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that Smith had always been a French Confederate, had fought for him and taken life for him; that he had told the truth about his participation in the murders of Joe Eversole, Nick Combs, Shade Combs, Robin Cornett, McKnight and Doctor Rader. Was there any reason, they asked, why Smith should have lied in regard to French's complicity in the murder of Judge Combs, yet had told the truth concerning all other things.
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wounded by the Eversole men. As Gambriel was wounded, Joe Eversole shot him in the head killing him instantly. French supporters insisted that Joe Eversole be arrested. Eversole forces said that Gambriel pulled a gun and that the shooting was self-defense. Combs refused to issue a warrant and thereby became a partisan for the Eversole side of the feud.
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Buckhorn Creek, Breathitt County, at the time when French, Adkins and Fields discussed and perfected plans for the assassination of Judge Combs; that he, Smith, would have assisted in the dastardly murder but for a wound which he had a short time before received in a pistol duel with Town Marshal Mann on the streets of Jackson.
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Smith was then under sentence of death, at Jackson, Breathitt County, for the murder of Dr. John E. Rader. As is usual with doomed felons, he became converted and sought to wash his sin stained soul whiter than snow by a confession. It set forth that he had been present at the home of Jesse Fields on
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Fields and Adkins had been French men all through the feud, in fact, had been among his most trusted lieutenants since its commencement. Rumor therefore quickly associated the name of French with the murder of Judge Combs. French stoutly denied any complicity in this affair. Then, like a thunderbolt
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After the victim had fallen to the ground, the principal assassins deliberately walked to the rear of the lot. Here he was joined by one of his confederates. A third had already opened fire and continued a fusillade from across the river for the evident purpose of pretending the presence of a larger
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The Murderers had evidently been determined to guard against any possible blunders which had on former occasions, saved the old man's life. From the moment the shot was fired up to the time the old man fell dead, the murderous gun continually covered him, ready for instant service should it appear
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No one noticed the slight rustling of the corn blades. Not one saw the hand that parted them skillfully to make way for the gun which accomplished its deadly work. There was a puff of smoke, a loud report and Judge Combs reeled. Suddenly he straightened himself up, stood apparently undecided for a
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On February 15, 1887, a fight broke out in Hazard, Kentucky between Joe Eversole and an itinerant mountain preacher, William 'Bill' Gambriel (or Gambrel), a French supporter. After a short exchange and a physical altercation, Gambriel was fired upon by Eversole supporters. Eventually, Gambriel was
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During the period from 1886 when notice arrived of Benjamin Fulton French amassing a private army to assassinate Joseph C. Eversole the public and media followed the twists and turns of the French–Eversole Feud and the various trials, battles, indictments, convictions, re-trials, and death of the
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The confession itself was of no importance from a legal standpoint. It was however materially assisted and strengthened the prosecution by uncovering certain circumstances of which it might otherwise have remained in ignorance. The friends of the murdered judge pointed out with emphasis and logic
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After four years of tranquility, Combs decided to return to Hazard over the objections of his friends. Not long after he arrived a group of French supporters hiding in a corn field, opened fire on Combs, killing him at the door to his home. Eventually the man who fired the shot, Joseph Adkins was
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On the first trial of Adkins and Fields both received life sentences. The cases were taken to the Court of Appeals and there, in an exhaustive opinion reversed. The second trials resulted in a life sentence for Adkins and the acquittal of Jesse Fields. Adkins however, had been a free man again,
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Within a few feet of the group of men stood a fence enclosing a lot planted with corn, which together with the thick and tall growth of weeks and bushes, offered the assassins admirable opportunity to approach their victim to within a very few feet without danger of
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In this same 1917 book was a summary of the conviction and trial of the accused though in the end, no one was really punished by the courts. Joe Adkins was convicted and was supposed to serve life but was released under mysterious circumstances.
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Josiah was born on November 25, 1832, to Jesse Combs (1798–1874) and Mary 'Polly' (Boling) Combs (1801–1875) of Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky. His father, Jesse Combs, was the Clerk of Perry County, Kentucky. He is the grandson of
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Numerous books and media accounts have been recorded about the French-Eversole Feud and the various battles between supporters of Joseph C. Eversole and Benjamin Fulton French.
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Thus ends the last act of the bloody drama – the assassination of Judge Combs. He was murdered because he had espoused the cause of Joe Eversole at the breaking out of the war.
