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Miller-Young Dispute

FIPPS, MILLER, MOXLEY, YOUNG

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 7/2/2016 at 15:05:01

Last Tuesday evening about sundown brought to a crisis a feud that has been existing for sometime between two men named William Miller and Nimrod Young. The battle ground was about three miles from town and two miles south of the Miller school house. The particulates, as near as we have been able to obtain them, are as follows.
William Miller has, for sometime, been living in a house that belongs to Young and a misunderstanding grew out of the contract or rather a difficulty over the vacation of the house. Young had given Miller verbal notice to vacate the premises and some words were passed between them that gave each the impression that the other intended personal injury. Matters rested in this way until the time named, Tuesday evening when they met.
Miller had been to town and was returning home, on horse back, and was also a little 'full'. When near the premises of Young, and also near the house where Miller resided, Young, who was near the road and on a load of hay, called to Miller telling him he had a paper for him, and getting off the wagon proceeded to hand it to him. This paper was a written notice to quit the premises. All that was said or in what manner the fight began is not definitely known, but the first thing that seems to have taken place was by both drawing their revolvers and trying to discharge them, but neither could get his revolver to fire. Failing to succeed in shooting they went at it with their fists, and also striking with revolvers. The fight lasted sometime and Miller was pretty seriously hammered up and Young also somewhat bruised. A man named Fipps and Miller's wife succeeded in separating them. During the melee Young's team ray away, scattering the hay in many directions; Miller's horse also ray away. Miller was taken to the house and a doctor sent for, Dr. Moxley arrived as soon as possible and found Miller in a bad shape. His head is badly cut on the whole of the left side and the skull fractured in one of these cuts. It is thought that Young had a piece of iron of some kind with which he frequently struck Miller on the head. Miller made several attempts to fire his revolver in Young's side when he was down and Young's side is very sore where he punched it with the revolver. At this writing Miller is doing as well as could be expected, but to prevent inflammation will require great care. Some of the neighbors think these men will settle this difficulty yet without going to the courts, as they are both Kentuckians.
Source: Colfax Clipper; Saturday, August 7, 1880


 

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