Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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W.SHffiE"-"",^ iias Press and Banner. Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1885. Knlnrsrcmcnt of <lie I'rcw unil linnncr. Although there nre very few newspapers that publish as much tun Iter as we now do, wo will greatly oiilarec the Prix* and Huniiir 011 ami after November Otli. The form Will he then chansed ioan eight page paper? M'ven columns I > the page?the Increase ef reading matter Wing c<iuul to eight collimns ol the preset it. size. '*? - ? . t 11-o I! I< on |,|.|>:insti 'of flii* liberal subscription list which has rewarded our labors In tlie past, ami because our belief that the people will sustain us In the eilort to give them a better newspaper. Instead of a patent outside we will print n pal out Inside. *'!ie readers of the /?/ : .? iml limincr tired ji'ot be tolil th:it tn6 "outside." on which we have printed our ptlper ftn-Ihe last ten years, in point of ability, ami amount of matter, and in excellence of typography, is not nupassed by anynewspaper in the country. ""He sheets in our enlarged form will be jrinted, as heretofore, by that enterprising company, the New York Newspaper Union, and the side which that company wilt print will be devoted to tlie interests of pll classes 01 rentiers, cim>rai-uis vmuoi 'is scope, :il i matters proper to he hi ought to the fireside. Important news from nil sections of tli'-i world will be given in brief, ami tlie paper will contain article* for t?ve children-, r,s well as stories lor the reader o? itrore mature years. The maiden and the yoitng man will find in its columns much to entcrlnm and benellt them. The farm and the garden will not l?e fortotU'ii, nor will tiie interests of the horticulturist or the housewife be neglected. The Mock and dairy farms will hnVc attention. Humorous paragraphs will whiie away an idle hour, and a variety of choice poetry will awaken the tenderest emotions and find a r.isponslve chord In many a heart. And last, out not least, the members of every household in which the ami Jlmturr Is a visitor, will have the largest variety of interesting reading matter with which to storo their minds, and with which to acquire that fond1.ess for reading, that will in after life make them educated and Intelligent young men mid women, better fitted for the discharge "of all the di'.Mo* of life. Having no doubt that our New-York- i fainted pages will be all that the public could \leslre, we will to the utmost of our ability, nii.i.-iivnf in innki' the home-minted side ae-1 ccptable to all the people. Wc shall direct! our energies to t!ie advancement of nil such enterprise.* ns have for their object tlie 'development anil growth of our county, anil which may tend to the welfare an?l prosperity of our citizens individually. We have already a good corps of able, active and reliable correspondents, whose watchful eyes and ieady pens arc are ever on t lie alert to keep our readers informed as to whatever of public interest may occur in their respective communities. Wo hope soon to have other correspondents, ready and willing to cooperate with us in the cltort to make a good newspaper, and in giving such attention to every neighborhood, as will make the J'rrxx itiul /[miner thoroughly idcnt ltl<Hl with the interests and wants of every community in tlie county, and mi.ke it what it strives to bo, a "home paper," which shall be in indispensable to the household. ?'ho Election in Aiken. \W conv a letter to the Aiken Journal anil Jlcrinc, nm\ also tl;at paper's editorial reply to the same. We presume these articles will give the render some incite into the situation jit Aiken, though nothing can be stated deti. iillciy as to the result of the coming election. W'o think friends ami opponents alike have reason for congratulation, in the fact that Mio matter is to be determined one way or the other. It must be apparent to tlie in iud of every man who does his own thinking that the proposition to build the road is a practical impossibility, and tlint money put Into a road which will stop short of crossing 1 lie mountains, would be Just that amount thrown away. Kven If the road were a possibility, and the Investment a desirable one, tlie roan can never, su our opinion, uv .? nuv.ccks under its present management. Wo need enthusiasm as well as money to build a railroad, and a cold phlegmatic President who carefully refuses information to the people,as though they were impertinent questioners, can never succeed. The President of that road has been appealed to timeand again for definite information concerning the road, and we leave it for the public to sny it his answers and letters have not been uniformly riddles or puzzles which no man could solve. The most important definite promise which he has ever made was a proinlso to lllca paper with certain guarantees, which promise! has not yet been performed. He intimates! that money is to be had in Charleston. IMllgent Inquiry lias failed to elicit a hint as to where it Is to be had, but it is certain I that Major Brawlcy mentioned theonly terms I on which money could be had, and that: was, a solid and substantial basis of cred-J it. Wo believe that no faithful guardian of other people's money will put it In ('.. (\ (J. A-1 C. It. It. bonds, even if Aiken should conclude to put her money Into if. If another railroad should ever pass the mountains it will go hence from Greenville. Why should any sane corporation start a road I from u little way station on the South Carolina road, over a hundred miles from their huso, when such rich railroad ecntrcs as Greenville, which are lociitcd In sight of the mountains, nre willing to give twice ns much money as wc are able to raise along the whole line from Aiken,stretching, as it does, over a hundred miles of sparsely settled country, and parallel with roads already in running; order. It would take every cent of the money w lilch has bvou voted lo the C.,C. O.Jb I'. It. It. to grade a road from Aiken to any point which would he as near to the mountains as tireenville. Then why commence to build I the C\, C. G. C. at Aiken ? If we really wish to benefit Abbeville, let us try to secureu road which will g'.ve vis connection with the Georgia Central system? Anderson and Greenville have each given large amounts for branch roads to thesegrowjf\ Jnt cities, and they are proud of their invest% incuts, and will realize a rich reward for their ^ public spirit. L The proposed road to Enright's store! ' and thence to Elbcrton is our only practical outlook, and it remains to be seen whether our people will take hold of It. We have rea-; son to regret our action in reference to the! Greenwood and Augusta road, and theSavaunah Valley road. Will the same policy of in- \ action lose tlie Elberton road? We shall see. j A Mutter to Think About. For many years wo have been behind in the collection of taxes. This causes great j inconveniences to persons who may do work ' for the county, cither as contractor or asj j schoolteacher. The low wages of our school j ' teachers is a never-ending theme, but the Blow pay Is a matter seldom referred to. Iti would be a great convenience to our people if the taxes could be eollectcd with which to) |, pay current expenses, and thus save the loss' j and Inconvenience of the credit system. Kvcn If it should be deemed wise to postpone the collection of the State taxes, wcj I think it would ho well to tlx the next tax act j ; so as to cause Ihe county taxes for two years I to he paid at next collection. An action look-j iing to relit*I In tills respect seems to bo dcslra-1 Me, mid practicable. Wo merely throw out) r- ihc hint, so that those whose duty it Is to disjkisc of the question, may have tlrnetotiilnk of it. Personally, we are not vitally Interested oneway or the other, but we think the suggested change would be benellelal to the people. Mp<tliiX To-Xljiht. A meeting of the citizens of Abbeville Is called for to-night in the Court Houso to t:ike Into confederation the propriety of sending delegates to meet Dr. .Matthews, President of the Elberton and Petersburg llailroad, at Enright's store on to-morrow. In response lo the request ol a prominent < ilir.cn of this village Dr. Matthews lias been notified that a committee from this place -would meet him at Enright's store to-morrow, and it remains to be seen if any action will be taken. The people know the situation, and no argument tro?> us in-needed. Of course it Is understood that this proposition has no reference whatever to the Carolina, Cumberland (Jap and Chicago enterprise. The question of tbo road to Enright's stole comes up simply on Its own merits without regard to any other enterprise. Do we need the rOud ? Arc wo willing to make an effort to got i t ? If our people feel Inclined todo anything in the matter they should begin at once. A charter would be necessary before any actual I work could be done. The Legislature wi:i meet L'u few weeks and it will soon bo too Into to ucl- in time fur lliis session. TI?e Edgefield Lynrhinj. We copy from the JYrir# and Courier the full testimony a? taken nt tlie coroner's inquest uvcr the body of O. T. Culbrcuth. Tiie testimony gives much food for thought, and tho net of lynching C'uibreath in.one of tho most brutal of which we have read any account. Kdgetield county owes ittoherself and to tiie good name of tiie State, to bring the guilty parties to punishment. Wholesale murder at tiie caprice of the mob, or at the suggestion of Individuals must stop. The preseut growing disregard for human life is alarming, and If Mich offences a? the Edge.'lolcl lynching is to k?e condoned, then we think that even the Auyustn Chronicle will admit that there is a lack of tiie proper enforcement of the law in Edgefield, at least. Tin: Kdgrfl.id Advertiser devotes a column and a half to the testimony and verdict of (ho coroner's Jury in reference to the killingo! 0. T. C'ulbrejith. The K<!jrfirld Chronicle devotes u half column to the same. * ??r? ? ?? ?w??? Abbrvillc I.doUIiik; i'p. Tho oig-uii/.iition of the Hank at AbbcvilW yesterday evening wiis tin actual necessity Without it we roil Id not expect to presetvi the commercial life of the town. It I tbircfore, a matter of congratulation ti our people that the organization has been e feet oil, ami that we have put our best men a it* head. There can bo nodoubt. that the towi must make active elhirts t<> bulhl up ou waste places, and to draw trade,or else the In evitabla result of being outstripped by ou coin pi titorsawaits us. othur localities notsi favorably situated as Abbeville have prcssei forward, built railroads, anil established tin t)ort:mt trndn centres. Hi tter tllliiL'S arc ll store for us If wc only lie true to oursclvei ami faitliful to the best interests of our town Abbeville has many natural :uul acquirvi I advantages. In the tlrst. place, it is located li I tlic centre of one of the largest, most popu ions, most healthy, mid most fertile counties In the State, and in the next place, we have ii jour houses ami in the various branches o j business, the accumulations of many years o labor and economy. We have a larger capita 'than any town in the county, and this of it 'self is of vast Importance, while the extern ! and variety o( goods to be found in our storei j Is unequalled in this part of the State. As i j rule, better merchants cannot he founi | than are located at Abbeville. Wo li:iv< tho best hotel outside of Charleston, and ; which is kept iti n manner not inferior to any j We have lu our midst the larsrcj-t wagon ant | carriage factory In the up-country. Our build ers and contractors; run iliclr'iuaclitucry bj < steam for dressing and turning sill timber: I used in the construction of iiouses. Ourstean i gins and mills are tirst-cltiss. Wc nntlte th< | best brick in the world. Our schools arc infc' ! rior to none in the state, and the number and I capacity of our churchcs arc sufficient to sea' j every citizen, and in a thousand other wayi Abbeville lias become a business, so I cial ami religious centre, which facts ought ; to Increaso the numbers of Its citizens, and whose superior advantages should cause u> to make further growth in wealth, and In commercial importance. Nothing will add more to these desirable ends than the establishment of the Hank, which has Just been organized by Hie election of a corps of efficient, reliable and thoroughly practicable officers, who will have an eye single to tlio besl interests of their confided trusts. There Is nut, so far /is we know, a Jot or Jar to mar the harmony of feeling among our people. In reference to the officers of the Rank. Each ol the officers personally command the highest confidence and respect, not only of the commercial and business world, but of the entire people. The ISank therefore opens under the most favorable auspices for Its own success as well as lor the welfare of the public. lint with all these advantages, thoro remains much to be done. These advantages impose other and greater duties, and make further and severer drafis upon our public spirit and our patriotism. The public highways which lead to Abbeville need to be Improved. In many Instances new surveys and more favorable and more direct routes should be opened, and In every case the public roads need to be worked. We are stud have been losing much trade bcoause the roads to other towns have been better and more easily traveled. than tho roads to Abbeville. Let us now turn our attention lo a matter, which the Prcst mid Manner conceives to be of the greatest importance, but upon which there may be some difference of opinion. We refer to the proposed railroad to Elberton. In our humble opinion tills road is of great Importance tons. In our enthusiasm and earnest desire for a road, last spring the people of Abbeville voted a Inrne sum of money to the V., C. Ci. <Sc C. road. Jf that road should come to our town the road to Klberton will be needed. If it docs not eoine It Is needed still the inoro. Tho two are separate and independent lines, and the construction of either will benefit the town, while tho building of both would be a consummation devoutly to be wished. Then let us give tho Elberton rond our serious consideration. If our people could unite and act as one man in this matter, we should be clad indeed. Hut if there should be objecflrvr* tn ihn ontornrko IT n n v rvmslilorn hlr? portion of our people should prefer to lako no part In the work, and should decide to withhold their moral support and matorlal aid, thca we will bo sorry indeed to note a division which would bo discouraging to the friends of the road, and which may bo disastrous to Hie beft luterestsof the town. Organization or n Natiuual Bank at Abbeville. The subscribers to the capital stock of a Natloual Bank to be organized at Abbeville held a meeting yesterday afternoon In the parlor of Sir. It. M. Iladdon. Capt. L. W. White was called to the chair. Mr. 15.S. Barnwell was requested to act as Secretary. Fully S.'