Show A pitched battle owensville Owens ville ky 21 A pitched battle battie was ivas fou fought lit beewen a mob of tollgate raiders and a sheriffs posse of twelve men the latter were guarding a tollhouse toll liou house e when twenty five mounted men heavily armed appeared and ordered the gatekeeper gate keeper to chop the gate down the sheriff ordered them to surender after several volleys were ivere exchanged the mob withdrew the posse found david johnson mortally wounded it is reported that charles johnson is seriously hurt |