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? WHITES AND BLACKS FIGHT
- PEAK, IX LEXIXGTOX COUXTY,
SCEXE OF FATAL FIGHT. ,
On? Alleged Highwayman Dead, An.-" A
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other Wounded and Missing and
Two Prominent Men Wounded.
\ Lexington, Nov. 23.?The little ,
town of Peak, in the Dutch Fork, ,
was the scene of a bloody battle last
night about 7:30 o'clock, when an
effort was made by a number of citizens
to arrest two negroes, who it ,
^ t-i p p Ellisor,
was mougui uciu ^_
an aged and highly respected farmer,
on the public highway, a few miles
t " from Prosperity, in Newberry county,
yesterday afternoon. ,
As a result of the battle one ne- 1
gro is dead and two prominent white
men are suffering from pistol shot
wounds received when the * negroes
opened fire on their would-be cap
tors; the second negro is probably
floating in the rolling waters of the
famous Broad river, as he was traced
along a ditch after the firing, to the
river bank, where all signs of the
{ trail were lost by the bloodhounds
that were placed on his track soon after
the shooting. That he was badly
wounded is evidenced by the fact
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ond or third shot.
The Hold Up.
About 4 o'clock yesterday after-.
> - noon J. B. Ellisor was returning from
Prosperity alone in his buggy when
he was accosted by two negroes, who
asked the white man for a chew of
tobacco. When the aged farmer
stopped the negroes drew their pistols,
one approaching from each side
of \he buggy, and demanded that the
white man give up his cash. The old
* man pleaded, it is said, but at the
point of the pistol was forced to turn
over about $25, all the money that I
he had in his possession.
After robbing Mr. Ellisor the ne- I
groes forced him to leave the buggy
and the two highwaymen took possession
of the buggy and horse and
drove off down the road. The nej??
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near Pomaria, it is said, when they
deserted the horse and buggy, leaving
it beside the roadway, where U
was later found.
Suspects Started Firing.
Mr. Ellisor, who is a" Confederate
veteran, gave the alarm as soon as
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ry were notified. The citizens of I
Peak were also notified of the occurrence
and were asked to be on the
lookout for the negroes. About 7:30
D'clock an engine pulled up to the de- j
pot and those who were on the i *
watchout for the suspects noticed two Sta
negroes riding on the tender. The out
negroes were accosted and in less ret
time than it takes to tell it, it is 9n
said, the negroes opened fire on the tha
party. ?0(
J. T. Galloway, foreman of a con- the
struction gang of the Southern car
Railway, was the first to receive a *-he
shot from the negroes, a ball having Foi
pierced his shoulder, lodging in the Agi
neck near the jugular vein'. M. Eptinger,
a farmer, received a bullet v"ar
in the left arm when the negroes
opened fire on the party of citizens. pr(
The shots were returned. Rej
One Fatally Wounded. Soc
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river and was seen to fall to his by
knees, the other ran through the tioi
streets of Peak with his pistol in his dat
hand and was fired on by his ^ur- Th<
suers. The negro ran for a short av(
distance, when he fell to the ground r
as he. attempted to cross a ditch, a prc
pistol ball having pierced his left rej,
hip, passing through the body and prQ
coming out in the abdomen. He was we
lodged in the grr.rd house, where he
was kept until 10 o'clock this morning,
when he died of his injuries.
At 11 o'clock last night Sheriff 4
Miller was aroused from his slum- pes
bers by a telephone call telling him wh
of the occurrence. The Lexington Mo
officer responded at once and secur- pre
ing an automobile left at once for nef
the scene. Sheriff Miller arrived at da:
Peak about 2 o'clock this morning) I
and found a large party of citizens, | an*
the news of the hold-up of Mr. El- ' ed
lisor and the shooting that followed a h
having spread over the community ly
like wild fire in a sage field. Sheriff the
Buford, of Newberry, had been on W<
the scene, but had already returned arr
to his home. a i
Dying Man Denies Guilt. on<
Sheriff Miller made an investiga- aw
tion and traced the missing negro to j
a point near the river. Messages j wb
were sent by the Lexington officer to : ide
all railroad points to be on the look- j om
out for the fugitive. The injured ne- !
gro was interviewed by the sheriff, j he:
Hp ppvp his name as Richard Sneaks I of
and his home as Florence. He said of
that his companion's name was John di<
Brown. To the last Speaks denied de;
that he and Brown had held up the ha
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REPORT ON THE ELECTION.
cial Tabulation by State Board of
Canvassers Announced.
