against Andy Owsley, charged with cutting and wounding with intent to kill another colored man, was tried, but the jury "hung."

Commonwealth against David Payne, for carrying concealed a deadly weapon, the jury found him guilty and fixed his fine at $50, and his punishment at 15 days in the county jail.

Commonwealth against John Tucker, for carrying concealed deadly weapon, resulted in a verdict of not guilty.

Wm. Hurst, who has been in jail for seven or eight months was sentenced to the penitentiary for a year, on charge of grand larceny.

In the case of the Commonwealth against Ben. Martin, charged with carrying concealed a deadly weapon, the jury was not able to agree--and were, of course, discharged. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 11, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-02-11/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [February 11, 1876] -

Hiram Dudderar, who lives at Hall's Gap, on the Somerset pike, was alarmed last Tuesday night, by the firing of pistols in front of his house. It appeared that a young regiment had opened on it, for the house was riddled with bullets, and the windows shot and knocked to splinters. We have not learned who was suspected of the deed. Whoever it was, deserves the severest punishment. Whatever may have been the exciting cause, it did not furnish grounds for the cowardly deed, as the Courts are open for the redress of all real or supposed grievances. Dudderar, with his wife and children, were in the house, it is said, and the wonder is that some of them were not wounded or killed. There was certainly an attempt to do one, or both which makes the assault all the more criminal. The good name which the counties of Lincoln, and a few others in Central Kentucky, have always maintained, should not be tarnished at this late day. The foregoing disturbance, like four-fifths of all similar affairs, doubtless had its origin in a whisky bottle. []

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[] Excerpt from "Home Jottings." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 3, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-03-03/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [March 3, 1876] -

We learn that Sim. H. Bryant shot at John Stephenson in Crab Orchard last Saturday, but missed him. The difficulty arose out of an old quarrel. Stephenson, some years ago, shot at and wounded Bryant pretty severely, and they have never made friends since. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 31, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-03-31/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [March 31, 1876] -

A man named Potter, supposed to be one of the King's Mountain Ku Klux, was arrested and tried, and sent on for further trial at our April Court. he was lodged in Jail here. []

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[ibid] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 31, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-03-31/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [March 31, 1876] -

MYSTERIOUS. -- There is a report from King's Mountain, of a raid savoring of the old fashioned Ku Klux style of things. It seems that there is a widow named Sickles, residing there, in whose family is an unmarried daughter. A young man named Plunkey, has been paying court to the younger woman for some time, and has been warned by outside parties to quit the premises. On Sunday night last, the woman sought refuge at Capt. Venables, betraying considerable alarm, and alleging that their house had been entered by a mob, and the young man taken away. He was missing on Monday. The occupants of several shanties, state that they heard a party passing in the night in which, was one pleading piteously for release. During the search which ensued, a collar, identified as Plunkey's, and a bloody rope were found. The man had not turned up on Tuesday afternoon. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 7, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-04-07/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [April 7, 1876] -

Four men, namely, John Simms, Mike Geary, Andy Griffin and James Hickey, charged with complicity in the King's Mountain abduction, were arrested and brought before Esquires Carson and McAlister, in Stanford, for an examining trial on Tuesday last--Simms and Geary were acquitted, but Griffin and Hickey were held to answer at the April Circuit Court, and allowed to give bail in $100 each, for their appearance, which was given, Flint and Gorman going on their bonds. []

The citizens of King's Mountain village are very indignant, and greatly outraged over the disappearance of young Plumley, and say that they intend to keep up the search for him, in that locality, until they find him, or become satisfied that he is not in that vicinity. A pond near there has been dragged all over, supposing that if he had been killed he might be found in it. An impression prevails to some extent, that Plumley is still alive, but that he has been compelled to flee the country, and under threats of future violence, to keep his whereabouts unknown to the public. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 14, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-04-14/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [April 14, 1876] -

Plumley. -- The young man Plumley who was supposed to have been murdered at King's Mountain Tunnel, has turned up near Somerset, considerably bruised. He says the man Potter, now in jail here, was the only man arrested who did him serious harm. That he, with several others of the crowd along with him, who have since fled the country, hung him up for a while, but cut him down again. It is reported that those who have been bailed out, have left the country, or will leave before Court. Potter is said to be a bad man, and to have been guilty of wrongs heretofore, and that he has been in a worse prison than the Stanford jail. []

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[] Excerpt from "." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 28, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-04-28/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [April 28, 1876] -

Potter, charged with Ku Kluxing at King's Mountain Tunnel, had his case continued until next Court, his bail was fixed at $100, which he was unable to give. The bonds of Griffin and Hickey, accused of the same crime, were forfeited. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 21, 1876. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-07-21/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [July 21, 1876] -

Mr. Turpin, who was struck on the head by his cousin, during a drunken brawl, last week, and received a fracture of the skull, has been near the point of death all the week. The Doctors reported his case now as improving, with a fair prospect of his recovery. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 4, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-08-04/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [August 4, 1876] -

HAMBURG--ANOTHER NEGRO SHOT AT--TROOPS NEEDED IN SOMERSET.-- The above is the way the following item will be headed by the time it reaches the Cincinnati Gazette. Old man Reed, a clever blacksmith, resided in town, having learned from his daughter that a negro man had addressed an insulting letter to hear, sallied forth on Monday morning last, to wreak his vengeance on him. Coming up on the object of his search on Main street, he accosted him, and, after a few angry words had passed, proceeded with a stick to convince the would-be miscegenator, that there would never be enough amendments added to the Constitution to admit a negro's familiarity with his family. During the performance, the negro either drew, or let fall from his person, a pistol, which the irate Reed promptly seized and emptied the contents of a barrel in it, as the negro disappeared behind a neighboring corner. About this time Reed, fils [son], came up, and wrenching the pistol from pere [father], commenced firing at long range at the hill that the negro had gone behind. The hullaballoo finally brought the Marshal and Jailer to the scene, who took in the situation at a glance. Hastily bestriding a mule apiece, they began reconnoitering in the direction of the flying negro, and, after considerable skirmishing and bushwhacking, at last succeeded in capturing him. He was tried before a Justice for carrying concealed weapons, and, in default of $100 bail, went to meet Cosgrove. []

[Cosgrove was another man already in the jail for an unrelated offense; he was mentioned in an article above this one.]

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 11, 1876. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-08-11/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [August 11, 1876] -

Somerset.

If there is a town of its size in the State that can get up more excitement over a petty election than Somerset, we would like to hear from it. Monday, a Sheriff, a Constable and a town Marshal were elected, and the usual amount of whisky, quarreling and shooting was indulged in. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 11, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-08-11/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [August 11, 1876] -

Jerry Withers, of color, wounding by cutting, with intent to kill, another colored man--held to answer in the sum of $200. Alfred McAlister, of color, same charge--dismissed. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 8, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-09-08/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN?] [September 8, 1876] -

A personal difficulty occurred in this county a few days ago on Dix River, between two men named Spratt and Sudduth. The facts as we learn them, were, that Frank Spratt rode up to the house of "Unk" Sudduth, in disguise, called him out and told him he intended to shoot him. Whereupon, the man Spratt, shot at Sudduth, but did not hit him. After that, Sudduth went into his house and came out with a shot gun and fired at Spratt, without effect. Spratt rode off and Sudduth and his son started after him. Soon after this, Spratt passed the road where Sudduth and his son were waiting for him. The son of Sudduth fired on Spratt with a pistol, and shot him in the face. After this, Spratt returned the fire and shot young Sudduth in the hip with a pistol. Neither of the men was seriously injured, although the wounds inflicted are painful. The cause of the whole trouble, was, that Spratt thought that Sudduth had induced his (Sudduth's) son, to indict him in the Garrard Circuit Court. We presume that on a full investigation of the difficulty, the facts will be brought out, and after that, the guilty parties, whoever they may be, will be compelled to answer for their misdeeds. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 29, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-09-29/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN?] [September 29, 1876] -

Andy Yates, of color, is rapidly gaining the unenviable character of an old offender. A few days since he and his brother-in-law, Henry James, got, into a difficulty at a house occupied by some colored people in the lower part of town, and the brother-in-law got the better of that difficulty, whereupon Andy came up town and procured a pistol, with which he returned to the seat of war. Reaching that point, he fired it through the window at Henry James, and, missing his game, the ball entered his mother's thigh, inflicting a slight wound. Marshal Stagg then took the warrior under arrest for trial, which resulted in a fine of $20 and costs. Andy, being unable to meet this modest demand by the Commonwealth, was sent to jail, where he will rest from his labors, at the usual allowance, until the majesty of an insulted law is fully vindicated. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 6, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-10-06/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [October 6, 1876] -

There was a shooting scrape at Crab Orchard last week between Grove Kennedy and another man, in which neither was hit, but a shot struck a bystander in the head, inflicting a slight wound. Kennedy and the other man fired five or six times each across a store room, but strange to say either shot took effect. An overcoat hanging at the side of a door had a number of bullet holes in it. []

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[] Excerpt from "Kentucky News." The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. October 7, 1876. Page 2. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [October 7, 1876] -

Two men took six shots at each other in a store at Crab Orchard, the other day. Results: Lock of hair gone from the head of a looker-on, and several holes in an innocent overcoat hanging on the wall. []

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[] Excerpt from "Kentucky News." The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. November 14, 1876. Page 2. Newspapers.com.

[PULASKI] [November 14, 1876] -

SOMERSET REPORTER: Last Tuesday night, after the election, a party of negro outlaws took a negro man named Charlie West and hung him to a tree, just below town. A white man came along just in time to cut him down and save his life. West had voted the Democratic ticket, and these Radical negroes had determined to kill him for it. There have been no arrests, but we hope that no effort will be lost to bringing the fiends to justice. []

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[] Excerpt from Column 3. The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. November 17, 1876. Page 2. Newspapers.com.

[PULASKI] [November 17, 1876] -

In Pulaski county, Kentucky, on the night following the election, three Republican negroes seized a negro who had voted the Democratic ticket and hung him to a tree. The unfortunate man was cut down, just in time to save his life, by a white man who was passing by the locality on his way to Somerset. []

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[] Excerpts from "Hustonville." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 24, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-11-24/ed-1/seq-3/

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Hustonville.

November 21, 1876.

There seems to be a turbulent spirit abroad in our usually quiet region. Last Saturday night, one Brad Henson and Alfred Russell, son of M. T. Russell, had a difficulty in Milledgeville, in which young R. was dangerously stabbed just above the collar bone. Dr. H. Brown is attending on the case, and evidently considers it serious. Henson is thought to have left the neighborhood.

