The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-05-19

Gary says, "Mr. Plyler,H this Is your place
command the peace" Piyler says, "Boys
you know where you are, you are all al
home" Mrs. Gary saidshe would return
every one If they did not 60 home
Hayes cursed very violently. Sam went
to them. Piyler says, Boys, you are 1t
home" Benson Starnes asked for quart
Of whiskey for his hands aa he came in,
but said he had no money. Sam said he
might have the liquor, if he never got the
money. Dan Plyler asked all in to .
treat, and told them to be friends. Hen
~ Hayes and Gary then differed shout
. hat. Sam threw his hat violently On
the floor and stamped it. Hayes told him
not to do so. Sam says, %" do You take II
upf fyou do, I can stamp YOU" Hayes
went out and told him he could whip him.
Plyler prevents their fighting. Hayes
challenged Sam to cross the fence, If he
came over he would kill him with rail,
or piece Of plank. Sarah Baker and VIM.
Griffin prevented a fight Plyler calls
them back and treats them. Sam SEEM
ell vexed and insulted at their coming
back. Sam and Hays kept quarelling-
Mrs. Gary endeavored to pacify them
Sam takes his knife, &c, and lays them
on the table. Hayes was sitting by Mrs.
Gary, and he sprang at Gary, and was
thrown between the bed and cupboard,
Plyler and Griffin part them, and then
Benson Starnes strikes VIM. Griffin and
shoves him against the bed, saying it was
well he (Giffin) gave back, or he'd have
toated the -- - whipping
ever a man had. Sam says, "Who is
that going to toat awhipping I" Mrs. Ga
ry says, Not you, Sam" "his VIM.
Griffin" says Plyler. Sam says "wm.
Griffin has done nothing to take a whip
ping for, and if any one is totake whip
ping it is me :" no sooner had these words
came, than Benson seizes Sam by the hair
md tore out handful, and tore his shirt
off, Mrs. Gary got betwixt them, and
with Griffin, Plyler and Sarah Baker, par
ted them. Sam held Benson's sleeve.-
Sarah broke his hold loose, and Benson
was put out and the door shut. Sally
had put Gary's knife in her pocket, and
he called for it, but she would not give it
to him--he picka:up Plylers gun, which
was lying on box; it was taken from him
and Miss Sally goes out to hide it; abe
tries to pacify Benson--snm is inside
and Benson out. Benson" says Sam,
"f you did not mean any harm come in
and let's make friends" Benson replied,
do you come out, SAM" Plyler push
ed open the door and let them together
Sam went to the end Of the porch or shed
where Benson was standing. Mrs. Gary
saw Benson reach his left hand into Sans
hair, and Sam took Benson by the collar
they scuffled to the end of the chimney,
out of her sight She went to them di-
rectly and saw Sam on top and Benson
not moving rs she heard Sam say Ben
son don't cut me! Benson don't cut me n
quick as he could say it. She stopped and
took Sam under the arms and raised him
up, at the same time heard knife rip,
and said "You are q dead man, il you
only knowed it n and he said, sOh Ben
son, you have killed me-you have let
my CUTS OUT" She called for light, and
there stood Benson, Hayes and Plyler,
within three steps Of Sam, but she, with.
out assistance, got Sam into the house.
This is simply statement Of the affray
IS plain and short rs could be gathered
from the Evidence, and it is not necessa-
~ to state every word Of the several wit
nesses who do not vary materially in lead
ing tacts.
As soon as Mrs. Gary got Sam into the
bed, she sent William Griffin for Dr.. VII
Hams, who lived about miles of. It
was nearly IL o'clock when he arrived
he did not think Gary could stand an ope-
ration-thought in little while he would
die. There was q wound from left shout
der blade obliquely to the spleen, below
the short ribs-cold clsmmy sweat-pros-
trate-wound in leg deeper At lowest point
than above, and cut up-whole wound
turned out and made very ugly-another
wound across the thigh behind-l-l6 Of
an inch deeper would have divided the ar
terry and bled him to death. The fatal,
or death-wound, from left short ribs even
with haunch bone, curved up and out at
navel-came about opposite on right side
bad every reason 70 believe he was bleed.
ing inwardly-there was an abrasion from