>0,000 ol subscribed stoek being represented, the meeting proceeded to the election of seven Directors, which resulted as follows: W. II. Parker, L. W. White, A. II. Wardlaw, J. Allen Smith, II M. Iladdon, J. X. Young, Gcorgo W. Williams. It was resolved to entrust to the Directors Ml tho /tntioc iw?rtol?liur !hr? nnttlntf r*f tlin Runic into operation. Tho meeting theo adjourned. It is understood the fifty percent, of tho subscribed stock will be called for on or about the IStli of November, and that the Bank will j not be rci'dy lor business before the middle ol j December. J Immediately after tho adjournment of the j stockholders, the Directors held a meeting. ! L. NV. White being c&llcd to the chair, and J, | Alien Smith acting .Secretary. The following I ofliceis for the Hank were then elected : A. 11. Ward law, President. L. W. White, Vice-President. BenJ. S. Barnwell, Cashier. A committee of three was appointed to seeuro n building for the us? of the Bank, Messrs. A. B. Wardlaw, J. Allen Smith und B. .S. Barnwell aro that committed. Tho propriety of occupying the former bank building has been discussed, and it is probable that a lease of that building will be takeu for three ; years. Tho Proposed Rond to Elbcrton. While we do not propose to try to inaugu' rate any movement looking to the building of a railroad from Abbeville village to En rigius store, yet me necessity lor rucn a ronu must lie apparent to every citizen, 110 mattei whether tie is a friend or opponent of tbe Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago road, Itallroads have been built on many ol the ridges from the mountains leading to the coast, but such lines arc out of business current. The demand Is now for roads running across the streams. Business and travel it across the country, and not to tho sea, at* formerly. And the map of the State will show that nearly every prosperous town is located on roads running across tho State.. \Vc need an outlet in tlio direction of Elberton, and we are lucllncd to tbe opinion that such a road 1.3 within tho raugo of a possibility. With the completion of tbe Savannah Valley Kail road through our county, which will hi> 11 n nnnnmnlislieii fact in si few months, wc Mill lose much business unless we do something lo induce trade and travel to como this way. By opening up the Lowndesvlllc country, tl>e people in that quarter of the county would cotnc to Abbeville to trade, but if they are denied railroad facilities, they will naturally go to Augusta or to Anderson, when large bills of goods are wanted. Require the Insnrtuiro Companion lo Dcnl fairly. [ We hope that our able and thoroughly practicable representative Ellis G. Graydon, Esq., may press his bill in the legislature, which has for its object, tho requirement ol I tho Insurance companies to pay the policief upon which they receive a premium. Tinplan of allowing insurance companies to hold a consultation or inquest ovcru pile of ashes to see how much they have been cheating their customers out of should be stopped when-that consultat ion or inquest has for Its object the cheating of a customer out of itli jjust dues. Every man- with a thimble full ol I brain# knows thata better and more accuratc | estimate can bemadeon a house while It Is lc I existence, than can be made oil the ashes o; tho building after It Is burnt. If tho lnsur atice companies In this Stato should do at tlicy did In Georgia, threaten to withdraw 'their business, we say let them wltlulraw Timrn w!!l ho nlonlv r?f fair dcvillntr ; Hies to take their places. We want the lialtll I of insuring property for more than It Is worti j to stop, or else we want the policies to be pale I In full. When n company Insures property for more than it is worth, they virtually holi out a premium for lis destruction by flro, uni to that extent trie Insurance companies are [ in our opinion, public enemies. The Killing of Ktephnry Kile}-. Dr. Bellinger shot and killed a negro lr ' Charleston last Friday. Ho passed the ne pro's livery stable, s.-.w him whlppingaiiorse and stopped to Interfere. Insulting wordi passed. Dr. Bellinger went buck uext day A dltllculty ensued, when tbe Doctor shot thi negro, emptying ills pistol?two shots in tlx head, and four In the body. As usual, In al killings, the sarno old story of the dead mat advancing, the slayer retreating, until final 1 ly the fatal shots arc filed. Of course Dr Bellinger will be brought to trial, and if, afte; going through tho forms of a trial, he Is no promptly acq til ted, It will be strange to us ! If negroes keep on "advancing" on whlt< men, tliero is no telling \vhat is to become o us. There has been so much of bloodshot lately, and so little punishment, that we hav< about come to the conclusion that the law it ' South Carolina is a mockery,and that we hav< no protection at all to our persons and life j We bellevo the same old story of "ad ! vanclng," "retreating" and ".shooting," lit.1 I' neai ly every case of killing, and a recital of th< story nearly always touches the sympathy o tnejury, which is so universally kind to tin , living. ?i , m i owjni; to the lnererse of business we havt i two uuins a day. The tlrst leaves at 11 a. in. THE STORY OF TWO MURDERS.!?! |Tt L. HOW HAMMOND AND CULBREATH WERE f" , j KILLED. r'a > 8?l _ I It * The Sickening Scene In the I.nwyor'N I'?" ( Olllee In K<l;~cficl<l ?- Culhreiitirs {.^ r Cries for Help mill Appeals Tor Mercy?Who Were I?lentllie?l"-Thc j r Verdict of llic Coroner'* Jury. *<'' ' (Xrw.t and Courier ) 0'-p 1 The profound feeling caused by the recent In . tragi'clles In Kdpelleld led (lie .Vrie* ami , Bin ricr to obtain n complete official statement of' stt ttie evidenec taken :<t the Inquest on the body I aw s of Mr. Culhrcnlh,wlm was lynchedon Scptein- hti bcr 22, mid on the body oi Mr. Hammond wn J whose a s.-^ussl nation letl to the lynching of 1 Cut breath. HiThe Oiilbrcntli Inqnrsl. ^1 4 The hiqiipxt on the body of 0. T. Cu I breath I wns In-Ill by Trlul Justice K. A. Glover, acting }vn 1 j coroner, at Kdgelleld Court House, on .Septein- lo fiber1.2. The following jury was cnipanelleil: ,, f .1. M. Jones. foreman; J. 1C. Allen, 1 . W. C Jordan, William Jordan, , 'I John II. Huvls, G. (J. Lewis, -11). T. Grlce, Louis Wages, n* . i H. I'. (,'ovar. It. C. liee, ,lil \V. N. llurnelt, F. A. liellanecr. * After viewing the body the jury adjourned to i to the Court Hou>e, whore the following tea *n< I tlniony was taken : J l'lIK SCKNK IN TUB LAVYEU'.S OFFICE. to ci t K.riost rlrify.sfrorn, says: Yesterday nftrrnnnn Mr. ?ai . Hubert l'uaiwy lirmiKlil .Mr. 0. T. (<iiilire:itli to niy of- j', 11 ci- nailer arrrst. Mr. Culbrcnth oneutoil ntir lit in ?i ! (Gary 4c Kvuti-) l? represent liiui in the case Hit- which gat -1 he was charged f"r the murder of W. II. Hammond. ,?c ; We (uur linn) determined to apply f- r bail to-d iy,and 0j? ^ j list night, after supper, wc met in my ollice. Mr. Ev- ?t.f 5 aim, Mr C'nlbreath and I met there. Mr. Uamseycame jM,i 1 j in shortly afterward and remained a short time, and jjti j l?lt to cimie 11 p on the hill. About two minutes after _ J he left lie returned considerably excited, and commit* rid ' | nicated certain information tons I then told Mr. Cul- ?f I breath to go through tlio back wt.y. My otticc has a hm L back room and a back yard to It. lie went in the buck gjv room, closing the middle door bi hind him. A few sec- Int. otids after lie pot ill tho back room there was a rap at j | h t.ie fiont door of our oflice. Simultaneously with this I vol rap two masked n.cn appeared at I he front window, hm I then opened the door mid invited them in. There were two on cac!i side of the door when I opened it. |]H. ! They stepped back, or rather to the side. 1 asked Jug i ! tiiem to ceitic In. They made no ert'ort to come in at abti . that time, nnd i then asked them what they waritodi They made no reply, but advanced far enough In fr?tit gun yf tno dmir to ettcib'? them to see In the otlice. They llin . turned Ihcn and went towards the hotel. As they but walked onto! the otlice several men jollied them that ty. 1 were out on the (frotitnl about the corner of my ollice anj , steps, iu.\t to the Court House. I had liot seen these e<l i > meti until then. All walked towsrds the hotel and 0an ' came together at the corner near the hotel. They re- to i ' traced their steps and came back to my ollice. I was j put > on the steps of my oftice, steps or piazza at the head th? of tho steps. As they got near my ollice I walked ?h<i back in iny office. About four of these masked men ,\ti ' walked np int" my piazzi and asked If Culbrialh was ?f in there. I replied that ho was not. Some one of the *ni number. who was in Iho rear, told bim that he was in there, am! tol<l them to go in. They walked up to the t ' middle door ot' the office (two of them did) and opened i it, one setting on each side of the door f.iclny. About . this lime a shot was fired from within the bark room. n The shot wns returned by one of the men at the door facing, and mr judgment now is that two shots were tired simultaneously. I think there were three shots , tired In my olflce. *1 know two were find, and 1 think three, but If three, they were tired So close together ' that they were hard to distinguish. Mr. Culbreath hai- <va . looed out, "Don't shout any more; you have killed me ( or shot me," or something to that effect, and said he would give up. When lie said this two of the parly caught him, one on either side, and led him out of the frontdoor. At this time one if their number stepped up to ine and presented his pistol at me and shook his head. I remained quiet. There were Several others of the partv standing outside. One of them, who stood ^ at the corner of the front door, also lmd his pistol ma; drawn and pointed at me. They carried Mr. Culbreath bin down tlio street, heading betwo-.n my office and the the Court IIou;e. towatds the blacksmith shop. In about Wi half nn hour I went with a party of citizens in the dl- hi" n ctlon in which they had curried Mr. Culbreath and tnif found him on the red hill beyond Capt Marsh's. He bin was sitting down when I cot to bim, but other cili- in 1 zens got to liiin before I got there. Shortly afterwards tin) the back rame along; we put bim in the haek and III br-ught him on to jail. I left him ut half-past 11 wet o'clock last night and havn't seen him since. He was whi ?llot in several places. The men who were In my of- Hri lice last nicht were masked. I thought at the lime hlir they wen-at my office that I recognized two of thenar- He ties They had on masks made of small pieces of cloth wh like homespun.and I thought that I knew the flgnrnof higi one of them, and could see under his mask at the side ent of his tace. and could see bis beard. I supposed the tha tnan to be 65 or 60 years old; his beard n as cray; he g was medium height, and weighed about 145 or 150 tha pounds. I can't make a positive answer to t'no ques- |lt tiwn wlio the man was. 1 lie other man that I thought dun I recognized was u younger man. ami was apparently Rt.|f twenty-six or twenty-seven yean old. Tbc first man B,iu that I'have described Is the unc who had h pistol pre- n}M1 M'ntcil at me lu the office Neither of these did the 'r?t shooting in my office. I did not recognize tho man anil who brought Mm out of my oilier. I had lent Mr. qi?, Culbreath my pistol. I had loaded it fresh in the at- the ternoon. Lent it to hltn to protect himself in case 0f | there ? as any trouble of the kind. .lust as they left the office I saw this pistol lying on- the office floor. It was still warm, nml had only one empty chamber. The pistol Is a 3S ealibre Smith it Wesson improved, dou- P l)le action. Tliu ball that I here pr?smt Is a ball that abo I picked up off the fl'wrof my office. It was fin d from 1!" the back room and penetrated the partition wall be- the tween the two ronton. I beard tho hall strike the wall Pre and drop on the (loor, and so stated to some ono after stui the firing, and Mr. Evans then looked and found it. Ho abo TIIE MEN WITH THE MASKS. tre< N. fi. Evans, sworn, s:iys: Yesterday afternoon I J"' went home rather early. After tea went to my offico fV" and put my lantern on the desk. Mr. Gary, iny part- ['"I tier, citne In and said let us flat the petition for bail (or ^ Culbreath. Mr. Gary went to tho door and told Mr. ? KamS'-y to tell Mr. Culbreath to come over to the of- :'.ftc fice. Mr. Culbreath was at the hotel I suppose. Mr. Culbroatb did c >me from towards tlic hotel, and came I'.1" In the office. lie came In and sot directly in frotit of i me. I was sitting in frotit of the side w.ndow nearest the window to b.ick room, inMdo. Mr. Culbreath was PI"1 fncine me, sitting with his side next to the fireplace. L Bob llnmsey camo in and remained a while and left. . ' In a few minutes lie rushed In nnd said that there was a crowd of masked men out there near the ofllce. I thliiK wo all got up. Mr. Culbteath asked what bo f*. must do. Mr. Unry told hlni to go in the back toom. P " Mr. Oary or Mr. Uamsry opened tho middle do ir, and Mr. Culbreath went in and closed the door after blm. There was then a knock at the front door. The party came up into tliu piazza and to the di?