Last evening, there was an affray at Jasper's store, about four miles from this place, on the Liberty road. The parties engaged were Wm. Cloyd and --- Floyd. They differed in reference to a claim held by F. against C., and after considerable altercation, the former drew a knife and inflicted several wounds, we understand, on his adversary. Dr. Brown, who has charge of this case also, reports the damage serious but not dangerous. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County News - Hustonville." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 8, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-12-08/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [December 8, 1876] -

In 'Squire Brown's court, to-day, the case of Floyd, charged with an assault on Wm. Cloyd, came up. Floyd waived an examination and entered into bond to answer at the next term of the Circuit Court. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 1, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-12-01/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [December 1, 1876] -

The trial of David Swope, charged with shooting and wounding, with intent to kill, a negro man, was postponed from last Saturday until next Tuesday. His son, A. M. Swope, Esq., will be here to assist in his defense. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 8, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-12-08/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [December 8, 1876] -

The examining trial of David Swope, charged with shooting the negro man Dudley, was held last Tuesday before Esquires Carson and Hughes. The evidence developed the facts that Dudley had, previous to the day of the shooting, and on several occasions, made threats and demonstrations of violence toward Mr. Swope and his family, and one day tried to borrow a gun to take with him to the corn field on Swope's farm, where he had raised a crop of grain this year, on shares with Swope, declaring his intention to get more corn than Swope thought he was entitled to, at all hazards. From the facts proven by both black and white witnesses, the court could do nothing but find that there were no grounds for holding the defendant over for further trial, and he was therefore discharged. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 15, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-12-15/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [December 15, 1876] -

The negro man Dudley, who was shot by Mr. David Swope, is almost well, and the loss of an eye is all he will suffer. He is now going about. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 8, 1876. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-12-08/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [December 8, 1876] -

Roye Beazley, a young man from Garrard county, came over here [Lincoln] last Monday and indulged freely in liquor, which gave him an appetite for blood. Meeting a negro man in the road near Richmond Junction the two got into a sudden and foolish quarrel, during which profane and rough talk was used by both, whereupon Beazley drew a revolver and shot the negro, John Wallace, twice -- once in the arm and once in the leg. The wounds are quite painful but not dangerous. Beazley was arrested and put in jail over night, but his relatives came over from Garrard the next day and bailed him out, he having waived an examining trial. His bail was fixed at $800 for his appearance at the next April term of the Lincoln Circuit Court. []

The negro man, John Wallace, who was shot by young Roy Beazley, a short time since, is rapidly recovering. []

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[] Excerpt from "Some Pulaski County Items." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 21, 1876. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-12-21/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [December 21, 1876] -

SHOOTING--IRISHMAN SHOT.-- Tom Jeffreys, who keeps a drinking saloon on Section 85, was awakened one night last week by a couple of drunken Irishmen, who wanted to come in and replenish the dying spirits within them. The hour being very late, Jeffrey refused to get up and admit them, whereupon they proceeded with a fence rail to knock the door down. As they were battering against it, Jeffreys put his pistol through a crack in the house and fired, the load taking effect in the abdomen of one of the intruders, producing a wound that will probably prove fatal. []

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[] Excerpt from "Some Pulaski County Items." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 21, 1876. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1876-12-21/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [December 21, 1876] -

SHOOTING -- NEGRO SHOT -- P. F. Smith, contractor for the railroad work just below town, attempted one of the cold mornings of last week to make his hands go to work. All went except one, who became very insolent, and finally threw a rock at Smith, knocking his hat off. Smith then drew his pistol and fired at the scoundrel twice, both shots striking him, one in the arm, the other in the back. Both being flesh wounds, the negro was not badly hurt; but remained around the shanties of Smith, swearing vengeance on him and threatening to burn his store and house. Hearing of these threats, Smith loaded up his double-barreled gun with the intention of putting the negro beyond the power to execute his threats, but on a second thought, he decided to get out a peace warrant against him, and on the trial of it, the negro was sent to jail, in default of security to keep the peace. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 19, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-01-19/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 19, 1877] -

Andy Yates, an incorrigible and pugnacious colored individual, was tried before his Honor, Judge Lytle, Wednesday evening, on an indictment for shooting with intent to kill, one Henry James. The case was very ably argued pro and con, by Fontaine T. Fox Bobbitt and Judge Phillips, and was dismissed. Andy has been in jail nearly a month. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County." The Kentucky Advocate, Danville, KY. February 2, 1877. Page 2. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [February 2, 1877] -

The Magistrates over in the neighborhood of Kings' Mountain have lately been making war on evil-doers. Two have been tried and sent on, under bonds, to next Circuit Court, for selling spirits without license, and another for kukluxing. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 16, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-03-16/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [March 16, 1877] -

They have high old times down at the River (Livingston) occasionally. Reports of an affray there on Sunday, in which knives and pistols were freely used, and resulted in the wounding of several parties, have reached us, but they are not sufficiently authentic to warrant our giving the details. The matter will be judicially investigated. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 30, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-03-30/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [March 30, 1877] -

Jeff Dowell and Doc Denny, were brought to town Saturday, and lodged in jail, charged with Ku-Kluxing. It is said that "in childish sport" they hung a fellow by the neck until he was almost dead. []

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Lizzie Owens, who was tried in an examining Court last week, for maliciously shooting and wounding Lou Mullins, was held over to answer at the Circuit Court, and in default of a $200 bond, went to jail. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 18, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-18/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [May 18, 1877] -

Lizzie Owens, who was indicted at the last term of our Circuit Court for maliciously shooting and wounding Lou. Mullins, and who forfeited a $200 bond by failing to appear for trial, was arrested on Monday, by her surety, W. M. Mullins, brought to town and lodged in jail. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 6, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-04-06/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [April 6, 1877] -

SHOT. -- As Tim Dudderar, son of James J. Dudderar, was returning from school here Wednesday night to his home in the country, some unknown scoundrel ordered him to halt. He did so and threw up his hands, when he was fired at, the ball taking effect in his hand and ranging downward, lodged in his wrist. Dudderar has no idea who the would be assassin is, as he ran off as soon as he fired and he did not feel in humor to follow him. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 13, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-04-13/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN / CASEY] [April 13, 1877] -

There is a report current that on Friday last, a party of five white men pursued a negro charged with theft near this place, to a house in Casey, called him out and shot him, leaving him dangerously wounded. Another statement is that he had been arrested, and was shot in attempting to escape. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 20, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-04-20/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [April 20, 1877] -

One man was drowned and another was shot at the River last week. It is impossible for us to get any details of events which occur down there. The man who was drowned, was an Italian. His body has not been recovered. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 11, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-11/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [May 11, 1877] -

Henry Alford, a colored boy, was arrested and lodged in jail this week, charged with "shooting at with intent to kill or wound" another negro who had possession of his watch. Henry will likely have a hard time of it. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 11, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-11/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [May 11, 1877] -

AN OUTRAGE -- The facts concerning the recent row near Crab Orchard, is as near as we could ascertain them, about as follows: Last Saturday, G. W. Lingenfelter, a hale old man of 60, who lives in two miles of Crab Orchard, on the Mt. Vernon road, has occasion to go to the former place. Finishing his business, he started back home in the afternoon in a wagon, and when about a mile from town, he was waylaid by Henry and John Watts, a couple of young men, with their uncle Granville Watts, it is said, at a safe distance as Generalisimo. One of the Watts' struck Lingenfelter over the head with a gun, breaking the gun and felling the old man senseless to the pike. The other Watts cried out, "shoot the d--d scoundrel, he is only possuming." This aroused Lingenfelter, who staggered to his feet, seized a wagon standard, turned upon his assailants, and drove them from the field, capturing the broken gun. During the melee, seven shots were fired at him, with pistols, but without effect. The Watts' retired to Mt. Vernon, and fortified, from which point they telegraphed on Sunday, to know if Lingenfelter was dead. Mr. L is not hurt much, the blow with the gun having glanced from his head to the shoulder. The Watts gave as a reason for the attack, that Lingenfelter had set dogs on his hogs, but this the latter asserts was only a pretext. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 18, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-18/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][May 18, 1877] -

The Watts, who, it is charged, attempted to assassinate old man Linginfelter, near Crab Orchard, an account of which we gave last week, have been arrested, and held to bail in the sum of $400 a piece, to appear at the next Circuit Court. Mr. Linginfelter has brought suit against them, laying his damages at $5,000. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 18, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-18/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [May 18, 1877] -

MAN SHOT AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN SOMERSET. -- A difficulty occurred in Somerset, on Tuesday evening, between Mr. Frank Vickery and Robert Nunnelly, in regard to some tanbark, which resulted in the former shooting the latter in the breast, inflicted, it is thought, a mortal wound. The shooting was regarded as so much an act of self-defence, that Mr. Vickery was not arrested. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County News -- Hustonville." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 18, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-18/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][May 18, 1877] -

There was an affray in the contraband quarter on Sunday night, between Henry Blain and Jerry Hughes, of the colored persuasion. Henry fired four shots, wounding Jerry in the leg. The "bone of contention" was a fair, but frail damsel of ebony finish, of whom the gentlemen--both married men--were enamored. Henry was arrested, but succeeded in escaping from his guards yesterday morning. It is generally regretted that Jerry's condition is not dangerous. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County News -- Hustonville." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 25, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-25/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][May 25, 1877] -

Henry Blain had an examining trial before Esquires Brown and Compton, on Saturday, charged with a breach of the peace in shooting Jerry Hughes. He waived an examination and was held to bail in the amount of $50 to answer at the Circuit Court. Jerry has entirely recovered, and is busy in seeking to convict his colored brother of some crime--he don't care much what, if it will pay. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 25, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-05-25/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][May 25, 1877] -

NEGRO SHOT. -- A negro named White, while prowling around the establishment of George Farmer, another colored man, was heavily peppered with shot by the latter. The wounded man has since had to have his arm amputated, and Farmer has been arrested and lodged in jail. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 1, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-06-01/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [June 1, 1877] -

The first case before it was that of Armp Woods, colored, charged with cutting in sudden heat and passion another "cullud gemmen" named Bill Jones. After an able argument for the defendant by Mr. Rochester, the case was given to the jury, who rendered a verdict of acquittal. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 8, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-06-08/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [June 8, 1877] -

Last Wednesday night about the "wee suns' hours," a party of persons, supposed to have been robed in sombre-looking vestments "with black crape over their faces," made a descent upon a house in the East End of town occupied by a frail white woman and two robust nigger men. With blood-curdling yells, a volley of rocks, and a deafening roar of pistol shots, they began the attack, and in pretty much the same way they kept it up. After a few moments' work of devastation, they retired, and the next morning a piece of a house, with doors smashed into smithereens; the floors covered with shattered glass and utterly demoralized window frames; a pile of feathers, an empty bed-tick and some bed-clothes lying out of doors, told but too well how successfully the midnight destroyers had accomplished their design. We understand that the occupants of the building vacated it early in the action, and made somewhat remotely-connected tracks for tall timber. On the same night, we learn that another house in the vicinity of Brodhead, was visited, and two women who occupied it were severely whipped. These are the first cases of KuKluxing that have occurred in this county for some years. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 15, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-06-15/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][June 15, 1877] -

