Hazel Green Herald - June 8, 1905 A BLOODY SUNDAY And Feudal Fight One Man Killed Instantly, One Dies of His Wounds A Few Hours Later, and One expected to Die any Hour Four Others Seriously Wounded Dead - Andrew Wilson and Henry Freeman In a feud battle about five miles east of Lee City, in this county, on Sunday afternoon, one man was instantly killed, one mortally wounded, two dangerously wounded and two seriously shot. Andrew Wilson, farmer and lumber dealer, shot in abdomen with shotgun, died almost instantly. Henry Freeman who was shot 13, times died Sunday Night Harlan Dykes, merchant and lumber dealer, shot through the body. He is mortally wounded. James Dykes a brother of Harlan Dykes, shot in the breast and thigh. Lew Allen shot in the thigh. John Allen, merchant of Insko, Ky., shot in the face and arm. Letcher Davis shot in leg. "Our man about town' has talked with several parties who seem to be cognizant of the circumstances, and from what he can learn the particulars are about as follows: The battle was the sequel to a four-handed fight between Andy Wilson, a victim of Sunday's engagement with Green Patrick, on one side, and Peter and Hiram Davis on the other side, several weeks ago. The Davis boys were then wounded. This took place near the store of Harlan Dykes, who had previously engaged in a difficulty with Wilson, and on this occasion they drew pistols and trouble was narrowly averted. Since that trouble, it is said, Dykes and Wilson, with their kinsmen and close friends, had been armed for a clash. Grant Reed, colored, who conducted a blind tiger saloon, about five miles east of Lee City had a picnic Sunday at which prizes were given to the best banjo picker, fiddler, dancer, etc. He had spread the news broadcast and a free dinner was a feature which attracted a large crowd. In the crowd were men who harbored ill feeling toward one another for months. After dinner Dykes and a party of 11 left for home. They had to pass the home of Wilson. Eight of Wilson's friends were with him. A shot from one side or the other opened the battle. As an evidence of how furiously the fight rages, Freeman received 13 bullets and several others were shot more than once. Wilson was the only one of his party to be wounded. Both sides allege that opponents were the aggressors. Freeman fell first. When the fixing had cersed (fighting had cessed)? Wilson was dead, and the wounded were scurrying to places of safety. Although himself wounded in the leg, Letcher Davis whose soll? had the previous trouble with Wilson, picked up Harlan Dykes and carried him 100 yards from where he fell and placed him in a buggy. Wilson's friends say that he did go to the picnic, fearing trouble with enemies. The Wilson faction claims that the shot which killed Andy Wilson was fired by Porter Davis. They say Dykes had his buggy loaded with arms in anticipation of a fight. Dykes' friends assert that neither he nor they expected or sought trouble; that they were attacked by the Wilson party and defended themselves as best they could. A physician says that Harlan Dykes will die. Freeman was shot 11 times in the body and twice in the head. The funeral of Wilson, on Monday was attended by about 75 Masons, of which order he was a member, and a large crowd of other relatives and friends. The Herald has endeavored to give an absolutely unbiased report of the deplorable affair, but of one thing it is assured and that is that the good people blame Grant Reed with the whole affair, and they are very much embittered against him. Warrants were sworn out for 16 of the belligerents, arrests followed and the examining trial will be held at Lee City on Monday. Carole