| Show toll of death wipes out feud latest killing in colson coison ball warfare in kentucky nearly closes chapter lexington ky the most effi carious way of stopping the mount me on I 1 aln ale feud IF ud apparently app antly is by killing off ell the light fight ers this thin practically hns hes been ac sat loop complis lilied hed in the noted d col colson and d bell ball factional warfare 1 in bell belk county th the CiAti citations ons have had the worst of it on me the surf surface th the latest intent flare in this long story of feudal troubles cima ce the other night when george cut col I 1 went want into the drug etore at in mid lie ashore and found floyd bell ball therel literal i row witnesses tell substantial alif th same story the two me men both kron for their ih determination began to 10 quarrel then ball Is IB reported to have told colson to get out I 1 that he did nt nit want any trouble winces witnesses say my that tit then cut colson reached top for his pistol but ball in the nomenclature of the gun user beat him to it old and opened fire colson coleon we was taken an to the local hospital whom where he be died a few hours hourat later ball made no attempt to escape and we was arrested immediately he eta claimed self if defense feud marked by fair the colson ball trouble ts 19 not at the everage average factional warfare werf in the mountains in that the cotsonas and balls are people of culture and pos hessed of wraith wealth it Is in not the case ens of assassinations in their fight it be has be been generally proved to be the case that the battlers battler met ft each other and with enns in hand fought it out dot give and take fashion with luck to DO the best beat mark marksman man the feud had been quiescent tor for a time until about three years ago when in 1 a sudden outbreak ira ir ball slat doyle colson to drath death the enemies champel champed their bit bits over that for a lit tie while and the then n george colson and ad 1 ira bell ball met was no doubt in 11 the mind of either in man that th the oth other ar meant t to 0 kalli so 0 each d drew hia 1 pistol kill co ls orbil ioda bell p promptly y but colson killed it ball then t the h etwo two clans met one summer day in the bell county courthouse t plot ville the trial in which both aides em aliher interested was to be heard ane and me mem b bers on of both factions appeared early leaders kept the most hot bellies headed of a the gunmen apart but finally some arm one can made I a sharp manar remark the there wea was lush clash and ad in a moment guna seemed ad t to be iff flashing ld g in empry pry direction riley alley ball baji was slain clay cily colson col college letre man und and a clean cut young fellow fellow was waa shot hot pa as a were frank bell ball and it job john rural hurst of the ball clan after a long court trial during which each side tried to place the blame on the I 1 other th I 1 r fiad bell ball we was given a penitentiary sentence for far shooting john job ilem harst in the courthouse conr battle put but gw gov E P morrow pardoned him george colson was sentenced to the tha state penitentiary tor for killing ira im ball but his sentence had been reversed ind and he be was awaiting a new trial when he was killed billed hy by floyd ball 11 rat ell some picturesque coreth career the caleco col sons be have been more mom p pic b turrel tur esque the than the bell balls th the first of f the noted golsong we was cut david col cal son ulm 25 years year ago go was ons one of the state rate a leading political figure and ad pro prominent k ai t in official facial affairs he was waa an officer tn in the spanish american war having resigned his seat mat in ID con can gress gresa at washington to go to war while in ids hla post of duty colonel colson offended ethelbert scott another office ot licer and ad scott while hile the two me were war at acutt Annl ston n ala 1 in camp p shot hot colson the latter laner refused to ask that scott be disciplined and for or a time it was thought the III feeling had bad blown over scott man ft ahw nephew of governor term later senator WW 0 bradley then came the political of 1839 when aben senator william goebl goebel was waa democratic aspirant for the governorship er one night colson and scott met in the is basement of a hotel scon vim shot to death a fia were want two me or three other men am |
