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A Mountain Matsaor*.A epeciaJ from Frankfort to the t onrier* Journal. under date of Jan. 2*, *»ye; 4lt;Srmn* iv particular* of a terrible tragtdv, which | occurred last Wednesday ni^ht in Letchereoonty, have jusi reached this city. Thisafter*oen bettor J. E. Caudill, wh«» re^df^ at Manchester, Clav courm, received a iet- [m _ter from a friend ax Whit*'sburg, e«*untv-»eat of Lether, in which some of the* fact* of the murder were alluded i*k William W right, who w** %m old man, and Andy Wright werefcbot and imtaniir killed, and Black♦Hill Wright waa shot through the thigh and I mortally wounded. The killing was done Iby Samuel YVright, Elijah Wrifht and Jaa. Wriifht. The Utter, which was from aprominent citizen of Whttesburg, said that all three of the m a Merer* had been arrested F and were in jail at Wkitesbur* Their trial ift aet for tomorrow, and u ia believed thatIthe three wen will be hanged.The affair eeern* to hare been the resah of a fued in the finiilf, a both slayers and : slain werr of the same name. Senator Caudill and several of the mountain members of the Legislature ar* acquainted with the Wnarht family which resides in the northeastern part of Letcher count*, about 15 imies from Whiteeburg. TLey. howexer, ku^a very little of these people It n»*ems to have been a cold-blooded asaasei nation, aa it occurred at night, and the men whs ilt;*t their live* were surprised at their home before thev could offeranv resistance LetchW 10er fMUMty is jrreatly excited over Uje slauch ter. WhitffHtrg i» K*) j^dlee fr-nj an* i railroad - ■ * - i 1 I
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Hazel Green Herald
Hazel Green, Kentucky, US
Wed, Feb 03, 1886
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