>r very quietly. >, Wo told them to come In. Don't remember who open- bof ed the door, but It was opened. They didn't then come rj,j in. Ernest and I went to the door and asked them to ?ol 1 coine in. They didn't come In then, but one or two W1M . of them looked In. Ernest then asked what they tjle meant. They made no reply. I then asked them what g,,,, tney wanted. They then turned and went down the steps. There were five or six of them in the piazza. an(; , Tli*y walked over towards the hotel, and stopped in a ssno Di'ii mis swe 01 me notej, ami 1110 uuwiiceor me no| r crowd jut ned them, bo hip coming from towards Mr. Wardlaw's office, some from round the office. A Her acr lhoy collected at the sand bed they almost instantly Wtt, , separo'ed, some coming along tho path that leads to as j our office. and some came up the road mid jumped op jj,, on the sidewalk, saying, "He Is in there,go in," ro, peating this sevi nil times. The crowd that cunio to the office came up the steps, and we told them to come v(.r 1 in and see for themselves ir they didn't believe us. 1 gj,,, think Dob liamsey was then standing in our olllce near gj(| the door. Two of them walked Into the office,and wo Uary and I went In with them. We walked to about the centro of tho office. These two looked around the j|lc office and then walked to the middle door. The one op{ . on the left opened the middle door and threw ft wide ??f open. I then walked to the frontdoor and mode some jjw 1 remark ; at that time a short, stnuipy, stoutly built ,M(! , man presented his pistol at me, and shook his head at f?r . me. lie was stmiillnc tit the front door fucinpon the tra plazz.i. Another fellow was standing at the post on ' the cteps, and lie presented a pistol at me. About this Clltl i time firing began In the office. I had then stepped , back to Gary's desk. Then it was that the shouting om began ; the first shot was fired from the back room, gcv an J anr.ther shot was fired from the door? middle 00ll door. I couldn't deteet but two shots; If any more, ttjir they were In such quick succession that I could not ZR< distinguish them. I suppose now that there n-ere be'j more shots flr#d, Judging from the door of my office. u,n As soon as the second shot was fired Mr. Culbreath ,vj, ; said, "I atn killed. I'll give up." Tho fellow nt the wo . door never took his pistol off me. The two men that cu, were Inside of the office went In the back room and 1 t'?ok Mr. Culbreath out; and as they carried him out ,,n< " he said to them, "Don't shoot, for i sin killed now." wn . He repeated this several years,from the time they got t)u; him till they carried him out. I then asked them not ' | to kill him ltko a doj, but to give h I in a showing. (j They took hiin on out In the plnzzn. I followed them , on out In the piazza, and the fellow In the piazza still , | hid lila pistol on uie. He shook his head at me again , ' j and then stopped. I then said It was an outrage, and ;: sild something about getting the Sheriff; Ernest said '' , | something about getting J he town authorities. By , / , I tlmt time they hail gotten round the office with Mr. . ' j Culhreatb, nnif those that were In the 'iont of the of- , 1 flee left with those who had Mr. Cnlbreath. But the J* fellow who had pistol drawn on me didn't leave the kn' I piazza until Mr Cnlbreath had gotten out of eight. 0,11 I lie then left. That was the lust I saw of them. At- 1UI i terwards several citizens of this town came to onr of- J'1" . lice ntid proposed that we all go in search of the dead J,? body. supposing that he was dead. We went. Winn _ I got to hiin he said, "There's George," and said he K' wrrs shot to death, I walked up to him and looked at . ' hfm. He was silting on the roadside at the foot of a !" hill beyond Capt. Marsh's. I then told him not to , tulk. The doctor had told me to tell him not to talk, j10' i I then walked back in front of the hack in which they l>0< , had put hiin. 1 stopped near the Court House and Jf'1 was ask<-d where to carry him. Ernest and I said, ' "Carry him to the jail." Towler then spoke up and J (aid, "What!'' Wo then told liini that we would Ctrry , hiin to jail us we could guard him better there. He ' " was carried Into the jail and placed on ft mattress. I aer left him about 11 o'clock, and saw him again this morn- .a lug. He was then dead I didn't bear him say who .1 shot liirn. I couldn't Identify any of tho parties who took him. They had on masks; some had white ones, an 1 some had black ones. The man who bad the pis- 8*' toi drawn on me was an old man with gray beard; ?r" could see hltn plainly, but c?uld not recognize him. J w i He didn't do any of the shooting In the oilic?. When tn< .Mr. Cnlbreath got below our office I heard hltn say: ?'" "Bill. Bill. I didn't think you would treat mo this Uu way." One of the men who brought him out of tho rS}] ollice wai ? very largo man, was tailor than 1 am, was J,.'! very large. Didnl notice their boards. Tho other i j mail was a medium size limn, a very well made tnan; I'" I both bad on overcoats. The tnan who had his pistol , j drawn on 1110 whs rather an old man witb eray beard. ; i 1 think I cuiild have recognized hlin if I bad looked hard ut him, but 1 didn't like the looks of bis pistol TILE COXSTAULE'S STOKY. I'M am Robert Ramsey, sworn. sovb: Last night I bad Mr. hin O. F. Cnlbreath In cnstinly under arrest, under ft war- hit! rant cbmein; blin with the murder of WHIIain Ham- or munil. 1 had him In Mr. Gary's office, 1 walked out pul of iho oflico at the office steps and saw a body of tuc masked uicn come up; there weio about twenty of tbcin, and they had masks over tbeir faces. They camofrom aioni; ibe Court House. I went In the oillce and tida Mr. Gary and Cuibreath that there were ' a good many men out there with masks on. Mr. Gary 'ho then told Mr. Cuibreath to ?'?[> In the back room. ?'11 ! One of us opened the middle door for blm. 1 don't cr<l ! reinembtT which one opened it. Mr. Ciilbreath went f?,n in tbo back room and shut the door. Mr.Gary then W asked me where the Sheriff was. I Bald that Itan- l'lfl Ouzt* was here. I think the men had started to the He hotri, (? they were fcoinj: in tiiat direction. They 'nr ?eemed to scatter??"ine coming up the road and Rome hit on the sidewalk. Mr. Gary had t*>ld tboin that Oul- he j breath was not In there,and then told them to como In thf iand look lor themselves. One of ihein said be was tht j in thore. "Go in. boys, some of you scatter now; go "' < ' to the backdoor;" and said he wag in tho back rooiu. ('<'i , One man drew his pistol in thefrotiUmd 1 turned off to- evi , wards (ieo. Sliupkin's. The firing tlien com mor ced.tt nd i I 1 then thought four or live shots Were ilred III theoHice. | >j t tlilik Cuibreath said. "I am killed." I bad then walked baek up the sidewalk to the steps. There was | tho UltfTi a BCiillK* iu luo i-otfc i "inn, anu \mr/ waiki'ii nut | urn! proposed to let ut follow them. By tliut tlmo 8'i: tin I B was a crowd of citizens that hud gathered from ?r the village. We went on over and found him. Think ter 1' Mr. Anderson was tin-fin-tone to (tot to him. Four _, or Ave pot there nbont the same time. I cam* up and " | saw biin sitting down, lie said something; think w >; lie s-.id they thought they had killed him. I then ?h 1 I went back to ('apt. Marsh's to Ket IiIh un;on. I woke wa ' hlui tip, and Mr. Diiti-ivmit and myself went In the l'? * j lot to get the wagon. Wo started with the wagon he ?i but the crowd came on and wild they had put him In A?f ? ' a back. I found him In the back when I cot out I " [.j there. Ife was then carried to th? Jail. I then went for Mr. Glover, the trial Justice, and told him I fin 1J wanted to deliver him up. Mr. Glover then said, 'W>| . "Call Mr. Dan Ontz?,''the sheriff's deputy, and when ' he eatue Mr. GI"Ver told him to take charge of Air. tlo ": Culbreath. That Is about all I know of it. I re- sti r tnained in the jati until Pan Ouzts asked me if I poi t1 would go after the sheriff for him. 1 went for the ira ! sheriff about 12 o'clock last riljfht. I arrested Mr. am " j Culbreath ye-t<'rday at his house, about fourtucn ; l"r - | miles from here; brought him here yesterday, I can't i tra f j say positively that I recognized any of tbosu masked cul >1 men. Didn't hear Mr. Culbreath say who shot him. I am J Didn't h''?r bltn call any of their names while they j tht 2 ' carriod hi in from their office. Didn't bear hlui say bsi i' anything about his going to Mr. Crelghton's house, sll| ,,1 trying to get Mr. Crelghton to help him. ltemained ' >vu . with him only a short while. Didn't hear Mr. Cul- nal hroath say anything to Capt.-Marsh. Cnpt.. Marsh I un - asked me if we exiled bis riamo a* ?*i passed j ] a his hou*e. I replied that I had- proposed to (ei some one to let us Inquire of Capt. Marsh about I SO| 3 tho pistol shots. When I was coming on with wn f Mr. Culbrea'h yesterday I met four men going on mj , from towards here. I didn't know but one of them;i)](l "i Snip Thurmond was the only one that I recognized. I wf j Mr. Culbreath seemed to know them all; saw nothing j jj, oa the road that looked suspicious. w(, J "CAPT. MAHSII 1 CAl'T. MAIWH !" j||' | C. L. li. Mat eh, sworn, taye: I didn't sue anybody ^atx s6 im ho i?o lust iiL'tit. I hoard * mo ok* call m ni(>;*|i<.irtl D-'iiio onu call mv intiuu tlirris tlitii" 10 c >11 M-omeil tn tnc nut as If the porson wcro cid ; in mo, hut ns if I hoy wvro tulkme about mo, Jit-i instani-c as if ta'klni: in some wav abm t mo. '.h I was this way : '-('apt. Marsli! Cu|>t. Marsa T>t. March!" Cullod this way throe tlim-s, and t!.o Id giitnothilig elso, hilt cimld n<it dl.?llnj;ul-h wh:i was they wild. 1 didn't think at thai time that un n-on was cilllng f<>r mi-, bnt that thoy wore elm talking about n.o. My wlf? thought thoy wer ling for tiio. My window was down and I* rciiliii/. There seemed in in* u gr?wi m l- ; at Irast there seemed to lie fever: rses or bui:uli s. And the voice of the per?" mul tn be rather loud, aa if intended to lie hear all that wete alone. Tills was about ball-pant lock 1 won hi Bii|i|infe. About I wan ty niimit-s al tlul I went ii|i-nt:iirs, am) when in the act i n'tinc the window* I lip.nl alout three ahota thn tiled to be about Mr. Ilettls'a residence. 1 panne li'lu, but heard no more shut-". About balf r. uf alter that Mr. Hninaey called me, and wild li nted to if el my wagon to curiy Mr. ("ulbrcath bac' tile village; thai ho bad been shot up the n>a<i fore ibey pot tho wason 8om<-body naid th- y bin ii In the bnek. I didn't fee Mr. ('iilbreath nor fcill III him; didn't recognize the voice that called m my Rate, for very olten drunken men In |M5t-ln ; al y? call me iii 8"inc way, and I never pay alientioi l? I.EASE, VIM.! GIVE ME TIME TO PllAY.' tfnybin Griffin, sworn, snys: I was fit the liote 1 nttflit to p.-t Mr. Onlbrcnth's cont to clean it fo n (it his request. I took the cost, and when I start off lu- told me to brine h back tills morning, am come this morning to shave lilm. I went horn 1 soon went to lied. My wire came home soon *1 I went to bed. She hud been over to Mrs, Kyan's ! knocked around the house a wh le and then wen heil, lu a few minutes she Mild to me, in an e.\ ed maimer, "Grilliti! Grilllri! do you hear soiii ti hullootjii: ? IMd you henr those pistol allots ? rdd I did not hear any one hallooing. I hesitate* Ittle while to get up. I.ulaGriffin, who stayn In til ne house, said to me, "Griffin, look what a pang o n there Is coming down tlio road." I then pot tif ned the door and came Into my plaxzn. The mei iiied to be strunp along from aooiit Miss Ilnlda' ise to about in front of Mr. Paul's shop, w h'ch Is i lie below tile Iront of n.y house. Lul l said she hm n those men coining In for about ten minutes, am ing around behind the shops. Some one in the fron the posse add,"Oh! Will,yon have shot mo nti< ke my arm, and I have pot no arms. l'Icase, Will e mo time to pray. I know you are going to kil ." I thought then that It was Mr. I'll I breath's voici1 avc waited upon him often, and thought 1 knew h! re. lie mid to them tbut they had thot him, am I kliltd him; and said lie knew they were going t I Itfin, snd asked tliciu to give him tlnio to pray; h d the name Will several times; seemed to bespeak to some Will. After they had time to pet hill mi id .Mr. ive-ircea, me nurses iiejjnii n> t"uie ? 11'. In hind the shops. hy side of Mr. Paul's shop le out In croups; there seemed to liu about on: n for every thieo or four horses. No one ."(lid 11 won ; carried tlio hurst s on (iff. My house Is about twvn live or thirty yard9 from the road. 1 didn't knoti r of the men; I didn't see whether they were mask nr not. I could lienr the tnim beggtni: distinctly, le on up to Mr. Gary's office and brought thecos Mr. (Jury's ollice. I then went wlili the cit zens ii suit of the body of Mr. Onlbreath; nil si>|>p<>?ln; the had been killed. We had passed(Japt.Marsh* lit one hundred nntl fifty yards, and heard Mr. IC. S derson, who was on horseback, and a little In fron lis, say "'Towles, is this yon J" Mr. Cnlhreiuh saiil ck. Is this you, old fellow." Mr. Anderson repllei s." Mr. Oulbrealh s.ild "Dick, they have killed mc y have shot ineall to pieces" Ho said, "Dick, plensi mo ride your horse b.ick, I can't walk; I am u doni n." Mr. Anderson dismounted, and several of u mpleil to assist him in setting on the horse. Hi lured and yelled so we turned him looso. lie salt nirt him so he couldn't ride horseback, gome o parly went back to Capt. Marsh's ufler a wagon in a short time the hack came on and we nut Mr breath in it. I helped put him In the hack, and i told by some one to pel In the hack with him. so. He then said he wanted udoctor. Dr. Toinp s cot in the hack also and rode with him to the vil *. 