Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1883 — VENDETTA. [ARTICLE]

VENDETTA.

A Southern Feud Leads to the Slaying of Nine Persons. [Telegram from Baton Range, La] News lias been received here to the effect that Robert Morrison, a brether-ln-law of the Kirbys, was found dead in the woods yesterday near where the affray took place "between the Lanier and Kirby parties In the first statement it was reported that not only were the two Laniers killed, but that the Coroner had found toe body of William Kirby where toe Kirby party made the attack, showing that the Laniers had resisted them. The supposition is that 2T orrison was wounded m toe fight, and died while endeavoring to get home. Samuel Lanier, aged 15, has not been heard irom, and he is also supposed to have been shoe down during the fight, and to have sinoe died in the woods This is a family fend, which has caused the death of nine men already. There are three members of toe Lanier family, with due brother-in-law remaining, of one faction, and one Morrison and two Kirbys of toe other. The quickest time on record made by a i-t umßhip from Florida to New York was made a few days ago by toe steamer Ctyafctahooebe In seventy-two hours