The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-26
UPsHor OF THE BOWEN sERHxADE.


The Maekey Men charge tho Serena
ders and Capture their Flag, whicf
they Present to DIR, Maokey-Speeehe,
Of Doctor and Alderman Maekey-
| Bowen Compared to q snake-sheIil
naekey. slaps Woolf's Esoe-Wool,
/ Furnishes his Epitaph and then
Endeavors to get mp . Funeral.
TIE NEWS Of Saturday gave an account oi
| all that transpired between the serenaders and
the friends of the Mackeys up to halfpast
eleven O'Clock Friday night, at which hour the
reporter left, supposing that the affair was
over. But not 80.
CAPTURE OF THE FLAG.
Abou! quarter OF twelve O'Clock the Mackey
men charged the serenading party, dispersed
them and captured their flag, which they bore
in triumph to the residence Of Dr.. Mackey,
who, upon being loudly called for. came out
and thanked the crowd for their demonstra-
ton, and advised them to preserve order. The
flag was then presented TO the Doctor.
BOWEN COMPARED TO A SNAKE.
Alderman T. ]. Mackey was loudly called for
and said that the action Of the assemblage that
night had proven that when it was necessary
to denounce traitors to the principles Of the
Republican party, Republicans needed no
leader; they rose spontaneously and each one
became leader unto himself A farmer once
found snake nearly frozen to death, and
when he had picked it up and restored it to
life, it had stung him. C. @. Bowen is the
snake and you are the men who saved him, and
have been struck by his treacherous hand.
You will consign him to.the mud Of infamy in
which you originally found him.
After this speech the crowd quietly dis
persed.
SHERIFF MAGKEY STRIKES w0oLf.
Shortly after tie capture Of the flag BY the
Mackey men, Woolf went TO barroom on
Broad. street, where Sheriff E. W. M. Mackey
was sitting, and walked up to him and insulted
him, using very abusive language, whereupon
the Sheriff gave him several severe slaps in the
face. WooH "spoke and looked daggers, bnt
used none."
wooLF FURNISHES HIS EPITAPH.
During the confusion occasioned by the
difficulty between Sheriff Maokey and Woolf,
Captain Hendricks went into the saloon to
ascertain what the fuss was about. WooH
turned upon him and denounced him as q
friend Of the Maokeys, and informed him that
il be stuck to theu they would hang him.
Woolf, after declaring himself Democrat,
and swearing vengeance against the Repub-
licans who had thrown dirt down his back, :"
went TO the gusrdhouse and wept. He then
informed an officer that he intended to poison
himself after "'putting pistol bullet through
his enemies" and he hoped when his poor
dead body was found, the Republicans would
bury him, and over his grave erect monu-
ment inscribed: "Here lies q martyr whe was
sacrificed upon the altar Of Liberty and Repub-
licanism."
wooLF's EFFORTS TO GET UP FUNERAL.
Saturday morning Woolf ceased weeping and
took to drinking. By two o'clock steam was
up to the highest pitch, and he proceeded to
the scene OF the difficulty between himself and
Sheriff Mackey. and then and there, with re-
volver in hand, threatened to exterminate the
whole Mackey family on sight, Captain Hen
bricks hearing Of this belligerent demonstra-
ton, proceeded to the saloon and took the revol-
yer FROM the would.be serenader and custom
house officer. Woolfw was then arrested and car
ried before Magistrate Mishsw, who, observing
that he was not III condition to und ,rgo an
examination, therefore postponed a hearing
until to-day, requiring 500 sscurity for his ap-
naaranca-