The negroes that tried to bulldoze Pete Hampton a year or so ago, with bad looking pistols, have been captured and are now serving out the fines and imprisonment assessed against them at the last Circuit Court. []

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[] "House Burned." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 15, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-06-15/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [June 15, 1877] -

HOUSE BURNED. -- A party of masked men desiring to rid the country of a disreputable bagnio kept by the notorious widow Patton, went to her house, which is six or eight miles West of Crab Orchard, and after severely flogging the inmates, which beside the women, included three or four sporting young men who happened to be there, set fire to the establishment, and in a very short time the den of infamy was among the things that were. This is the second time Mrs. Patton has summarily suffered is that neighborhood and it is about time she was leaving for more genial quarters. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 29, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-06-29/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [June 29, 1877] -

SHOOTING AFFRAY. -- On Friday last, 22d inst., about 6. A.M., a difficulty originated at this place, between C. Crooke and A. P. Rickets, both coal dealers, caused by Mr. Crooke obstructing a wagon road and a public passway, over which Mr. Rickets was hauling. A trestle work had been erected by Mr. C. Mr. R. seeing that he was being cut off from all communications, consulted the legal authorities, and on being advised of his right to remove said obstructions, set to work cleaning out the road. Mr. C. not feeling disposed to stand by and see his newly erected works torn down, dispatched a man to his store for all the men and arms that could be had. Mr. R, hearing this order, did likewise, and the battle was soon in progress. Shooting on both sides was kept up for some time, but fortunately but one man was wounded. Those that were engaged on Crooke's side were C. Crooke, Champ Mullins, John Mullins, Wm. Mullins, Cal Mullins, J. D. Proctor, Rob't White, J. S. Calloway, A. Delph, Wm. Barger, L. W. Ham, W. L. Payne, June White, col'd, Robert Tinsley, col'd, Elbert Drake, col'd. Those on Ricket's side were A. P. Rickets, Wm. Taylor, Jesse Pitman. Mr. Rickets was the only man that fired a shot on his side. He surrounded the enemy and held them at bay for some time. Those that witnessed the fight say that fifty or more shots were fired. Wm. Barger was shot through the shoulder. Unfortunately for him he had strayed from his party some forty or fifty yards when he was shot, and not being thoughtful enough to get behind the stake pile. Mr. C. then gave orders that the white flag should be raised to bring in the wounded. All parties were arrested by the civil officers, and at the examining trial, C. Crooke, C. Mullins, J. Mullins, Wm. Mullins, J. D. Proctor, Rob't White and A. P. Rickets were held over in bond of $200 each to appear at the Fall term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court.

All is quiet now and business resumed. We hope to have something of more interest to record in our next communication. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 10, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-08-10/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [August 10, 1877] -

There were a few slight indications of a "row" here Monday evening, caused by a fellow named Miller, who struck a negro woman with his fist. He was promptly arrested, and almost as promptly discharged; why, we couldn't tell. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 10, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-08-10/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [August 10, 1877] -

A difficulty occurred at the River late Monday evening, between two men named Kilhoy and Marlow. Kilhoy knocked Marlow down three times in succession, kicking him with his boot-heel over the eye, lacerating the flesh considerably, and also in the breast, but doing him no serious damage. Whisky was the cause. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 7, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-09-07/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [September 7, 1877] -

POLICE COURT. -- Four ladies of color were arraigned before his Honor Judge Dennis, on Friday last, charged with Ku Kluxing a white prostitute, who had become so great a nuisance as to be unbearable even by them. The facts elicited were that they had ordered the white woman out of town and on her failure to leave, had, with tin pans and other musical instruments marched her out, occasionally administering a few lashe in order to accelerate her footsteps. All four were sent on to the Circuit Court, two under bail of $100 each, the other two in $50 apiece. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 14, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-09-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [September 14, 1877] -

DIFFICULTY. -- We learn that a difficulty occurred about two miles from this place, at the residence of Mrs. Butcher, between two females who were old enough to have known better, which resulted in one of them, a blushing young widow, getting a pretty severe choking. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 19, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-10-19/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [October 19, 1877] -

A man named Mincie and one named Simpson, got into a row at Pole Bridge Church on Sunday the 7th. Knives were the weapons used and Mincie was fatally wounded. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 19, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-10-19/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [October 19, 1877] -

A fiendish attack was made by some ruffians on Robert Jones in the East end of the county one night last week, but we have not received the particulars. Some of the parties have been arrested, and we hope they will receive the punishment justly due them for their conduct. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 16, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-11-16/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [November 16, 1877] -

A Baptist meeting was broken up a Sunday or two ago at Juggernot, in this county, by three drunken roughs, named Lewis, Heath and Haynes, who went into the church with drawn pistols and ran the whole congregation home. The scoundrels have not been arrested, but if there was ever a case that Judge Lynch ought to attend to, it is this. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 16, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-11-16/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [November 16, 1877] -

A young gentleman in town received yesterday morning an unique and interesting communication, post-marked at Pine Hill. The letter is without date, written in a delicate (?) feminine hand, and is as follows: "Mr. ---- : There is a call for you and your frens down hear at pine hil, as soon as yu can cum -- there is a woman at the section hous that is belo pine hil that has bin staing with a negro and has parted a man and his wife and I think that she oute to bee hung by youre party if they are a frens to pore heart-broken wimmin, for this woman that her husban has left is jest about crazy. You can fine this woman in the citchen of the section-hous -- she sleeps in the citchen. When eny boddy cums they can cum in and no boddy no it -- be sure and cum down won nite this week, and see this woman that has bin doing so much mischief. I don't no how to sine your name, so I wil not sine her name, but you can find her in the citchen, and hang her! hang her!" We publish the above as an evidence of the triteness of the adage: "Hell hath no greater fury than a woman scorned." The young gentleman desires us to say to his anonymous correspondent that he is not connected with any hanging [organizations], and hence he is compelled to decline rendering her the requested service. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 30, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-11-30/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [November 30, 1877] -

We published in this column a week or two since, a letter written from Pine Hill to a younger gentleman of this place, requesting him to bring "his men" down and hang "a woman who lived in the citchen at the Sexion hous near pine hil." An event which occurred at Pine Hill last Sunday, points to one Ellen Maguire, as the writer of the letter. We allude to the said Ellen Maguire's assault on the person of Nancy Mason, and mortally wounding her by a thrust from a bowie-knife in the left lung. The history of the sanguinary affair so far as we are able to get at the facts, is about as follows: A man named Cox has for several years past, been the lover of Ellen Maguire. The latter's maiden name was Mason, she having married a man named Maguire, who has since left her. Lately, Cox has been bestowing his smiles on Nancy Mason, and we presume, as a mere matter of course, has been guilty of neglect toward the fair Ellen. Either the neglect toward herself, or the smiles toward Nancy Mason, aroused the "green-eyed monster" in Ellen's ardent and impetuous nature. She doubtless nursed her injuries, and brooded over schemes for revenge. She first wrote the letter mentioned, but the "Ku Klux" not responding promptly, she took vengeance into her own hands. Last Sunday she armed herself with a bowie-knife and went to seek the truant, Cox. Her search was successful, for she found him in the woods, alone with her hated rival. Then the fury which had been pent up in her for days and days, burst forth in one wild torrent. She leaped upon her rival and struck her with the knife in the left breast, just below the shoulder blade, the point penetrating downward and thro the left lung. The second stroke was warded off by Cox, and Ellen cut her own arm quite severely. As she made the third stroke Cox caught the knife and his hand was fearfully cut as the mad woman jerked it from him. Having wounded all parties, herself included, Ellen left. Whither she has gone is not known. A warrant was issued for her arrest, but the Sheriff has failed to find her. Up to yesterday noon, the wounded woman was still living, though no hopes of her recovery are entertained. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 23, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-11-23/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [November 23, 1877] -

Silas Cundiff and John Burk quarreled over a game of croquet this week, when the former struck the latter with a mallet, fracturing his skull. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 23, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-11-23/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [November 23, 1877] -

Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a wagoner has started a movement in Somerset that will prove more effective than either the Murphys or Good Templars. She goes in for the blood of naughty Saloon keepers and lays them up with broken skulls. James Whitehead, a bar-keeper, now lies in a dangerous condition, the result of one of her freaks. []

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[] "Rockcastle County." The Louisville Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY. November 27, 1877. Page 4. Newspapers.com.

[ROCKCASTLE] [November 27, 1877] -

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY.

A Jealous Woman Mortally Wounds Her Rival.

(Special Dispatch to the Courier-Journal.)

MT. VERNON, KY., Nov 26. -- Yesterday evening, at Pine Hill, in this county, a woman named Ellen Maguire stabbed and mortally wounded another woman named Nancy Mason. Jealousy is supposed to have been the case. A man named Cox, who has long been the paramore of Ellen Maguire, has lately transferred his affection to Nancy Mason. Yesterday, Ellen discovered Cox and her rival together in the woods, attacked the latter with a large knife. She struck her in the left lung, and her victim is slowly bleeding to death. In the encounter Cox was wounded in the hand, and Ellen cut her own arm quite severely. A warrant was issued for Ellen to-day. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 28, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-12-28/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [December 28, 1877] -

They seem to have had rather lively times at Livingston, Tuesday night. A grand Christmas frolic, in which clubs, knives and pistols played important parts, was extensively engaged in. Particulars of the fun have not reached us, but we heard enough yesterday to indicate that the amusement was general. A small, tallow-faced individual, named Ray, after emptying five chambers of a navy-six at one Burton, was gently lifted from the earth by the latter, who picked him up by the ankles and completely "wore him out" against the depot platform. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 28, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-12-28/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [December 28, 1877] -

An Irishman, named Kilhoy, with a "drop of the craythur" too much, tried to put the contents of a shooting iron into John Middleton, whereupon John "went in on his muscle" and drove Kilhoy one just over the right eye, producing a beautiful abrasion of the scalp, and causing Kilhoy's skull to gleam out brightly in the soft light of a Christmas evening. Kilhoy was still more unfortunate, however, as shortly afterwards, he was plunged by a stray bullet which passed under his collar-bone, producing a dangerous, and in all probability, fatal wound. There have been no arrests yet, but the matter will be investigated. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 28, 1877. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-12-28/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [December 28, 1877] -

Last Thursday a difficulty occurred between Jack McCall and Isaac Moore, both residents of this vicinity, in which Moore received an ugly cut in the back from a pen-knife in the hands of McCall. The dispute arose about some corn; angry words were followed by Moore's throwing a mallet at McCall, when the latter used his pen-knife with the result above stated. Moore's wound is about four inches long and two deep, and is not dangerous. Judge McClure issued warrants for both the parties. Before their execution, however, McCall surrendered himself to the Sheriff, and gave bond in the sum of $250 for his appearance at the examining trial which is set for next Monday. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 28, 1877. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1877-12-28/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][December 28, 1877] -

TWO NEGROES SHOT. -- Last Saturday night the negroes had a big blow out on the premises of Mrs. Blackerby, some five miles from town. Moonshine whisky flowed freely and the party ended in a row, during which one negro was shot clear through the breast, another in the shoulder and a third knocked in the head with a club. The negroes, although badly wounded, managed to make their escape with the exception John Engleman, the one who had got the clubbing, and have not since been heard of. Deputy Jo. Portman and Smith Mershon went to the battle field on Sunday and brought in John and lodged him in jail. It is supposed that the other negroes are in Danville. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Brevities." The Courier Journal, Stanford, KY. January 31, 1878. Page 4. Newspapers.com.

