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1847-12-11; Extracted from: Ohio Statesman, published as: The Daily Ohio Statesman
We
are indebted to a gentleman from Kentucky, now in the city, for the perusal of a private letter, communicating the intelligence
of an extensive fire which occurred at Louisa, Lawrence county, Ky., on Friday night last, by which a row of buildings owned
by Mr. Frederick Moore, and occupied by J. M. Redden and Wm. McFarland, dry goods merchants and grocers, and Joseph
Pickrell,
merchant tailor, - as also the Post office, - was entirely destroyed. The Post-office
books and papers, and the money, books and papers of Mr. McFarland, were saved. Mr.
Redden saved one half his stock; - all the rest a total loss. There was also
destroyed, goods in store for others, amounting in value to about $3,500; of which falls upon
Massrs. Miles & Co. of this
city. Mr. Moores loss is about $2000; - no insurance upon any of the property
consumed. The fire originated about 11 o’clock, in the store of Mr. McFarland,
but by what means had not been ascertained. The wind was high, and the adjacent
buildings were saved with great difficulty.- Cin Enq.
1864 Extrac Extracted from The New York Times
Surprise of Rebels on Quicksand Creek, Ky.
Cincinnati, Monday, April 11.
The Commercial has a special dispatch from Louisa,
Ky., which says:
Capt. Patrick, with 15 men of the Fourth Kentucky, surprised 80 rebels at Quicksand Creek, and
Killed 10 and wounded 11, and captured all their arms, horsed, and all their camp
equipage.
1864-11-18; Extracted from: Macon Weekly Telegraph, published as: Macon Daily Telegraph
STEAMERS
BURNED BY GUERILLAS – A Cincinnati dispatch of the 7th, says two
small steamers were burned by guerilla on the Big Sandy River yesterday, a few miles above Louisa.
Aug. 4, 1880 Extracted from The New York Times
Later special dispatches report numerous cases of shooting and killing in Kentucky. Joe Moore was shot through the head and mortally wounded yesterday at Big Blaine,
Lawrence County, Ky., by
a navy revolver in the hands of Ike Thompson, being the end of an old standing quarrel.
Transcribed from:
Dallas
Morning News Mar. 10, 1887
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
Father, Mother, Girl and Boy Filled With Lead in Kentucky
Cincinnati,
March 9.— A special from Louisa, Ky.,
says: News has been received from a lonely farming community on Cat's Fork,
In Lawrence County, of a terrible tragedy. Samuel Smith, aged 16 years, who had some difficulty with a neighbor Stephen Hammond,
yesterday armed himself with a revolver and went over to Hammond's,
following him into the house. Hammond then reached for his
rifle, but Smith fired and killed him. Hammond's
wife and children, a boy and girl, attacked the murderer, but he soon fatally wounded Mrs. Hammond,
and as the children attempted to escape he filled them both with balls. Thinking he had killed the entire family he fled to
the mountains and has not yet been caught. Mrs. Hammond will die and the children may not recover. It was hours after the
shooting before the neighbors came, attracted by cries of the boy.
1887-09-21; Extracted from: Inter Ocean, published as: Daily Inter Ocean
SHOT FOUR PERSONS
Louisa,
Ky., Sept. 20 – This morning Wm. Thompson concealed himself near the house of A. J. Thompson, eight miles from there
and shot three members of the family, one of them fatally.
The
murderer also shot a school teacher. His victims were his own cousins. He has not been captured.
1888-12-28; Extracted from: Macon Weekly Telegraph, published as: The Macon Telegraph
JOHNSON HATFIELD DEAD
End
of the Leader of the Hatfield gang of desperadoes, died near here last week. He
was the worst of the whole Hatfield gang, being the one who ruined a daughter of old man McCoy and one of the leaders in the
terrible affair when three McCoy boys were tied to pawpaw bushes and shot to death.
He was also concerned in the New Year attack on Randolph McCoy’s house, when his daughter and another of his
boys were murdered.
Transcribed from: Bismark Daily Tribune Jan. 1, 1889
Johnson Hatfield, one of the worst of the notorious Hatfield gang, died last week in Lawrence county,
Kentucky.
Sandusky
Daily Register
April 22, 1891
Charles Fisher and his sister,
Minnie and Annie, left Wednesday for
Webbville
,
Kentucky
, where they will take charge of a store for his brothers.
1891-05-01; Extracted from: Albuquerque Morning Democrat
A MURDER
Louisville,
Ky., April 30 – At Louisa, Kentucky,
Wednesday, Jonathan Wolford shot and killed Frank Francis, near Pokeville,
Kentucky. The murderer’s brother
was engage in a fight with a man named Phillips. Francis, who was a friend of
Phillips, interfered in the latter’s behalf and Wolford’s brother shot
him .
February 7, 1892 Extracted from The New York Times
Railroad Wreck
Several Persons Injured on the Big Sandy
Road Catlettsburg, Ky., Feb. 6
A wreck occurred on the Ohio
and Big Sandy road last night, about 30 miles south of here, near a station called Walbridge.
