Wilmington journal., 1876-02-04


The f-,liowing are the latest particu-
lars of the fat1i affair at Haw River,
received 10y mail at the hour of going
to press
that .bas grown up at the station on
the North Carolina Raj road where the
road crosses the river of that name.
The station is in the county of Ala
nance between Greensboro aud Ral-
eigh, about ST miles from the latter
place and "a miles from the former.
Swepson's house is near this station on
the upland just back OF the river and
on the old aounty road leading TO Hits
boro.
From the Raleigh Net0s::
HAw RIVER, N. e., Jan. 26, rs.
Nsssrs. Editors:-A very had shoot
ing affair toQk pace near here ya1ser
d.y, about 4 O'CLOCK, P. NJ Mr.. G.o
W. Swepson shot Capt. A G. Moore
The circumstances are as follows:
Capt. n oore had started partridge
hunting, and as he passed by the resi-
OCIOS u MI loNN 10 Only
quarter Of a mile above the depot
here-he saw Mr.. Swepson in tue yard,
just coming cut with his gun in his
hand A few remarks passed. Mr.. 8
then got bebi. d the chimney. out Of
M. Ms slght, and fred at Mr.. 81. The
ball d q rot hit him. Then he told
Mr.. S. that he would not shoot him III
his own yard, bnt would shoot with
n.m f he wo ID come out in the big
rosd (Mr. III did not leave the road).
Mr.. s. then ran into his hoa-e ard.
from R concealed position behind the
door, tired through the crack OF the
door, Mr. NJ. being unaware of the
fact that he (nr. s. was going to
saoot again. This time the ball took
effect IL the left shoulder, ranging
down thr DuSb the body, and Mr. IL.
tel 10 tie 9rou u where be remained
sbous 40 hours. 1t is supposed tiiat
AIr :. shot with a repeatln army flo.
Several physIc.uHs were sent for a.
Soon as Mr.. 4 Z. Benton, Caps Nj
h,'ok-k"eper received the sad tidIDo<.
Dol. Hot5 and his family were soolt
presef t. Df. q. W. Long WAS the
hvst physician t. rsach hlid. We na,
Alnl freed on = litter and taken ia lis
rtica where In now lies sU, rouudad
by num- -rou3 ay pashiz'ug fsiti.d~
sud rs;at4oue Urs. = z Mrhaue a3u
Murphy soon joined DR.. Lnng, ana
| af',t careful exarnirnciUu, 4 va
-ouuu tap0'-ii] = 20 reach the baii bv
pr,b,E.-. Gap. n. il, r0a.nly danger
| Uusiy wounded.
| Ihe auovo ltans I have Obtained
from Mr.. 4 2. Benton OF course I
cannot 'Pii more now. rhe IF .ir has
caused great excit, ment, many con
f'c'ing reports being in circulation.
Mr. Swe .5soG is oow IN the hands
IF tne Sheriff + 4 ama4cs county
! H,~ trial before rhc - magistrates c"urt
VIII take place az Graham 81 q O'Clock
10 day Cap. Graham, of Graham,
and Nessrs. DilisTd and Lilmer, OF
! ,ireen~ bUro, viii appea for Capt.
| Moore. SIR Swepson has telegraplied
/ for Col. Fuller Of yonr city. | will
write You again after tiss trial.
Tho Issteigh Sentinel says:
! Another version Of ,:ie .tory il that
| Moore had frequent y threatened Swep-
| sOn's Dfo on .ccOuGt Of some O q
gFndge and had reiterated she thgestS
slnce the circu.atior of a slahderous
! postal card. charging Moore with d>s-
| x
| Sw~pson Lad caused il 30 be circulated.
| II T-s reported that ou the mOfnInE of
! the dag ri the shooting Moore went to
| Swtpson 5 house and cursed an 4
abust him, makiug various tnreats,
aud retuT:.eI III tue afFeruoon and see
ing .:wepson III the yssd snapped h,~
| gun Al INN, when he cas- fired upon l. y
| owesis Il aud wounded.
I'm su~silateiy after the occurreacs'
of TIE aif-ir SNep~on is said to have
s,'II' for she sheriff of the county and
surrendered himself. Late yesterday
afternoon the matter was und@sg in2
a preliminary examination before
mag .strnres We viii give the t-z..-
inouy il iu!i as soon AS 1t csn be OBJ
tanned.
The Greensboro Patriot ahys:
From she report which reaches
here il seems that Mr.. Moore was gong
hunting yesterday afternoon, AID
~h~n passing Svepson's place got int
difficulty with one Of Swepouu's 1e-
groes. }5w-pson seeing the aiterc.-
cation took his r!f@. stepped out Of
his kouse and skct 81 Moore, the bali
| entering al arr; wLereupon Moore
| started III direction of the house when
SwepN"n rrtr-ated within. It seem
| that Moore made an effort TO get into
the house, when Swepson shot through
the window, the ball ept>ring the BODY
and lodging IL the spine, causing death
III z little while.