1 don't remember whether or not lie said any ng about who shot Irui befuro lie sot In the back. TWO OF THE PARTY NAMED. iftor lie got In the hack lie said that William Turk 11 itiul Wyntt Holmes wero the men who carrlei i off. nml Bald that he hollered to (.'apt. Marsh whet y passed (.'apt. Marsb'a and told ('apt. Marsh Ilia lliam i'aikman was one of the patiles who carrlei i >ir; said he hollered this to Capt Marsh that i ;ht he known who was one of the (mrty that klilet i. This conversation was had tvhiht coming nloni he hack. We reached the jail and I assisted In get : him into the jail and agisting in undressing liiin ten '.rent after Dr. Hill, and after a while left am U home. l)r. Tomiikins was in the hack with tm i*n the conversation was had by Mr. Cnlbreuth iok? Dimton was also present In the hack, I heari > uiakc the same statement after he got to the Jail also spoke of Mr. Creigbton refusing to help bin en be put to his houaoon the way lmck t'? the vil d. Don't remember whether Mr. Wages was pres In the (all when Mr. Culbrealh stated who it wa t had him. . McOowan Slmkins, sworn.says: I was Infortnei t Mr. Culhrenth had been killed. I went to the Jail ent in and saw him. Saw tbat he was wounded. 1't recollect hearing him inake any declaration my. Was not there all the while. Me bad been ther le time before I got there. 1 don't know anythini ut tho matter. When I was there Mrs. II111 ani npkins, Major Anderson, Mr. Ouzis, Mr. Jas. l'an 1 Mr. Kd. Paul, and others, were there. So was M: iver und Mr. Gray. Mr. iCvans and Mr. Gary wer re part of tbo time. Mr. Daily was also there par the time. WHAT TIIE DYING MAN SAID. . 9. Tim lor, being duly sworn, sars: Last nighi ..I S ..VI....L- t U.n? Ut" Me A n,l(.r?i.i.\ gli Anderson cmui In and said that be bail been report of ft pistol fire towards Mijor Qary's otlici tty <jnick I went down towards his otlicu. I thel ted hack up the street, nml met Mr. Ueoree Lewli suli! he thought thcr lmd taken .Mr. Uulbreatb on lit Mr. Kenny's hiiiI shot him, or hung him to ?. A criwd of us agreed to ro and lee If we couli I blm. We went, and just Ibis side of Mr. Crelgh 's house we met a uinn. Mr. Anderson recognize! I as Mr. Oulbreuth. lie said be was shot, and silo ly. That be bad stopped at Mr. Crelgh tun's am ud for water and n*8l?tunc?\ A while after that tb k came on, and we put him in tbe hack. Hewn u brought on to jail. 1 stayed with him till tb! rnlntr. I saw his wounds; I saw three wound* did not say who did it. He told me who took hlti m Mr. Gary's oltice. Ho said that Mr. Hill 1'ark a and Mr. Wyatt Holmes were the men wbo carrtei i out of Mr. Gary's otlicu. Ho said this when w t found him, and also when ho got baek to Jail. H I when wo lound him that bo was b.idlr shot, mn nebt he would tile. He also then said that ho call to (.'apt. Marsh, as he paused his house, and t<>l< 1 that Hill Purktnan bad blm. That Is about all jw about it. APPEALING TO niS CAPTOItS. I. II. Oarticdge, sworn, says: Last night, a llttl oro 7 o'clock, my wife calicd my attention to me1 111p across tbe brldce. It made such a noise that up and wontout on tho piazza. My impres*ln j from the n<<|so that some one had rallvn throng bridge, and wm struggling trying to get out. n ft......I Ih.t I u.n. mUf.L-on I ,?.J, c,.Tnn?f !..? horses, and heard horses still crossing the bridgt I Htill coming. 1 then went back in the house, nti wife said, "I would nut ho surprised if they hm ; come to pel Mr. Culhreatb." 1 took my seat b; Are, and we beard another sqiiud of men comini oss the bridge. We both then came to the door thl y and opened it, and saw innn mounted on horse far upas I could beo?even above Jlin Paul's shof t a word was spoken then I hat we could hear, at.i ! said we bad better close the door, and sit down ! did so. in two or three minutes after that, or in y short time,anyway. We heard two or three pisti it?. The sounds of the pistol were like those in e i f a house. At half-past 7 o'clock, by my linn bosrd some oiio bollowinjr. My wife said "the; re shot Mr. Culbrenth. I am certain of It." W n went to the door this way and opened it. As w ned It wc saw men coming on foot and on horse; I heard a voice that I recognized as Mr. Culbreatb'i was begging tbem to let him ride; that he naady . Ho said,' ( entleinen, for Ood's s:ike, let me ride 1 ntn dying." lie was in tho middle of the roa veiling about at fast as a man coulil in a walk, stil iglng and pleading to let hlin ride, that he jus lldn't stand it. As far down an Mr. Kearse's I couii ir him still begging. Not a word was spoken by an; , except him, during all this time. There wei era I on umii ana ine unmuce on jivrsuuHerv, i nu i tinned t<> (r<> by u)>' house until some had gotte: lost to Keante'a. While I wh* standing in the pl.a after all had liaised, 1 heard a volley ol shots flic< rond Mr. Oeik'hton's. I then remarked to my wif t I expected tlley had kilted him. I didn't go ou h citizens to hunt the body. Didn't go to fee tb unded man owing to the illness of my child, ild not understand whose name be called before h ; to mv house. I conld bear him calline on som > asking thcin why they would treat him In thu y, but it was too fur fur me to understand. Thin! re mutt have been seventy-flvo men that passe ' house. "shot all to pieces." leoreo B.Lnke, sworn, says: I was standing In fror Mr. Brunson's store tn king with him. Ten mln s afterwards Ihieh Anderson enme from toward jor Gary's office an.I saiil something about some on Tig murdered in MajorGary'a olllce. lie tnigbt hav il that Major Onry said they had murdered some tin his olllce. Mr. Brunson asked who Itwue; don' ?* that we heard his reply ; but about then som i else came by, and Mr. Brunson agnln asked Hi L-stforr, and the person said It ?a? Mr. Cu threat it was innrrfi-rod. A short while afterwards one u other of us proposed to go over and see who wn led. When wc got thero found a crowd slaudin ir Gary's < fllce; these were citizens of the tow; ; asked who was shot, and they told us. We wen the office where Mr. Gary explaining the wa vns done. After some limo it was nruposed to g I hunt the body of Mr. Culbreath.And boo whit the I done with It. Before we went, however, It wu iorted that p etol shots had been heard In the dlrec n of Mr. Bettis's place. Several of us then went i it direction. Mr. Dick Anderson was riding m. so, and was n little in advance of us. Alter awhil eard Mr. Anderson remark.''Here ho Is." Mr. An son got off of the borse. Mr. Culbreath was in th id coining back to the village. When we cot up t ere be wa?, he said he was shot all to pieces. W >d to put him on the b?rsc Mr. And?rson was rldlns I ho seemed to be suffering so much that he cunhln' . on the horse. About this time the back came o J we put bim In the back ana brought him to )ni ralkcil on after the hack; heard him talk. I don' i>w that he said who shot lilin. Ma said ho knei ne of the parties who carried him away from Ml ry's office. lie named only two of them that I ca ni-oiher. Mr. Hill Parkman. or Will Parkman, an nut Holmes were the only two that he montionec la be said after ho pot to jut), wbilo the doctor wn (paring to examine bis wounds. 1 remember that in said to buu that there was Mr. Glover, the trie tlce, and he bad better make bis statement to birr . Olovor then aald that It would not be evident less he bellevod at the time that he was going t i. I heard Mr. Cnlbreath Bay that wbilo be wa islop Copt. Marab's houso be culled to C'apt. Mars * toltl Wm tnat the two men I havi; just mimed ba n. I heard him say to me, when we first went t u, that ho was shot sll to pieces and was dying the would die. llo soemed to be getting cold, and lied oft my overcoat and threw It over blm. It wa 'n that he'said be was dying or would die. THE FATAL WOUND. )r. J. Q. Tompkins, sworn, savs: I was nmon ise who went In search of Mr. Cnlhrenth's hodv. s about seventy-live yards behind the party vf ou wd that woa In front. I heard them when the, nd him, and recognized his voiee brforel got then ten I got there he called my name, and said to m it they bad killed him, and had shot him all ovei a>ked the crowd to protect blm, and said ho wa io?ent of the oftcnco with which they had accuse n, ami that If they had given him a half of a dime would haw proyen his Innocence. I suggested the y sco and pet Gapt. Marsh's wagon to brlnif bltn t i Tillage. Before the wagon came the hack came n 1 we put him In the hack. He complained a urea il of pain while nutting him in the hack, anil when r the hack would jolt lie would complain and aaj hi God I It will kill nie." When we got him I I we undressed him, and i:i pulllnz the sleeve ol right arm ho said, ''Oh. God, ho care fill with that it Is the wound that 1 pot In Gary's ottlco." We go n undressed, and I found one wound In the rlgli tulder. The hall did not conic out I found anotlj wound In tho lumbar region of the back, which en cd about one-half fuel) to the left of the uiiddl e, and ranged downward and to the left for four o e inches, and lodged under the skin. Found anoth wound on the buck part of tho shoulder-blade Ich didn't penetrate, but wax a glancing shot II s talking awhile In the hack, but I was being (pie? nod by the hack driver, so that I didn't hear whn said; I didn't hear any of his statements at the Jai 1 wm busy examining his wounds. This tnornin iiade* post-mortem examination of tho body. I)i II was present. The wound in shwdder entered I bt shoulder, in first Joint, fracturing the right colht He at the outer third. It ranged Inwards,fracturln > first rib on ricbl slde.gnlng through the upper poi n of the right lunir. uasatiig back of tho wlndidiK II ranging towards left side, penetrating the uppe tlons of theI.-fl lime and passing out of cavity b during the rib of left side nml [latminK through li 1 was cut out of It-It axllisry space. I found hot igs In a state of consestlon, almost solidified byci vnsatori blood, and blood In both pleural cavilli's, t one ball out of back from wound referred to befor 1 cut one out of rl?ht hip, which struck fust nbov i trout trochanter and ranged upwards and ^ightl; :kwnrds for about lour Inches. I found unotlie iht flesh wound in call of left leg. The Mumble und was tho mortal wound, causing death by inter I hemorrhage. Tho others were flesh wounds am Important. (al.ney .font's. sworn, says: On tho evenine of Sep liber SI, 1SS5, i waivat home. 1 saw Newton .Joli n i pass my house, going down the AnsuMa road to rds Augusta, lie asked a negro boy, who was stand ; Iri the road, if he (the b'?y) had seen Wyat limes, J?, pass; the boy said he had Aeeu liltn. 11 nt on down the road, and in above five minute dims and Johnson eamo on back together. The nt on up towards theclnireh. 1 didn't know any ng about tho killing, except hearsav. I went ove the church about an hour by sun, but saw no on ,ml there. The u>-yro boy who was at the road, am j'lw'invoB inquired of about seel ig Holmes go down *'i ' ' ttic road, w .3 Jack liuniuuii. a ! II lt AT I'llAVKU WHEN SHOT. ti ? Dr .1. \V. Hill, sworn, *?ys: I was called to Jail to ' attend Mr. O. T. Culbreuth tho night ho was flmt. ] jj " found lilni sitting duwn on a mattress. leaning forward ,, ll on a chair, with nothing 011 but Ills drawer#. Dr. j ? Tompkins was with him. As soon as 1 walked In I '* spoke to him, expressing tnv regrets at his condition V lie rcciigtdz- d me. Ills'volcc was n little feeble, 1111- c J doiil-tedly showing 'hat he ua? suffering a great deal. r' . Dr. Tomiiklns then commenced telling me whai ?! wounds be had, and what he had discovered. Dr. Tompkins had commenced cuitlng out some bulla,and " 'i as it seemed to give Ctilbreslh so much p-iln and trou- ? ? bio I s Digested that he let him reHtawhile. They were p rl| gunshot wounds. Tompkins 'old ruo that the wound *' ' | in the shoulder was tho one that was giving so miHi ',j trouble. 1 began to ask Mr. Cn'breoth who did tho .' shooting, for ihe purpose of getting at the position of n the innn who shot him, ho that I could get some idea . " of tho range the hull took. He told me that Park man 1 llred the shot that struck bis shoulder, hut said that , I Maiur Gary told him not to talk. I then told him that ' 1 I was not after inquiry who shot hlin, hut to flnd the position of tho man that shot hlu), so ns to he able to . ] L' j determine tho probable direction of the ball. 1 then , " 1 ft.t-i.il tvlmr r?ik?lfI.in h?? wah in hhrnnlf nnil hi* R>if<1 ho .. 11 was at prayer wi|e|| he was shot; that tlm man who , flrcd It wn* to h * right. I thought that lie wan mid- . (f token. 1 thought the ball went downward. The shot * In the Shoulder was the cause of bin death. He said ?( . he was ruvrird off down the street by I'nrkman nnd '' Wyatt Holmes. Paid ho got that shut In Gary's otlice j. * and it deadened Ills twin. " || TllE ARK EST AND AFTER. <. The Inquest was here adjourned to Thursday, ?ep- Ci teniber 24, lsS5. at 0 o'clock. Tho jury reassembled ami tho inquest was resumed on September 24,1S-ft, . j at 9 o'clock, and the following testimony was then ^ P taken: . ? Hubert Ramsey, re-called, nays: 'When I went to , ! arrest Mr. Culbreath I wi nt In a bug?y with Mr. VVy- i 0 i utt Holmes us Tarns Mr. Collier Hammond. Air. | f Holmes asked me not to pet tight; that he thought ,j ,t Mr. Culbreath might have whiskey,and I might pet tl' drunk. He said lie didn't want me to lay over that ^ ? day. He told mo to arrest him and bring him back , ! that day, and not to get drunk und stay over that night. |(| 1 lie saj.i he didn't think I would have any trouble in y 1 arresting him. I in-t Tour men on my wov as 1 was jr I Cuininp In with Mr. Culbreath, Mr. bnlp Thurmond 1 was the only one I knew. This was bi tween An ioclt h lt church und Mr. Oscar Barr's hon-o. Mr.(2ns White ,,| j j wns wl h Mr. Culbreath, and I, and tlicy s|ioke to these ,,' four men, and knew them, or seemed'to know thorn. s I When I was going on to Mr. Culbreath's I saw Mr. ] j Collier Hammond at his house. 1 saw Mr. Oscar Bur! ..... I.. tl.. ..III-...,, thnt .r/'n!npf ftfti'P I <r,.t hnek bl ? here. Mr. Burnett and Mr. White were coming across w . tint street lu front of the Corn t House. 1 met them i at the Court House. 