The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-04
q AN Election Rowiiu iBatnwell,

nesses, ana who arrived in the city yes
erdaymorning, after coffins to bury the
dead, we learn that a fatal and bloody
! row occurred at the, election precinct OF
Sleepy Hollow, Barnwell County, S. c.,
on Thursday. The occasion Was the
election Of township oficersISelectme en-,
Surveyor, OLrls and Constable. The
conservatives of the township had nomi-
4 psted and earnestly pressed the claims
OF candidates from their party in oppo-
sitIon to the white nominees of this ne
i.gro sna scalsssss combination for .Aese
several etpositions.i The canvass had
! enlisted the jwarmest feelings Of the rival
parties, although, Up to the declaration
I Of the election, no rupture had occurr-
ed. oS" 'a''1'"ml j'w - upd
'ht From the particulars furnished us, the
difficulty seems to have d had its origin
and progress aasi follows When, the
iy2tes. were were, counted, and it, was found
tllat The radical nominees had been eject.
ed, Elmore' II yler, ali rentlusiastiol con.
EsersativeS sshoa had been thoroughly
aeilistea in1the success Of bis ticket, ex-
tqqlaimsdio Boys, we're beat; ! don't
blamee, yon, colored people; I blame
YOU, white Fcalawags" A. P. Wood
wiird, a brother Of the clerk elect, Pick
ems Woodward, owRo holds the position
OF clerk IN the store,of w. S. Royal, in
this city, was present, and demanded q
retraction of Tyler's declaration, so far
as, it applied 10 his brother. At this
jnhctnre, Pickens Woodward drew his
bpistol, when he was approached by John
H. Holland" wi no wrested the weapon
from hispossession, A, P, Woodward
then, drew his pistol, which he 'dischare-
"a at Holland the balltakuhs effect in
the stomach Of the latter. The wounded
hman staggered of. "a few feet and, fell
Ito the earth, mortallyu wounded, He
S, N."4reeb, about $50 Yards from the
locality where he was Shot u He linger-
ted, lin great suffering, until, about, J 2,
lolclock at mghti when he expired, and
Ibis l,felleess, body wRsd forwarded to his
family yesterday morning. ''''' 3
The fight then Became general, when
Wm.l y. Woodward; fatheg lof Piokens
and Az p. whipped out, a large pocket
-kMlf,n and began, an indisrrilninate as
/, sault, npon ,lpsc, who were identified
witt, Tie conservative party Attack
ing Wyatt Tyler He inflicted q severe
I stnb b on'the back part ofthe neck ofrthat
4 gentleman. James Tyler, "A nephew Hof;
/ Wyatt, Tyler, and his brother JOSEPH,
;. also received slight wounds from The
knife. IN tile hands OF Woodward, The
former in the side AM the latter in the
breast Withahis thirst for blood not,
yet aatiated, and determined to inf,ct all
the. damage which. he possibly could
with tho deadly weapon in his hand,
: woodward set upon Frank Nj. Greer,
aud inflicted a severe wound in his;
side.p oHN &aitWa IL! hMsTr; te3+.I
i At this juncture, the father of Green,
! 30! n 8. Green, ,Sr, who was one of the
'. conservative candidates for selectmen,
observing the. danger to which his son
was exposed, closed in with Woodward,
(; whom he succeeded in telling to. the
ground. While Green was pinning
Woodward to the earth, A., P. Wood.
ward discharged two shots from his pis-
:. tol, which took effect in the left side Of
Green, causing immediate death. Young
Nv oodward also2fred npon Frank, NJ
aGreen, woundlpgs him in the LEFT hand.
!; From the effect of this wound; Green
fell, when his antagonist fired at him
again, but missed his aim. q .HGHf3
40 Two pistol shots, fred by parties un.-.
3kno%n, took effectainth back Of A. p.
4 oedward, producing wounds which il.
ia fhouuht m,Iat nrcua fata1 All tlal