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THE MOUNTAIN ECHO December 2, 1892

Henry P. Brown, Sr., made a hurried trip to Lexington Tuesday and returned with Mary Gregg, a fleeing witness from our Circuit Court to London on a warrant of arrest. Mary is a witness for the Commonwealth against her brother Craig, charged with breaking into the railroad depot at Pittsburg several months ago and it is said that her evidence will be very damaging to her brother's case.

Mountain Echo Jan. 11, 1897

PROBABLY MURDERED HYDEN, KY.

This community is greatly excited over the disappearance of Miss Polly Feltner, a young lady living about two miles from this place across the mountain. January 2d she left home telling her parents she was coming to town to spend the week with the family of Mr.J.W. Johnson and would return last Saturday evening, but she did not return and Sunday her father came to town to see why she had failed to return home, when to his surprise he found that she had not been to Mr. Johnson's at any time during last week. Her father then became alarmed and began a search. Her hat and dress were found in the mountain pass between her home and this place, and her underclothing was found still further away from the road and nearer the mountain top, her clothing was torn as if they had been torn off her. The general supposition is that she has been murdered and the body hid. Large numbers of men are in the mountains now hunting for the body, She has been missing nine days. Excitement is at fever heat over the matter.

Mountain Echo Hyden, KY. Jan. 18.

NOT MURDERED......BUT TURNED BOY!

The mystery of the disappearance of Miss Polly Feltner has been cleared up. She was found on the head of a creek called Leatherwood in Perry county, forty miles from here. She became angry at her parents because they refused to send her to Charlie Mutzenburg's writing school, and resolved to leave home and friends, and on Saturday, January 2d she left home going to the top of the mountain, where she had previously prepared a suit of male attire, and in which she clothed herself, then by following a torturous and unused mountain path she avoided discovery until she had left the immediate neighborhood. Stopping at a country store several miles from home, she purchased a hat, pants and suspenders and other things necessary to complete her masculine attire, then going to the above named vicinity she found employment under the name of Ray Feltner. When found by the searching party she was busily engaged in clearing ground and splitting rails. She positively refused to return under any circumstances, preferring to cast her lot among strangers and pass her days acting the man. She is the daughter of Louis Feltner, a well to do and highly respected citizen of this county, and twenty one years of age, consequently Mr. Feltner will not make any effort to get her to return, but let her try the experiment of being a "farmer's boy."

Mill Creek Residents Jailed
Submitted by: Jackie Alto
CALUMET NEWS
CALUMET, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 25, 1922

FEUDISTS FORGET GRUDGE; JOIN ATHORITIES IN CHASE FOR LAWLESS MOUNTAINEERS

Possee Carrying Out Edict of Judge To Arrest Clansmen Attacks on Deputies Precipitate Drive in Kentucky Hills

Manchester, Ky., April 25-----Clay county fuedists, who a few months ago were ready to shoot opposing clansmen on sight, have joined with each other and with the civil athourities to clean up MIll Creek, following the action of Circuit Judge Johnson who, yesterday, issued warrants for the arrest of 200 residents of the mountain territory. All persons Of Mill Creek territory over twelve years old will be taken into custody, if possible, by a posse in the Judges drive to stop lawlessness in the Kentucky mountains. Posses are combing the hills and bringing in prisoners.

DEPUTY IS MURDERED

The trouble began Thursday when John Taylor, summoned as a witness in a land suit, was shot to death from ambush. Five deputy sheriffs later that day were sent into the neighborhood to serve warrants for persons connected with the shooting and other crimes. They were attacked by sixteen men in ambush. A deputy was shot from his horse. Conspiracy among Mill Creek residents to thwart the law has existed several months, officers say. Those in the conspiracy have agreed to prevent the arrest of members by force of arms, if necessary, to kill officers who might attempt to make arrests.

CALUMET NEWS
CALUMET, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26,1922

LAWLESS BANDS IN KENTUCKY JAILED

Men and Women Are Rounded Up in Mountain Region

Manchester, Kentucky, April 26-----With the county jail filled and the home of Jailer John Harris sheltering a large number of women prisoners, the Mill Creek section of Clay county was quiet today. In compliance with Circuit Judge Johnsons orders for the arrest of every person over twelve years of age in Mill Creek territory, the jail house 135 men. Many more are under instruction to appear before a grand jury to testify regarding the murder of a witness and the wounding of a deputy sheriff. Officers who visited the territory to make arrests made affidavits that there is an organized band there to violate laws and if necessary, kill anyone who attempted to break up lawlessness.