The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-07-29
BLOODY WORK In BARNWELL.

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 1
twenty-five miles from Augusta. The
following are the main facts, as gwen
in the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel :;
THE ELECTION.
The township was of course inhabited
by two parties, Radicals and Democrats
and each faction had its candidates in
the field. The principal officer 10 be
elected was a clerk, and for this posi-
tion the Democrats were running very
respectable gentleman named John S.
Green, while the candidate of the me-
groes was a man named Pickens Wood
ward, the son of well-to.do-merchant
who, we understand, had always stood
we'll in the county, but who, being very
popular with the negroes, suffered his
name to be used on the Radical ticket
The election took place on Thursday
morning, aud was held at Nat. Greene's
store. OF course, as the negroes bad a
large numerical majority, they carried
the Township and elected their oandl-
date, while Greene was defeated. There
were present at the election, besides
other white men, the Democratic can
didate, John Greene, his son, Frank
Greene, his son-in.law, John Holland,
James Tyler, Wyatt Tyler, and three
or four others Of the same name, Pick
ems Woodward, his brother, and ". j.
Woodward, his father.
HOW THE RIOT COMMENCED
After the election was over, and it
was known what party had been sue
cessful, a crowd of the white men were
standing around the store discussing it,
in which crowd we're the parties above
mentioned. At length one of the Ty-
lers, an ardent Democrat, remarked,
that while he hated very badly his par
ty being defeated by the negroes, still
he attached no blame to the latter for
what they had done, but the men he
did blame we're the id white
scalawags who ran on the negro ticket" I"
At this remark, A. P. Woodward step
ped up to the speaker and said that his
brothers name was on that ticket; that
he was no scalawag, and Tyler mast
withdraw the offensive epithet. The
latter declined to make the required
retraciion and an alteration between
the parties ensucd, while their respec-
tive friends gathered around.
THE MELEE COMMENCES.
While the quarrel was progressing
between Tyler and A. P. Woodward,
but before blows had passed, tie Rad
ical candidate stepped into crowd
with a drawn revolver in his hand to
take his brothers part. As soon as
this was obs rived, John Greene, the
Democratic cantftstcy; felt upon Wood
ward and knocked the pistol from his
hand. Almost at the same instant A.
P. Woodward turned from Tyler, drew
his revolver and shot John Greene,
killing him almost instantly. Here
John Holland drew his pistol to defend
his father-in law, but before he could
fire, Woodward shot him, inficting a
mortal wound.
A SCENE OF CARNAGE.
The melee here became general, and
it is impossible to give any detailed de-
scription. The negroes retrcatcd from
the precinct as soon as the firing COM
menccd, and the field was left to the
Tylcrs, Hollands, Grccnes and Wood
wards. As fast as the oombatants
emptied their pistols, the useless wea-
pons were thrown aside and the knife
was drawn and freely used by both par
ties. We learn that as John Holland
lay dying on the ground, with the balls
whistling around him, he managed to
cock and aim his revolver, and shot A..
?. Woodwood twice, one of the balls
penetrating his back, the other taking
effect in his kidneys, the latter wound,
it is believed, being mortal. Frank
Greene was also shot and severely
wounded and stabbed, with knife
James Tyler, Wyatt Tyler and two or
three others, were badly stabbed, but
none of their wounds will prove mortal
Thus closed this Terrible combat, in
which one man was killed outright, two
others mortally wounded, Gone ofwhom
has since died, in which every man ell
gagged was, we believe, more or less sc.
iiously wounded, and which will carry
mourning and desolation into SO many
families.
CONCLUSION.
On yesterday morning, at an early
hour, a messenger came up from the
scene of slaughter to this city for the
purpose of procuring coffin for MIR.
Greene. Later in the day another mes
scnger came for another coffin one
for Mr.. Holland. We suppose the next
one ordered will be for Mr. A. 2. Wood
ward, who, we learn, was not expected
to live. All of the parties in this ira
gic occurrence were, we understand,
men highly honorable and of undoubted