Five weeks after the vigilante executions of the three McCoys who had killed Ellison Hatfield, the Pike County Grand Jury returned indictments against Devil Anse and nineteen other men accused of being members of the lynch mob. Of the nineteen, four were Hatfields and three were McCoys. The three McCoys indicted for following Devil Anse in the paw paw killings were three more than ever followed Ran’l McCoy anywhere.
A researcher not already enthralled by the “feud story” would surely wonder why only four were Hatfields. One not affected at all by the feud story might go further and ask: “Who were the three McCoys indicted, and why were they included?”
This essay, in its entirety, can be read in my book, “Lies, Damned Lies, and Feud Tales.” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1977716814/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511238586&sr=1-1&keywords=Lies%2C+Damned+Lies%2C+and+Feud+Tales