Richland beacon., 1875-06-19
A Shooting Affair.

Hog Thief Point has certainly gained an IN
cnyiabe no,oriety within the past few months,
and now most of the outrages we are called
,pon To record occur in that classic locality.
A few days since a nczEo man named FER
kips. living near Fairfield, came to town to
make an affidavit against and get out
warrsn, for the arrest of another negro, Dan
Jackson by name, who he charged with having
been indulging in little matter OF stealing
(Perkins1 clothes. Not having an officer to
spare to send down, the Justice OF the Peace
sworc him in as an officer, authorizing nm
10 summons a posse to serve the warrant upon
the prrloiner of old clothes.
This is the first act of the drama.
The first scene of the second act opens al
Hog Thief Point on dark and stormy night,
in from, Of Jack Hud>on's castle, where Dan
Jackson was in the habit Of staying, but wi ere
he was not on tie niglt in quo sth a JACK
heard some one calling 10 him, when lie 'oos
a look out through carck IN the caste wall,
and saw by the flash Of lightning nve men
Immediately in front Of the door armed WIN
guns. He theIeupon reached Tor ms own
Jouble-barrel, poked it cautiously through the
crack. cooked the barrel that was loaded WIN
pucksbot, and waited for another fash As
j, came he fred upon the five men, VINO
were close together. He saw two Of them
fall and heard groans. The other barrei
being loaded with squirrel shot, and Jack
meaning business" he laid his gun aside anu
grasped his faithful six-shooter, which, to
borrow his own foreible language, he ''sot to
working meantime covering his own person
by getting in the jam OF the chimney-"retcll-
ing his pistol round and putting II through
crack. While this last vancouver was being
A Hrn,l into ~
castle by the beleaguring force Jack had
fortunately ordered his wife and fatlier-in-law
10 lie down on the Hoore-fortunately, as
some of the shot went directly over the head
of the former. Jack and his noncombatan'
allies remained quietly in the castle until
daylight, anticipating another attack every
mo,ncnt A cautious reconnaissance OF the
,;;ua,ion through a crack, by the dawns early
light, revealed two wounded men lying upon
the sward, lcil by their comrades on the field
Of strife. Soon a crcwl Of negroes gathered
for the purpo,e OF bringing the men to the,
bomes-,wo or three miles from town. Jacs
came on, and acknowledged that he had dom
the shooting stating that Le saw five atmet
men in font OF hi, house at nigh, and thought
they had come to Kill him.
The shooting occurred Saturday nishi
Sunday morning the three men of the pos.,
who were unhur, came To town and made al
affidavit against Jack Hudson. charging h.i,
with si,ooti,g otiicers with inten, TIC ki''
while in the discharge Of their oiieiai duties
.pkpu,ics Dewing, Swearngen and Steveh
were Immediately sent down TO make tue
sssese. Jack offered no resistance anu wa
bsough, to town and committed TO jail
The names Of the wounded men ar
Perkns snd Ames Ford. The former wa
sho, in the right srm aud breast and the latte
in the lsit side-,wo tuekshot, we learn
ensering his bowels and inaie,ins w1un:
which wih likely prove fatal. Indeed
was yesterday repo,ed that he was dead
-Shrsrsport Times.