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Show Four Men Killed and Three Wounded In Fight at IVoneis.se Church. In a bloody fight at the Union Baptist Bap-tist church at Big Springs, ten miles from Tazewell, Tenn., Sunday, four men were killed, two mortally wounded and three wounded less seriously. There was preaching at the church, and about 600 people gathered there. Just befoie the 11 o'clock service began Tip Chadwell went to the spring, fifty yards from the church. Bush Morgan was at the spring and began firing at Chadwell. Both factions immediately gathered, and the fight lasted half an hour. Sheriff Jones Brook attempted to arrest Asa Chadwell, who resisted. Both Brook and Asa Chadwell are wounded. The feud between the Morgans and Chadwells has existed a long time. Last Christmas they met at Walnnt Hills, Va., when a pitched battle ensued, in which several were killed. Eighteen months ago they met near the the Hancock line. Fighting followed, fol-lowed, and one was killed. Both the Chadwells and Morgans are prosperous prosper-ous and influential and have large families, fam-ilies, and all their members arc fearless. |