The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-26
The mattresses were literally soaked in


M. Alexander McNeill and Mr.. John
King, the former wounded in the groin,
and the latter in the abdomen, have since
died from the effects of their wounds.
The following is full list of the white
men killed: Mr.. VIM. E. Simmons, Mr..
Alexander McNeill, Mr.. VIM. DAILY, Mr..
Thomas Whitaker, Mr.. ]. King and Mr..
Walter Graddick,
The households in which the dead and
wounded lay yesterday presented sad
spectacles, indeed. Wives were weeping
over husbands, mothers over sons, and
brothers and sisters over brothers.
Mr.. Alexander McNeill, the very wor-
thy shoemaker who lived in King street,
was shot in the grcin and badly beaten,
then robbed of Els shoes, coat and watch.
His brief recital of his sufferings and the
long and toilsome journey he had to
make, after the blacks had shot and beat
him, to reach a point whence he could
get transportation to the city, was really
6eartrending. He died last evening,
leaving a family very scantily provided
for, as he was a poor man and dependent
Ou udilJ CttihAhFos
Capt. c. Carroll White, the we'll known
pilot, was in bed yesterday with a wound
in the shoulder, and was in so much pain
that he could only be relieved with
opiates. The ball could not be found
when the wound was probed. The
wound will probably keep the Captain
in bed and at home for several weeks.
Mr.. Sam. L. Bennett is suffering frsm
Inflammation of the foot. His son, A.
G. Bennett, is also suffering, much from
the buckshot wounds he received.
Messrs. E. P. Crouch, VIM. Smith, E.
A. Cobia, Elmore Dukes and ]. Larrissey
were doing we'll, and will soon be all
right. .,,;i,n.,
and hemorrhage was feared during the
day. 1t did not occur, however.
Mr.. j. King, who was shot in the
stomach, and brought to the city, fingered
until last night and died. The deceased
was a carpenter by trade, a native OF
Massachusetts,, and had lived in this city
for a number of years: He vas nearly
so years Of age. s.. ,......
Mr.. w. Hampton Smith was suffering
from the painful wound he got in the
arm. How he escaped death is wonder
full, considering the manner in which his
coat was riddled. - ~,
'aMt. w. st. Julian Jervey's wound
proved slight, and beyond the temporary
pain it caused him will not trouble him,
Mr.. David Pregnall is badly Injured,
and will be laid up some time. ,.s...
The remains of Mr.. Walter Graddlck
were brought TO the city last night. He
died of wounds and theseyere beating ne
received. ~. II. .r. -. :.
up to last night there had been in all
six deaths and sixteen persons were in
jured on the Democratic side. .;,..,.,..t:.
At sunrise the party from the city fell
in and started out for the scene of the
fight. In the swamp. about mile dis
tant from the church the pickets found a
young man named Walter Graddick,
who like the rest Of the wounded, was
fearfully beaten, and, of course, stripped
of his clothing and robbed of everything
he had on his person. He was .insensi-
Bile, having lain in the swamp all night.
His right eye was completely gouged out
and he had received several terrible
gashes on his head. He was brought to
the city on the steamer which left the
village about 5 o'clock, and has since
died. -,.,........;,
The detail under the command Of
Major Buist reached the Brick Church
about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. On
every side were to be seen the evidences
of the fight of the day previous. A dozen
wagons and buggies. overturned land
smashed UP, dead mule, shot through
the breast, bullet holes in the trees and
buildings, all proved how severe had
been the fire of the black militia. t;'ist
One dead negro was seen. He was hn
cid man, apparently aged about 70years,
and was lying jim the road quite dead,
with q load Of buckshot in his breast
His name is John .Lachicotte. Mr.! j..
w. Cannon, who was present at the at
tack, states that .this was the fellow who
shot Mr.. Whitaker, ,sand1 thss he was i'm
mediately shot down, bat whether by the
whites or by oneoUf his own color lit
was impossible TO tell. A significant
fact il that the negroes had even robbed
this old man. aHis coat and pants were
not worth taking, but they had carried
off his shoes and that, andihad rifed his
pockets and left his body lying on the
road alongside oflthe body of a dead
mule. -. =
About o'clock q body of fifteen armed
negroes came up and asked permission to
remove the body yand bury it. They were
allowed to do so. These fifteen negroes
were the only ones seen during the day.
The force of the.'white citizens, after
reaching the scene of the attack, were
divided intoFsquads and scattered through
| the parishin search of Mr.. Pregnall, who
was missing. The mission was fruitless
one. ~ They only learned that Mr.. Preg-
nall; afterbeing badly wounded, wasres-
cued from the mob by colored man and
carried to- the city in small boat. 1t
was subsequently learned that Mr.. Preg-
nall had reached the city. >ef.ts'.l. +.
The attack upon the whites was delib-
erately planned. Mr.. Jeffords; who lives
at Cainhoy, told the reporter that as far
back as ten days ago a negro named
George Brady told him that he did not
want TO see any of his (Mr. Jefford's)
family hurt, and that there would be
trouble when this meeting took place.
Mr.. Jeffords further says that he came to
the city upon the receipt Of this informa-
ton and endeavored to see some of the
Democratic Executive Committee, but
failed to find them. 80 -
The following affidavits were made
yesterday by gentlemen who were OH the
field and saw the commencement and
end of the fight:
Geo. Rivers Walker, who, being duly
sworn, says: ."I first saw the negroes
firing with muskets into unarmed whites,
or men with pocket pistols only. l saw
Abram Smith, Trial Justice, (colored, }
firing three shots at running men, who
appeared unarmed. After the first volley
there was cessation for short while: G.
c. Bowen, Republican, offered to 60 with
any white man among the negroes and
pacify them. I volunteered. We went
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