The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-23
The Fatal Shooting ARRAY at FayetteA
Vile, North Carolina.

The Town Of Fayetteville N. c., was the
scene of much excitement on Friday last, grow
ing out Of shooting affray at the Fayetteville
Hotel between Mr.. R. W. Steadman and DR.. W.
b. Morrow, which resulted in the death Of
both parties. Politics was the cause Of the
difficulty, Mr.. Steadman being warm Demo-
crat, and DR.. Morrow, though formerly a Sur
geon in the Confederate army, native North
Carolina Radical-one who had taken the test
oath, and who held the position Of United
States Deputy Marshal. The facts of the affair
are these:
Both MIR. Steadman and Dr.. Morrow were
at Jonesboro' on Friday to hear the discussion
between Coils. McKoy and Dockery, the Demo-
cratic and Radical candidates for Congress
from this district. While returning on the
cars to Fayetteville, they became engaged in
an alteration, during which DR.. Morrow
either drew, or threatened to draw, pistol.
Mr.. Steadman was unarmed, and remarked
the fact at the time. Nothing more then
came Of the affair until after their arrival in
Fayetteville. MIR. Steadmap, itseems, armed
himself with a pistol, and after proceeding
quietly up the street until he arrived at the
Fayetteville Hotel, he there CHANGED to meet
DIR. Morrow who, immediately on MIR. Stead
mans approach, drow his pistol. MIR. g.. then
in turn drew his weapon, and while DR.. NJ. was
still in the act of aiming, fired, the ball enter
ing the body of his antae onist just below the
heart. DR.. NJ. then fell to the floor. but raised
himself up to fire. Three shots each were ex-
changed, the second shot fred by MIR. s. taking
effect in his antagonists right side, and the
third missing him. altogethtr. The first two
shots fred by Dr. NJ. missed the object entire
ly-the third, however, passed through the
right lung Of Mr.. g., who, after receiving this
wound turned upon bis heel and walked OF
several PAGES, when he staggered and would
have fallen, but was caught Dy some one stand
ing near. He was then taAen in the Hotel and
died In about fifteen minutes. DR.. Morrow lived
until the following morning, when he also
died.
The affair of course could not transpire with
out excitement. A leading Radical negro in the
crowd, named Jim Bowman, was heard to re-
mark that this was "but the beginning OF what
was to come.'' Seeing that he was treading on
dangerous ground, be took care to retire
rather hurredly.i
MIR. Steadman was @ native OF Fayetteville,
and much esteemed by those who knew him,
being man whose high sense Of honor and
respect. His course during the war was
such as to give reputation to any man.
At the Bethel fight he killed the first
Federal soldier known to have fallen
in tho war. Afterwards at Battery Wagner,
while in Captain Ramsays Company, 51st North
Carolina troops, he prominently distinguished
himself. During the bombardment OF that
point, on one occasion he loaded and fired d
been deserted by the gunners. Still later,
at the Wilderness in Virginia, seeing,
light piece of artillery upon the g., field be. be-
to which had all been killed, end the gun
forsaken by the cannoneers,, he called for
volunteers, headed the squad he was thus
epabled to form, and under the most gal
ling fire brought the piece off in safety. For
this act he was personally oompnmesntea by
others of his superior officers. These are promi-
nent among his many distinguished and meri-
torious acts as soldier.
DIR. Morrow was native of Chapel Hill, and
served as q surgeon in the Confederate army
throughout the war, but by afterwards aposta-
tizing himself in pursuing the political course
that he did, and taking the test oath, lost the
respect Of his former friends and all decent
men,