[PULASKI][January 31, 1878] -

In Somerset, Ky., Tuesday morning, a negro boy aged eight years attacked another colored youth aged ten, with a knife, and stabbed him seven times in the back. One of the wounds is regarded as very dangerous. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 1, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-02-01/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [February 1, 1878] -

IRISHMEN'S FUN WITH BLOODY RESULT.

Last Saturday evening two Irishmen named James McCurg and James Dolan, being in town, managed to get on the outside of considerable quantity of the "apple that is jack," and left for home in a decidedly "weaving way" about 5 o'clock. They live at Pine Hill. Whether they lost their way is not certain; but about midnight they visited a disreputable bagnio, kept by Mary Lantern, a mile or so from town. The place is usually called "Scuffle," and the name may have inspired McCurg, who shortly after his arrival was seized with a desire to exhibit his pugilistic accomplishments. He invited Dolan to go out in the yard and have a tussle, but the latter refused to go. McCurg then went out himself and seizing a rock, rushed at Dolan who met him at the door with a pistol drawn. He threw the rock which missed its aim, and at this juncture Dolan began to use his Smith & Wesson with some effect. Three shots in rapid succession were fired, two of which struck McCurg, but did not succeed in tumbling him. "The next thing after the firing that I saw," related the prosecuting witness "was Dolan a lyin' on his back and McCurg a settin' on Dolan." It was then discovered that McCurg was wounded. One ball entered his back near the spinal column, ranged around and striking the hipbone, passed down through the thigh and lodged in the left groin; the other passed through the hip, both of them making flesh wounds. Dolan came for a physician at daylight next morning, who went and dressed McCurg's wounds. Yesterday McCurg was moved home, and Dolan arrested and tried for the offense. The foregoing facts were elicited at the trial. He was held to answer at the Circuit Court in a bond of $250, which he gave without trouble. Both of these men are clever fellows, and have always been friends. They regret the difficulty and circumstances which brought it about. It is to be hoped that they will learn a valuable lesson from it. They admit that drinking that stuff which makes fools of the wisest was the sole cause of the difficulty. Now, let them quit drinking. It's time they did, McCurg's wounds are not considered dangerous. []

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[] Excerpt from "Garrard County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 5, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-04-05/ed-1/seq-2/

[GARRARD] [April 5, 1878] -

COFFEE AND PISTOLS

For two of the colored race were in order on Tuesday morning when Andy Owsley and Harry Mullins met on the public highway and began shooting at each other. One of the six shots fired took effect under Mullin's right arm. Both parties were brought to trial before his Honor, Judge R. L. Grinnan, and released upon bonds of $125 and $100, respectively, to appear before the next Circuit Court, in August. It will not do, you see, to stop shooting entirely in Garrard. The very hills pins for the reverberating echoes, so long stilled. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 5, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-04-05/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [April 5, 1878] -

SHOOTING AFFRAY.

Rumor reach us of a shooting affray which occurred at Livingston, last Saturday, in which a man named Burton, received a severe flesh wound from a pistol shot in the thigh, and a slight wound in the hand. Another party was also wounded in the hand. We have been unable to get at the particulars. Burton's wound is not considered dangerous, and at last accounts he was doing well. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 19, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-04-19/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [April 19, 1878] -

COURT NEXT WEEK.

Circuit Court will convene next Monday for a two weeks' term. There are on the docket 290 cases, of which 205 are Criminal and the remainder Civil. There are 22 felony cases, none of them being likely to attract general attention. Some interest may be manifested in the trial of those persons charged with Ku-Kluxing, if the cases are ready for trial at this term. It is not probable that two weeks will be required to dispose of all the business. []

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[] http://kentuckyexplorer.com/nonmembers/00-06043.html four non-fatal? fights in 1878 citing Louisville Commercial issue December 31, 1878

[PULASKI and LINCOLN] [1878] -

"March 1878, 5th - John Park (colored) stabbed George Franklin (colored) at Somerset; quarrel."

"May 1878, 25th - Enoch Wolsey, Jr. shot John Muse at Somerset for talking about him."

"October 1878, 8th - ______ Catron shot _____ Lewis at Somerset; family quarrel."

"December 1878, 26th - Stewart Myers and the Carson brothers met at Crab Orchard, and after exchanging angry words, drew their pistols and commenced firing at each other. Both sides were reinforced, and some 30 or 40 shots were exchanged, shotguns taking a prominent part. Myers fell, his shoulder literally shot to pieces. Dave Carson was also severely wounded, while a number of others were more or less hurt." []

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[] Excerpt from Column 2. The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 29, 1878. Page 3. LOC.

[MADISON] [March 29, 1878] -

PREFERS FAYETTE. -- When Mr. W. F. Kennedy's cases of malicious shooting came up in the Madison Circuit Court last week, he applied for, and obtained a change of venue to Fayette. []

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[] Excerpt from "Boyle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 17, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-05-17/ed-1/seq-2/

[BOYLE] [May 17, 1878] -

NEGRO SHOT.

Early last Friday morning a difficulty occurred on the corner of Main and 3rd streets between Tom Williams and a negro named Millard King, which ended by the former firing two shots at the negro -- the first glancing from his left side, and the second taking effect in his right arm. []

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[] Excerpt from "Boyle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 31, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-05-31/ed-1/seq-2/

[BOYLE] [May 31, 1878] -

WHAT IT IS WORTH TO SHOOT A NEGRO.

The case of the Commonwealth vs Tom Williams, charged with shooting Milton King, of color, on the morning of the 10th of May, after several postponements, was finally tried last Saturday afternoon. The defense was conducted by Messrs. Chas. Rhodes and Robert Harding, and the prosecution by Mr. Wm. Lucas. The jury returned a verdict of $50. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 24, 1878. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-05-24/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [May 24, 1878] -

TRYING TO INTIMIDATE. -- Elder J. C. Perkins, who lives near Crab Orchard, writes to enquire what has become of the officers since Court. He says that a number of persons who were indicted by the last Grand Jury has learned of the fact and go swaggering around with double-barreled shot guns and big pistols, swearing they will not be taken, and threatening to kill those who testified against them. His life, he tells us, has been repeatedly threatened since Court by that midnight mob that attempted to rob his son last year. He thinks their object, if not to kill, is to scare him off, but in this they will be mistaken, as he intends to give his life, if necessary, to prove to the world, who made that dastardly attempt at robbery. He is satisfied in his own mind who they are, and calls on the officers to arrest those indicted before they are allowed to commit more of their deviltry. We second that motion, and hope that steps will be taken at once to jail every man indicted at the last Court, or make them give bond for their appearance. The people will be satisfied with nothing short of this. []

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[] Excerpt from "Stanford." The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. May 29, 1878. Page 1. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [May 29, 1878] -

STANFORD.

A Lively Skirmish Near Crab Orchard. ...

(Special Dispatch to the Courier-Journal.)

STANFORD, KY. May 28. -- A lively skirmish took place here yesterday afternoon at the toll-gate, on the Chappel's Gap turnpike, near Crab Orchard, between Wm. T. Saunders and James C. Humber against a man named Smith, in which pistols and shot-guns were freely used, resulting in the slightly wounding of Saunders in the groin from a pistol shot. Saunders also had a number of buckshot fired through his hat and hair. The other parties escaped unharmed. Saunders, who is Marshal of Crab Orchard, claims to have been drawn into the affair in attempting to stop the fight between Humber and Smith, when the latter fired upon him; but there are various accounts. The difficulty grew out of the arrest of Humber upon information by Smith's wife, charging him with an assault with intent to commit rape. Humber is a young married man, and the son of a wealthy and influential citizen of the Crab Orchard precinct, and Smith is an humble knob man. All accounts agree that Humber made the attack, but Smith stood and fought like a lion and held his situation. The affair has not yet been judicially investigated. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 7, 1878. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-06-07/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [June 7, 1878] -

POSTPONED. -- The trial of Smith, for the shooting of Saunders, near Crab Orchard, which was set for last Saturday, was postponed till to-morrow, on account of Saunders' inability to attend. []

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[] "Stanford, KY." The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. June 25, 1878. Page 1. Newspapers.com.

[LINCOLN] [June 25, 1878] -

STANFORD, KY.

A Party of Armed Men Burn Two Houses at the Headwaters of Green River.

(Special Dispatch to the Courier-Journal.)

STANFORD, KY., June 24, 1878. -- A party of armed men on Saturday night last burned two houses at the headwaters of Green river, in this county, having first driven out the occupants. The County Judge is taking steps to have the parties arrested. The houses were occupied by women of bad repute, but the persons committing the outrage are said to be of bad character themselves. Their names are withheld by request of the civil authorities. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 28, 1878. Page 3. LOC.

[LINCOLN] [June 28, 1878] -

TWO HOUSES BURNED. -- On Saturday night last, two houses situated on Green River, one belonging to the estate of Parks Taylor, were burned by a body of armed men, after first driving out the occupants who were women of bad repute. No clue has yet been obtained to the incendiaries, but Judge Lytle intends to make it a case of personal investigation, and will spare no trouble to find out the perpetrators of the act. []

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[] Excerpt from Advertisements. The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 19, 1878. Page 2. LOC.

[LINCOLN] [July 19, 1878] -

PROCLAMATION

-- BY THE --

GOVERNOR.

$200 REWARD!

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, }
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. }

Whereas, it has been made known to me by Hon. J. A. Lytle, and by the affidavits of creditable persons, that several armed men unlawfully confederated and banded together on the night of June 22d, 1878, and went forth and burned Dwelling Houses occupied by James Wickersham and by Francis Lair, situated in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and that said lawless men are now fugitives from justice going at large.

Now, therefore, I, JAMES B. MCCREARY, Governor of the Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby offer a Reward of Two Hundred Dollars for the apprehension of said persons and their delivery to the Jailer of Lincoln county, and their conviction, or One Hundred Dollars for either of them.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Commonwealth to be affixed. Done at Frankfort, the 11th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight and the eighty-seventh year of the Commonwealth.

JAMES B. MCCREARY.

By the Governor:

J. STODDARD JOHNSON,

Secretary of State.

By THOS. S. BRONSTON, Ass't Secretary of State. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 19, 1878. Page 3. LOC.

