Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-03-30 | Page 1 | Duel to the Death

DUEL TO THE DEATH I Four Rfien Killed in a Fight i iff Kentucky t TWO HATFIELDS ARE SLAIN Officers Who Were Attempting to Arrest Ar-rest Ono of tho HatflsldB Are LikewIse I Like-wise Killed Tragedy Occurs at tho I Homo of Thompson Hatfleld on Blackberry Creek in Pike County Wife and Little Children of One of the Hatficlds Witnesses to tho Des I porato Contest in Their Home Wilmington W Va March 29 Sensational reports were received here today concerning another tight with tho Hatflcldn In which four were killed unions them being Hurry Walls proprietor of the Palace hotel here John Rutherford n detective had a warrant fot the arreat of Ephralnl 3Iatneld who is wanted in South Carolina Car-olina He finally located I Ilutlleld In 1lko county Kentucky Wnlla went with Ruthcrford and they found Ephruhn at the home of WH father Thompson Hntfleld on IMnehberry crook Rutheiford and Watts broke In the door and secured phralni when the falher opened lire on them Both officers and both Hat fields were killed The wife and little chIldren witnessed tho tragedy The llutherfords wore relatives of Cop Hatn > ld of feud fame Rutherford Ruther-ford wan a brother of the two Ruther fords killed at the election in 1596 bar b-ar Hotueld Watts was welt knov n lhfouihoul the Eouthprn part of th Stntc Ho was wealthy and popuLir It Is said he could have HiNtd himself had he not stopped flr Ing fur n moment when one of the Ifjtfleltl children was within his range Tm oxcltomenUaniong the fcudlsts IB I at greet ni ut the time of the burnIng burn-Ing of Uic McCoy at the stake by t1ic ILntfields years ago and morel toubl more-l la expected