The train, which consisted of two coaches, four box cars, engine and tender, was derailed while rounding a curve by
the spreading of the rails.
Injured:
Phil Montague, conductor, left arm badly crushed, which may necessitate amputation,
lives in Ashland, Ky.
J. D. Quaron, chief engineer, of Ashland,
Ky., hurt internally and considered in a dangerous condition.
J. C. Farrar, road master, of Richmond,
Kentucky, badly bruised.
Steve Hammond, a section employe, of Richmond,
Ky., slightly bruised about the shoulders.
John Richards, of Peach Orchard, Ky.,
slightly injured.
The coach, which rolled down an embankment of thirty feet, contained about fifty passengers. It was partially burned.
1892-04-07; Extracted from: Bismarck Tribune, published as: Bismarck Daily Tribune
Captain Hatfield Killed
Louisa,
Ky., April 6 – “Captain” Hatfield, the notorious leader of the Hatfield gang, whose record of murders is
second to none in the country, was killed in the mountains of Logan county, W. Va., by one of his gang while engaged in a
game of cards.
1892-04-23; Extracted from: State, published as: The State
Murder at a Wedding
Louisa,
Ky., April 22 – At a wedding last night, Henry Davis, an uninvited boy, nineteen years old, walked into the house, and
without provocation or warning, struck Noah Mead, aged twenty-one, in the temple with a knife.
Mead was sitting in a chair, but raised up and knocked Davis
down with his fist. A scuffle followed, and while on the floor Davis stabbed Mead in the heart. Mead died immediately. Davis fled, but the
officers and citizens are out searching for him. The wedding halted awhile, but
was continued after the excitement was over. Mead is a son of one of the best
known justices in this city. The trouble was an old feud.
1892-08-27; Extracted from: Charlotte Observer, published as: Daily Charlotte Observer
A Sewer Caves In With Five Men
Huntington,
W. Va., August 26 – At Louisa, Ky., a street sewer
caved in last night burying five men. The sewer was 11 feet deep and very narrow. It took an hour to recover the bodies. Oscar
Hughes was dead. Abe Webb was rescued more dead than alive with both legs broken. He will probably die. Lion Wilson is
believed to be fatally injured.
1894-06-23; Extracted from: Omaha World Herald, published as: Morning World-Herald
Near
Louisa, Ky., Jacob Jones
was fatally injured and his son, Robert, age 15, instantly killed by the explosion of a sawmill boiler.
1895-02-02; Extracted from: Herald Weekly, published as: The Biloxi Herald
Andrew Cole, wife and four children were brought to Lexington Monday from Louisa, Ky., and placed in the insane
asylum, all suffering from rabies except the mother.
1895-03-10; Extracted from: Duluth News-Tribune, published as: The Sunday News
Tribune
SOUTHERN SHOOTERS
Several Dead Men Lying Around After a Rail at Jeff McKenzie’s
Ashland, Ky.,
March 9 – Tom and Will Rose and Miles Belfrey were today brought to Louisa,
Ky. For the assassination of W. Ison. Ison, while at a social gathering at the residence of Jeff McKenzie, pretended to be a United States marshal inquiring after moonshine business. Miles Belfrey’s daughter, who was present, left and spread the alarm. Later in the night a gang approached the house, calling McKenzie and Ison out. Ison was killed by William Belfrey. McKenzie was badly wounded
but secured his gun and seriously wounded William Belfrey who is still at large. McKenzie
is also hiding, fearing Belfrey’s friends.
1895-01-28; Extracted from: Philadelphia Inquirer, published as: The Philadelphia
Inquirer
THEY BARK LIKE DOGS
Two Brothers, Afflicted With Hydrophobia, Act Exactly Like Canines
Louisa, Ky., Jan. 27 – Andrew
Cole and wife, of the western part of this county, yesterday brought to Louisa their four children, two of whom, at least,
have hydrophobia. The eldest, a boy of 15, was bitten by a rabid dog in 1889,
but showed no symptoms of the disease until two months ago, when he began to have queer spells. They grew more frequent and violent, until two weeks ago, when he bit a younger brother. The younger boy is in terrible condition. The brothers bark,
snarl and snap exactly like dogs.
The
other two children are girls and show symptoms of the same disease. The children
will be sent to a Pasteur institute.
1896-05-24; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald
Postoffice Robbers Captured
Williamson,
W. Va., May 23 – Deputy Marshal Sam Smith has arrived here with John Jones and John
L. Ackey, who robbed the postoffice and jewelry store at Louisa, Ky. They were captured in the mines at Algoma
and had a large quantity of stamps with them. They confessed to the robbery and
turned up the booty.
1896-06-03; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald
CATTLE THIEF CAUGHT
Inez,
Ky., June 3 – Yesterday at this place “Rebel Bill” Smith, the noted mountain detective, arrested John
Damron,
who stole a team of cattle in West Virginia, drove them into his State over a year ago and sold them. He has been at large ever since until captured here. Smith
took him this morning to Louisa, Ky.,
to answer the charge.
