The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-10-02
NVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER q, 1872.

0SoFRo 1upPer. ln0 Two nrSt
named being almost immediately
released, and Maj. Morgan, who
bad been severely wounded in the
shoulder, being taken to Judge
Melton's residence where he re-,
ceived every attention that could
be given him, DR.. Taylor being in
attendance. The two last named
We're placed in conference.-the await
the result Of the, investigation.
Since tire animosities Of the DO.
lltical contest now going on, result
ing in recrilnination of parties, it
had been dreaded by many that
an encounter was liable to occur
,npon Judge Meltop's return from
1.-THE np,coantry, ,betweeno him and
Hon. @. w. Montgomery, who had
publicly denounced him !; but none
dreamed that Capt. Caldwell would
be the victim. 1t was also noticed
that the parties had met several
times during the day OH the street,
and not few persons on Main St.
felt uneasiness. Capt John Cald-
well was a native OF this city, about
81 years of age, and served gal
lantly through the late war. He
was a son of the late John Caldwell,
Esq, and brother in law of U. S.
Senator Robertson. He leaves a
wife, two children, mother, sisters,
brother and host ofothcr relatives.
Major James M. Morgan, who,
with Mr.. Caldwell, entered the din.
ing hall to prevent the difficulty,
and who was severely wounded in
the shoulder, we believe, was also
an "fficer in the Confederate army,
and is a citizen of good repute ey
erywhere. George Upper was al.
so an officer in the Confederate ar.
my, and moved to this city from
Charleston about two years ago,
since which time he has been ens
gagged in the insurance business to
some extent. Mr.. Cbas. w. Mont.
gomery is a native of Charleston
and a resident of Newberry coun.
ty, ano tor several years president
pro tenn. of the State Senate.
" Before the entrance into the din.
ing ball of Judge Melton and the
subsequent entry OF Caldwell and
Morgan, there were therein, be
sides Montgomery and Upper, F.
ID. Elmore and Fielding and Rich
ard Washington, col, the wal,or
upon the table of the last named
parties. klmore picked up and
sealed up the pistol that lay upon
tie floor, and from which it is sup.
posed the fatal shot was fired; the
same after having been deposited
with Messrs. Scott, bankers, was
turned over to the Coroner. Leav.
ing aside many conflicting rumors,
the details of the sad tragedy can
be succinctly traced by the proceed
ings of the Coroner's inquest. Be-
fore the body was allowed to be
moved, Coroner |. II. Coleman was
notified, and in very few moments
a jury of inquest was empannelled.
The iaquest was commenced in the
room where the murder had been
committed, the testimony being
carefully noted, the first taken be.
ing the evidence of f. Il. Elmore,
Esq, who is an attorney-at.la law of
this city, and who was present du.
ring the fracas. He testified as fol,
lows: "About 4 o'clock, this at
ternoon, Fielding and Taylor, at
my invitation, came to Pollock's
saloon to dine. Entering, we met
@. w. Montgomery and George
upper; accepted an invitation
from the former to drink. While
awaiting the return OF the waiter,
the door was opened from the main
saloon by Judge Melton, who look.
ed in, closed the door, and almost
immediately reopened it, and ad-
vanced into the room to where Mont.
gomery was seated, at the south
end oftbe table. He (Melton) threw
his arm around Montgomery's neck
and commenced beating him in the
face. Immediately following j udge
Melton, were Maj. James Nj. Nor.
gan and Capt. John ID. Cald well ;
could not say which OF the two was
in'the advance. Firing immediate
ly commenced, but he could not say
whom, Judge Melton and Mont.
gomery were scuffiing. There was
a confused mass of men. He and
several of the others hurried into
the northeast corner Of the room.
Two or three shots were fred
could only swear to two. Saw Cald-
well press his sides with his hands
and then fall to the floor, when be
gasped two or three limes. Tin re-
ply to q question by juror, the
witness stated that he could not say
positively who fired the pistol. ]
de (the witness) then went in search
OF physicians returned with DIR.
Talley found Iupuer and Moroap