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atsedm-ofTHREE MEN KILLEDreiit-goOlive Hill is Called on to Witness The MostHorrible Crime of Eastern Kyne,ckd.forMEN SHOT WITHOUT WARNINGIll-Three men are dead and two are I CoinS WaS a slacker’ havin=laic.astLs-wounded and in the hospital as a refailed to register and'he had result of last Saturday’s shooting1when Melvin Collins, an outlaw,Woffice, asking him to go with him tolaiwho had just been released in theCarter Circuit Court of a dozen orIV-more indictments by the payment ofGrayson and see if the Board wouldnot let hi]hadregistered so as to let him out ofir-011 e $50 tine, killed D. V. Carpenter,■ *the trouble and told him that he ifr*formerly Chief of Police of OliveHill; John Howard, formerly Depu-ler)mtv Sheriff, of Carter countv, andClcvo Sparks, an employe of th/o kill Henderson if he didnot do it, but the morning he wasthere Henderson’s wife and childwere with him and was all that sav-General Refractories Company. .ed him from killing him then, butsoIV-Sl-idsIt is thought that Collins suspect-he left and fold Henderson “I’ll bed Howard as being the onewhohark at noon for vou to go to Grav-reported him to the Government forson with me” and left at that. Henri-being a “slacker” as be had failedderson would not go with him. He| off ©Fed Henderson $50 in cash toitton-.1 register, and that he shot Car- ,elI.him jf he kmsw who had „port.1.00(0,• because he had arrested him | ed him to (he Government for fail-while serving as Marshal. He toldCarpenter when he shot him thatinic had at one time swore againsting fo registerhim in court and that he was nowatroing to take his revenge. He shotlie disappeared and went to thehome of Champ Biggs near the yardwhere he barricaded himself. Thea-o , , ..I posse of men who had gathered toUeve Sparks because he had an. old, 8 ”grudge against him.effortsiltto -find him. He was at last locatedCollins fli\t met Spark* near fImvi-thevin tfiN house and when they asked ailroad al lire spring whore Ihe . !aodlv if he was in (here»en go to get water and ,s,«n+-„don-t shopt ill(o ,his housf,9d ?at down on the hank and v a. uot in hcre .. Bu, ,hey’•esting his head in his hands when.werewarned to get the women and child-Ot ,’ollins walked up and told him ‘Til- 1P„ but pf the hons„ ,vl,iH, thev dides ; gpt even with vou hereand11 * ' and ittie ithat he shot him through thew a - then that lie sjiot Mr.stahead shields who was going toward thetwo times and Sparks lav over and u ± - • /»,1 * i house preparatory to going m after'ived for,two or three hours before ! jp,,,ftie died. lie then walked away toC.C1 ’ 1 * . . T r • . . .',d •• . 'M 2PT- , . Wdie railroad track where he metHe wa- taken to Catlettsburg byMilford Whitt who was with a .ladv 1 Sheriff J' M Fla!uier’' Marshal A-ind demanded that he give him a.itConsta-chew of tobacco which Whitt did Cla£ord who led the Posse ,0 caP'and he drew his pistol from his!tr.re him. He told them he wouldreatlocket and reloaded it and toldWhitt he was “going to get Vincearpenter.99Carpenter who war-tryto finish the job when he came back.vhauling brick from the stock shedIt is said he wanted to kill Judgelea-r-jfalkwas at the time loading his wagonwhen Collins came up and demanded him to throw up his hands, thatR. A. Carpenter because he wouldnot sign his bond at one time, WattPhillips, C. W. Henderson, Judge A.he had “swore against him in courtJ. Counts and several Others justbecause they had done somethingme time and now that he was gong to get even with him.” He firedthree shots into Carpenter’s head,two after he was laying on thefloor, the first shot having killedhim instantly. He then walked:eiss,away through the plant and went tohis home and was gone several minutes when he returned and huntedJohn Howard who was working on1the moulder in the plant, and detow ard him in time past.CHIhad arrested him in time past- orhelped to be the cause of same or ifhe suspected it he meant to kill you.The posse was prepaying to firethe house when he ran out withboth hands up and s?^ a • mrender.” Some say hed to work and some that he became excited because of his cap-ture, the latter seems most reason-Imanded of Ben Hensley, who was able.standing by Howard, that he wasgoing to kill Howard and for him toj The whole town and country sur-\/09get out of the way andHenslevrounding was in a terror of excite-moved his head and he shot Howardinent but not a thought of mob violence was suspected by promi-■v%through the head and he fell to the , u , nent citizens but while it was in thesfloor after which he continued toifishoot two more loads into his head.daily papers there was little if anyi}1S1IIci-talk other than you could hear ondHe turned away, loaded his pistol eyery eomer ht to takerand walked through the-yard and Mm,out and h him„ and su,.h ascame baek and looked at Howarddand asked the boys if - “he was sure4 *dead?” He then walked o4t tothat, but as to any forming therethe road and started for home andat the foot Vf the hill he met Ed.CiVans. When Evans asked him0“where is that mule team and why• •are you not driving them?” Where-t.upon he answered, “you can drivewas nothing to it and he woildhave been given a fair trial right Hnthe Court House in this city by thecitizens here.The Circuit Judge empaneled aspecial Grand Jury Monday andthey met Tuesday morning and re-n/ ^Ed, I’ve quit drivingm * m A a _ _turned the indictment and the trialllingw^s resumed Wednesday. A speedytIIliiitrial is urged by the pople of the I ^%lt;•
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Olive Hill Carter County Herald
Olive Hill, Kentucky, US
Thu, May 30, 1918
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USA 21 Jan 2020
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