Whatever the reason, the furies were unambiguously loosed on a whisky-sodden day years ago [in August of ]. Seventeen knife thrusts and one revolver shot later, Ellison lay mortally wounded. The skirmishing ended with the century, after at least 20 and perhaps men and women had died. What happened between them offers a window into larger forces at play in the United States at the tail end of the 19th century, as explored in the new PBS American Experience documentary The Feud, premiering Tuesday.
At the time, the Central Appalachia region was a unique location, not northern but not truly southern either, with its own culture and economy.
The Hatfields and McCoys are debating on what to do with the signed truce, but they say it probably will go into a museum. They will also push to have all documents reproduced for all the members of the families to have. In representatives of the two families shook hands to settle their conflict, and they have celebrated the heritage of their families with joint reunions for the past four years.
This year, the Hatfield-McCoy confab brought out 2, to 3, family members from both sides. The two Appalachian families despised each other in the s. No one really knows how the neighbors and in-laws' feud began, but there are many theories of how it escalated. The first death in the feud was recorded in Anse and a posse intercepted the McCoy brothers as they were being taken to a Kentucky jail and escorted them back to West Virginia. Ellison was still alive and, according to Anse, the three McCoys would live only if Ellison survived.
The following day Ellison died. Anse and his followers then transported the McCoy brothers across the river to Kentucky, tied them to several pawpaw trees and shot them. Indictments were issued for Anse and several of his supporters, but for five years no action was taken to extradite them.
All were sentenced to life in prison except for Ellison Mounts who was hanged the following year. Devil Anse made no attempt to get revenge for the conviction of his family members and this marked the end of the feud.
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