Blood Feud: The Hatfields & The McCoys (35 page)

59 McCoy,
The McCoys,
130.

60 Waller,
Feud,
173.

61 Rice,
Hatfields and McCoys,
53.

62 Jones,
Hatfields and McCoys,
84.

63 Rice,
Hatfields and McCoys,
52–53.

64 Based on photo #038533 in the West Virginia State Archives.

65 Waller,
Feud,
173.

66 Ibid., 175.

67 Philip Hatfield,
The Other Feud,
20.

68 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
85; Waller,
Feud,
175.

69 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
84–85; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
53–54; Waller,
Feud,
177.

70 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
86; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
54–55; Waller,
Feud,
177.

71 Waller,
Feud,
178.

72 Ibid., 178.

73 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
140.

Chapter 8: New Year’s Night Massacre

1 Ibid., 163.

2 Ibid., 167.

3 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
94; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
60.

4 McCoy,
The McCoys,
138.

5 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
168.

6 Ibid., 161.

7 Waller,
Feud,
179.

8 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
168.

9 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
92; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
60.

10 Waller,
Feud,
180.

11 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
111.

12 McCoy (
The McCoys,
140) says there were fifteen participants.

13 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
59.

14 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
169.

15 Ibid.

16 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
92.

17 The reporter who also trashed Cap Hatfield described French Ellis as an especially unsavory character, with “a small, bullet head, frosty complexion, washed-out eyes, little pug nose, and great sandy mustache lining the cruel, tightly-nipped mouth” (Crawford,
An American Vendetta,
23).

18 McCoy (
The McCoys,
140) claims, incorrectly, that Devil Anse was with the group.

19 Accounts of the New Year’s Night Massacre are given by Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
90–98; McCoy,
The McCoys,
138–48; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
58–64; and Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
164–71.

20 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
169. Jones (
Hatfields and the McCoys,
128), however, quotes Wall Hatfield as stating that his nephew Bob did participate in the New Year’s Night Massacre.

21 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
93.

22 Ibid., 94.

23 McCoy,
The McCoys,
141.

24 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
169.

25 McCoy (
The McCoys,
146) says that Ranel shot Johnse as Ranel fled the burning house.

26 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
95; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
61; McCoy,
The McCoys,
142.

27 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
169.

28 McCoy,
The McCoys,
143.

29 Ibid., 144.

30 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
96; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
62; Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
170; Crawford,
An American Vendetta
, 12.

31 McCoy,
The McCoys,
144, 147; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
64. Crawford, (
An American Vendetta,
12) quotes Charlie Gillespie as stating that Cottontop Mounts beat Sarah McCoy.

32 Jones (
Hatfields and the McCoys,
97) and Rice (
Hatfields and the McCoys,
63) finger Johnse Hatfield for bashing in Sarah McCoy’s skull. McCoy (
The McCoys,
145) claims that Jim Vance did this. Crawford (
An American Vendetta,
12) says that Charlie Gillespie later stated that Cottontop Mounts was responsible.

33 McCoy,
The McCoys,
145.

34 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
170. By Cap Hatfield, states Crawford (
An American Vendetta,
12), citing Charlie Gillespie’s confession.

35 L. D. Hatfield,
True Story,
34; Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
170.

36 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
100; McCoy,
The McCoys,
146; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
64; Waller,
Feud,
181.

37 McCoy,
The McCoys,
146; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
63.

38 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
97.

39 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
170.

40 Statement by Charlie Gillespie in
Cincinnati
(OH)
Enquirer,
October 14, 1888, and
Wheeling
(WV)
Intelligencer,
Oct. 17, 1888, as quoted by Waller, 181.

41 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
98.

42 McCoy,
The McCoys,
146; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
64. Jones (
Hatfields and the McCoys,
100) says it was Sarah’s hair that was frozen to the ground.

43
Big Sandy News
(Louisa, KY), January 12, 1888, as quoted in Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
66.

44 McCoy,
The McCoys,
146.

45 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
98; Donnelly,
Hatfield-McCoy Feud Reader,
11.

46 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
99; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
64.

47 McCoy,
The McCoys,
149.

48 Ibid., 111.

49 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
171.

50 Ibid., 161.

51 Accounts of the murder of Jim Vance: Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
101–2; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
68–69; McCoy,
The McCoys,
180–85; Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
172–74.

52 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
172.

53 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
101.

54 McCoy,
The McCoys,
183.

55 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
173; in the stomach, says Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
102. Hatfield and Spence (172) state that Bud McCoy was also shot in this skirmish, which they have probably confused with the upcoming Battle of Grapevine Creek.