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The three confederates then proceeded calmly down the river. Their retreat was deliberate. At no time did them exhibit the slightest apprehension of danger or fear of pursuers.
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The case against Adkins and Fields were transferred to another district in Kentucky for trial. The best legal talent of the state participated in the famous trial. Honorable
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Why, they argued, should Smith desire the ruin of his friend, his companion in arms, his chieftain, and accomplish it by false statements, when the truth would save him?
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Several of the eyewitnesses of the tragedy and several members of the pursuing posse had recognized Joe Adkins, Jesse Fields and one Boon Frazier as the fugitives.
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from a clear sky, came the startling intelligence that Tom Smith, another French warrior, had given out a confession which seriously compromised French.
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The 1917 book "Famous Kentucky Feuds and Tragedies" by Chas. G. Mutzenbery provided this account (roughly 13 years after Judge Combs' assassination):
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At the moment the fatal shot was fired, the old man was engaged with several of his friends and neighbors in common place conversation.
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Josiah Combs was the father-in-law of Joseph C. Eversole. He was also an Officer of the Court and had an obligation to the law.
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moment then walked across the street toward home. At its threshold he sank to the ground and expired without a groan.
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indicted, tried, and convicted. His accomplices, including Benjamin Fulton French were indicted but not convicted.
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The three parties mentioned were in due time indicted. Adkins and Fields were arrested. Frazier was never caught.
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A number of books outline that most people believed that B. Fulton French was responsible for the murders of
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The Murder was committed in broad-open daylight, in plain view of many townspeople and also from ambush.
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sent troops into Hazard several times. In 1889 the 'Battle of Hazard' occurred and Hazard was occupied.
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December 17, 1895 Reading Times, Page 1 "Armed to the Teeth' (trial transferred from Hazard to Jackson'
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participants. This is a list of the newspapers that ran articles about the war in order of appearance:
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December 12, 1894 page 2, Scranton Republican 'Three Mountain Desperadoes murder Judge Combs'
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October 18, 1894 Atchison Daily Champion, Page 1 'Old Man Killed by the Frenches in Vendetta'
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Joe Adkins was the man who had fired the fatal shot which took the life of the old man Combs.
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Josiah was assassinated on September 23, 1894, the last murder from that local civil war.
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Martha Combs (1859–1886) married Ira Jesse Davidson (2nd leader of the Eversole faction)
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from 1887 to 1894 in Perry County. Combs was assassinated on September 23, 1894, in
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a lawyer and orate of national fame had been retained as counsel for the defense.
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Eventually, Combs and his family were forced to leave Hazard for safety reasons.
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December 9, 1895 Cincinnati Enquirer, Page 1 'Murder of Judge Josiah H. Combs'
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Judge Josiah H. Combs of Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky (French-Eversole War)
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June 29, 1895 Dailey Democrat, Huntington Indiana 'Bad Tom Smith Confesses'
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Josiah married Elizabeth 'Polly' Ann Mattingly on July 9, 1853, in Hazard.
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lo-these many years. A life sentence in Kentucky is not what it seems.
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Singing from the Gallows: The story of 'Bad Tom Smith' by Wayne Combs
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Days of Darkness, The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky by John Ed Pierce
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Grave of Judge Josiah Henry Combs, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky
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Kentucky Famous Feuds and Tragedies, by Chas G Mutzenberg, 1917
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Sarah Combs (1857–1919) married French supporter Elijah Morgan
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January 24, 1895 Springfield Leader, Page 1 'A long Feud'
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False reports that Josiah Combs elderly wife was murdered
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This confession resulted in French also being indicted.
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Index

Perry County, Kentucky
French–Eversole Feud
Hazard
county seat

Elijah Combs
Joseph C. Eversole
Governor
Simon B. Buckner
WCP Breckenridge

Joseph C. Eversole
Joseph C. Eversole

Categories
1832 births
1894 deaths
American judges
People from Hazard, Kentucky
People murdered in Kentucky
Deaths by firearm in Kentucky
19th-century American judges
Assassinated American judges

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