| Show WAR IN KENTUCKY STBONGCALAHAN FEUD HAS BROKEN OUT AFRESH Captain Strong Leader of One Faction Fac-tion Pound Dead With Seven Bullets Bul-lets in His Body Death Will Be Avenged Cincinnati May 9The Commercial Tribune special from Lexington Ky says Captain William Strong leader l of the faction that bore his name In the StrongAmos and StronsCalahan feuds which have cost more than 5 lives in Breathitt county was found on the roadside road-side near hishome today shot to death with seven bullets in his body Two weeks ago he met Ed Calahan leader of the opposition faction in Judge Days oppositon facton office at Jackson where they shook hands and declared the feud ended Strong was 72 years old a cantata In tho federal army After the war the Amos family and their friends tried to exterminate Strong and his friends They besieged Strong In his house three days when Strongs nephew with a dozen other soldiers came to his r cue A few nights afterward Strong and his men met the Amos faction In an open meadow In the moonlight A fierce battle ensued which resulted In the death of one Amos and the wounding of several more Only one of Strongs men was wounded The I Amos family removed to Kansas after several more of their men were killed I When the KuKlux rose In Breathitt county fast ear Strong deponced tbem in unmeasured Strong d when it was told Kim that the Calahars were the leaders he made war on them In this war three men have been Wiled and the authorities realizing that BreathItt county wpuld witness another bloody mountain war summoned the leaders on both sides to appear before County Judge Day with the result that peace was supposed sup-posed to be restored Strongs friends will never rest until this murder avenged |
