Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun on April 23, 1897.
Hatfield-McCoy Vendetta Is Declared Off After Fifteen Years.
    The bloodest feud that ever made life in the south uncertain has come to a close. The Hatfield-McCoy vendetta has been nullified by the marriage of Aaron Hatfield and Mary McCoy. Five dollars worth of mountain hogs started this feud, which has cost more than a score of lives and the maiming of nearly a half hundred. Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield, brother of “Devil Anse,” of stealing two hogs. A lawsuit followed, which McCoy lost. Then “Jonce” Hatfield enticed Rosanna McCoy away to live with him. The McCoys captured him and turned him over to revenue officers. He was rescued by his relatives. Then in August, 1882, occured the first killing, which brought on a 15 years’ battle.
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