Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-20
Great Excitement in San Antonio.

band OF rutfians, ia that CITY. during
which rye persons were killed and one
wounded. AS our readers well know. there
has beens fora long time past, a desperate
gang OF thieves. robbers and house breakers
hanging about San Antonio, whose repeated
ylualnles we have almost weekly recorded
On the night of the 20th, it seems, a horrid
murder WAS committed but a few miles be-
low the town, The ssice &C enc Mr.. Gatga
was killed In her own house by some seven
or eight assassins, and tue house then rob.
bed OF money and valmbes. A reward of
$500 was offered next morning for the an.
prebension OF The murderers, and Sheriff
ne9nry; with aposse, FASTENED, to, ihe place
OF the bloody scene, The Texan, 3olhult.,
adds:
About 70 O'Clock gang Of scme dozen
'desperatoes had collected in the civ on the
west side of the river. many of them in a
'darkened room, as Il sort Of resort for the
moment. Here the shooting commenced
between the desperadoes- and some three or
four cid'ens. Fielstrop killed one of the
desperadoes, and was shot through the
head by another. Ar this awful iuncture.
Jim Taylor, than whom braver man never
lived, gave orders to some three Of bis com.
rades 10 follow bm--and nj the same mo-
mcnt he broke through The window into the
darkeued room. AS he entered, Bill Hart,
notorious character, shot him through The
breast, and at the same moment d gun was
pointed at BIZ Hart By another person,
when Taylor exclaimed, che has shot me,
let me shoot him." and fired. Both fell.
Citizens commenced rushing in well armed,
as we'll as many of the desperadoes, and the
shooting became general. The gang of
rowdies broke from the room by a baek
door; many of them " ho came up after the
melee commenced, immediately Rcd--6nd.
ing tha! they were coming o close quarters.
Dy lhls 'ime tleast three hundred cti,
zeus had collected, all we'll atmed-for i,
was well known that this gang of rowdies
could bave at their command seventy FIVE
OF one hundred men within fifteen tninutes.
Many of them came in sight. but very wise.
ly withdrew. Five persons were killed,
two citizens and three Of the desperadoes.
Taylor may recover.
At this stage OF affairs, the city authori
ties commanded the multitude to dsperse,
and They Immediately obeyed The command :.
Great excitement still prevails |, We
hardly dare prophecy what may be the re.
suit before the matter ends There will be
meeting of the citizens th;s eyen;ns,
IN n pjcaS,,s
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HAIL SToaMs. s" Our informant" saws
that while he was at the house of Rev. G.
F. Jetcr, in Union District near Goshen
Hill, on Thursday last, about 8 O'Clock; p !.
~, a very heavy hail storm came ON and
prevailed for neara half hour, "ymoso or
less" completely riddlina and rn;n;na ,he
. Cotton crops in lis course. Il seemed to
range nearly parallel with BroaJ River .as &c
he thought from which fortunate c;rc,,n,
stance. il is not unnreh.nded lhar ano ,,ar
son in this District suffered from its rsvs.
ges. Not 40 however. in another case
which happened on the same davl ond
about the game lime. tocwit. In lie nI.
per part Of this District a tren endons s,o,p,
passed in direction nearly na,nnsI ,wGh
the line between this aud YorK Distrie, ba.
: ginning about Lewis's Turn Out. nndeross.
ing the Catawba Riyerat I,nnnie,'s feyrv
The most serious sufferers from this storm
ns,I NE nave nenra y,,, OF, arc Messrs. pr. Wade
mss' w mnnam oo"sair. Josiah Jordan
f,", anu s o".nsS ncr aade9' eaon OF whom have
ss ."Ss ,y nta'y Il NOT qu''e 'heir whole cotton
,u "nels 9,ops. Inc range OF ms Storm
-, sS"s H"gio " 'na' IN oh,on' ana
-, wv un.eS l'on anu paraiiei' 70 lha'
v1 we, "n acSoans2o' some Two
g.. j. w 'S,,.'1 va" 9%s = reason ior
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