The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-11-14
a Terrible Fight with Knives.

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4 Terrible Fight with Knives.
For the benefit of such persons as think
the stories related of the Georgia Ku-
| Klux are incredible we publish the fol
lowing account of little affray, in which
there was no political feeling, that occur
red at Fairburn, in the vicinity of Allan
ia, which we clip from Mr. Stephens pa
per, the Atlanta Sun, On Saturday at
ternoou Mr. John Becteu baugh, Mr. Joe
Settles and several others, whose names
we did not learn, all got aboard the train
at Red Oak, a station some four or FIVE
miles above Fairburn, and went down to
that town, as it seems, with the determ
ination to have jolly carousal at all
hazards. They inaugurated their carousal
by going to James bar room, where they
purchashed a pint of whiskey from the
bar keeper, named Thompson, for fifty
cents. They soon drank it all, when they
repaired to Mr. Hatchcock s saloon, where
they ordered another pint of whiskey or
brandy for which the bar. keeper charged
only forty cents. Sober enough to dis
cover the discrepancy in the price of the
two drinks, but intoxicated enough to be
come angry upon the slightest provoca,
ton, they, with huzza, returned to
James bar room and demanded an ex
PLANTATION from Thompson of the extor-
tiouate price he had charged, declaring
that he had stolen ten cents from them.
Thompson said he would willingly return
them the ten cents. but they all cried
aloud, You're a thief, man that'll steal
ten cents will steal horse" Hereupon
Johu Beeten baugh, one of the party, in
vited Thompson out to fight, whereupon
Thompson romptly came out, and at the
first pass knocked him PROSTATE on the
ground. The moment he fell three of
Thompson S friends followed up the attack
on Beete tenbaugh while he was still on the
ground. Beetenbaugh seized his knife and
used it with tremendous force and astonish
ing dexterity, and in very few moments
had inflicted serious wounds upon all four
of his assailants. Thompson was severely
if not mortally wounded, being cut in
three places most fearfully. A frightful
incision was made on his face, extending
from his mouth to the back part Of his
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hip, and he also received a deep cut across
the shoulder. The afray, however, was
not confined to Beetenbaugh and Thomp-
son. a half dozen or more assailants
from each side engaged, and for mo
ment or two it presented the appearance
of hand to hand engagement with dirks
aud knives between savages. During the
riot number of pistols were discharged,
but we have no report of postol shot
wound in this affray. Joe Settles, was
cut slightly in eight places, but not dan
gerously. Beetenbaugh was wounded in
three places, cut across the wrist, and
suffered heavy blows in his face. The
affray, however, was suppressed after
few minutes, when Thompson's friends
went off in search of firearms, and the
party from Red Oak, consisting of Bee
tenbaugh, Settles and others, FASTENED to
the railroad depot to take the train for
home Before the train arrived however,
it was announced that Thompson S friends
were armed aud in pursuit of them and
sure enough a considerable party fully
armed with knives, pistols and guns were
approaching at double quick. The Red
Oak party was advised to flee, which it
did precipitately through back way,
amid firing from the pursuing assailants,
and escaped without injury. A young
man named Andrew Grazzard, who was
from the vicinity of Red Oak, who was
also waiting for the train, was advised to
fee, bat he refused to do so, declaring be
was in no way involved 10 the difficulty,
and there was no necessity for him to try
to escape. Thompsons friends, however,
who seemed perfectly enraged, came rush
ing on, and one Of the parties, named Hop
good, it is alleged, ran up to MIR. Griz-
zard, who made no effort to escape, aud
without moments warning, presented a
pistol and shot him, the ball entering
about an inch and half above the naval
aud lodging in the right groin. The
poor man, innocent victim, it Is said, OF
maddened mob fell down as if dead. He
was, however, taken up, conveyed to
house in the vicinity, where he was kind
ly cared for until Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, when he was removed to his
home two or three miles distant up the
railroad. He fingered. until allate hour
Sunday night, when he died from the ef,
fects of the wounds.