NEWS.Mountain.Echo.Laurel.1891.7.17-3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 17 1891 KILLING-A difficulty at Bud Rudder's saloon, about thirteen miles East of London, near the Clay county line, last Sunday evening, between James Stewart, Bob Stewart and others on the one side and Jackson Downey, Dave Chaddle, Jas. Brown and others on the other side, in which Winchester rifles and large pistols were freely used, resulted in the wounding of James Stewart, of which he died early Monday morning, and the probable mortal wounding of Jack Downey. Reports as to the orgin or beginning of the difficulty conflict, however it is a well recognized fact that an old grudge has existed between them ever since the bloody fight at the Pigeon Roost voting precinct, Clay county, at the August election, 1889, in which the Stewarts and Chaddles were on opposite sides, The difficulty of last Sunday evening is reported to have been commenced down at Rowlands store and after the parties got up on the hill to the saloon, they steamed full of whisky we presume, renewed the difficulty with the above mentioned results. Stewart was shot square through with a 44 caliber ball, while Downing's body was entered on the right side by a 38 Winchester ball, passing around the backbone and out at a similar point on the left side. Dave Caddie is believed to have fired the fatal shot at Stewart, while Stewart is believed to have fired that shot that wounded Downey. Downey after being wounded, rode horseback about four or five miles back to Tom Brown's on Horse Creek, but is now reported to be in a dangerous condition. MORTALLY WOUNDED TRAVELER'S REST, KY. July 13, 1891 Great excitement was created among the citizens of this place yesterday evening, about 7 o'clock, by the report of a revolver about one-fourth of a mile from this place, which resulted in the shooting of John Botner, son of Benj, Botner, of this place, by Jacob Lynch. Botner has a wife and one child. Dr. McDonald was at once summoned, and after examination found Botner to be shot once by about a 44 caliber revolver, the ball taking effect near the point of the right shoulder, breaking his collar bone, passing through the top of his lung and lodging near the spinal column, Botner is resting well this morning and it is hoped will recover. Botner was unarmed and begging for peace at the time he was shot. Lynch fled, but is being pursued by officers that mean business. We suppose the arrest will be made soon. We are unable so far, to state particulars. Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1997