56 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
173. Rice (
Hatfields and the McCoys,
69) says Vance sent Cap away so he would be safe.

57 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
173.

58 L. D. Hatfield,
True Story,
32.

59 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
182; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
70.

60 McCoy,
The McCoys,
184. Jones (
Hatfields and the McCoys,
105) and Waller (
Feud,
198) place this overcoat caper after the next skirmish, the Battle of Grapevine Creek.

61 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
173.

62 Waller,
Feud,
184; Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
174.

63 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
103.

64 Waller,
Feud,
184.

65 Ibid., 185.

66 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
175.

67 Waller,
Feud,
269, note #62.

68 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
177.

69 L. D. Hatfield,
True Story,
33; Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
104. Hatfield and Spence (
Tale of the Devil,
177) say that Bill Dempsey was a cousin of Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight boxing champion in the 1920s.

70 McCoy,
The McCoys,
177.

71 McCoy (
The McCoys,
172–79) places the Battle of Grapevine Creek before the murder of Jim Vance.

72 Waller,
Feud,
186.

73 Crawford,
An American Vendetta,
18.

74 Ibid.

75 Based on photo #038535 in the West Virginia State Archives.

76 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
178. McCoy (
The McCoys,
175) and Jones (
Hatfields and the McCoys,
104) state that Cap Hatfield shot Bud McCoy.

77 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
178.

Chapter 9: All Over but the Shouting

1 Ibid., 178–79.

2 Waller,
Feud,
206–7.

3 Charles Howell,
Pittsburgh
(PA)
Times,
February 1, 1888, as quoted in Waller,
Feud
, 222.

4 Howell,
Pittsburgh Times,
as quoted in Rice (
Hatfields and the McCoys
, 73–74).

5 Howell,
Pittsburgh Times
, as quoted in Waller (
Feud
, 222).

6 Waller,
Feud,
221.

7 Ibid., 198–99.

8 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
179.

9 Waller,
Feud,
198–99.

10 Ibid., 201.

11 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
180–81.

12 Crawford,
An American Vendetta,
34.

13 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
93.

14 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
142.

15 Accounts of these wranglings are given in Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
107–30; Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
181–82; Waller,
Feud,
207–19; McCoy,
The McCoys,
186–95; and Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
76–91.

16 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
124.

17 Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
133.

18 Waller,
Feud,
209–10.

19 Crawford,
An American Vendetta,
14.

20 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
93.

21 Waller,
Feud,
212.

22 McCoy,
The McCoys,
199.

23 Ibid.

24 Editorial,
New York Times,
February 18, 1888.

25
Courier-Journal
(Louisville, KY), February 7, 1888, as quoted in Jones (
Hatfields and the McCoys
, 117).

26 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
124.

27
New York Times,
February 18, 1888, as quoted in Waller (
Feud
, 213).

28 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
128.

29 McCoy,
The McCoys,
155.

30 Waller,
Feud,
240–41.

31 McCoy,
The McCoys,
162–4.

32 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
92.

33 Ibid., 94.

34 Crawford,
An American Vendetta,
84: note 18 by Eldean Wellman.

35 Ibid., 14–15.

36 Waller,
Feud,
222.

37 Crawford, preface to
An American Vendetta,
1. Crawford’s arrogance and temerity astonish me. I have lived in the southern Appalachians for much of my life, but even I make statements and judgments about the area with great reluctance and caution.

38 Waller,
Feud
, 221.

39 Crawford,
An American Vendetta,
26.

40 Ibid.

41 Ibid., 25.

42 Ibid., 2.

43 Untitled editorial,
New York Times,
December 26, 1878.

44 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
98–99.

45 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
149–50.

46 Ibid., 150.

47 Hatfield and Davis,
Feuding Hatfields,
48–52.

48 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
95.

49 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
150.

50 Ibid., 151–52.

51 Ibid., 152.

52 McCoy,
The McCoys,
224.

Chapter 10: “The Hatfields Made Me Do It!”

1 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
153–54.

2 Accounts of the trials can be found in: Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
154–56; McCoy,
The McCoys,
198–204; Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
101–6; and Hatfield and Spence,
Tale of the Devil,
182–83.

3 McCoy,
The McCoys,
198.

4 Waller,
Feud,
229.

5 Ibid.

6 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
101.

7 Ibid., 102.

8 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
48.

9 Rice,
Hatfields and the McCoys
, 103–4.

10 McCoy,
The McCoys,
199.

11 Jones,
Hatfields and the McCoys,
182.