Transcribed from: The Morning Herald Aug. 23, 1896
RESULT OF A DRINK
Louisa,
Ky., Aug. 22 – At Zelda, this county, John Lett killed Brack Hensley by
cutting him in the abdomen. While drunk Hensley went into the store where Lett
works and raised a row, finally assaulting him. Lett then used his knife and
Hinsley died in eight minutes. Both were married and considered good citizens.
1896-09-18; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald
NEGRO KILLED
Louisa, Ky., Sept. 17 – In a saloon
at Thacker a negro miner was killed and his body robbed of $100 by unknown parties.
December 28, 1896 Extracted from The New York Times
Bill Marrow amused himself by shooting the candles off the Christmas tree at Kavanaugh
Chapel, in Lawrence County, and when George Pack remonstrated,
Marrow shot him in the abdomen and escaped on horseback.
1897-11-07; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
Louisa,
Ky., Nov. 6 – Albert White accidentally discharged a revolver and the ball passed through Will Caine’s leg, and
after striking the floor hit little Ray Butler on the arm, bruising it slightly. The
accident occurred while White and Caine were examining the pistol, and was deplored by all.
1897-11-07; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald
YOUNG MAN DROWNS
FALLS FROM A STEEP BANK ON THE BIG SANDY WHILE
CLIMBING
Louisa, Ky., Nov. 6 – One of the most generally deplored accidents
and deaths that ever occurred here was the drowning this week of Will, the seventeen-year-old son of Dr. L. Y. Gray, of Fort Gray, nearby. He fell from a steep bank into a deep hole of water and was drowned before assistance
could reach him. The body was recovered in about twenty minutes, but life was
extinct.
The
burial took place yesterday morning at 10 o’clock.
1898-01-27; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald
AGED FARMER
KILLED BY A VICIOUS JACK AT LOUISA
Louisa,
Ky., Jan. 26 – John Sammons, aged 76, met a horrible
death at his house, six miles south of this place. He owned a vicious jack, and
went to the stable to give it a bucket of water.
The animal is kept tied, but had broken the halter, and when the old man went in he was immediately attacked. The jack caught him by the shoulder with its teeth and struck him to the ground with
its fore feet, and then jumped upon him with its knees, crushing his breast-bone. The
beast kept up the attack until the old man’s wife reached the scene and thrust a pitchfork into it. Several bones were broken in Sammon’s body, and he was severely bitten in many places. The calf of the leg was almost torn off by the animal’s teeth.
The old man died within a few hours.
Transcribed from: The Columbus Enquirer-Sun Mar. 18, 1899
BATTLE WITH RIFLES
Two Men Mortally Wounded in a Feud in Kentucky
Grayson, Ky., March 17. - (Special) - In Lawrence county, fifteen miles south of this place, six men engaged in a battle
with rifles today. Three were arrayed on one side and three on the other. It was a resumption of the famous Adkins-Hensley
feud which broke out in that section several years ago, and in which several persons have already been killed. The members
of both families are among the wealthiest and most prosperous citizens of Lawrence county, one of the wildest counties in
the mountains of Kentucky.
For several weeks trouble has been brewing, and last week John Adkins, the father of the Adkins boys, who have been involved
in the feud, was dangerously shot by one of the Hensleys. This was the signal for a general arming on the part of the
belligerent families, and every male member of them equipped himself with a rifle.
The first engagement took place in Lawrence county today, when the six men met. Fifty shots were fired, but the combatants
were so far apart that nearly all the balls went wide of the mark. William Adkins, one of the leaders in the feud, was
shot through the groin and fatally injured. Old man Adkins and his son will die.
Transcribed from: Charlotte Daily Observer Dec. 6, 1908
MOONSHINER'S LEADER KILLED
In Desperate Fight in the Mountains of West Virginia Man Who Had Defied Arrest is Laid Low. But Not Until He and
His Friends Had Killed a Deputy Sheriff.
Huntington, W. Va., Dec. 5. - In a fight between a dozen deputy marshals and a gang of alleged moonshiners to-day 40 miles
south of here, Deputy Sheriff Litteral and William Vinson were killed. Litteral was killed by William vinson, who was
himself shot and killed by the officers. The deputies arrested Joseph Vinson, Morris Bates, and William Vinson, Jr.,
and are now en route to this city. Vinson and his men have been defying arrest for several months.
About a month ago, Joseph Vinson was captured in Lawrence county, Kentucky, by an officer from Louisa, Ky., who started
with him for the Louisa jail. On the way there they were overtaken by a party of Vinson's friends who held the officer
up at the point of revolvers and recaptured Vinson. They put him on a horse and took him into the mountains of West
Virginia, where they have since been defying Kentucky, West Virginia, and Federal officers.
Vinson and his friends were all heavily armed and jut such a fight as occured had been expected and all declared that Vinson
should not be taken alive.
Extracted from the Lexington Herald September
30, 1913 (Selected counties extracted)
MORE CONFEDERATE PENSIONS ALLOWED
Frankfort,
Ky. Sept. 29 – The pensions allowed by the board at
a meeting today follow:
Lawrence – F. C. Cochran, T.
B. Ellswick, Jordan Hinsley, Alamande Hicks, and Rilas F. Reynolds.
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