[LINCOLN] [July 19, 1878] -

BROUGHT 'EM IN. -- It having been noised about that the Governor had offered a reward of $200 for the several armed men who unlawfully confederated and banded together on the night of the 22d of June, and burned the houses occupied by James Wickersham and Francis Lair, situated on Green River, in this [Lincoln] county, Wood Lyttle, who is the handiest man immaginable in a case of that kind, got Ben Martin, Frank Wilmer, Alex and Dick Killion, went in search of the suspected parties and succeeded in arresting John Wickersham, Thomas Cain, Peter Cain, Tobe Farmer, Pleas Decker, Peter Gill and Green Walls. Some of them were taken at their homes, but three of them, with another that escaped, were found together, and at the approach of Mr. Lyttle, brought their cocked pistols to bear on him, but he was used to that kind of fun, and drawing his gun down, succeeded in making them all drop their pistols but one, who took to his heels and made his escape. The party was brought to town and will be kept under guard till Saturday, when their examining trial will be had. Mr. Lyttle informs us that he has sufficient evidence to convict them, and is sure of his $200. He well deserves it, and we hope he will get it. See advertisement in another column. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 19, 1878. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-07-19/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [July 19, 1878] -

MORE KU KLUXING. -- In April last Sam Ham and one James Girdner went to the house of Ed Freeman, col'd, and fired some twenty shots at him and his wife, for the purpose of frightening and otherwise intimidating them. Constable Tobe Hocker succeeded last Friday in securing Ham, and brought him here for trial. In the absence of witnesses, the case was postponed till Tuesday, when enough evidence was deduced to warrant the Justices in holding him in the sum of $150. He was unable to give the bond and was taken to Lancaster for safe keeping till Circuit Court. There are other cases against Ham, and we suspect, from all we can learn of him, that he is a very bad egg. On the same day that they shot at the negroes, he and his companion, Girdner, fell out and fired several shots at each other. Ham was slightly wounded in the hip, and Girdner quite seriously in the ankle; and, although it is said that amputation will be necessary, he took a train on the C. S. R. R. after learning of the arrest of Ham, and left for a more inviting district. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 2, 1878. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-08-02/ed-1/seq-3/

[BOYLE] [August 2, 1878] -

SHOOTING SCRAPE AT DANVILLE. -- Robt Mayo and Isaiah Lee, of Boyle, had a difficulty this week, which ended in the former shooting the latter in the breast with a shot-gun, inflicting a dangerous wound. May has been arrested and is now in jail. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 16, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-08-16/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [August 16, 1878] -

NOT DEAD, BUT BADLY WOUNDED.

Young Griffin, who was shot in the melee at Ballard's store last week, is not dead, as reported in the Courier-Journal. Neither was he shot by T. J. Ballard, but by a young man named Rose. Griffin's wound is serious, but there are well grounded hopes of his recovery. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 15, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-11-15/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [November 15, 1878] -

THE KU KLUX AFTER BAD WOMEN.

A party of Kuklux visited "Scuffle," a village near this place [Mount Vernon], a few nights ago, demolished some of the buildings and terrible bulldozed the inmates. The mistress of the place is Mary Lantern, and it is said that the crowd came near putting her light out. In consequence of this visit of night riders, several of the maidens who erst while lent to that classic 'ville the "sweet poetry of their presence" have flown to seek other fields to conquer. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 15, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-11-15/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [November 15, 1878] -

ELECTION DAY FISTICUFF.

The excitement on election day here, culminated about noon in a few old fashion fisticuff fights, from which, nothing save a few bruised heads and bloody noses resulted. We noticed that "moonshine" or something of equally as exhilarating a nature circulated quite freely for a local option town on that day. But the license usually accorded in election times doubtless accounts for it, and we have no doubt but the town will immediately relapse into its wonted status of sobriety and good morals. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 15, 1878. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-11-15/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [November 15, 1878] -

ACQUITTED. -- Winfred Skidmore and Wm. Mershon, generally known as "Shino," were arrested last Sunday and held here under guard until Wednesday on a charge of maliciously cutting and wounding Joe Lamme. The cutting was done on their way home from the election, the cutters and the cut both being strongly under the influence of whisky. At their trial they proved that Lamme had started the fuss and that they had acted only in self defense, and were acquitted. []

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Monday evening last, Joe Hughes, Jno. Arnold and William Elkin, while intoxicated, made an unprovoked assault on some negroes, for which the two former were arrested, and the latter allowed to escape. Hughes and Arnold were handicuffed together and kept under guard that night in the Court-house. Next morning they demanded separate trials and Hughes was first put upon the rack. The evidence was very conclusive against him, and the jury very promptly and rightly gave him 40 days hard labor. Hughes has given the town and county about as much trouble as any man in it, and it is hoped that he will decide while breaking rocks that it will be a great deal better for him hereafter, to behave himself. Arnold got off lighter, he was fined $36 -- to be worked out at $1 per day in case he could not put up the cash. He couldn't do it, and both were taken to Lancaster for safe keeping until there is a place here to confine them at night. []

(jail was under renovation/construction)

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 20, 1878. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1878-12-20/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [December 20, 1878] -

ANOTHER DIFFICULTY.--It does look as if the country was going to the devil sure enough. Every week we have something criminal to record. Last Thursday, at Livingston, John Brumback and Dillard Brumback, brother, attacked George Thompson, with drawn pistols, and leveling them at his head, swore, "by the wine Gods," if he did not swallow some charges he had made against them, they would blow the top of his head off. Whether Thompson "swallowed" or not, we don't know, but he finally induced them to put up their pistols, after which, he procured a shot gun and with the assistance of two or three persons, he arrested the Brumbacks. Their trial is set for Thursday of this week. It appears that Thompson had accused the Brumback's of robbing his store, and they had since been arrested on the latter charge. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 3, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-01-03/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [January 3, 1879] -

AN AFFRAY -- Occurred here on the 25th inst., between two of our colored population, Logan Sallee and Anthony Worsham, in which the latter was dangerously, if not fatally stabbed. An examining trial was held before the Police Judge, on Thursday, resulting in holding Logan over under a bond of $200 to answer the charge of malicious stabbing, at the May term of our Circuit Court. The bail, so far, has not been given. Consequently, Logan is spending the holidays in the county jail. He has already served one term in the Penitentiary of Kentucky, for a similar offense, and now has a fair prospect of being hung if Anthony dies, or at any rate, an additional and more extended term at Frankfort. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 7, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-02-07/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [February 7, 1879] -

JAIL DELIVERY. -- Two prisoners, W. B. Lair, confined for the murder of John Romine, and Logan Sallee, of color, for malicious stabbing, made their escape from our county jail on the night 28th ult., by prizing the doors open with some planks taken from the floor of the cell. Wm. wright, the jailer, has offered a reward for their capture, but no effort has been made in that direction as yet. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 14, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [March 14, 1879] -

IN HIS OLD QUARTERS. -- Logan Sallee, of color, who escaped jail here some weeks ago, was recaptured in Boyle county, and is now in jail. []

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[] http://kentuckyexplorer.com/nonmembers/00-06043.html citing Louisville Commercial issue December 31, 1878

[LINCOLN] [1878] -

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[] Excerpt from "Local News." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 3, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-01-03/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 3, 1879] -

A SHAMEFUL ROW AT CRAB ORCHARD.

Last Thursday night there was a collision in Crab Orchard, between two or three of the Carson Brothers, on one side and Stewart Myers and his brother-in-law, Asher Harris, on the other, in which pistols and shot guns were pretty freely used. Some fifteen or twenty shots were fired, Thomas Carson receiving a painful gun shot wound in the left hand, being struck by a single buck shot. Stewart Myers received a severe wound in the right arm, which was [b]ut a load of large squirrel shot, and Asher Harris, a slight wound in the head and arm, also made by squirrel shot. There had been a bad feeling for some time, we learn, between the parties, but exactly how the difficulty commenced, or who fired the first shot, will, perhaps, remain a mystery, as both parties swear positively in contradiction of each other. Friday morning, Judge Stephen Burch, telegraphed County Attorney Miller, to come up and prosecute some person for malicious wounding. When he arrived there he found Asher Harris in custody, awaiting trial, which was had, resulting in a commitment to await the action of the Grand Jury, and he is now in Jail here. W. S. Myers was severely wounded, and no one had been arrested for it, and no information seems to have been given to a Magistrate against any person for committing the injury. The County Attorney thereupon presented to the Police Judge, a list of persons who probably good give the necessary information, the Marshal promptly summoned them; the warrant was issued, and the arrest was accordingly made by the Marshal, Mr. W. T. Saunders. It is justice to the Messrs. Carson, to say that they made no effort to avoid arrest or investigation, and two of them only, David and Thomas, are under guard. The trial was postponed from Monday last, till to-morrow, to enable the wounded to be present. It is unfortunate for Crab Orchard, and her long suffering citizens, that such disgraceful rows continue to occur on her streets, but we have every assurance that nothing will be left undone by the officers to punish the guilty parties in this offense. This report is written from information obtained from W. H. Miller and others, and we have every assurance of its correctness. It will be observed by those who read the telegrams to the C. J. and Enquirer from this place in regard to the affair, that there is but little difference in the above and the statements contained in the dispatches, yet T. S. Proctor, a good man, but one who has evidently been bulldozed, hastens to make corrections. He throws all the blame on Asher Harris, whom we learn, is a person of very unsound mind. The inference left by Mr. Proctor's correction, is that the Carson Brothers surrendered to the authorities immediately after Harris had fired at them, and before they had done any thing to cause them to surrender. The facts do not bear Mr. P. ou[t] in his statements, and it is, therefore, that we have called his "corrections" into question. In this connection we would like to inform the good citizens of Crab Orchard, that it is never the intention of the Editor of tis paper, either in the Interior Journal or in his dispatches to the daily papers, to misrepresent them or to bring the place into unnecessary odium. We give the facts just as we get them, and if such statements hurt the town, then the good citizens should unite in the determination to admit of no more outbreaks, but see that the law is strictly maintained. That there are a great many law-loving and law-abiding people in Crab Orchard, there is not the shadow of a doubt, and we are happy to say, that with two exceptions, that part of the county has been most quiet and orderly during the year. Personally, we have not the slightest ill feeling against a single citizen of Crab Orchard, and when we denounce crime there or elsewhere, we do so not to gratify petty spite, but in obedience to a profound sense of public duty -- and as long as we are able to use a pencil, we intend to hold up to the derision and scorn of the world all evil doers, no matter where they are found. And if this is unpleasant to them they have only to go and sin no more, and the Interior Journal will be as quickly to praise as it has been to censure. We have said this much in answer to a number of letters received from Crab Orchard, written by persons, who, nolens volens are compelled to suffer by the reputation of the town, and who think we have been to hard on it. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 19, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-01-10/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 19, 1879] -

HELD TO ANSWER. -- At the examining trial at Crab Orchard last Saturday, David Carson was held in $200 for malicious shooting and wounding, and Thomas Carson in $150 bail, to answer a charge of aiding and abetting him. From all we can learn, the Carsons were as much "sinned against as sinning" in the row. []

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[] "Card to the Public." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 18, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-04-18/ed-1/seq-2/

[LINCOLN][April 18, 1879] -

Card to the Public.