1 think I called Mr. Cillbrea b ai t across to Mr. Gary'* office, and we nil went there to- P! . gel her. I then s.id to Mr.Culbreath Kit lis walk down ^ \ t? the stab'o, where his liorso wan. Mr. Burnett said nl j he thought he wottM take otit a warrant for * negro w . stealing cotton. lie said that lu* thought he would star t with Mr. Culbrenth thnt night and would take supper J1 . with him. I came up there to g-t him to go to sup- w [! per, but could not find him. I saw two other men J' t! C"tnc In from that neighborhood that evening, and call- I i ed Mr.Gary'sattflntion to it when tliey caino In. Don't, P1 ? know who tbey were. "j LYNCHERS IDESTIFIKI>. o, t .T. T. Mims, sworn, says: I was nt Antioch Church }j . on thy 21st day of September. Went theru to cirry j 1 a tomb for my father a grave. While there I saw a j. i number of citizens pass the church. I sunpose there w R were twenty of them; this whs nbont o o'clock, 11 w I suppose. They were mounted, nil except two, who I , s were on foot. Tliny said they belonged to the ssuio J M s crowd. Pome of the party hail a conversation with (), I me. I spoke to several and they spoko to me when I , f 1 rodo up to the church. Just as I rndo up I saw a | ^ , body of men ride out of the pine, thicket near the grove. Soine were disguised and some were not dis- J n| I gulfed. They were very poorly disguised; had hand- i I,, I kerchiefs on their faces. Some had none. I knew aA - good many of their. As they rodo out lu the road i ,j they halted in tlio road. Two or three said 'what j w - shall wo do;" others said '-go ahead." Tliey then ! i rodo off by twos ami came by mo. After seeing who j S[ they were and knowing some of them, I rode tip' . very close to them, close enough to toneli with a ? switch. I hailed fme of them and asked what was! ,i * the matter: asked If anybody elss was killed. I h hailed Mr. Ned Uussy; I thi..k tliey call liini Ned ; llussv. I know he is a Bussy, and that they called ! ?r him Ned. 1 have known 1dm all my life. I asked | v, what was ihe matter, lie said I don't know. Asked i' him two or three questions, and he kept saying I don't know. I saw several others, and they spoke to ! ^ me, catling ineby name. Mr. Jasper Tuliiert spoke to p ., mo. Mr. Win. McDanlel was there. Dr. W. K. [ t. ProapiiLL Win. Purkinan. Wvatt Homes. M>-inidiis' .i Cuibrrath, Uolli(-r Hannnonif, Reuben Johnson; n | " B ono-tyed man by the name of Wilson, think bisnatnu was Joseph Wilson, was also there. That wna nbout J i 5 o'clock in the afternoon. I think Lott Prescott \n? j also there. Dr. W. E. Prcscott, Loll l'rescott and. 3 Memphis Culbreath bail musks on. Mr. fnrkman ? didn't havo un a mask. I after that saw the two Bells. j ? After seeing these men I wna curious to know wbnt.'n 8 was the mutter, and went down Into tbo pines from',. wliero they c-mie, and saw tlio tracks of tho homes.'i 1 1 then thought I had better be leaving. Mr. Kdille: r) . Rnbanks was with me. Wo Blurted back and met:gi I those two Mr. Bells, one wan named Lntner Di ll, ,, - and I think the other is named D. A. J. Bell, .Jr. jj 0 They seemed to want to shun me. I called ji 1 thetn to eonie this wuy; they looked rather stubborn. it I airaln called to th<m to come thin way, and I). A. .1. y 1 Bell said, "Well, I don't mind seelnp you." Tho i, . other man had pone off several paces. I then osk< d e D. A. >L Bell what was tho niatter. Ho said "tho w t sheriff has gone to arrest him, and wo oro waitir p to : t. tnke him away iroiu him anil see If wo cannot llnd a| out something about this murder." lie didn't say tj * bo tiioy wanted to lo take, but simply a dd to take w "him." Luther Bell was then etatnllii^ a few steps t| ' off, and I said to him, "Luttier, what is tlw matter? a| Are you afraid of mef lie said "No. I never saw .. the man that 1 was afraid of." I then said, "Wo!l, I ' ' am not afraid of you, so couio up here. I want to " talk to yon." He camo up then and a ked mo If I ' had seen any men pass here. 1 told hlin I had. I 1 said to hltn, "1 saw you two just now up hete by tho f school-house as if you were afraid some one would ; 1 ' see jou." Ho said, "Yes, wo were, and wo were ^ * afraid sotno one would Identify us."' Ilo ?aid, "I sup- J P I |iose you arc on our side." 1 said "It don't make any | 'I \ difference whether t am or not." I then rode off and ;0 II he Mid. "Well, don't tell on us." I told him "I would " e not," but didn't th>-n think they were pulnir to kill any-! *1 8 body. Luther asked mo If 1 hud wen T?wles and," s the sheriff pass. I said, no. He then anked mo who n ' were In the crowd 1 saw, and I mentioned several of " the parties. and they said that was their crowd ; that c I they were left there to tell the balance of them which ; I' " way t?> en. rc 0 w. \V. Burnett, sworn, sars: Was at home part of 'I J thr 21st September. Wont to .Mr. John (>uail4 that ^ !' evening abont two o'clock. I was also at Mr. Jack-;11 " son's store that evening.'; saw Amos Etibanks there;," 11 saw Jackson himself; saw Marlon Jackson thero ; 1 * saw a Mr. Outz there; I then went on to Mrs. Israel's " anil stopped on the way at Mr. Johnson's; saw Pat P Itnssy and Mr. Demps Biif-sy going towards John- ? son's store. Don't know anything about lynching Mr. 1 * Culbreath; I Just thought there was something up,1 J] ^ but thought they were probably after u negro i.s a h > white man and u negro bad bad a fuss a few days be-1 k fore that. Kobody told me of any such deed as v i. lynching anybody. |h t r 1 A HAMMOND "DEMONSTRATION.'1 Ii " ii The Inquest then adjourned to September 25, 1SS6 I il at half-past a o'clock A. M., and was u-Hitnied Septeni-1 il ber 23, at half past U'oclock A. M., when the following'11 y testimony wus taken: | h K O. A. Barr, sworn, says: On tho afternoon of lustjt 1* Monday, September 21, !:?$.*>, I enme from Mr. Msrk |1 s Toney's to my house in tfte Antioch section of tills ' ). county. Got home nearly sundown. I met men all I il tbo way between Edeefield vllingo and my house;; J1 i. inet two at the time; met Mr. Bill Blam and Mr. Oa- j ' a car Burnett first; then met Mr Cottier Hammond i* J and Mr. lieuben Johnson; inet these last two about! ^ inic anil a hair mlleB tins Riuo en my notiso; mn me: " , first two about half a mile ahead of the l?3t two. " y When I gut within about a half mile of rny house I l * c saw the road full of horse and mule tracks and re-11 c marked to my wife that It looked like a drove of t] i, tnules bad been along there. 1 drove on and when 11 ! got to a pair of bars through which you go frnni the | ' - road to my mill, the bars were let down Thin at-jl! !. tractcd ni) attention. In then looked round and: b d down In the woods Inside my field or pasture, bawl*1 II a number of horses and mules hitched. I didn't see | ' t anv men. 1 proposeed to my wife for me to stop and | ' d go and see about it. She objected, and 1 then went|n I* on. When I gut to the house I found iny negroes e alarmed and excited, und were afraid to go and drive | b C up my cow# and oxen. Bill, one of uiy negroes, said | ? n he could nut go. That ho bad been tbore once that ' : evening and faw ao many men standing behind trees, 0 il logs and brush that he could not go again, I then told n e him-to get a mule and ionic and go with me; that!'1 t I could go In my own woods and get my cattle, lie '' 0 gut a mule, but sent one of his buys with me, but '' 1 would not go himself. Mr. Hook, my sawyer, stepped ] " 0 uji in the meantime, arid said be would go with me, " e Mr. Hook and I walked down to tbe mill, and as we v 1 gut to the branch we stopped up on three men drinkk Ing water from their bats. I spoke to them and tliey d spoke to me. They asked ine if I didn't have any i .... .1 ,k?, J ,?|.l | I,.,, the bouse that was better. One of these men was. fl Mr. Wyutt Holmes, ex-county commissioner; Mr b lt George Vance and Stephen Hammond. After wo k . spoke I then crossed over tlie brand) on the fide they I h 8 were on. Mr. Wyiut Holmes said, "Oscir, Is that d L, your dug?" 1 said it was. Directly he nsked mc if C e 1 hud that luinlier ready. I tuld him yes; I had a C 0 portion ready, and they could get the balance by Fri- li t day. IV that time Ihey began to get embarrassing to I ? me. I didn't know thai C til breath had been arrested, e ? Tho negroes at my house hud already told mo that n h I)r. W. K. I'rescott and Lou Preecott were c r down there. I said to Mr. Holmes that I just s 3 got home, and that my negroes were all frightened 11 ^ and would not drivs up my cattle, and I thought I o would step down hero and see about U. I went on to jj { tell him that tho negroes Mid there were a great n y many men down here Its tbo woods, and that C bad p 0 seen so many horse and mule tracks along the a y road that I bad thought there had been a drore of s mules passing along. Theso other tw? men kept V easing off from me. Mr. Holmes then said there had T n been abont two hundred men there. I then asked n y him it they had arrested Towles Cuibreatb. He said b; ? yes. I then nsked him if they had any other proof, . or Just suspicion. Ho said: Must suspicion! Oh, a e Towles Culbreath did It." 1 then said to him : "How tl 0 is the sympathy of the community down that way f" a e He then said: "Don't you ecu the present diimoustrv 1 tlonf"' I then said: "I don't know whether this de. monstration is for Towles Oulbrenth or for Hamn mond." He replledr "For Hammond." We bad walked about ffvo paces when Mr. Holmes said to t me: "If I was you, I would not g? up there," nmany ing up where tho body of men were. 1 said that if r< be thouicht there was any danger I would not go. He n said : "I'll advise you not to bo up there." Mr. Hook and I then stopped and went baek to the house. I I, then attended to my business and got ray snpper, anil s retired about half-past 8 o'clock. About 10 o'clock 1 that night I heard my dog run out. 1 didn't hear il anybody ride up. My wife toid me not to go out. I had not fully awoke, and by tho timo I gut awako p somebody called me from without and asked me to ^ 0 come out tflere. My wife still insisted on my not go- " ^ Ins, nnu 1 11)111 W1CUI l? I1UIUUII 11 milt. m mm uMb h When I opened door I pulled it to tlio left and ,1 stepped behind the door facing to my right; und one {' iv of the parties said "Oscar, oro you In yonr night '' n clothesT" 1 said yes. llo said; "Doyou Know tin!" n I They had white cloth around around their faces, but '! 8 I told this one yes, that I knew him. The one to whom I was talking had his cloth Imng- ' Ing around bis neck, tbo full part of tho cloth hanging down his breast. He was not dls- ~ gutsed. When he asked nto If I knew him I said '' g '"Yes, It Is Mr. Wyatt Holmes." He said ''Oscar, jou ^ I saw some of oht party this evening, and we want yon r to keep your mouth shut." I said "All right, gentley men," and put my Anger over my mouth. They said . "All right," and rodo off. I didn't know the other l( e two nartlcs. They had white masks over their faces. H r. I didn't see any of tho crowd In the woods, except si s those I have mentioned. Tbese men who came to a i my honso that night approached my house froin this p e way. I next day traced their horse** tracks- up front v it the public road to the front of my house, and they d a rode off through uiy cotton field toward Aotluch n p Church. li "JCST OUT HOUSE-SWAPPING." J,' '< H. Wood, sworn, says: I was at home part of the ^ " 21st day of September, 1SS">, until In the evening?iu " " the evening, niter dinner, nbout 2 o'clock, I suppose, * < but cannot sweur as to tbo exact time, 1 rode out from II my house to George Wood's. Started to Collier Hum- * 1 mom!'*, but only went as f?r as George Wood's. I Sl went through the plantation out by Henry Ktibanks, w by ? ji'ith that we travelled. I went on nntll I not to * e the Hve Notch llosd. As I crossed the road 1 saw ^ r three men, who had Just crossed {he path where I ? '* came out. They were going towards Antioch church,) " This w? above Antloch from here. I rode on down ' e j to the house, and Mrs. George Wood, who Is my daugh- jjJ | ter, asked me what so many men were going to the 11 Court House to-day for f 1 said I didn't know. She " ' j said they bad been passing along In gangs all the day. " S 1 asked her where her husband was. Shu said he and sl " Henry Kuhsnks had g?no to .Jackson's store to get ei n | some tobacco. I didn't go to Collier Hammond's, be- j" ,r cause I was Informed that he hail passed on going to- " K I wards the village. I then concluded to ride up about I Jackson's, to see what was up. I went on'a spring '< path, tdl I got to the new cut? I<ert Hill road. Just r as I got to the road, George Vanco and one of Hie a! f | young Holmes, (Oily, I believe. Is bis name.) catuc on in 1 rlillni' l.v themt>elv(H. I ssked Oeorgo what the mat- II h j tor was? tli.it they were all going to tti? village tills | li " j kind of a day ? lie said that "nothing was the nintltr ' fi ' Why do you think so f Wo are .lust out borso swap-1 ni 0 jilng." 1 (trild: "I know belter, George, and tell me I hi u I what Is ii|i." I turned and rode on back with theni. I t.i S" j 1 linked thom two or three times what was the matter, | w r ' and when we sot buek to where I could go to Oeorgo j w r | Wood's house, I said: ''This Is iny way; I am going ! w " | back to the house." He, George Vanee. said : "I'oine j w J on.'' I said: "No, you won't tell me what Is the mat- n | ter, and 1 won't gowlth you." I then rode down to | h i- i the house, and lolt them. 1 got soma Information at; c< I the bonne that the woods were full of men down about i < ! i-! the church. I then turned and went buck to the road, j b ! and just as I got to the road Ned lSueny and five or fix I t' other men were along with Mm, tiding on towards tbo ! J e ' church. I know that Alex. Holmes, and sotno of thu tl s ! other Holmes bovs were also along. I could not say n: y 1 wli'eh of the other Holmes boys they were, lor they , hi look alike, and I don't know their names, but know I di r j them all when I sue them. I atked Ned l!uf?y "Wliut <11 b | was the matter?'' but ho gavo me no answer, but rode j it Jjou. I thou cuuciudcd t? tide uj> tj Juliuauu's stcro j C id rnnfto irniniry. I rode nbont seventy five yards ' td met I'm Binsy nml Dpiiins IJiiacy riding townrds 1 if church by theinsclvr-s. I began talking with them; I irncd and rode back with tliem, talking to them, i Hicn I cot down opposite Geo. Wood's house I said ! i th' in, I would llko to know where you nil are goiir."' They laughed a little, and wc rode on. About ' It it time I heard some one holler dow n to "como on.'