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

The mattresses were literally soaked in
blood.
Mr. A.exandar Mcneil aud 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.. Win. Z, Simmons. Mr.
Alexander McNeill, Mr.. Wm. DAILY. Mr..
Thomas Whitaker, Mr. J. King and Mr.
Walter Graddick,
The households in which the dead and
wounded lay yesterday presented sad
| spectacles, indeed. Wives we're weeping
over husbands, motheB 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 groin and badly beaten,
then robbed of his shoes, coat aud watch.
His brief recital OF his sufferings and the
long and toilsome joufnc; ae had TO
make, after the blacks had khot and beat
him, TO reach o point whence he could
get transportation to the city, was really
heartrending. He died fast evening,
leaving family very scantily provided
for. as he was poor man and dependent
on his daily earnings.
Capt. G. Carroll White. the we'll known
pilot, was in bed yesterday with 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.. Bennet. is suffering from
Inflammation Of the foot. His non, "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 J. Larrissey
were doing we'll, and will soon he all
right.
Mr.. Lewis Jones was confined to bed,
and hemorrhege 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 light and died. The deceased
was carpenter by trade, native Of
Massachusetts, and had lived in tIiis city
for q number of years. He was nearly
so years of age.
Mr.. w. Hampton Smith was suffering
from the painful wound he got in the
arm. How be escaped death Is wonder
full, considering the manner in which his
coat was riddled.
Mr. w. 81. Julian Jervey's wound
proved slight, and beyond the temporary
| pain il caused him will not trouble him.
Mr.. David Pfegnall is badly Injured,
and will be laid up some time.
The remains of Mr.. Walter Graddick
were brought 20 the city last night. He
died of wounds and the severe beating he
| received. -"
Up to last night there had been in all
six deaths and sixteen persons were in
jurcd on the Democratic side.
At sunrise the party from the city fell
in and started out for the scene Of the
fight. In the swamp aibout n miie dis
tant from the church the pickets found q
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-
His right eye was completely gouged out
and he had received several ferribie
| gashes on his head. He was brought to
the city on tho steamer which leff the
village about 5 o'clock, and has since
died. '-,'
The detail Iider 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 tha day previous. A dozen
wagons, and bpggies 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 tine black militia. ..eus
One dead negro was seen. He was au
cid man, apparently aged about TO years,
and was Icing in the road quite dead,
with q load of buckshot in his breast.
| His name is John Lachicottc. MI J..
w. Cannon, who was present at the at
| tack, states that ehis was the fellow who
shot Mr. Whitaker, and thas he was i'm
mediately shot down, but whether by the
whites or by Que Of his, own color it
was impossible TO tell. A significant
faet is that the negroes had even robbed
this old man. His coat and panto were
not worth taking, but they had carried
off his shoes and that, and had rifled his
pockets and left his body lying on tbs
road alongside Of the body of dead
mule. ita,.a- ~a.. .
About o'clock n body Of fifteen armed
negroes came up and asked permission to
remove the body and bury it. They We're
allowed to do 80. These fifteen negroes
were the only ones seen during Che day.
The force Of the. white citizens, after
iCtACuiuE tuS oCCG6 %lk tI0 htt4ck, were
divided into squads and scattered through
TIC parishiin search of Mr.. Pregnall, who
was missing. The s.,ission was frtiitless
one. They only learned that MIR. Preg-
mail, dfterlbeing badly wounded, wasfes-
cued from the mob by colored man and
carried to the city in small boat. It
was subsequently, learned that Mr. Preg-
nall had reached the city. eoai eas.,e.i>'.
| The attack upon the whites was delib-
erately planned. Mt. Jeffcrds; who lives
at Cainhoy, told the; reporter that 10 far
back .as ten days age a negro named
George Brady told him that he did not
ws't 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 aud endeav0red to see some of the
Democratic Executive Committee, but
| failed to find them. -,.-a ga5' H.,
Tho following afFidavits were made
yestercag by gentlemen who were on the
field and saw the commencement aud
end of the fight :ai' M r. 3e j
Geo. Rivers Walker, who, being dulg
sworn, says: t'I first saw the negroes
er;:se, :.. .:;sze.s - i...J ' ,.a. .iiu fiitc5
or men with pocket pistols only. l saw
Abram Smith, Trial Justice, (colored, J
firing three shots at running men, who
| appeared unarmed. After the first volley
there was cessation for a short while q.
@. Bowen, Republican, offered 10 20 with
any white man among the negroes aud
| pacify them volunteered WE yyert