, 1875-12-30
THE CODE.

Aiinost Another Duel nj Au2ustn-Thr
Enrtbcs Arrested.
auanska t7a.> Chronicle and Senttn,i, Dee. q.
Yenterduy morning the following dispatch was
roco,vcd at tho Mayors oflco
.,w1Ss.nono. Dr.. 70. $50 .. M. 1a;5-To Mayor
II. toxuey and i. ". woo,vArd haye Iii hsrn with
thc'r friends for tho purE'" Of having hostile m":t-
thI ,nrar your city. Please take t'rIs 10 prevent
nuessnH. 31A,nE DEcoT,
Inteudeht Of Wlnnsbnro y. G.
Tho telegram was Immediately turned ovor
10 Mr. ClIretian, Clief OF Police, who At onco
took stopa 10 prevent Tho duel. lie went Detors
,Tnlgo Claiborne Bnead aud nado tho following
AFFIDAVIT;
STATE or f,orata, Etchmeni counf4-rertona!'y
John 4. Christian, Win, OF, nAlh. naya TINT. n
tic bu.t Of hEs kuuwIelgu lid strf, it n the ,ntsn
70 El,t Iuc will deadly woalnn. In sail Hate, ant
hs a.pp,cut ak,r this altlsit 10 prevent raIA duel
by requiring tho 'Ar' to give n"s . e kts Tho .c'
Sworn to and subscribed bcfor, 1a this 2l.t d'y u
December. ,7j. cLAlAonaE SsrAb
County Judge.
Unon this affidavit Judge sneul isnued war
rant Tor tho arrest Of tLe pnrtlgs.
Oncors wcrn snnt to tie different hotels 10
look for tho Frtucipas. The name nf Mr.. Ciow-
that of str. Woodward at tho A,t;1istn Hotel.
At tile Planters, tho officers proceeded to Dir.
GIowney's room, No. 10, and knocked 1T tho
door. slr. Cowuey, who waa writing lestor.
Bnppoaiue that aon,o ono Of tho party was out
aide, SAID "Come in" and was confronted by
the otlicera. Ihe latter informed hin wat wos
tl,eir orrAnd, wherunon llo nsked to see the war
raut. which WAS Ut onco exhibited 10 hlm lln
then asked il e could not Say ut tho hoicI. but
the olllccra informed him that tl,eir orders wcre
to carry him to tho City.liali. lie thon
wont With tho officers to tint plnea. Judge
Snoad required him to give bond for sl,Oy'.
ThiA could not be Aono Just nt that .imo. NJ hn
was kept III custody. Tho officers who want 10
thn 4 }{1tn4 I'm Mr. WnoifWA ri
touud that that gentleman liat dlsanpoared.
He hnd evidently hearl what was in:ondcd,
and therefore kept Out Of tho way. TAa o1i-
ccrs remained abont tho hotol durin6 tho IN oru-
iuE.
In tho meantime tho differences botw.en tho
two gentlemen had boon submitted to n Uoari
q lionor. coHsintiny Of Gen. M G. Dat:or, nrn !.
n, W tsrE .s Ma i rno.o D. Cumming and IN j MaI
Ing settlement entirely satisfactory and honor
ab'e to 10th parties. This hnvinR been DON'T
Mr.. Clowuoy was released from arrest. BOTH
Mr. Woodward and Air. CIowncy will return to
Winneboro this morning.
As wo aro lnfor,ust, .llo origin Of the 1ifIl-
Guilty waa ns follows: Mtr: Clowncy, who owna
place near WinnBboro lad given directions 10
a negro man employed by hin, TO shoot cvery
order was gwen, Ss. Woodward wn, on, hunt
ing, has,ng with him dog which he priced very
hIElly lie passc'i noar Mr. Clowney'a EI'sep,
mud tho dog, running up to thein. commenced to
bark. Ho was immediately ahot by tho nc:;ro
man In charge OF the sheep. Mr.. Woodward.
indignant at t4a, asked Tho negro innn what ho
moant. THO latter told hlu that i4o WAS acting
under instV'ct.ons from Mr. ctoNncy. A few
dass Afterwards, Mr. Woodward wont to tho
National bank of Winnsboro OF which
Mr. Clownoy IL Cashier. and spoke 10
hin in regard t. tho affair. aomo nngry
worda paesed. The parttos finally sap-
arated. Tint night Mr.. Woodward wont to
Columbia to -. ',l meeting Of tho Ink Uuiosl.
When ho r.s,. A1s. Clowuey eout him ,,nto
demanding an apology for whas hs termea n,s
''nbnBlyo languago." Mr.. Woodward declined,
and meeting to tako place ou this s!tlo Of the
river WAS consequently arrangyd. Mr. Wood
nAtd left Winnsboro Sunday night and came on
tu Augusta, w1llch hn reached Monday morning,
Mr.. Ciuwnoy, With ts freud. Mr.. ". q. Jor-
dan, aud B surgeon. DR.. G. II. Ladd. loft Wlnna-
boro Moudny night. aud reached Augnsta res-
terday morning ut O'Clock. Tho differences
nf tho gontIomen abovo nanlol, aud In caAo no
satisfactory sot.lomens wac arrived At hostile
meeting was to tako plaza at Sand Bar Ferry
this morning. But al previously stated, coM-
peto settlement wnH cffoctod, perfectly sAtis.
factory to both parties.
Mr.. Clowuey IL Cashier OF tho Winnsboro Nh.
Houal Bank, and Mr., Woodward was for ssvoral
yoarA President OF tho South Carolina Agricul-
tural Boo.oty. Both oecltpy high poslt.ons 10 40
Grcat credit is due to tho authorjt:os for t1,eir
action in tho mastor, and especially to Chtei
Christian.
They weso WARMLY commended by citizons yes
teriay for tller action. Chief Christian fs detor-
mined thai 10 moro duels shall take place hoFe,
II he eau prevent 1t BY arEostlnB tie parties.