* looked nnd saw one party of men gallopi.ff down to- ( ards the church. We then rode Into the road at the , linreh. As we got to Scott's road at the church the j pud was full of men, and they moved "If I his way; t iino wvie wa'klng.some tall.Inc. and some rnnnlnc | leir horses. I rode tn with the two Unsays In u walk , ntll we got up this side of the Admns place, until we j at to the ronil leading off to my limine, through Ken- | en Johnson's field. Several inore passed us In a lopo. ( letiben >Iohnson wns the only one 1 knew. The b?l- ( tic<? had I heir heads turned from me. 1 thtn said to , led Bilsry, "Tills Is my rond home, and 1 will go on | nine." They rodo on. I turned and looked !> hind | ie. and saw Collier llnmtiiond nnd another man. I , idn't know the other man. I then stopped Collier , lid spoke to hint; told hltn t had started tn his house, < ut heard he was away; the other man rode on. They j ere coming this way. I talked with Collier about j iy business with IiIhi ami we separated. I left. In j j avlng I looked behind and saw Ollv Burnett. I took j to bo Oily Burnett, nnd n man wlfo lives at Wyntt I ( oluics's coming along behind, coming towards thu I illage. When the men rode off from the church I on-1 j knew one of them; that was Mr. Jusper Titllicrt, II mko to him. He was riding In a walk, Didn't go Itli crowd. Don't miiraifoi whether be wont on IV further <t not. Ucinemlier speaking to htm as I (.In across tliu road. 1 can't say that I rvcognUrd any ihor of the Crowd for I was Merited. Mr. Talbert, I link, spoke to me. I can't Buy posllively that I miw riliinm McDanlel, hut tliomrbt I saw him In tho owd. f. !. Long, sworn, says; Hire very near Antlnch hurch. I saw I)r, W. E. Prescntl nhd Newton John>n ptss my houi>c coining this way. This was 1 or 2 clock on Monday, 2lstol September. Directly af rwords three or four men passed that 1 didn't know, then saw 0. T. Culhrealb and Qua White come on , i a buggy, and I saw after that Lou Preseott cmtilng , lis way tiv himself. Hoon after that I saw five others js*. but woa then too far off to kn?w any of them, ntloch Church Is between here and iny house. I left uue then and saw no others until late til the eveIns. when 1 saw Mr. Demps JJussey and William [eD.inl- 1 going back home. There were others In | out of them going buck, but I emild not tell who i ley were, Mr. Loii Preseott directly Went back bo- | Iml thein, and that was about all I saw. This was | jout or near sundown. I BEGGING FOIt A CHANCR TO PRAT. R. P. Anderson, sworn, says: After Mr. n. T. Cul- J realh was taken from CJary it Evan's office I went ' itli the other citizens to hunt the body of Mr. Culreath. I rode George Lake's hone, and 0. O. Lewie id Taylor were a little ahead of the balance of the irty. I was it llttlo In front of Taylor ami Lewis, "hen 1 cot to the hill this side of Crelghton's I saw a lan with il.'iit pants coming down the hill In a slow alk. When I cot very near hlin I pulled tip my irse to inquire of this man If he had seen or heard ( lything tip the road. 1 then recognized him and . nind him to bo Tnwles Culbrcath. I said, "My G?>d. | owlea, is that you ?" lie mvs, "Yes. Wboareyou?" , says, "Dick Anilerson." He says, "For God sake j otectmc; I am shot all to pieces." I dl-mounted, id Taylor. Lewis and I tried to get him on tny horse, e said, 'Tbey thought they had killed me, and I reciiilZed two of them. Will Parkman and Wyatt n1m?s were two of the men that had me." lie said mt '*05 I unsseil Co|it. Marsh's I hallooed to Copt. !ar.<!i awl told litin that Will Turkman h:ul gof mo;" lat he thought th<>y were going to 1:111 hlin, and he anted somebody to know ? hu some of tho party ero. I insisted on hi# tr-lnjr to c>-t on the horse id cotno ami 30, for f?ar they might follow him. He till, '"No, they r.re gone, and think I am dead." Most T the crowd then numerated that we go and get a wain at Cant. Marsh's to haul him, Hume went alter a ugon. I then led the horse off. The crowd set him ii the side of the road, and a back caine on and we lit him In the hack. I heard no more until he got to 41. Dr. Hill was examining tho wounds and was iking him questions nbont it, and lie t?ld Dr. Hill nit Will i'arkman shot lilm In the office. Later, hen m<if)t uf the crowd had gone except the guard, u was sitting leaning on a chair In front of hltn. lie till he prayed to Will Turkman not to hoot him, but ve him a chance to prove his innocence; that he new nothing nbont It. He a .Id Ilmt they told htm tat he knew whodM It, nnd to tell who did li; that d knew something about It. lie aid lie begged them i give hloi n uhunco to prav, and not to shoot him in out, lmt shoot him In the back. He said that when i* got down to pray he said he had seventy-live (loirs in his pocket that he wnnted his wife to have; kid thnt about that tlmn ho heard a pistol Are, ami II over and fainted, ai.d was unconscious for somume, ttniil he revived and got up and came on back e said Will I'arkman shot him in tho ofllei>, nnd said int Will Turkman and Wyatt Holmes hnd him. lie .lit hn knrw lie. wimld die! said so both out at the ail when wo met him. nmf olso nt the Jail; heard Im say so three or four times nt the Jail, and Wild It hen lie told who hud him and who shot him. George Mtilhls, sworn, says : On Inst Monday I was t in; home In the Antioch section of this eounty. bout 1 or 2 o'clock I saw thirteen men coming by ly house towards the village. Antloch Chinch Is In le direct route from my house to this place, I live jout four utiles from Antloch. I met ten of thorn ght In the roiul, nttd the others passed while I was tting In the pLzzu of my bouse. 1 knew imrt of ictn. George Vonro. Ned Bussy, Jasper 1'nlbert, illy McDanlel, Krwln Holmes, oily Holmes, Ned olmes, I)r. Dick Key. I'at Bnnr and Demps Bussy ere about the ones that I recognized. 1 asked Mr. ance where they were going, lie sit Id they weie ist riding about; there weie about eight in bin owd. I then ithked l'at Bossy and Demits Bussy here they were goinir. Demps Bussy said he dldn t now where be was going; didn't no'lco any arms liout them ; nono of them wero masked; none of lein told mo where they wero gdng. Geo. Vance as one of tho party. riding annul; didn't notice who ic others were. The llrst ones passed my house bout live minutes before the others did. None of le party asked mo to come with them. I knew uthing ubout It. I'AltKM.VN LEADING THE CROWD. R. T. Lanier, sworn, says: On last Monday evening was at lminc; live nboiit three mtles from Antloch burch on trie Newcnt mail. I saw n crowd of men ass my house sometime between '2 and 4 o'clock in te evening. I spoke to Mr. Ned Bussy, who was one f the crowd. 1 n>ked him where he was going, and rhat so many men ware ridlnz about for. lie said."1 on't know where 1 am going."' He said. -'They told ic to go to Antloch Church ; that the citizens of the rlghliorhood were going to meet there to seo about lie shooting affair." He told me to get my horse and ome and go. 1 told liltu I lnd nn horse, but had lenty ol mules. I told iiim that I could no on those oi dltions. He rode off and left me. I saw Jasper Vbert, W. L. McDanlol, Put Bussy, Demps Bussy, lIcx Holmes, Ned Holmes, Or. Dick Key, Oily Holies, George Vance and Will I'arkinan. 1 saw some l'""* ** ? ** ?*?!/! n??? tern tort flirt! r fartrtft AH tllrtV hntl I heir bucks to me. On yesterday afternoon i went lit to Mr. Ned Bussy's gin to aeo about havl n>r cotton innr<t, anil ht< tiMik mo aside am) asked me not to say nything about wh.it he hml sild to me on Monduy rening, that bo didn't want to be implicated In the natter. I told him I would say nothing about It, anil nve never mentioned It to a soul, only here. I don't now anything further nbout it. Mr. Kill Parkinaa ,-iia at the ht-ad of the crowd when they paused my otise. There were twenty-six in number that passd?ten were In the flr?t njiind, and they kept getting r??. Ned Hu.'sy wait not In the squad that Paiktiian d; Hussy was behind that squad. L. Parkman, sworn, says: 1 was at Mr. K. T. Laser's house on 21.it September, 1S?5, Am building im a house. Saw a good crowd of men pass there hat evening?ten In the first irnng and few. r In others, wenty-slx tn all. I bad no conversation with any of liem, but beard the conversation between Mr. Ned tus.?y and Mr. li. T. Lunler. That conversation was list abut Mr. Lanier has just stated in bis testiinon) d be. 1 live with Jim Lanier. I recognized Will 'arkman. Dr. Key, Ned Hussy, Pat Hussy, Dennis lossy, George Vance, Ned Holmes, Oily Holtnea, fcrrln Holmes. Alex Holmes. That Is about all I remember now. Kem-mber now seeing Mr. William lcDanlel and .Jasper Talbert by themselves running liclr horses going towards Antioch. This wua after lie first crowd went on. 1 remember that. 1 believe lint Jasper Talbert and Mr. McDuniel were going to ry to stop the thing. I meant tho shooting affray? he Hammond. I didn't know that Mr. Culbreath ail been arrested, but my father-in-law, Corlry, afterwards told me. He had come with Mr. Culbreath as ?r as Collier Hammond's on the way to the vlllaice. did/t't see any arms on any of the parties, and saw A. A. Glovor. sworn, says: I live on road botwecn ere and Antloeh Church. On Inst Monday afternoon saw a crowd of men coming this way. Connted wenty-elght pass my bouse. I did not recognize any f them. It wai about suudown. It Is about four lies from here to my house. I recognized a young wn by the name of Crofton. Ills horse (jot loose ana e came up to my tenant botiso and Crofton enme af r it. Don't know his given name. I ssked him rhat was up. When ho got up on his horse bo went ack through the woods towards liarr's pasture. This ; as before the crowd passed my bouse. The Vorrtlct. The State of South Carolina, Edgefield Connty: An nquisitlon indented, taken at tho connty jail in Edgeeld County the 25th day of September, A. D. 1SS5, efnre K. A. Glover, trial Justice, acting as coroner for nld county, npen the view of the body of O. T. Culreath, of Edgefield County, then and there being ead, by the outlis of J. M. Jones, John K. Allen, 'hnrles M. Gray, W. N. Durnett, F. A. Bellaneer, W. Jordan, William Jordan. John l>. Davis, G. G. Lew>, I). T. Grlce. Lewis Wages, il. 1'. Covar and II. C. tee, being a lawful jury of Inquest, who being chargd and sworn to inquire for tho State of couth Carolla when and by what means the said O. T. C'ulbreath nine to his d< atb, upon thelmutbs dosay: That tho Jd O. T. Culbreath was killed and murdered Ht K'lgeeld Court House, in the county and State aforesaid, n the night of the 21st day of Scptcmtier, 1SS5. by Islol shot wounds by tho hands of William Paiklan, as principal, and that Wyatt Holmes and other ertons imkuown to the Jury were accessories to the ild murder. And so the jurors aforesaid do sav that tfio aforesaid1 Villlniii Purkman, in manner and form aforesaid, 0. Culbreath then and there feloniously did kill, gainst the peace and dignity of the said State aforcud. In witness whereof, I, E. A. Glover, trial Justice, ctlng coroner aforesaid, and tho jurors aforesaid, to lis Inquisition have Interchangeably put our hands ad scalt* the day ubove mentioned. E. A. Gi.over, Trial Justlco, Acting Coroner lor Edgefield County. J. M. Jones, Foreman of Jury of Inquest. D. T. Grlce, John K. Allen, J. H. Davis, Wiu. Jordan, II. C. 1W, 15. P. Cow, G. O. Lewis, W. C. Jordan, L. P. Wages, F. A. Bellangcr, C. M. Gray, W. N. Ilurndt, True copy : D. E. DfRiaos, Clerk C. C. 1'. and 0. S. The Hammond Inquest. The following Is tho official report of the evlilenro efore I ho coroner's inquest, held on the 14th Septemer, 1S55, oitthe (lead body of W" H. Hammond demised : Dr. W. W. Smith, sworn, says: "When I arrived I mild the body of W. II. Hainniond lying In tho yard, le was then u'llve and unconscious, and I had him loved Into tho house. He had about stopped bloedi|{ when I arrived, but was breathing very hard* 'he side that the wounds were upon was very much wollen. There are twenty-four shot in the bend, of rbich nine reached the brain. lie has twelve shot In io neck, six in the shoulder, two In tho arm and one i the hack. I am suti.sllrd that tho nine shot In th? rain were sufficient and did produce death. HAMMOND'S LAST KOl'HH. Mrs. F. P. Oulbrcatli, sworn, says: I had been vising on Saturday, and when I arrived at home Mr. laninioml was there. I ttien asked him to go to tho moke-house and elve my wage hands tho allowance, ndSken I asked Mro to feed iny mules. After sa,v -.. ?.? in nnri ?/*>li hi* scat lii the front room. I aa In my bed-room; hail too nick children?my aitghterand liU'? boy. I giving my dauchter lodtdnej and alsoiucpsrlng somo to bring out to my ttleboy. When I cume out the little buy told me lint his throat hurt him, and I rubbed It fur hlui, and 'cntout In tin* piazza and washed my hand*. When come In Mr. Hammond was sitting on the lounge , Ith tho bov. and the boy told me that he wanted to omit, and Mr. Hammond took hlni and curried him i the back door. After tho child had vomited Mr. lainmond culled me and told me to bring him u lamp that he coold see what the child had vomited, for it ; as very ?our. He ihen said the boy hud been eating potato, and he gave the lamp to me. I sat It on the ibli*. I then took my seat, and he and the boy went lit In the yard, and after ha had been there about a dnute I hewd'a gun lire. After I heard the gun my ttle boy came In screaming, nnd said that some one ad slipt I)oogs, and alio said he saw the light from i ie gun and It was at the gate. The children com- i lonced to scream, and wo all ran out whera Mr. i [amuiond was lying. We called him, but he did Dot i )C?k, though his face had a smile on it I then callI Boino of the negroes, but did not remove the body niy to put the pillow under his head. I lot the body , e tlicro until Dr. Smith came. til uk atm aoainht tii9 life. W. II. Thurmond, sworn, says: That he Arrived !)out 12 o'clock and fotind that tho body had been loved. "I)o yon know of any threats against his fe?" Yes. O. T. ('nlbreath told nie In Jitne that he itended to kill Mr. Hammond. I asked him what ir. and he said that Mr. Hammond did not visit him, ! ill should n?t visit bis family. He also said that lie id been called a coward, and that ho was going to ' ike a cowardly advantage of Mr. Hammond; that ho . as not going to allow him any more chancc than ho ] onld a rabbit. I told him that I would rather he ( oulil not tell me about It. and ho did not tell mo any ] lore until the day that they made friends. IIo told | 10 the day that they made friends that Mr. Hammond ( ad promised him not to visit his family, curry any | itlon to their gin, corn to Iho mill, or notleo anv of i ....? ...I if l,?.ll.l i|?. KK..L- IIin? ,. ??M In. h.,Utf.1 . ! I?h' r th?l) over. J. U. Huminond, sworn, unys: About th?? Inst of] unc my hroilur tolo nir tliut O. T. Cullirealh lmd j ireati-ni-il hi* life. mid that lie had tliouitlita of trllliu; 1 le soma time before, tint lie litul not done It. He told 1 le that ho would tell me that, so If he was found 1 Kid, or killed ut any time, that I mlcht know who j Id It. He iino fluid that If Mr. (.'nllirealh did not du j t himself that he would have It done. I heard Mr. ullreulU auy nt Mr. Muthla's, unc day, that hu had j fnylaid the path to kill jome one. lint ennlilnot h.esf :!