Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1893 — “THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME.” [ARTICLE]

“THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME.”

But Gore Was Freely Shed In the Attempt to Take Her. The Murphys and Phillips factions residing near Clinton, Ala., over Red mountain. had a small-sized war, Monday. An old grudge existed, and was intensified when Cinclnnatus Phillips married one of the Murphy girls some months ago. Monday old man Murphy and twelve of his brothers and sons went to Phillip’s house to get the girl and take her home by force. Ifilhe fight that’TolTowed Damascus Phillips was fatally shot and Caleb and Cincinnatus Phillips badly beaten up. Officers are after the Murphys, but no arrests have been made. They did not get tho girl.