The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-13
THE EDGEFXELD TRAGEDY.

The Edgefeld Advertiser gives the following
particulars of the shooting Of Charles and J.
D. Creswell, at Pottersville:
At old ''Pottersville." one mile north of our
town, on Thursday morning last. was enacted
one Of & the most horrible 1ia trragedies r pen was
after usual breakfast time. two brothers,
Charles and 3. p. CEesweN, well known citi-
zens OF the Ninety-slx section, left the vil-
the night at the Glover Hotel on their way
from Augusta. They travelled in o buggy
drawn by two horses. On the morning in
question, j. D. CresweIl, the younger OF the
of the hill, upon which stand the residences
Of MIR. A. Ramsay and DR.. I'll. Parker, they
we're fred upon from the corn field on their
gh very sh9r f. distance below MI Ram
ner of the field, there stands small plum
thicket. Out of this thicket came the shots.
Charles Creswell received some four shots in
hour. j. D. Creswell was wounded in Ave
places, right hand, left arm. chin, breast and
stomach. The horses continued to go forward,
but at DR.. Parkers gate, about two hundred
ter though so severely woundeds succeeded in
stopping them. Here Charles Creswell fell
from the buggy, the wheels Of which ran over
him, ahd J.. d. Creswe!l, calling. for assist
ance, had him removed into the house, where
he lived FOR upwards Of an hour.
LIN connection with the circumstances which
led to this terrible tragedy, the public mind of
our community had been previously sadly and
painfully moved. and when the late occurrence
was made known, it led to such day Of horrl-
fed yet nndemonsMative excitement as we
have never known in Edgefeld., IN the after.
boay Of Charles Creswen, the jury returning u
verdict that she came to his death from gum
shot wovndsaat the hands Of some person or
persons unknown. On the following day, tho
remains, attended by friends who had been
speedily summoned, were conveyed TO the
home of the departed mans parents.
j. D. Cfesweil, whose wounds were at first
thought to be mortal, after remaining two
nights at DIR. Parker's, was removed to the
Glovet Hofel in this place. where he now lies,
attended by father, mother and two sisters.
His wounds, though very serious and painful,
are not considered mortal, and we'll grounded
hope ia entertained Of his recovery.
The parties who fred these fatal shots are
George b. and james Addison, sons OF our old
ayYd hOnored fellow-citlzen, Major George A.
Addison A few hours after the shooting, they
rode quietly into town, and after the result OF
the coroner''s inquest had been made known,
surrendered themselves TO Sheriff McDevitt.
adviser, they LEFT for Lexington. to obtain bail
from Judge BoOzer, OF tsaat place. On Saturday
afternoon they returned, having, without the
slightest difficulty, accomplished their Objects
Since then they have gone to their homes.
Georg D. Addison is q youug man or soiae
twenty-three or four years. Jemea Addison ID
o yonth not yet eighteen. They have been
raised In our midst. where, with all their fNuar
ily, they have been loved and honorsd. TO 500
them thus, was and is to cur conanunity3a
cause OF deepest aud most painful sadness. rse