The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-09
RrripC for Happiness.
The Murder OF Col. hmcS.


The following account of The murder
Of Colonel G. i Amcs is taken from
the Macon Telegraph s. Messenger Of
ycs'er,}ay
From Colonel Stephens, Business
Agent Of Colonel g. Y. Nmcs' clIcus
a:.d mcnag"rir, and also from Mr.. Ncrl
Munroe, door keeper 10 the side show,
We get the PARTICULARS OF il most foul and
murdcrons ARRAY that occurred It, Daw.
soE on "Wednesday alrrncon last, JUST
alter The performances had commenced
under he large canvas.
s4Alr Munrur saws lha. man name Il
j Russell approached he door of the
aid" show in an intoxicated state, and
asked The price OF adnirlnncc. He
was told twenty-five ccI,s. Russell
then told his wife and children, six or
eight IN number, TO 20 IN and nc would
pay The bill. When they had gon" in
b. asked how Il ncl it was, when Man.
roe told BIN nine ha'l passed in. Rus
s"ltysall there were only ionr, anil then
Mnnroc started TO cali The family back
To satisfy Russell he was mi.,akrn.
Whcrrupon Russell got angry and
struck the duor-krcpcr blow tha.
knocked him neatly down and against
,hc canvas Russell then drew his
pistol and thrust it in he door krrncr $
face, and threatened to blow his brains
out. Munroe told him hr did not in
tend to oiir"d !in, but Russell began
to cock his pistol, when Munroc dodg,d
: down and ran nsluc the canvas
Col. &. i. AmcS, who was standing
near the ticket wagon, u few PAGES OF,
saw the difficulty and walked up AMI
told Russell! that was not the place to
get up l'lsE. aud draw his pistol where
there were so many women and chit
drcn to b" quiet and he would make it
albright. Il Isscll then turned upon
Col, Ames. and remarked that no would
Kill HIM, too, i! he iulcrlrrcd, and fred
at tho Coloncl. Mr.. Boynton, an at
tnchc OF the circus, also spoke to Rus.
sell, and as he DID so, two brothers
named Charles and John Kelly, mown
az desperate mcn,rushrd up, and draw.
ing their pistols, began to fire upon the
Colonel and Mr.. Brvnron. They re
treated and attempted to run under the
canvas, and in the act OF 50 doing Col.
AmeS received two shols-rne slightly
worndlng him in .hc lh' gh anl The 9TH
er, striking him on,the inside Of the hip,
passcd through into the bowels.
During this shooting Mr.. Daniel
Oxford, a brother n>law OF Russell, was
accidrnllly shot through the heart,
whllo standing near with LILLE child in
his arms. lie fell forward upon the
child and it WIS taken from under the
dead man. One Of Ike shots also pass,
ed through the canvas OF lhc si;!o show.
and wounded Ma,lamc l'ruw, mother of
tho .llbino children, in the thigh, but
not seriously.
Notwithstanding The nnlirng excr.
tlons ofhis skilled physicians, Col. An,cs
continued to sink, and expired at Daw.
son on the Sd Of November, 1870, in
The 3Cth year Of his age. In his last
moments Coz, Ames received religious
consolation from Rev. j. NJ. Mnrshal
and Rev. Mr.. Aalnr.
At}a called session 3! the City Coun.
cll OF Dawson, at s o'clock n. NJ, No
vembcr ath, resolutions OF deep sympa-
Thy were extended TO the brreavcd wid
ow and family oi the lanen,rd Colonel.
and III II TESTIMONIAL Of tho respect in
which the Coloncl was held in the State
the meeting appointed the following
committee 10 escort tho Remains 10
Macon; j. W. johnson. J. =. Sna rp
j. n. Crouch N G, Greer, Il. G. VIZ.
cl and j. w. Lovlrss.
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a p'an'er in Mercer County, Cali.
iornia, writes that he has been growing
cotlon for three years, and is satisfied
that he can rGlsra crop two cents chran.
er than in the Mississippi bottoms. H."
gives nm estimate Of The expenses OF
cul'iva1ing two m,ndrcd acres Of land.
which is interesting so lis here, ns show.
ing the cost Of agricultural occupations.
The items are as follows: Wages of
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