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Show (J yi r. -r . , -,. - , . -i I i - ,- Hatfield . Feud x On Mountaineers In West Virginia Hatfe Their Can-r Oat. A. Vtndttta XOhlch Hoj Cauttd Much Shoctinj HaxJinJ "Bn JHtrrtd Up. "Blood It rtobvlnd A.jatn. The notorious Hntticlil baud, whomi Bemberx have participated hi muuy feuds, tuin broken forth ngalu, nuil nil ther reign of terror hi promNcii, says the Itonnoke (Va.) enrrospoudeut of tho Chlcugo Iteoonl-IIeraM. ThU time the Uatllelds are at war with n family r " " TUP. DUTY HOTS 8BIZKD Til It IK IIIKJ.E. named Duty, Hvltig on Pigeon creek, In Mlugo comity, W. Va. Already two Uvea, one from each side, have been aeritlceil, and It la expected tbut much more blood will be alusl before the feud Is ended. Harvey Duty, head of the Duty family, fam-ily, hnil nine grown sous, who are agitating agi-tating the feud with the Iluttlelds The Putjs ouce were tin; atnuchest friends of the Hatfield gang and aided them in their feud against the McCoys by giving them shelter, food and cloth lng. The trouble originated with Ceorgo Hcnslcy, who married Mary Hatllclil, j daughter of "Devil" Anae. Hensley lived with "Devil" Anse on Island creek. Because he had become ono of the Hntlleld gang lie sought to terrorize terror-ize the Duty boys. On election day llensluy announced that before- sunset lie would kill Mor- gau unit Juke Duty. He went til am- btiah for them n mile from their home, but the Dutys became aware of Hena- lcy'x plan and crept up and killed him from behind. "Devil" Anno and Cap Hatllclil found track that led to the Duty home. Stepplug suddenly wlth- ' In, they demanded the surrender of the j brother. Instead of surrendering the nine Duty boys seized their rifles and I made the Hatflelds drop their guns and leave. The Hntlleld band was aroused because it two leaders had i been disgraced and swore vengeance. A few nights ago John Daniels, a colleague of tho Hattlelds, retaliated by murdering Marlon Duty, youngest of the brothers, iih he wns returning from n visit to hla sweetheart. All of the liiother have Hworn to die or to avenge, hla death. The Dutys, while they own a large farm and are prosperous, pros-perous, are considered the most daring band In West Vlrglnln. The Hatllelds have led rather an tin eventful life since 180T, when Aaron Hatlield married Maryx McCoy and brought comparative peaco. The members mem-bers of the band did not let their rillei mst. however, for In July, 181)0, Kllan Hntlleld Hhot nud killed II. K. Kills, n wealthy lumberman, who had iwslsted In tho capture of Johnson Hatfield the previous year. Ono year later Wnyno Hatlield, n son of tho Jailer In Hatfield county, kept In practice by shooting and killing his cousin, Will Hatlield, during it quarrel, While the Hutlleld-McCoy feud lasted last-ed It extended through nearly thirty yeurs more than forty were killed. Twice that number bear knife and bullet bul-let scars. Of the Hatllelds tho only de-pernte members of the band left are "Dnvll" Anse," nob nud Cap. Of the McCoys only one remains, and he now is a renldont of I'lUevllle. The feud with tho McCoys started over the possession of u rnr.orback hog. It was an animal of little value nnd of less beauty nnd had wandered from the farm of old Unudolph McCoy to be picked up by Floyd Hatfield. Tho two men first went to law, and the wjtness who lost the case for the Hnt-flelds Hnt-flelds promptly was killed. Then came the vendetta. |