>u name, and that lie was two minutes two late, My jrotlici- II ml wl'li me and my mother, and If be hi il my i-nemiea I do not know it. Jits habits were not meh as to make enemies. "MISSED Dr TWO MINUTES." M. P. Culbreath, sworn, snys: That Saturday at r'luh meeting I naked Mr. Hammond lo go over and nay all night with my mother, a* I was going visitng. I Insisted on bU going, and hu said tLut hfl would go. I don't know whi ther be went or not, but le wan fmind shot in the yard. I only know that ho was shot in the yard from what I heard others say. [ think Walter f'rescott hearil me ask Mr. Hammond lo go to my house. I met Mr. O. T. Onibreath In the road at Mathls's, und he told tin that if Mr. Hammond >ver went to his house spun, or carried Any corn to mill, or a look of cotton to the fin, that lie would kill ilin. He aleo ?ald that lie JiiKt did tnls* blm on the Utter Slide jmtli by I wo mlnntcs nnd one-half some lays before tint. I had tny sister with me that 'eveulns. and he told tne th?t If he had been at Matlila's Siirlnu' n few Hays before that, that he would hnvr shot lilm down while b<- (Mr. Hammond) wan dancing with lis cl*h-r; nnd be then n.?kcd her how gbe would have 'elt then. 1 h?ve n*-vrr heard anr one else threaten Mr. Hammond's life. If Mr. Hainirond bad an; jther enemies I never heard of It. Dr. MT. W. Smith, recalled, says: That he arrived at Mrs. Culbri atb's between 9 and 10 o'clock on the ulitht that Mr. Hammond was allot. He died at twenly-flve tn I mites after 12 on Monday. '1 lie shots rangsd fnun front to rear?one In the temple and two or :bree In the ear. There were no powder burns on jlm. He wait unconscious nt the time. That kind it a wound wax necessarily fatal. Mr. 1'. ('ulbrcath, recalled, flays: That his mother ind Nther were not llvltiz tocether?had been sep* alert itlxmt one year. Also, that Mr. Unlhrmtb hail lothlng to ilo with the management of the place, and .hat be attended to it all liimsi If. The Verdict. We, the Jury, find that the deceased, W. TT. 11amnond. ciime to hiit death by reason of a gun-shot wound in the hands of some unknown jurtj. Arrest of Pnrkinnn and Holme*. (Special DUpatch to The Ntnvs and Couridr.) Kmirnr.LD, September 80.?Sheriff Ouzts brought in l'arknnn und Holmes tills morning and lodged '.hem in jut 1. During the la?t two days lie had visited their respective homes and other places In tho neighborhood without aviill. but met tbnn this morning, [from In'orniation previously received,) when they Icith surrendered to hlui. They will apply for boll through ibrlrsttormys as sonn ns Oen. Rutler returns front Washlnston. No other warrants hove f>een Issued yet, but It is reliably stated thnt soiue tiyeuty odd will be sued out at an enrly d?y. Warrants iNnucd for tlic Arrent of Twenty-four Alleged Lyncher?*. Trkstox, October 5.?T)r. W. A. Culbreath. a brothDr of the Culbreath who was murdered at Edgefluld by masked men, has sworn nut n warrant, which ha? lieen lodged with the slwritf for the arrest of the following parties alleged to be implicated in tho Culbreath murder, viz: Ned Bussey, W. .1. Talbert, W. L. McUanlel' Dr. W. h. 1'iescott, Memphis C^ulbrenth. Collier Hninmoml, Ueuben Johnson, Joseph Wllwm, Lim I'rffctt, I). A.Bell, Jr., Ltitlier Bell, flforp- V?nce, Orcar Burnett, Win. KIhih, Sieve Hiiminonil, P. II. Uussoy, Demps Bus.vjy, O lie Holme?, .John Cration. Ktlward Holmes, Dr. I.Hiuril Key, Aleck Holmes, Irwin Holmes, Newton Johnson, These parties. It is said, will report to tho sherlo ai some ceiitrnl point on Wednesday and come to tht village thnt evenlne, On account ofthe crowded con' Ii lt<iii of our Jill, there being some thirty prlsoneri nlreidy therein, the partle? above mentioned, will b< ussltfried to quarters in thn Courtroom of the Court' houso under u'tinrrt until tbey ap|dy fur ball. The well-entaMished business vim and wldeawak< cotui prise of 1 lit: Nkws and Covuik.k has been we) sustained in your proctirltiK and publishing: the full authentic report of the evidence III the Ilntnmnnd am Culbrenth Inquests, nnd Is spoken of in a complimen t?rv manner nnd highly appreciated by your tuanj renders in Edy field. Master's Sale. TIIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AnBEVILLE COUNTY. COURT or COMMON PLEAS. Pulzer, Rodgers A Co.. against A. M. Agnew BY vlrtuo of an order of sale made la tht above stated case and dated April '21, 1&*S I will offer for sule at public onicry nt Abbe vllle U. H.fS. C., on Monday, November 2nd 1HHT), bcltiK Sale Day, within the legal hours o salo, the following described properly, situ ate In suld .State and County, to wit: All tha tract, or parcel of lund, containing One Hundred Acies, morn or less, bounded by lands of M. B. Mc Glice, It. I<. Htansel nnd others. Also thai iruct or parcel of laud.containing i iuy?rivc Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of J. N Alexander, Mrs. Sharp and others. Also, al that tract or pared of land, known as thi JlomePluce, conlalulng Five Hundred and Four Acres* moro or Icbb, bounded by lands of Nancj Sharp, M. 15. MeGliee and others. Also, tha tract or parcul of land, known as tho Smitl Tract, containing Fillv-Seyen Acres, moro or less, nnd bounded by lands of B. C Hai t, W.H. Mnore and olhcrs. Also, ad tint tract or porcel of land, known as tho tiwuli Tract, containing Two Hundred and Thirty-Five Acre? more or less, bounded by lands of M. B. Mc Ghee, Susan Hiloy, and others. Also, the Au derson Tract, containing Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Acrei more or loss, hounded by lauds of T. Y. Mar tin. Win. Martin and others. Also, all tha tract It now a as the Ague w Tract, contalnluj One Hundred and Twenty-Five Acres uivtb VI Itro, umiimvu uj milUO W1 O. \j, lUUr rlman. M. IS. MeUhee, and others TE11SI8 01-' SALE?Oue-half of the pur chase money cash, tho balumre In twelvi months. Willi Interest from day of sale, secur ed by bond of the purchaser and mortgage o the premises, rurchuaers to pay the Muole for papers. J. C. KLUGH, Muster. Oct. 7, 1885. 4t Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. CODKT OF COMMON PLEAS. Thos. K. Jackson and \V. T. McDonald agalns Ellen 'A. Oossett, cl al.?l'uiiltlon. T?Y virtue of an order of salo made In tin ^ above eL-iled euro by the Hon. J. S. Coth ran, Judue Klghth Circuit, on 8th day of De ccmber, 1n>1, 1 will otter tor xale at public out cry at Abbeville C. 11., S. C., on Monday, No veniber 2nd, 18?.'j, being Hale Day, within tin legal hours of sale, the following describct property, sltuato In said .State and County bclug Hie Real Kstate of Thos. Jackson am Ann It. Jnckson. deceased, lo wit: All thu tract or parcel of land, known ua Tract No. 1 or the Homestead, containing One Hundred Acre*, moro or less, bounded by lands of D. M Wardlaw, Tract No. 2, John Able, and others ami by tlie Snake Road. Also thai tract o parcel of luud, known us Tract No. 2, contain log One Hundred and Forty-Five Acres more or less.and bounded by lands of D. M Wardlaw, II. D. Wilson, Tract Na I, ant Snake Itoud. Also, thut tract or parcel o land, known as the Tract No. 3, or tbe Hum phrcy Jackson Truct, containing One Hundred and Twenty-Five Acres more or less, and bounded by lands of Johr Able, McNeill, ami Tract No. 4,aud the Snakt Koud. Also, that tract or parcel of lain known as Tract No. 4, or tbo Mill Tract, containing One Hundred and Twenty-Five Acres more or less.and bounded by the Snake Road Tract No. 3, and McVVilllains Land and J. D Neel. TERMS OF SALE?One-half cash, bnlanc* on credit twelve months securcd by bond an( morieugo with Interest from day of sale With Icavo to purchaser to pay all cash. 1'ur chaser to pay for pupers. J. C. KLUGH, Oct. 7,1SS5. 4t Master. Master's Sale, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAR0LI>A luu.mi ur Aiitiijv lijijtj* COURT or COMMON PLKAS. Robertson, Taylor A Co., against William II Arnold. BY virtue of an order of sale made In th< above stated ease on 31st day of October 1MW, I will offer lor sale at pulil'.c outcry a Abbeville C. H? S. C., on Monday, Novembei 2nd, 1885, being Sale Day, wltliln the lega hours of sale. Hie following described prop etly, situate in said Statu and County, to wit All that tract or parcel of land, situate nni being in the town of Hodges, and containlnj Four Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of >1. A. Ca son, T. J. Kills and G. M. Hodges. TERMS OK SALIC?Onc-hnlf cash, bulnncc on a credit of twelve months, wlln lnteresi from day of sale, to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises with liberty to purchaser to anticipate the second payment. 1'urchaserto pay forpapers J. C. KLUGH, Oct. 7, 18S5. 4t blaster. Master's Sale. THE STATE OF NOITH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COCItT OK COMMON PLEAS. Arthur ParkeraRainst Edward F. Parker, as Administrator, and others. BY virtue of an order of sale made In the above stated case dv J. H. Cothran,Judge of the 8th Circuit, and dated Sept. 2Sth, IS&i, I will ofler for sule at public outcry at Abhevlllo C. H., S. C.,on Monday, Nov. 2nd, 1SS5, being Sahiduy, within the lejjal hours of salt*, tlie following described property, sltuato In Huld .^tate and county, being of the Heal Estate of Dr. Edwin Parker, Deceased, to wit: All thnt lot or parcel of land, In the town ol Abbeville, on which Dr. Edwin Pnrker resided at thetlmeof his death, altuatedou Church Street, uud coutalulug Two Acrett, more or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. Korr, Lewis Parker and Triulty church lot. TEKMH OK 8ALE?One-half cash, balance on a credit of twelv? months with Interest froin day of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser anil mort^seo of the premises. Purchaser to pay the Master for pnpers. J. C. KLUGH, Oct. 7, 15tS. -it Master. Master's Sale. HIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, COL'UT or COMMON PLEAS. In Re Elizabeth K. Connor, Demandant In Dower. r?Y virtue of an order of sale made In tlio above stated case, and dated Juno 11th, IW.I. l win sen ui puuno ouicry at nouevme ['. II., H. C., on Monday, November 2ml. 1HS5, being Sulo Day, within the legal hours of sale, [he following described property, fltualo In mid State nnd County, bclni; of the Heal E?Lato of A. P. Conner, Deceased, to wit: All Unit tract or parcel of land, known ns the Kennedy Tract, containing Five Hundred and Eighty-Fivo Acres, more or loss. bounded by lands of John I.von, llradley A Morrah, Mrs. Mary Watson, J. I.. [)rrnnan, and others. TERMS OK SALE?Cash. Purchaser to pay .he Master for papers. J. CVKLITOH. Oct. 7, ISSo. It Muster. Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. couirr of common- pleas. A. J. Pallnns <? Son agalilst Kleliejr & Millet' BY virtue of ah order of sale made in tlx above stated cake, dated April 18th. 1S8">, J will oiler Tor sale at uublleoutcry nt AbbevllU C. H., S. C.,on Monday, November *d. 1885, bo lug Knleday, within the legal hours of mile the following described property, situate lr said State and County, to wit: One House and Lot In the village of Hodges, the property of Jno M. miner, me 101 compoKeu ?u uircu mum parcels, cunmining In all about Twenty-Two Acres, bounded by lands of J. A. Kill*, L. It. Dantz lor, nnd by theColiimbla and Greenville Hall rout I. Also ONE HOUSE AND I.OT In tin village of IlNdKi*8t the property of William It Itlchey, containing One and One-Half Acres* moro or 1cm. and bounded by lands of Join M. Miller, and by the Columbia and Green vllle Railroad. Alio ONE HOUSE AND !,(/] known as the Koon placc. the property o Itlcliey <k Miller, containing Thirty-Seven Acres, more or loss, and bonndod by lands of J. L Anderson, Walter Andorscm and A.M. Agnev and by the ColumWannd Greenville Railroad TERMS OK SALE?One-half cash, balanci on h credltof twelve months, with Interest from day of wile, secured by bond of the pur chascr and a mortengo of the premises, l'ur chaser to pay the Master for papers. J. C. KLl'Ufl, Maxtor. Oct, 7, 18!?, ? Master's Sale. THE STATE OP SOCHI CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. \ Jordan & 1'opo against E. C. Blinking and 8 P. Slink Inn. T>Y virtue of nn order of sale made In th< JJ above stated ca<e, dated February 1.1, INK I will offer for sale at public outcry at Abbe vllle C II., R. C., Monday, November 2d, 18(41 . being Salt-day. within the legal hours of sale the following described pr<>|>erty, situate h said State and County, to wit: All that lot o parcel of lulid, situate iu the town of Troy [ being > Forty by One Ilandred Feer, honnded West by lino of A. A K. R. R., Eas by alley between this property and prooeri; of J. C. Tittle, North by street, and South b; property of J. T. Horton. TERMS OF SALE?One-hulf cash, bnlnne on a orcdltof twelve month*, with Interes from day of sale, secured by bond of the put chaser and mortgage of the premises. Fui chaser to have leave to pay ull cash. Pur chaser to pay the Master for papers. J. C. KLuoII, Master. Oct. 7,18S6, -It Master's Sale. S THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT Of COMMON PLEAS. Alfred Gray against Solomon McBryde.?rai titlon. T>Y vlrtne of an order of sale mnde in th above stated case by I he Court of Com inon Pleas at June Term, 1885,1 wl'l sell n public outcry at Abbcvlllo C. H., S. U., o r Monday, November 