Editor Interior Journal:--

I have never seen any necessity for agitating in the public prints the features or responsibilities of the difficulty which transpired at Crab Orchard in December last between W. S. Myers and Asher Harris on one side and certain of my brothers on the other. I can see no good in discussing the same in advance of a legal investigation and [?]uding. But as said Myers, through his attorney and otherwise, has sought, as it appears to me, to influence public opinion by printed accounts of the same, I feel that it is proper for me to say that if the public will suspend judgment till a trial can be had, neither myself nor my brothers will be disposed to complain of the general verdict. We think this much is due us, and we certainly are willing to abide by the consequences of a fair hearing. Z. T. Carson. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 10, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-01-10/ed-1/seq-3/

[MADISON] [January 10, 1879] -

ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL. -- Geo. Saunders, who is confined in the jail at Richmond on charges too numerous to mention, grew tired on Sunday last of the restraint that he has been forced to undergo for the last thirteen months or more, and made a bold stroke for liberty. By means of a false key, which he had filed to fit the lock of his cell, he got into the prisoners' walk, and with a little change in the same key, got outside the cage. He was in a fair way to make his escape, but his plans were fortunately discovered in time by the jailer, who removed him to another cell and relieved him of all substances likely to aid him in a further attempt to free himself. It is said that George is getting desperate because his friends do not assist him to liberty. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 17, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-01-17/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 17, 1879] -

PROBABLY FATAL ROW. -- Marshal Smith Mershon arrested Thomas M. Robinson on Tuesday for maliciously cutting and wounding John Arnold. The row occurred at Mr. Kennedy's, on Dix River, Sunday night, and was the result of a drunken spree. Arnold is seriously cut in the side, and the chances are that he will not recover. Robinson is in jail, and will have an examining trial at 9 o'clock to-morrow. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 31, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-01-31/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 31, 1879] -

The first case was against Thos. Robinson, white, for carrying concealed weapons. A fine of $75 and costs and ten days' imprisonment was entered against him, which is equal to 90 days in jail, as he can neither pay nor replevy. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 31, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-01-31/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [January 31, 1879] -

ACQUITTED. -- The examining court acquitted Thos. Robinson of the charge of maliciously wounding John Arnold. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 7, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-02-07/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [February 7, 1879] -

K. K. K. --- W. H. Albright came into town Wednesday night, having in charge Tip. Hurd, whom he had arrested on a bench warrant, charging him with KuKluxing in 1877. Mr. Hurd is now a guest of jailer Houk, in default of a $500 bond. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 7, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-02-07/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [February 7, 1879] -

STABBING AFFRAY. -- We learn that a serious affray occurred Sunday the 26th, on Rock Creek, this county, in which a man named Bell, inflicted several severe stabs on the person of one Lewellen. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 14, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-02-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [February 14, 1879] -

AN OUTRAGE. -- The Marshal, Green Adams, while endeavored to arrest one Joe Love last Saturday, was fired at by the intoxicated man. The ball passed through his whiskers without causing a wound. Love was tried by a packed jury and acquitted. The jurors of this county seem to think that marshals are simply fit targets for drunken desperadoes, and if one is shot at and missed he ought to "thank his stars" and say no more about it. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 14, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-02-14/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [February 14, 1879] -

SUSPICIOUS. -- Town Marshal Smith Mershon, while on his rounds a few nights ago, discovered a suspicious looking party hanging around the jail. He hailed him, but instead of answering, the man took to his heels, and after getting some distance fired at Mr. Mershon, who returned the fire with interest. No damage was done, however, and although Mr. M. followed in the direction he went, he failed to discover any clue that would lead to his identity. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. February 28, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-02-28/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [February 28, 1879] -

UNDER ARREST. -- Deputy Sheriff Dan Miller arrested John Leech, Thos. Gaines, Zack Padgett, Jr., George Ball, Godfrey Baugh and Will Cumings, charged with burning the dwelling house of Elcinda Green, in Dec. 1877. Their trial was set for yesterday, but owing to the sickness of County Attorney, W. H. Miller, was post-poned till to-day. Augustus Padgett, who was also wanted, left for Texas last Monday. []

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[] Excerpt from "Boyle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 7, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-07/ed-1/seq-2/

[BOYLE] [March 7, 1879] -

A SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY. -- Occurred on our streets last Thursday evening, in which W. W. Tompkins, policeman, and Frank Slatten were the participants. The origin of the trouble was supposed to be a private grievance between the parties. Three shots were fired, and Slatten received a wound which at first was thought would result fatally, but on yesterday he was improving, and the chances were considered good for his recovery. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 14, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [March 14, 1879] -

BAD WOMEN WHIPPED. -- The K. K.'s were on the war-path one night last week. They made a raid on a house of ill-fame near Brodhead, kept by one James Ross. To Ross and his daughter -- who is the chief attraction of the place, they administered a severe castigation -- doubtless, teaching them a lesson which will do them good. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 14, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [March 14, 1879] -

K.K.K. -- The ominous cry of K.K.K. is heard on every hand. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 14, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [March 14, 1879] -

A SHOOTING AFFRAY. -- Occurred in Mullentown precinct a few days ago between Shelby Bell and James Clinch, in which the latter received a slight wound in the abdomen. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 14, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [March 14, 1879] -

SEVERELY CUT. -- A difficulty occurred a few nights ago on Beaver Creek, between John Russell and a man named Strunk, in which Russell received a severe cut on the back. No arrests. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 21, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-21/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [March 21, 1879] -

OUGHT TO BE JAILED. -- A party of young fellows from Fishing Creek had a lively time in town [Somerset] last Monday. They were intoxicated and were about to "take the town," when a police force was summoned and after several harmless shots had been fired, the beligerent parties hastily fled. []

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[] Excerpt from "Boyle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 21, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-21/ed-1/seq-3/

[BOYLE] [March 21, 1879] -

Three negroes engaged in the row at Shelby City, at a recent primary election, were sentenced to fifty days each in the work-house. []

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(Rockcastle column paragraph about the Laurel court)

[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 28, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-28/ed-1/seq-2/

[LAUREL] [March 28, 1879] -

In the same Court, Jno. C. Jackson, for stabbing ---- Burch, was found guilty and adjudged to pay a fine of $212.50. []

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[] Excerpt from "Madison County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 28, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-03-28/ed-1/seq-2/

[MADISON] [March 28, 1879] -

KU KLUX. -- Twelve or fifteen disguised men went to the house of Amanda Elmore, colored, near Berea, this county, on Sunday night last and fired several shots into the house. They then broke down the door and demanded Amanda, who had made her escape in the darkness. They ransacked the house, and not finding the woman, they broke up the furniture and left. Mandy is a very important witness in the Richard Brooks trial, for the murder of Miss Stuart, which comes off at the present term of the Court. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 18, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-04-18/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [April 18, 1879] -

MASHED HIS SKULL. -- A negro, Dallas Thurmond, by name, who has the reputation of being one of the worst in the country, came to town on show day, and after drinking pretty freely, proceeded to raising rows generally. Finally he got into a difficulty with the Ticket seller, who promptly slapped him in the mouth, and when the special police attempted to arrest him for disorderly conduct, he dealt them stunning blows in the face, and swore he would kill the first man that touched him. After a long tussle, John Ferrell and a colored policeman, Alex. Montgomery, succeeded in getting him down, and were dragging him toward the jail, when Smith Mershon, the Marshal, came to the scene, and putting his "grab" on his arm, allowed him to get up and started down street with him. He begged Mr. Mershon to take the "grab" off, saying that he would go, but immediately he was released, he made at him with his fist, which Mershon dodged. Then he reached for a rock, and as he did so, the Marshal dealt him a blow on the head with his cane, that crushed in the scamp's skull, and he fell apparently as dead as a beef. Mr. M. realizing the situation, called Drs. Bronaugh, Peyton and McRoberts, who succeeded in raising the skull-bone from the brain, and notwithstanding the severity of the wound, the negro is at present in a fair way to recover. Mr. Mershon gave himself up and was put under guard. He was tried on Wednesday, before 'Squires Carson and Portman, and acquitted, on the double ground of acting in the discharge of his duty and in his necessary self-defense. []

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(first article also included in Killings Involving William Owens, 1870-1879)

[] Excerpts from Column 1 and "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. April 25, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-04-25/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [April 25, 1879] -

Our Mt. Vernon letter tells of a deplorable State of affairs in Rockcastle. Armed men have unlawfully banded together to intimidate, murder and burn, should the administration of justice conflict or interfere with their idea of the way it should be done. An unsuccessful attempt to arrest and disband them was made, when a couple of officers were seriously wounded by the rascals, in ambush. This highhanded action, coming as it does with the Circuit Court, shows that trouble of a serious nature may be expected during the term, unless prompt action be taken by the officials. We do not approve of the pacificatory measures that have been used with the offenders. A parlying[sic] with criminals always makes them worse, and in all cases where the law has been violated the most prompt and vigorous measures, only, have ever succeeded in putting an end to it. A number of very important cases have been sent from this county to Rockcastle, and our people feel a deep solicitude that justice may be meted out to the offenders without fear or favor from surrounding circumstances. The cases referred to were taken there for a purpose; but we trust in the good citizens of the county and the ability of the officers, to see that no farce is enacted. Let the guilty be punished, that law and order may become supreme.

A DEPLORABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS. -- For some time past the country has been full of flying rumors to the effect that a band of men were holding weekly meetings in the night tie on the Hausell[?] ridge above town. The object of the band purported to be an organization for protection against the Ku Klux, to kill certain parties if they escape indictments at the Circuit Court, and to kill certain of the county officials. The cremation of Mt. Vernon was also hinted at in their councils, so the report said. Good citizens living in the vicinity of their place of meeting, became alarmed, and notified the officers of such facts as they knew, demanding the arrest of the conspirators. Prominent among the names of the ringleaders were those of Dave Bethurum, Mike Pitman, James Langford, Jess Pitman, some of the Lawsons, the Joneses, the Fredericks, and a number of negroes. Last Saturday evening, information, deemed to be reliable, was brought to the County Judge that the conspirators had met there, they were gone when the officer and posse arrived, and the latter proceeded to the house of Jess Pitman. Not finding him at home, they started on their return, traveling on the State road. Just after they had passed Zack Hausell's on top of the hill above town, they were fired into by a party of bushwhackers, seven or eight in number, who were concealed in the undergrowth and behind the trees and fences near the road-side. The fire was returned and both parties kept up a lively interchange of shots for several minutes. Two of the posse are reported wounded -- one of them, Wm. Pointer, who lives in town, rather seriously. Two buckshot [?]ted his forehead, one went through his shoulder, and another went into his body behind his arm. One of the bushwhackers is said to be badly shot. The affair has caused considerable excitement. Another attempt was made Tuesday by the Sheriff, to arrest some of the parties, charged in the former writ, but they took to the brush and escaped. LATER. -- The battle of Saturday night has been the prevailing topic of discussion in all circles, but the excitement may now be allayed, and speculation as to when the belligerents will have another encounter, need no longer be indulged in. On Wednesday, a Peace Commission was organized. Four of the prominent citizens of the town, J. J. Williams, Charles Kirtley, W. M. Weber and M. J. Miller, met James Langford by appointment at the house of M. J. Cook. Langford denied that the organization he controls was effected for the purpose of killing any body, or destroying their property. He claimed that they simply meant to protect themselves, that there are parties in this county, who want to take his life, and he collected these men to assist in his defense. He agreed, upon assurances being given hi by the Commissioners that he should not be molested, and that the writs against him and his men should be withdrawn, to disperse his followers. The whole matter is to be investigated by the Grand Jury. We hope that this arrangement will secure us peace and quiet during Circuit Court. In the event that any arrests are to be made, and it appearing that a Sherriff's posse cannot be summoned without including some one who is objectionable to the offenders, Judge McClure has called on the Governor for troops. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 2, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-05-02/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [May 2, 1879] -

COURT PROGRESSING PEACEABLY. -- Circuit Court convened on Monday. His Honor, Judge W. H. Randall, whom his friends are pleased to see looking well, made no delay, but went immediately into the disposition of the long docket. Mr. J. H. Tinsley, the efficient Commonwealth's Attorney, is in very poor health, yet, he is still able to warm up offenders with considerable vigor. Anticipating trouble on the first day of the term, Judge McClure had asked the Governor for troops. The Governor responded that he would not send them, but would hold them in readiness, and should trouble arise, they would be seen at once. The good citizens then as one man, seemed determined to preserve the peace at all hazards. The druggists promised to sell no liquors on Monday, and the beer saloons closed their doors, the proprietors refusing to sell to any one. This agreement was carried out to the letter, and although there was the largest crowd in Mt. Vernon that has been seen here for months, there was not a drunk man among them. True, they looked terribly dry, and a few of the old boys were as mad as blazes when they tendered the "scrip" and the cash, and could not obtain the liquor. The Sheriff, Mr. Albright, or one of his deputies, was on the street all day, and the first signs of a disturbance would have caused the prompt arrest and incarceration of the offenders. And thus the day passed off quietly and pleasantly contrary to expectation. It is undoubtedly true that the severe "local option" which prevailed, prevented any difficulty. It is a very powerful argument in favor of total abstinence. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County - Hustonville." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-04-25/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [April 25, 1879] -

A SHOOTING AFFAIR. -- Came off at the R. R. Station on Wednesday evening of last week, in which the quiet and gentlemanly agent, John W. Hocker was slightly wounded by Will Carter. The matter grew out of an altercation about some freight, in which Carter was interested. After firing, Carter fled, pursued by three bullets from Hocker's pistol; but the delay while getting the weapon from the desk, probably saved Carter from damage. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 2, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-05-02/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [May 2, 1879] -

BAD BEHAVIOR. -- Last Sunday, W. G. Chandler, B. F. Denny, Jeff Dowell and Clint Todd, all of Rockcastle, went into Crab Orchard, took on too much whisky and began to cut up considerably. The town Marshal, Mr. Saunders, with assistance, undertook to arrest them, but they made resistance and several shots were fired, one taking effect in the shoulder of Chandler, making a painful but not serious wound. They were afterwards arrested and immediately tried for breach of the peace and fined $10 each; then for carrying concealed weapons, and sent on with bail fixed at $50 each, which, failing to give, they were brought here Monday, and put in jail. Clint Todd has been wanted here for some time, as he is indicted with Mounts and others for Ku Kluxing. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 16, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-05-16/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [May 16, 1879] -

ESCAPED. -- Clint Todd and Ben Denny, both white, and from Rockcastle, escaped from the rock-pile this week, to which they had been sent for breaking the peace and carrying concealed weapons. Balls and chains were attached to their legs, but they soon got them off when the jailer's back was turned. It is the sheerest nonsense for our juries to convict and sentence men to the work-house unless a guard is put over the prisoners. Our authorities should see to this, and make some one responsible for the scamps, or abolish the system, so far as the county is concerned, altogether. []

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[] Excerpt from "Garrard County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 23, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-05-23/ed-1/seq-3/

[GARRARD] [May 23, 1879] -

PROBABLY FATAL SHOT. -- On Saturday night a difficulty occurred near Bryantsville between Wm. Mayfield and Frank Neal, both in liquor. The result was a pistol shot which penetrated Neal's body and will probably prove fatal. Marshal Ford arrested Mayfield and lodged him in Castle Dillion of this place. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. May 30, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-05-30/ed-1/seq-3/

[GARRARD] [May 30, 1879] -

FORD VS. DENNY. -- Timothy Ford, who is serving out a sentence in the Garrard work-house for sending a challenge to fight a duel, shows Commonwealth's Attorney Denny up in a bad light in Saturday's Courier-Journal. It is Denny's time to send a challenge now. Bring out that white-handled pistol. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 20, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-06-20/ed-1/seq-2/

[WAYNE] [June 20, 1879] -

SHOOTING. -- A young man named Roysden, was shot and seriously wounded by some one in ambush, near Cumberland river, on the 8th inst. A man named Ard, is suspected of having done the shooting, and was to have had a trial before 'Squires East and Bates, on Saturday last. We have not heard the result of the investigation, but presume the testimony was insufficient to justify holding him over. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 20, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-06-20/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [June 20, 1879] -

WHIPPING THE WRONG MAN. -- Monday night last, Alfred McAlister, negro, and a white scrub from the Knobs, had a difficulty, in which, by the persuasive eloquence of a pistol, the Knobite got the advantage. Next day, McAlister came across a white man named Tom Manuel, and thinking he was his antagonist of the night before, and wishing to get even with him, he jumped upon him and gave him a sound threshing. Mr. Manuel, innocent as a new born babe of the cause of the attack, and not liking that kind of treatment, swore out a warrant against the negro, who was tried before 'Squire W. R. Carson and a jury, twice, the first jury failing to agree, and the last mulcting him in the sum of $30 and costs. As his wedding day was at hand, he could not afford to go to jail and work it out, but with the assistance of friends paid the amount, and on yesterday, was wedded to a dusky bride, who , in the absence of the $30 will have to forego the pleasure of an extended tour. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 4, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-07-04/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [July 4, 1879] -

SHOT. -- A youth by the name of Love, while intoxicated, accidentally shot a negro named Joe Wait. Love was lodged in jail, but immediately bailed out by one of the moneyed men of Somerset. The negro was not fatally wounded. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 4, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-07-04/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [July 4, 1879] -

HARD TO HIT. -- For some time past, Mr. Jonathan Owsley has been exceedingly annoyed by the persistent attentions of one C. F. Burton to his eighteen-year-old daughter. The young lady, however, more to be contrary than any thing else perhaps, encouraged the old man, who took every chance to visit her, notwithstanding Mr. Owsley had given him both a verbal and a written notice not to come to his house again. Friday, Mr. Owsley started to town, but charged his mind after going some distance, and returned, to find Burton, sitting up with the girl as big as life. Enraged beyond measure, Mr. Owsley procured a pistol, and appearing before the frightened Burton, fired two shots at him, and, strange to say, no serious damage was done, but the course of each is marked thro' his hair. Mr. Owsley, who has always been a quiet and law-abiding citizens, was arrested and brought to town, when eh gave bail till yesterday, when he appeared before Judge Brown and was discharged, not witnesses appearing against him. Burton has skipped out. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County -- Engleman's Mill." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 18, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-07-18/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [July 18, 1879] -

A NIGHT ATTACK. -- Two negroes of this place, Albert Christopher and Ned Humber, as they were going to one of the neighbors last Monday night, were ordered to halt by some unknown persons several times, but refusing to do so, they were attacked, and a rough and tumble fight ensued. Humber was stabbed several times in the breast. They say the men that made the attack were white men. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 18, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-07-18/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [July 18, 1879] -

BADLY CUT. -- W. P. Gibson and Wm. Tyree, had an altercation one day last week, in regard to the rent of a wheat field. Gibson knocked Tyree down with a chair, and began to "pound" him. Tyree rose and struck his "barlow" knife into Gibson in three places. One stab penetrated the lungs. It is thought Gibson will recover. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 25, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-07-25/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [July 25, 1879] -

RECOVERED. -- W. P. Gibson, who was reported last week as having been stabbed through the lungs by one Tyree, has about recovered. Tyree has left the country. A warrant for his arrest is in the hands of the officers. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. July 25, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-07-25/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [July 25, 1879] -

SHOOTING SCRAPE. -- Dink Hiatt, Dick Young and Jack Hiatt, all colored, "fell out" about a woman, Sunday night as they were on their way to Church, and drawing their pistols, begin to blaze away at each other, or at the stars, it was hard to tell which. The firing produced a general stampede among the congregation, and several very ebony-hued matrons made the dust fly getting away from there. The combatants finally put away their pistols, but renewed the battle after the services were concluded. None of them was hurt, which is a great pity. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 1, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-01/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN] [August 1, 1879] -

Last Saturday night, Mr. Randall Bettis, of Garrard county, was returning home from Danville, when he met a man near the iron bridge on the new pike leading from Danville to Lancaster. He asked Mr. Bettis if he had seen a loose horse on the road. Mr. Bettis told him he had not, and before he had time to say any thing more, he presented a pistol at Mr. Bettis' head, and said, "give up your money, you d--d old son of a b----." Mr. Bettis being unarmed, made a grab at the pistol, but failed to get it. Then seeing that his life was in danger, jumped out of the spring wagon on the opposite side, and ran into the cliff near by, and called Mr. San and Ed Miller, who live close by. The three made a search for the would-be robber, but he had fled, takin[g] with him Mr. Bettis' overcoat. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 8, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-08/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [August 8, 1879] -

John P. Hughes and Aleck Smith, two prisoners confined in jail charged with larceny, escaped last Sunday night from "durance vile." There was a hole in the floor of the jail which afforded them an easy means of egress. Once under the floor, they had but to knock out a few chunks of "underpinning," when they were at liberty. []

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[] Excerpt "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 15, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-15/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [August 15, 1879] -

John Wasson and John Mullins had a fight at Pine Hill last Saturday evening. Their fists and a pair of "brass knucks" were the weapons used. No serious damage. The difficulty was caused by a woman. They were arrested and were to be tried yesterday by 'Squire Calloway. []

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[] Excerpt "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 15, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-15/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [August 15, 1879] -

Last Monday evening a difficulty occurred at Collier's still-house, in this county. Dood Capps called Wm. Gentry, a d--d something, and Gentry retorted by knocking Capps in the head with a rock. Capps is not seriously hurt. Whisky was the cause. The participants will be arrested. []

