 Asa Harmon McCoy tried to escape by hiding out in a local cave, but was tracked to his hideout and killed.No charges were ever filed but it was widely known that Vance and members of Hatfield's Wildcats were directly responsible for his death.In the late 1870s, Devil Anse Hatfield was involved in a land dispute with Randolph McCoy's cousin, Perry Cline, over a 5,000 acre tract of land that both held title to.