The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09


particulars OF the recent bloody affai- ut Sleepy
Hollow, in Barnwell County, will be read with
interest: .t.5.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE BARNWEIL SEN
Dear Sr-Having on yesterday resd the
statement Of the riot which occurred at the
election precincS OF Sleepy Hollow Township,
which you copied from the Chronicle and Sen.
tinel. Inow proceed to contradic portions Of
the statement Which are false. In the first
place, no;lce that there were two parties. De-
m ,crats and Radicals; this contradict. will
admit that there were two nominations, caus-
ed By the colored population not being satish,
place, it saye: After the election was declared,
crowd Of men were standiog around discussing
the election when Elmore Tyler made the re-
mark that he did; this contradict. As soon as
the election was declared Mr. J. &. Green said
TO Elinore Tyler, "Now say what you have to
ssy, and we will back you in it." Upon this,
Elmore Tyler stepped forward aud said, Ger
tlemeu, the election is declared, and the scala
wags elected throug hout. Colored folks, we
Cd id low-down white men that would con-
descend to run on the ticket" My son, A. P.
Woodward, then stepped up to Tyler and told
him that he didu't thiuk there was scallwag
elected that day, but his brother ran on the
ticket that he called the Radical ticket, and be
had to retrlct what he had SAID. This Tyler re-
fused to d.. Ny son. Pickens Woodward, then
stepl ID up and said that the quarrel was about
him, and asked his brother to stand away and he
would settle it, attempting at the same time to
draw his pistol. he Pickens) was then seized
by John Holland, John 8 Green, F. n. Green
and Joseph Tyler, who succeeded in wrenching
his pistol from bis hands. John Holland
stepped back three or four pacos and with that
pistol or some other fired at Plckens, but
missed him; the firing then became general,
which resulted in the death Of two men. John
g. Green and John Holland. My sou, A.
p. Woodward, received two severe wounds
in the back: which it was thought would
prove fatal, but is now slowly recovering. 1t
Is supposed, by bystanders. that the number OF
shots fired were twelve or fifteen. In another
place of the statement it says that John
S. Green is John Hollands father.in-liw; this
I also contradict. John Holland ani Elmore
TYLER both belonged to Millbrook Township.
and had no business al that election. John
Holland was heard to say that day, when asls
ed to vote, that he did not come there to vote
but to fight. At the dinner table that day
there was a crowd OF men, fourteen in number,
who obligated themselves to stick to each other
in anything they said or did the balance OF the
day: and SAID they were going 10 curse out the
scalawag party, and run the Woodwards OIL OF
the place. This can establish; but whether
they succeeded in running the Woodwards of
of the place or no., will leave for those who
witnessed the scene to say. 1t seems that all
the blame is attached to my, son, as tho.gh
there were no o'her candidates on the same
ticket, and in order to convince you that such
was not The case, will give below the names
OF the candidates on both sides.
The first nominations we're John Z. Green,
DR.. Sialinss and Charles Slmpkins for select
ment, George ". Stallings for .urveyor, +. A.
Green tor clerk, and Joseph Tyler Tor consta-
be.
On the other nominations were James Ccc1-
ran, James Green aEd Squire Toole ior select
men, R. Y Owens for surveyor, F. 2. Wood
ward for clerk, and William Steed tor cons'a-
bic; the latter elected.
I viii leave it now for the public to decide,
whether this party are scalawags or Democrats;
but don't think that We will be assailed by that
crowd again, as they were 80 sadly disappointed
in RAINING rs off Of the place. I will say to
them, that never liked to run in my young
days. and now that have grown oad cant
run. I am, Sir, with respect, yours, &c.
W. J. WooDHARD.