Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1895 — AN INDIANA FEUD. [ARTICLE]

AN INDIANA FEUD.

Envious Hoosiers Emulate Kentucky’s Family Vendettas. A family feud, with guns, abductions and other Kentucky trappings, is raging In Montgomery county, between two powerful families, theLydicks and Todds. Robert T. Lydick married the daughter of James Todd and then quarreled with him. Six months ago Mrs. Lydick went to Waveland to vi£it her father and while there was placed under restraint and refused permission to return. Her relatives sent Lydick word that she hated him, and unbeknown to her divorce proceedings were instituted. Lydick believed her unfaithful until recently, when Informed of the true state of affairs, and it a family reunion of the Todds he burst into the room and called to his wife. She leaped from her seat and started toward him, but was seized by her relatives, while Lydick was knocked down and fragged out, She called to him that she bad been a prisoner for months and that unless soon released would kill herself ; indchild. She was hurried to a carriage ; ind, guarded by a dozen burly Todds, was iriven home, the Lydicks being warned i off with gurfs. Both families are now up I in arms and threatening fearful things.