Show A SOUTHERN INCIDENT IN newly settled localities the pop population of which is mainly comprised of tran turbulent men like those of the mining sections throughout the rocky mountain region re ion and pacific coast there is some justification for the absence of police systems and the legal machinery necessary lor bior the preservation of order and the bringing of the guilty to justice us but in the long settled regions of the south where the population is mainly rural and agricultural it is not easy to understand why there should DC be so much lawlessness A few days ago a 11 village ege raw occurred in west virg virginia nia which unfortunately is but t topical PIC 1 oj of a phase of life frequently manifested manil ested in many of bl the former slave elave states and indicates the bloness sl slow oness ness of the population to adopt efficient police and legal systems for the protection of life property and the public peace the affair is thus reported revolver shots the swinging of clubs throwing of stones and curses and cries of pain transformed the little suburban town of fulton into a scene ol of wild disorder tonight to night and tor for a time it seemed that a large percentage of the male population would become involved in a riot net in the principal c 1 pal treet street 8 about 8 the row was started by dan campbell who was intoxicated going into the residence of john bastell and insulting the lattard lat tars wife mrs bastell Bi atell stell assisted by her husband threw campbell into the street where a scuffle resulted in a moment philip robert kobert and william campbell brothers of dan daa took a hand and bis bia tell was ina la a fairway fair way to be beaten to death george and john Culver father and son ran to his aid others join joined ed in the melee and stones and heavy canes were wielded right and left suddenly william campbell who had bad been knocked senseless by a blow in the face with a stone but jad had regained lils bis feet drew a revolver revolve and ani brought john bastell to the ground with a bullet in his bis thigh bastell caught campbell in falling and wrest ng the revolver from him aimed a shot at his bis breast I 1 but it missed its mark other pistols were out in a moment and a lively f fusillade fusi lade resulted but owing to the darkness no da damage age was done finally tile excited citizens made a rush en masse and separated the combatants but it was with the greatest difficulty that a suspension of the riot wax was enforced as the town is utterly without police force those engaged seem to have fought like wild animals as chewed ears and tors torn blything attest the town is divided into two rival forces over tb the trouble and nd a resumption of t ithe row A 11 feared 11 |