The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-12
ARRAY Between Gen. HahOnc and John
Lyon. ESQ,

to excitement throughout the city in
view of tho prominence of tho partiet
directly concerned in tho railroad wal
just brought to close in tho General
Assembly. These parties were Con.
| VIM. Malone, president of the Allan.
tic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad
and Capt. John, Lyon, well-known
lawyer of Petersburg.
The accounts given Of the encoun-
ter are rather conflicting, and tho de-
tails cannot be given with accuracy
until tho witnesses have beon examin
| ed in court.
The statement Of the friends of g en-
eral Malone is that he and q friend
were standing on the Exchange Hotel
corner talking, about half an hour
after the bill about which thero has
been such b controversy passed the
Senate. They saw Mr.. Lyon and
two other gentlemen coming down on
tho same side Of tho street towards
the Exchange Hotel and from the di.
rections of the Capitol. Reaching the
Exchange corner, they turned, and
Captain Lyon said, "Good evening,
General," or something to that effect
rs he approached General Malone
replied, "Mr. Lyon, hereafter l don't
wish you to speak to me. You're o
id seoundrel." Thereupon Captain
Lyon struck tho General a pretty
severe blow on tho head. It was re-
turned. A scuffle ensued. In tho
scuffle Derringer pistol in the hands
of General Malone won't off. The
parties wore then separated by mu.
tual friends. Nl
The friends Of Captain Lyon differ
from those who furnished the account
just given in eeveral respects. It is
said by them, as by tho othots, that
General Malone and his friend were
standing on the Exchange Hotel corn
er. The General was tapping the
lamp-post lightly With his oane, when
he saw Captain Lyon and friends com.
ing down the street. They bowed
to General Malone and turned to.
wards the l4th-street entrance of the
Exchange, when the General bockon-
cd with his cane MS if for Captain
Lyon TO return. He did SO. Gen.
raj Mahone's first words were, "Don't
you evcr speak to me again" Capt.
Lyon promptly replied in tho aame
tone that he never would. General
Malone Immediately rcjoined. "If
you do, you damned sooundrel. III
-" Before the sentence was
finished tho epithet was resented by q
blow, which was quickly returned.
Almost in moment tho parties
olinched. General Malone drew
Derringer pistol from his pocket, and
seemed to be trying to cook it,--tba
muzzlo being close to tho breast of bis
representation his arm was seized
by o bystander, and tho pistol was
not fred until minute or two later.
They were then foroibiy taken apart,
and each escorted to hi. room BY
friends.
All these are facts known to you.
That in consequence there should be
disturbed condition of affairs In
some localities, deplorable though it
be, is not to be admired. Let us ruth.
er be thankful that it has been con.
fined to the counties of Iaurens,
Union, Spartanburg, York and Ches.
ter. We will consider those distur.
banoes for a moment.
In Iaurons md Chester there were
collisions between armed militia, or
national guards (negrnaa,l and the
whites, in open daylight, tho oircum.
Stances Of which are well known to
you. In the other counties disguised
parties have, from time to time, with.
in the last three months, administered
lynch law In certain cases. While
these occurrences are greatly to be
deplorod, and some.of them mort,
and have received almost universal
condemnation, the collisions in Laur-
ems and Chester, by far tho most
serious of them oil, are regarded by
the best mon who knows the facts, as
nee essary and justifable, act Of self
defence on tho part Of the whites. 1t
is very generally believed that their
prompt action prevented that gene-
raj war of races, which thoughtful
mon have regarded eminent for some
years past.
While these things have occurred
in the counties mentioned which are
all now quoted by tho disarming Of
the militia, in other counties, pro-
found peaoo han prevailed. Here, for
instance, We Fave enjoyed an tnbro-
ken reign of quiet and order. There
was, at tho last Court Of Sessions, not
ono ofaot, violence demanding investi.
CATION, q oifou instance which elicited
the congratulations Of the presiding
Judge.
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