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Show PREFER HELL TO JAIL. Virginia Judge Receives Threatening Letter From Mountaineers to Be Tried on Vote-Selling Charges. Jonesvllle, Vn July 23. The killing kill-ing of Dr. James W. Walden, a loading load-ing Democrat, last night by Perry Wnllln, n Republican leader, has fanned to n threatening outbreak the smoldering political feud In the Wnter district. All through tho district dis-trict the clans are lining up. The coming of 200 mountaineers who aro charged with vote-selling Is causing tho authorities to make preparations prep-arations for the protection of tho court nnd Jury. They fenr nn outbreak out-break paralleling the tragedy at Hills vlllo last March. Oudgo Skeen today got a messago from tho mountains rending: "There are thirty-eight In iour party. par-ty. Before wo will submit to going to Jail we will die and go to hell." |