A white man is occasionally arraigned for "disposing of mortgaged property," or for malicious mischief, including the destruction of property.
The homicide rate, however, is high.

Generally the figures given include the negro, and he is somewhat more homicidal than the white, but the white rate is among the highest in the world.

Blood feuds actually exist in the Southern Appalachians, though perhaps their number is not so large as is commonly believed.

The moonshiner's antipathy to revenue officers leads him to use firearms upon occasion, but homicide occurs also in intelligent communities where the general tone is high.

Individuals of excellent standing in business or professional life sometimes shoot to kill their fellows and in the past have usually escaped the extreme penalty and often have avoided punishment altogether.