The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-26
BLOODY WORK IN BARNWKLL.
Two Men Killed I'm . Political Array
Another Mortally Weunded-Eour Q,
Five stabbed sorionsly--What IL Cost
TO Cali . Man . soalawag.

A serious and bloody rlot occurred In barn-
well County on Thursday last, growing out OF
the election for township officials, held on that
day. The scene Of the affair was at place
near the banks of the Savannah River, known
as the Upper Three Runs. distant about tuen-
ty-five miles from Augusta. The following re
the main facts. as given in the Augusta Chron-
icle and Sentine
TIE MEC1ON.
The township was Of course Inhabited by two
parties, Radicals aud Democrats. and each fac
ton had its candidstes in the field. The prin-
cipal officer to bs elected was township clerk,
and for this position the Democrats were rum
ming very respectable gentleman named John
g. Green, while the candidate Of the negroes
was man named Pickens Woodward. the son
OF well-to-do merchant, who, We understand,
had always stood we'll IL the county, but who,
beng very popular with the negroes. suffered
his name to be used ON the Radical ticket, The
election took place on Thursday morning, and
WAS held at Nat. Greene's store. OF course, as
the negroes had large numerical majority.
they carried the township and elected their
candidate, while Greene was defeated. There
we're present at the election, besides other
white men, the Democratic candidate, John
Greene. his son: Frank Greene, ms sol-ln-iaw,
John Holland, James Tyler, Wyatt Tyler, and
three or four others Of the same name. Pickens
woodward. the Radical candidate, A. P. Wood
ward, his brother, and W. ]. Woodward, his
father.
HOW TIE RIOT COMMENCED.
After the election was over, and it was known
what party had been successful, crowd OF the
white men were standing around toe store dis
cussing it, in which crowd were the parties
above mention. At length one Of the TyleIs,
an ardent Democrat, remarked, that while ne
H. So rku3o hoin fod hU
the negroes, still he attached no blame to the
latter for what they had done, but the msn he
did blame were the id white scalawags
who ran ON the negro ticket" At this remark
A. p. Woodward stepped up the speaker and
said thar his brothers name Was on that ticket;
that he was no scalawag. and Tyler must with
draw the offensive epithet. The latter declined
to make the required retraction aud an alter
cation between the parties ensHed, While their
respective friends gathered around.
THE MELEE COMMENCES.
Tyler and A. P. Woodward, but before blows
had passed. the Radical candidate stepped
into the crowd with q drawn revolver IN bis
hand to take his brothers. part. As soon as
this vas observed, John Greene, the Demo
cratic candidate, fell upon woodward and
Knocked the pistol from his hand. Almost at
the same instant a. r. Woodward turned from
killing him almost in5tsntly. Here John Hol-
land drew his pistol to defend his father-in-
Law. but before be coad fire, Woodward shot
him, infictIng mortal wound.
SCENE OF CARNAGE.
The melee here became general, and it is i'm
possible to give any detailed description. The
negroes retreated from the precinct as soon as
the firing commenced. and line field was lett to
the rylers, Hollands Greenes and WOoJwards.
As fast as the ovmbatants emptled their ris-
tolls, the useless weapons we're thrown aside
and the knife was drawn and freely used by
both parties. We learn that as John Hollan
lay dying On the ground, with the balls whist
ling around him, and the parties de sling mur-
derous stabs over him, he managed TO COCK
aud aim his revolver. anl shot a. z. Wood
wood twice, one of the balls penetrating his
back, the other taking effect In his kidneys,
tue latter wound, it Is beneved, being mortal.
Frank Greene was also shot aud severely
wounded and stabbed with ak1ife. james Ty-
Ter, Wyatt Tyler and two 0f three otners. were
badly stabbed, but none OF their wounds WILL
prove mortal. Tbus closed this terrible com
bat, in whloh one man was killed outright, two
others NOR ally wounded Zone Ut whom mas
since dled,) IN which every man engaeed was
we believe, more or less seriously wounded,
and which will carry mourning and desolatlon
into 80 many families.
CONCLUSION.
On yesterday morning, at an early hour, o
messenger me up from the scene Of slaugh-
ter to this city for the purpose of procuring
coffin for Mr. Greene. Laer in the day anoth-
er messenger came for another cofia-thls
one tor Mr. Holland. We suppose the next one
ordered will be for Mr. A. P. Woodward, who,
We learn, was not expected TO live. All of the
parties IN this ira ,ie occurrence were, Be un-
derstand, men highly honorab aud Of un-
doubted social position. A. p. Woodward Is
we'll kAowu IN thus city, having been living
here for two or three years. clerking for the
house Of ". 8. Royal. corner OF Broad and
Centre streets, anL had gone home for few
days on Visit to his family. He IL . nam OF
good character and q capital shot with pistol,
having frequently in hls employers store.