2nd, lK8->, being Saleda] within the le^al hours of sale, the followln > oesterioeti property, snuuio in raiuauiie Hn County, to wit: All Hint tract or parwl ? land, known as the Morris tract, being part < the estate of John Harris Gray, decerned, uj f on waters of Little Illver, and containing Two Hundred and Sixty-Two Acres more or less, bounded by lands of the estnt of J. W. Ttiuinns, Mrs. Jano C. Gray and otti I 1 TERMS OF SALE?Canh. Purchaser to pa " the Master for papers. J. C. KLUGH, Master. " Oct. 7,1S85,4t | Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP ABDEVILLE. COUKT OF COMMON FLEAM. L John M. Frultt against E. J. Cox, as adra* and others, T>Y rlrtueof an order of sale made In th above stated case and dated February 1 1885, 1 will olfcr for sale at public outcry i 1 Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Monday, Novemtx 3 2d, 18h5, being Saleday, within tho legal houi ofsule, tbo following described proj>erly, si uute In said Stute and County,to wit: All thi traet or parcel of land containing [ Three Hundred nnd Ninety-Four i Acres. more or lew, botinditl by land* of Sarn Moore, Estuie of Joel J. Cunningham, Ei>ta , ol Janim Swllllnc, and Estate of Mr*. K J Clltik?c?lc?, being that tract of laud of \rliic 1 Edwin Cox died, seized mid possessed. ' TERMS UK SALE?One-half cash and ? balance ou u credit of t welve month*, wit Interest from dny of sale, secured by bond < ' the purelwser mid a mortage of tbe proralsi . sold. Purchaser to pay tho blaster for paper J. C. KLUG1J, Muster. Oct. 7,18S5,4t 1 Master's Sale. t THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINJ COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, ' coriiT or common rL?AS. Ellin O. Oniydon against John McLaren. - T)Y virtue of an order of wile mnde In tli e above stated ca?e and dated Juno 12.18S * I will offer for dale at public outery at Abb f vllle C. H.. S. C., on Monday, November 2. lifr r belnsr Saleday, within the Icwl hours of sal tlie following described properly, situate I said State and County, to wit: All thattnu or parcel of land, on Mucklewcr branch, wi tersof Curltail creek containing Serenty-Five Aero?, more or irss, nnnuueu ny ibiiuhoi .minus Devlin, LeRoy Purdy, Jonathan Jordan an others. THIIMS OF SALE?Cosh. Purchaser to po the Master for paper*. J. C. K LUG II, Master. Oct. 7,18M, 4t t Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUrH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, 3 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. JamesT. Nix against Wlills or Wm.Tollesoi ; (iliat Willis or Win. Ware.?Foreclosure. t TJY virtue of'an order of sale miule In tf above stated case nnd (luted June 11,1J<8 ' I will otter for sale at public onWrry at Abb vllle C. H., S. U.,on Monday, November 2,1SS bclnu Salednv, within tho legal hours of mil the following described property, situate I said Slate and county, to wit: All tout trai , or parcel of land contululug Ninety-Four Acre*, moro or less, bounded by lands of Dr. C. ITar James Rasor, and Jas. f\ Cook, and lylnK o the waters of Saluda Klver In Coke6bui . township. 1 TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purchaser to pa 1 the Muster for papers. J. C. KLUGH, Master. Oct. 9,1885,4t ' Naster's Sale. I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COUKT OF COMMON PLEAS. ' Hugh R. Wilson and others against James J Reld and others. . T>Y virtue of an order of sale made In th D Above stated case bv the Court of Con J roon Fleas, on the (Jth day or October, 1S85, 1 will offer Cor sale at public outcry nt Abb L vllleO. H.,S. on Monday, November 2n< - 18?T>, beinfc Saleday, within Ibe legal hours i sale, tbe following described property, sltual In said Stale and County, bolng of tbe real ei tate of Mrs. E. A. Keld, doceased, to wit: A that truct or parcel of Umd, kuown as tt Homestead and containing Four Iluudred aud Thirty-Two Acrei ' more or less, bounded by lands formerly < Mrs. Mary Wilson, deceased, Estute of Thoir as Crawford, deceased, Estate of Henry V Winn, deccnsed, and others. The said land I bo divided luto two or more tracts, plat* < which will be exhibited on dpy of sale. TKHMS OF SALE?One half wish, balanc , in twelve months, with Interest from day < ' 6ale, secured by bond of purchaser and mor gage of the premises. J. C. KLUGH, Master. I Oct. 7, tSM, 4t Master's Sale. f THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT or COMXOJf PLEAS. ) William Caldwell against James C. Caldwel L and othors. F' r virtue of an order of sale raado In th above stated case and dated October 27ti 1SS3,1 will sell at public outcry at Abbevlll ' C. H., S. C., on Monday, November Hud, 188i being .Sale Day, within the legal hours of sal* the following described properly, situate I nald .state and County, being of the R<!al E.tate of \V. K. Caldwell, Deceased, to wit: Al that parcol or lot of land, located la tho Towi of Cokesbury, containing Twenty-Six Acrcs, more or less, bounded by lands of B. Z. Hern don, and others, and known an tho Hoiiu i stead. Also that tract or parcel of laud, loan ed near Cokosbury, containing 1 Fifty-Nine Acre** i ,1 moro or less, and bounded by lands of W. C Norwood, and others. TEUMS OF SALE?One-lmlf cash, balanc , on credit of twelve months, with Interes from day of sale, secured by bond of purchae I er and a mortgage of tho premises, rurcbau I er to pay the Master for papers. J. C. KLUUH. Oct. 7, 1883. -it Muster. Master's Sale. 71IE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OK ABBEVILLE. COUNT OF COXXOX PLKA8. A f CTnllnnn .V Snn nrnlrist Fred'lt T. HndfiTM ct al.?Foreclosure. n\" virtue of an order of sale made Jn th< u above stated oik, and dated June 12th INC), I will otfer for Kale nt public outcry hi Abbeville C. II., 8. C., on Monday, Jiovcmbe 2nd, lSfv.% being Sale liny, within the lega hours of nare. the following described proper' ty, situate In said State and County, to wit All that tract 01 plantation of laud, on Mul berry Creek, waters of Saluda Kiver, and cou talnlng One Hundred and Forty-eight Acres I more or less, bounded by lands uow or Intelj belonging to William Hodges, Susan HHey and others. Also, that tract or parcel of laui , containing | Two Hundred nod Fourteen Acres. ! more or less, and bounded by the tract, herein j tirst mentioned, and by lands of the Kslate oi Marshall Sharp, William Hodges, and othrrs, | The said lands to be refold at. (ho risk of M j T. Hodges,the (ornier purchesior. I TEKMS OF SAI.K?One-half cash and th< ; balance In twelve months from the day oi 1 sale, with interest from the day of .-ale. secur ed by bond of tln> purrhaserand a mortgage o . the premises, the pureha>t;r to pay the Master for papers aud pay fur recording. | J. C. Kl.J'fJIf, Master. J Get. 0, IfiK. it . m Master's Sale. , THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.** CuCJfTY OF ABBEVILLE, H COUBT OF COMMON PLEAS. . Orvl'.le T. Calhoun against Muryje. uruwn.? Foreclosure. "RY virtue of nn order of sale made In *-' above stated ease and dated June 11, I will oiler for sale at public outcry at Abbtx ville C. H , 8. C., on Monday, November 2nl.>l H > 1*86, belnz Sale Day, within the leif?l hours of Kale, the following described property, ?ltnat?^^^H In said Htate and County, to wit: A!1 that:^^H tract or parol of land containing flHH J Three Ilandred Acre** iflB more or leu*, bonnded by lands of Wm, Me? Not11 and John McNeill on the North; on South by theHuskeil mill tract and TurfcejM^^B Hill, on tbcEast by Calhoun's crt-ek,and tho West by the public road leading to * vlllo Court House. Thesald land to be ' at the risk of M. E. Brown, tbo former p<u>? " chafer. TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purchaser to pa/ tho Master for papers. J. C. KLUGH, Oct. 7,188S,4t Master. j Master's Sale, H THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 'H| COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT or COMMON PLEAS. Ij^fl ' Mary A. Hunter and Johnson A. Link against j Samuel A. Link, and others. 1 TCY virtue of an order of sale made In * XJ above stated case and dated June 11th, " I will sell nt public outcry at Abbeville C. 8. (*, on Mouday, November 2nd, 18 5. belnjc r>uiu unjr, w11iiixi iuc ioxhi iioura ?i mil!, following described properly, sltnate ' State unit County, being of mo Heal Estnleof Emily Link, l>cceawd, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land, containing > One Ilondred and Twelve Aern, more or lens, bonnded by land* of Miiry Na? pier, Jobn baukman, Wiley Burnett andothl. TERMS OP SALE?One-half cnrti, balanco on h credit of twelve months, with In threat , lrorn day of sale, secured by bond of thenar , j chaser and a mortgage of the promise*. Far* chaser to pay the Master for puper*. I^H J. C. KLUOH. Oct. 7, 1S85. it Master. mam ) ? \ WH I Notice to Creditors. B THE STATE OF S0UT1I CAROLINA, H t COUNTY OP ABBEVILLE. f COURT or COXXQX PLEAS. - flB * Mary A. Hanter.etal. against 8ain'l A Link, |H| o ct al.?Partition. } T>Y virtue of an orderof the Ccffrt of Com* JJ mon 1'loa* made In the above stated c. i<r HI , and dated Juno 11th, ISW, I hereby give nolle* to I he creditors of Emily Link, deceased, l<? present and prove their claims before me, on or before thu second day of Novemt>er. ISM, Bfl| In order that the claims so proven mav bar paid out of theprocecds nf sale of tlie Real Estate of said Emily Link, to be sold on said diiy by me for partition. J. C. KLUGW, Bj ' Oct. 7, 1885. it ilueior. H jfORj ( IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT rH ' to raise supplies for the fiscal year ,? mencing November 1st, 1884, approved jfll December 24tb, 1884, notice is hereby givy en that tbe Treasurer'sofBceof Abbeville county will be open for the collection of - taxes H THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,1885,J and will be opon except the days in the schedule of appointments made below in r< this notice. H ie The rate por centam of taxes- is as fol- H :r State purposes, 5i mills. H rt* County current, 3 " fl ?t Roads and bridges, 1} " Schools, mm. 2 " B Total 12 mills. "fl h Poll tax 91.00. - te In all cases whore tbe May installment fl| jj has not been paid, a penalty of 5 per H centum upon said installment will bo Vfl J? added. 9 g8f Taxes are payable in the following ?. kinds of funds and no other: Gold and fl Silver Coin, United States Currency, N?- ' fl tional Bank Notes, and Coupons which fl shall booome payable daring tbe year '' L 1885, on tbe consolidated bonds of tbi* ' State, known as "Brown Bonds," and on tbo bonds of this State known as "Deficiency Bonds," Jury certificates and tho per diem of State witnesses in the Circuit Courts will be received for County taxes, c- not including School taxes. & ? ! Parties liable to Poll Tax, and failing^1 I) or rofusing to pay tho same, will be proi ceeded against as for a misdemeanor and upon conviction "shall bo flncd not more ? -j than Ten Dollars, besides costs, or by imJ prisonmont in the County Jail not ox ceeding thirty days." y All taxes remaining unpaid "on 30th day of November, 1885, the County _ Trcasurorwill proceed to collect the same / by distress or otherwise as now prescrib- 4 ed by law, together wi:h tho penalty of ^ fifteen per centum on tho amount so delinquent, and if the amount of suuli de- ^ linquent taxes and penalties shall not bo ^ i, paid on or before the 15th day of December, 18S5, then tho uamo shall be treated !{ as delinquent taxes on such real and personal property, and shall bo collected by ) p' sale of such real and personal property cnt according te law." In ordor to further the collection of tho "* taxes and to accommodate the tax-payera t, as far as I ain able, I liavo arranged tho ,n, following schedule of appointment and ^ Ma/.tiAu^ thn tnr.navAM u* i 11 (ill-a /Ina nA. i I v\| IIVOV IIIU W?A Vi O T1 lift VUUV UUV I*W y tico thereof, us tho office at tbe Cou House will necessarily bo closed on those days. 1 Vordery, Tuesday, October 6th. | Bradley, Wednesday, October 7lh. I L* Troy, Thursday, October 8th. McCormick, Friday, Octobcr 9th. | Greenwood, Saturday, October lOtli. I ^ Ninety-Six, Monday, October 12tb from I ie arrival of down train until departure of ] ? up train Tuesday, October 13th. I e. HodgeB, Wednesday, October 14th. 1 I. TtonflMj Thnrs^nr Oft/khpp l.Sth. I Due West, Friday, October 16th. j ^ Tho remainder of the time I will be in j ie the office at the Court House. . J Tax-payers in Lowndesville, Magnolia, ^ '' Calhoun and Bordeaux townships, will *5 take notice that the Savannah Valley j {. Railroad tax will be collected at the same J 3?f time and subject to the same penalties as vj the State and County taxes. ^ j? All information as to taxes will be 1 t- cheerfully given by mail or otherwise, but I will not pay postage. flj J. W. PERRIN, 2 County Treasurer! ... .4j 1, Sept. 9, 1885, tf YES A [ WE ARE STILL IN THE RING I IT A NI) our prices will convince you tliat we \ 1 A. nrc determined to Knock Down, Drag Ont and Undersell I ; -Axv" Wholesale Sow i ftis Ton. \ STRONG ASSERTION BUT * * SOLID FIACTS. "H I- Wo submit tlie following prices on Groceries: Choice lllo Coffee 8 pouuds for 81.00, or He. per pound In sacks. Prime Rio Coffee 9 pounds for 51.00, or 10c. per pound 111 sacks. 4 Good Klo Coffee 10 pounds for 81.00, or 9c. per I pound In sack*. B Granulated Sujrar 12 pounds for $1.00, or7??c. | per pound In barrel. Extra 0 While Sujfar 13 pounds forSl.OP.of ' V/~c. per pound In barrel. Yellow Sugar It pounds for J1 00, or 6%c. por pound In barrel. Brown Sugar 15 pounds forSl.OO, or 6}?r,p?r pound In barrel. Syrup, a choice article, at 25c. cnllon. Molasses, Imported, at 85c. gallon. s New Orleans Molusses at 30c. gallon. - (f t Soap, 100 cakes-, 75 pounds, at 83.40 per box. t Soup, 100 cakcs,r?5 pounds, at 83.25 per box. M r Extra ('ream ('heese 8 pounds for 81.00. M 1 Good Cheese 10 pounds for 81.00. Mackeral In barrels 81.00 each. A t Mackerel In 10 pound buckets 60c. each. J ': Meat, Bagging & Ties at Lowest Pricss. ,1 RliMKMBER OUR MOTTO IS [ Good Goods, Good "Weights & ^ Bottom Prices. 3 -4 ;! PARKER & HILL'S, l Sept. s, isss, tf | Be in Time. CIA 1,1, soon If yon want a hand made liar* a't'J rylng tv> Weep,up a ^upply. J .UMJ -<t loo-J, U lUVOt