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[] Excerpt "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 22, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-22/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE] [August 22, 1879] -

The man, Capps, who was reported knocked in the head by Wm. Gentry, last week, is doing well, and will recover. Gentry will have his trial this week. Capps, a few years ago, killed a man by knocking him in the head with a rock, under about the same circumstances that he received this blow from Gentry. Had he died, it would have strikingly fulfilled the old adage: "Those who live by the sword, shall perish, &c." []

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[] Excerpt from "Boyle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 22, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-22/ed-1/seq-2/

[BOYLE] [August 22, 1879] -

James Clark had a desperate struggle to defend his life last Monday afternoon. Warren Cornelius, his step-son, approached the old man on the Lexington pike in front of Robert Salter's house, and cooly told him to prepare for death, at the same time drawing the instrument with which to accomplish it. Clark began the vigorous use of a walking cane to disable the arm of the would-be murderer. Cornelius succeeded in firing three shots, one of which passed through Clark's hat and grazed his ear, another entered his shoulder and ranged downwards into his body, and the other cut the clothing near his heart, but made no wound. He then fled, and up to this hour has not been arrested. Clark's injuries are slight; he believes that with a little heavier stick he could have rendered his assailant hors de combat. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 22, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-22/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][August 22, 1879] -

THIEF SHOT. -- Wednesday night, Mr. Allen Bezley was awakened by the noise of some one trying to get in his granary. He arose, ran out, and seeing the door open, fired into it, then taking a candle, he searched building but could find no one. Yesterday morning, however, he discovered a track of blood leading from the granary to the straw rick. There the thief, who was undoubtedly shot, appears to have laid down, a puddle of blood indicating the spot. From that point to the railroad, more blood was found, but after the road was reached the track disappeared. At present, suspicion is not directed to any one, but it is hoped for the good of the community that the dead body of the scamp will be found in a day or two, and his identity fully established. []

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[] Excerpt from "Garrard County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 29, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-29/ed-1/seq-2/

[GARRARD] [August 29, 1879] -

FATAL ROW. -- An old-fashioned rock-fight on Lexington Avenue late Tuesday afternoon.Stones flew like hail, and blood bespattered the ground. Two of the men, William and Barnes, were terribly lacerated and bruised. Whisky deprived nearly all of the combatants of locomotion. Sebastian was the man who made the assault. The officers followed on the Sugar Creek pike as far as the toll-gate, when Simpson, one of the party, turned back to repel the capturers, when his horse ran over a hog, threw the man, and fell on him. It is thought that he will die. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 29, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-29/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][August 29, 1879] -

THE PREVAILING CRIME. -- Last Friday morning Zach Vance, a negro boy in the employ of Mr. W. B. Hawkins, who lives in this county, near Shelby City, made an attempt to ravish his three-year-old daughter, but was discovered by Mr. Hawkins in time to prevent any injury to her. Infuriated at so hellish a design, Mr. H. seized a pitchfork and attempted to impale the scamp, but only succeeded in wounding him slightly in the arm, when he ran, and soon distanced Mr. H. A number of the neighbors was then gotten together, and after a lengthy search found the boy under a pile of briars in a corn field. Town Marshal Mershon was telegraphed for, and soon had the negro in jail here -- not, however, before Mr. H. had made several attempts to kill him. On the next day the preliminary trial was held, and on the evidence of the Doctor who had examined the little girl, he was held on a charge of attempt to rape. His youth and idiotic appearance undoubtedly saved his neck, as the indignation was great and the desire to hang him pretty strongly expressed. []

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[] Excerpt from "Lincoln County - Hustonville." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. August 29, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-08-29/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][August 29, 1879] -

HIGHWAY ROBBERY. -- John McCune, an inoffensive Irishman, who had a claim against the Hustonville & Bradfordsville Turnpike Co., received from the President, Dr. W. S. Drye, an order on the Treasurer, H. Rhinerson, who lives on the Rolling Fork, for $26. John presented the order, which was cashed Wednesday afternoon. Returning to Hustonville, he was met near Mr. J. S. Bledsoe's by a man who presented a revolver and ordered him to hand over his money on pain of instant death. John honored the draft. This is a peculiarly low-flung case of robbery. As it was done in the dark, I don't know whether the robber was recognized. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 5, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-09-05/ed-1/seq-3/

[ROCKCASTLE] [September 5, 1879] -

There was a shooting affray on Skaggs' Creek last Sunday. A man named Cobb was one of the participants, and was wounded in the left thigh. We did not learn the name of the man who shot him. Warrants were issued for the arrest of the parties. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 26, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-09-26/ed-1/seq-3/

[PULASKI] [September 26, 1879] -

SHOOTING AFFRAY IN SOMERSET. -- Last Sunday evening, Green Porch and John Bowling, quarreled over a game of cards, when the former drew his pistol and fired three times at Bowling, seriously wounding him. It is said that Porch took the next train from Somerset, and is still absent. Bowling has a bad reputation, being known as a most desperate man. []

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[] Excerpt from "Wayne County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 24, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-10-24/ed-1/seq-3/

[WAYNE] [October 24, 1879] -

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[] Excerpts from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 7, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-11-07/ed-1/seq-3/

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 14, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-11-14/ed-1/seq-2/

[ROCKCASTLE][November 14, 1879] -

Last Saturday afternoon the quiet of the village was broken by a regular old fashioned fisticuff between David Hysinger and Jesse Roberts. Hysinger called Roberts a son of a something, and Robert gave him one just over the left eye, which was quickly returned by Hysinger, who rubbed his fist very roughly across the upper part of Roberts' forehead. Then they clinched, and the blows fell thick and fast until the parties were arrested by Judge McClure. They were held in $100 bond till Monday, when they were tried and fined. Roberts' fine was $5 and Hysinger's $2.50. Several ancient citizens who witnessed the difficulty, said it reminded them of the "good old times" to see a fist fight on the streets of Mt. Vernon. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 14, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-11-14/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][November 14, 1879] -

CUTTING AFFRAY. -- John C. Rochester and Jack Davis, of the Crab Orchard neighborhood, met in that town last Saturday, and commenced to quarrel over money matters, and the refusal of the former to again rent his place to the latter until the full dues were paid. Words finally came to blows, and ended in a regular cutting scrape with knives. Davis was badly cut, but Rochester got off with lighter injuries. He (R.) was brought before a preliminary Court on Monday, when he waived examination and was held int he sum of $150, which was readily given. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 14, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-11-14/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][November 14, 1879] -

A SAD CASE. -- A woman apparently insane, was found lying near the track of the C. S. R. R. in the vicinity of King's Mountain Tunnel, Wednesday night, with a terrible gash in her head. She was taken to Mr. Moore's hotel, but nothing of importance could be gotten out of her. She gave her name as Blanche Morton, and said she had lived in Cincinnati, Maysville and Louisville. It is supposed she had been robbed and an attempt at murder made on her. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 21, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-11-21/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][November 21, 1879] -

KNOCKED IN THE HEAD. -- On Monday night, at Crab Orchard, Jim Dillion accused Dave Payne of nosing into business, when a quarrel ensued, and ended in Dillion beating Payne severely over the head with a pistol. Payne was rendered insensible for some time, but is all right again. Dillion was tried before an examining court on Wednesday, and acquitted. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 21, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-11-21/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][November 21, 1879] -

ACQUITTED. -- Frank Holtzclaw, was tried yesterday before 'Squires Portman and Carson, and acquitted of the charge of maliciously filling the hide of his son-in-law, Mozier, with birdshot. His attorney, Col. Welch, advanced the proposition that a man had a right to shoot his worthless son-in-law, and the Court seemed to take kindly to the idea. Mozier did not appear, to prosecute. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. November 21, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-11-21/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][November 21, 1879] -

CUTTING AFFRAY. -- At a colored ball at Charlotte Crow's last Saturday night, a row occurred between Jim Banks, of Crab Orchard fame, and Paul Helm, John Helm and Gaines Tribble. Banks cut Paul severely, and was himself badly cut in the shoulder. Yesterday he was tried and held for cutting in sudden heat and passion. He went to his old quarters in jail, where off and on he has spent several years of his life. []

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[] Excerpt from "Pulaski County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 5, 1879. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-12-05/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI][December 5, 1879] -

A difficulty occurred in town a few days ago, in which Dr. Owens, of Garden Cottage, and Geo. W. Parker, played their parts, the Doctor flourished a pistol and Parker a tinner's hammer. High words, but no blood. []

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[] Excerpt from "Local Matters." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. December 5, 1879. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1879-12-05/ed-1/seq-3/

[LINCOLN][December 5, 1879] -

NEGRO SHOT. -- Last Saturday night after filling their hides with bug-juice, Burdett Baugh and Wm. Long, a couple of white youths of Lowell, in Garrard, went to a colored "festible" that was being held there, and raised a row. The colored folks stood them as long as they could and then let loose, giving them a terrible beating, during which Long pulled out a pistol and shot one of them in the leg, breaking the bone. He managed in some way to make his escape, but Baugh was not so fortunate, for he was beaten almost beyond recognition. Long, who is spoken of as a very bad one, has left for his former home in Tennessee, where, it is the general wish of those who know him, he will remain for all time to come. []

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Christmas day 1879. not on timeline

[] Excerpt from "Mt. Vernon, Ky." The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. December 29, 1879. Page 1. Newspapers.com.

[PULASKI] [December 29, 1879] -

SHOT ON THE HIGHWAY.

"Crippled Bill" Catron was waylaid and shot by a negro on Christmas day. Several buckshot entered the back of his head, and his wounds are regarded as dangerous. The shooting occurred in Pulaski county, just across the Rockcastle line. []

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[] Excerpt from "Rockcastle County." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. January 2, 1880. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038328/1880-01-02/ed-1/seq-2/

[PULASKI] [January 2, 1880] -

"Crippled Bill" Catron, who lives in Pulaski, just across the Rockcastle line, was waylaid and shot by a negro on Christmas day. Several buck-shot passed in at the back of his head, making dangerous wounds. It is not probable that he will die, however, as he now carries five balls in his body which he received in a fight with a man named Sowder a few years ago. In the same fight he put five balls from his pistol in Sowder's body. They fought on horse-back and when their pistols, five-barreled revolvers, were empty, both fell from their horses and cried because they could not crawl up to each other and "gouge it out." []

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[] Excerpt from "Mt. Vernon, Ky." The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. December 29, 1879. Page 1. Newspapers.com.

[PULASKI] [December 29, 1879] -

SHOOTING AFFRAY.

On the same day [Christmas day], near Woodstock, in Pulaski county, at a wedding feast, a shooting affray occurred between some men named Ector and other parties whose names I have not learned. There were seven or eight men on a side, and a brisk firing was kept up for several minutes, when it subsided. The wounded, two in number, were hauled to their homes in wagons. []

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Various Non-Fatal Shootings, Affrays, and Other Criminal Incidents, 1870s

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