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HATFIELD DIE TIED TO A TREE

Famous Feudist Captured by Enemies and Left to Die

Louisville, Kentucky Fed 22,1908

It was learned here today that Tom Hatfield, the famous mountain feudist, had died at Lousia, Ky. Hatfield had been captured by enemies just across the West Virginia border about a fortnight ago, and after being taken for some distance back into the woods was tied to a tree, and left to die. He was found and brought to Lousia, but so severe had been his sufferings from the cold and exposure that both legs had to be amputated, and several of his fingers and toes were badly frozen.

Hatfield was a member of the Hatfield clan in the famous Hatfield-McCoy feud. It will be remembered that "Devil Anse" Hatfield died in Pike County a few years ago after almost all of his kin had left and moved south. Tom Hatfield was one of the members of the band who had seemed to bear a charmed life. He had been in a number of battles, but had escaped practically unharmed in every instance. Surviving members of the clan are vowing vengeance, and will try to discover who killed Tom.

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