Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-07-30
Desperate and Bloody ARRAY.

~ N''ll'N \.hlNit!lSUS) paper gives the
following particulars of an ARRAY which took
place in the town of Huntsville, wherein
Foster Black, ESD, son of Col. William
Black, of Fayctvillc, and Mr. Warren Sans.
merchant of Huntsville, were killed immc
diately, and John Blackand DR.. James Smith
son, of Fnyetvillc, and Constable Moody and
James Sans, OF huntsville, were severely
wounded.
1t appears that on Friday, the 9th inst,
some alteration between James Sans, tho
son of Warren Sans and Forester Black.
took place, in which Insulting words and
threatening actions were used by Young Sans
toward Black. No collision, however, re-
suited at this time. and it WAS supposed that
there would be no further quarrel; Several
hours afterwards some hard words were in
tcrchangcd between Warren Sans and For
ester Black. when both drew weapons, the
former a bowie knife and the latter revolver.
BNck's pistol missed fire twice, and was dis.
charged at Sans twice the last shot, as is
supposed, taking effect in the head of Sans.
Sans III the meantime advancing on Black
with his knife. One of our inCurmants states
that Sans was in the act of falling when the
report of krcamS from an unexpected quarter
was heard and Sans fell Instantly Just mt
this time young Sans camc running up with
doublc-barrelcl shot gun, and discharged
ono barrel at the distance of but six or cight
feet into tho side of MIR. Black, and lust rs he
was falling, fired the other barrel into his
back, both barrels heavily charged with
buckshot.
Young Sans then attacked DR.. James
SmithSon, knocking hin. down with his gun.
when DR.. ID. &. Smitlson, n brother of James.
advancing to aid his brother, struck at Sans
with gun. but missed him and fcllcd his
brother to the ground James Smthson.
! lNt.l.g,
shotgun from tho hands of u. G.. Smithson
and chased young Sans off the ground snap
! ping the gun at him in his flight. Several
| pistol-shots fired, and bowie knives used by
some persons yet unknown, probably by intc
rested spectators. An idea may be formed
of the unparalleled savagcncSs of this street
| fight, when it is considered that Warren
Sans was shot with ten pistol balls, and
/ stabbed once or twice in the brcast-that
1 Forester Black was shot twice with n double
/ barrcled shotgun john Black and james
/ Smithson wounded in the thigh, James Sans
stabbed with Il bowcknifc, and Mr. Moody
severely wounded in the lcg-and further
that after the fight had ended four revolver,
were found lying upon the ground of battle
/ three of which were entirely empty and one
partially discharged.
Not Il sound was heard after the shooting
commenced, save the sharp, quick report o
I the revolver, tho stunning sound of the dead
tJ7-'''' - r''' 81" ''"ri, Ur COLD stool unt
Sans and Black had fallen, ana tnctii "''r Itn;
blood WAS pouring forth through the ghastl,
and fatal wounds The scene of this tragedy
was enough to sickcn manly heart. i
| young man in the morning Of life, and "A ma
turc man IN the autumn Of his days, living
within few feet OF each other, their live.
pouring out i'll torrents of blood, and fou,
| others bleeding from severe wounds. lut
Imagination can fccbly depict the heart-rcnd
ing lamentations OF mothers. sisters, wives.
relatives, and friends. Our mGormants say,
put minute or two elapsed after the frinc
before the square was covered with near n
hundred woman, who made the town rcsound
! with their frantic screams and wild cries Of
, grief