Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-11

The Abbeville Banner, Of Wednesday last, gives
the following particulars of anaaray which occur
red at Lowndesyile, in that District, on Thursday,
the 18th ult. :.
ION Friday, 29th ultimo, q Tennesseean, by the
name Of Welch, who has been residing for some
time near Caihoun's Mills, called on Matthew Mo-
Donald, Esq, Clerk of the Court in AbbeyiIle,
and made the following statement, to WIT: That
on the previous day, at Lowndesvile, as he was
about to leave store, in which he had been buy
ing goods, he saw sitting upon his horse Iennes-
seean by the name Of Brscoe; that without wait
ine to hear Briseoe speak, or to see him, sct, he
drew his revolver, and leveng it at Briseoe, said
to him: BY G., you are mine, and shot him
through the body; that as Briscoe attempted to
ride of, he shot him through the arm, and that
pulling the trigger the third time, he shot the
horse In the head and brought him and his rider 10
the ground that he would have fired again but
that his pistol would not go of. he further states
that while he was shooting, Briscoe and Q man
named Curtis discharged four shots at him Welch)
without effect The reason which he alleged for
his attack on Brscoe was that he had had warrant
for the arrest of Brscoe for horsestesng; thst he
had been upon his track, and that; he bad been
told that Briscoe had said that he intended to El
him at sight. He further stated that he believed
that he had mortally wounded Briscoe, as he had
been informed that the surgeons IN: attendance
did not think that he could live. ,.fF@
In consequence Of this information, gwen BY
himself, Squire Mcdonald felt it to be his duty,
as civil officer, to issue warrant for the arrest
of Welch, on charge of murder. The warrant
was placed in the hands Of Sheriff Cason, whose
oath of Office bound him. to execute it. The same
evening, the Sheriff, accompanied BY Gufhn, one
of the State Constables, undertook the arrest
Welch resisted, knocked the Sheriff In one direc-
ton, Gufin in another, and made his escape. II
is believed that he was harbored here during the
night BY q party that would be called loyal at
headquarters At any rate WEIGH had said to Ex,
Sheriff Jones that nothing would be done with
him, as he had the Radical party to back him.
he had warrant for the arrest of Bricoe, but he
had turned it over to the Gufhna He was only
the prosecutor in the case He was not known %
any civil officer in this place rs . Constable. he
did not pretend to show any authority. The Clerk
and the Sheriff attempted to discharge their dn-
ties as civil officers. Had they failed 10 make the
attempt, hue and cry would have been again
raised at Governor SCOTS Office against the peo-
ple of this district, and against the officers Of the
district. But what have We here2 BEAD the fd-
STATE OF SouTH CARoIIaA,r A ] ::
OFFICE OF CHIEF CONSTABLE,
. :a CoLUMB1A, january 81, 1869.
7b the Sheriff of Abbeuiae County :: r. 2i -t7a
SfR:-From information received at this e4hce,
you have arrested one Welch, an oficer who was
attempting to arrest Briscoe, an outlaw in your
county, and was compelled TO shoot him in selEde-
fence. I will inform you that you shaH be held
strictly responsible for this arrest and would also
say: IF you would make it q more practical point
to try and arrest some of the outlaws and despera
does in Abbevlle, instead Of State officers, it would
add to your small amount of credit as Sheriff OF
Abbeyille county. Respectfully -
- "Ta JERRY HOLLINSHEAD,Ht
Acting Chief Constable.