I. M. McCown, chairman of the
te board of canvassers, has given j
. the report by the board on the j
urns of the general election held
November 5. The report shows
t the proposed bond issue of $1,),000
to improve the conditions at
State hospital for the insane was
ried by 996 votes. The vote for
i bond issue was:
r bond issue 16,821
ainst the bond issue 15,831
The vote for the electors of the
ious parties were as follows:
mocratic 48,355
)gressive 1,393
publican 536
:ialist 164
The total vote cast for governor
the Democrats in the general elecq
was 44,122. The Socialist candi;e
for governor received 208 votes,
s vote for the other State officers
jraged about 45,600.
rhe report shows that all of the
iposed constitutional amendments
ative to assessment of abutting
perty for permanent improvements
re carried.
Negro Saved from Lynching.
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trance of an automobile, into
ich he was bundled by his captor,
torcycle Policeman Bob Wood
)bably saved Arthur Sherman, a
*ro, from being lynched on TuesT
night by a negro mob.
Sherman found Governor Wright,
Dther negro, at his home and killhim
by hacking him to pieces with
latchet. A crowd of negroes quickgathered.
Sherman was fighting
jm desperately when Policeman
)od arrived, drove back the mob,
ested the slayer and then hailing
massing machine, hurried his prisBr
into the car and carried him
ay to jail.
lite man. Mr. Ellisor, however,
mtified the dead negro as being
e of his assailants.
Atafrictrfltp .T H. Prick, of ChaDin.
Id an inquest over the dead body
the negro this afternoon, the jury
inquest bringing in the usual ver)t,
that the negro came to his
ath by gunshot wounds at the
nds of unknown parties.
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COTTON FIRE NEAR FLORENCE.
L. A. McCall, Jr., Loses 83 Bales,
Valued at $5,000.
Florence, Nov. 20.?Mr. L. A. McCall,
Jr., cf this city, had the misfortune
to lose 83 bales of cotton,
which was completely burned up yesterday
afternoon on his plantation,
three miles south of this city, near
what is known as Coles Crossing, on
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. The
cotton was standing on the yard near
his ginnery plant in, the open. The
fire originated, it is said, from sparks
from the locomotive of the northbound
Orangeburg-Florence passenger
train No. 46, which passed that
point just before 1 o'clock in the afternoon,
and was detected by the
man in charge of the ginnery, and
Mr. J. Archie Muldrow, who was
passing at the time. It was only a
few minutes before the entire lot of
cotton was ablaze and only by hard
work on the part of Mr. Muldrow and
others who came to his assistance was
flflft cinnorv nlont nf Mr "\TO?
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Call saved.
The gin house building caught
twice, but was extinguished. There
was no water at hand and for a time
the flames raged fiercely. As soon as
Mr. McCall was apprised of the fire
he quickly communicated with the
Coast Line officials, and they promptly
rushed a locomotive to the scene, |
i and carried a tender full of water, |
which was used advantageously in!
staying the flames, not, however, 'till
the 83 bales of the fleecy article had
been reduced to ashes.
The pile of cotton destroyed, 83
bales, represented in round figures
$5,000, for some of it was long staple j
cotton. On this cotton he had no insurance,
but he carried some on the
ginnery plant.
CALHOUN PRISONERS ESCAPE.
One Urges Presence of Chief to Pre
vent Him Fleeing Also.
St. Matthews, Nov. 23.?Three of
the six prisoners, all colored, escaped
from jail here last night,, and a rapid
research all day has brought no fruit.
Two had been sentenced to one year,
and the third 18 months on the gang.
Two others remained because of their
belief that they would not be convicted,
and the other, Sam Rumph,
a chronic vagrant and nuisance
around town, sent word to the chief
of police that if he did not hurry
down he (Rumph) would flee also.
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