The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-15
TaE EDaEFlRLp MEETIg1,-

a large meeting of the. Democrats ~
Edgeneid, commemorative OF the day ,,e
Chamberlain's dismay and disgrace. ~
years ago, was held near the Court Ho,,sa
on Last Monday. Tho large assemble
was addressed by Gov. Hampton, Judys
Mackey, Gen. Noise, Col. Youmars
Gen. Gary and Maj. Tillman. Althouei,
the crowd was not as large as two ves,.
ago, the same spirit which characterized
the former meeting marked the Last ara
with this spirit animating the Demo.
cratic party, success in tho coming cam.
paign IL not only moro certain than =,
was two years ago, but is certain.
Upon the occasion q sad affrnv 10.
Cured, the particulars of which wa tat.
from the Netcs and C0mier..
All passed on pleasantly until near tbo
enc, when 1T became known that a ra.
rioue affray had occurred In the yjiiase
mile distant, and which had the ifsc, eifsac,,
OF bringing the proceedings IN an end enJ
sooner than was intended. The circnm.
stances were as follow 3, as we'll as oonId
be ascertained amid ihe confusion and
lage: s-0 VII
IL y seems that several yearu ago, about
1909 or 1870, several men named Bootb
went TO the house Of Mr.. Abranl :Jones
ior the purpose OF attacking Jones 90 gt.
count OF some cause of complaint exist.
ing between the parties. The Booths
were accompanied by young man
namea Luther Toney.u Jones was pre.
abandoned; but the young msn Tonex "ss
was shot, and, as was claimed .no;
dentally killed by one of the marty ~
Booths, in whose company he was at tha
time. The relatives of Toney regarded
the killing as intentional, and the affair
became the occasion of bitter family
feud between the Toneys and Booths
which led TO an encounter q few wears
ago, but which did not result fataIIv To
| any OF the parties concerned.
While the speaking was in progress at
the. grove to-day, however, the Booths
end Brooker Toney, who killed the negro
United States marshal few weeks aSo
met in store at the village and coon be.
came engaged in q deadly conflict
J There were three of the Booths on one
| side, and Toney and one or two of h;s
friends on the other. It was impossible
to get an accurate account Of the fight
but between twenty and thirty shots were
fired within few minutes time. and Mt
its close it was found that Brooker Tonev
and james and Thomas Booth had heen
killed; the three fell within forty feet Of
each other, and all died within a few
minutes, without one having uttered n
word. The fight took place on the puh.
| lie square, and number of spectators
were wounded,
The casualties were as follows: To.
ney and James and Thomas Booth
killed outright; Benjamin Booth, shot
IN four places, twice through the lungs
and badly beaten about the head. and
! supposed to be mortally wounded; w.
l.. Coleman, friend ofToney, and who
was concerned in the shooting, slightly
wounded III the abdomen Mark Toney.
| shot IN the side; Wade Lott, in the arm
81 b: Ryan, in the heel; Clarence Seig.
| ior, in the hand. Several of these were
innocent spectators, not concerned In the
| afray. All the persons engaged and ajl
the Killed and wounded were White.
Brooker Toney is supposed to have
been killed by Benjamin. Booth. and ia
supposed 20 have killed James and
ThcmaS Booth. Benjamin Booth was
the alleged slayer of Luther Toney. and
was tried and convicted of manufacturer
| before Judge Plat and sent to the Peni-
| tentiary, and Brooker Toney, though but
rs years of age, had killed Gna He.r:-.
the negro United States mar.hal, and an.
other negro two OR three years ago.
d! When The eri.g hegaE tia s.io.a vs.ss
heard at the scene of the speaking about
mile of, and Governor Hampton. who
was Ignorant of the cause, ordered one
! of the militia companies assembled for
review to hasten to Town and suppress
the disturbance, and the order was Quick.
II obsyed, but the afiray was over hafore
the company arrived on the spot. The
affair is deeply regretted by the citizens
OF Edgeheld, but could not have been
anticipated nur prevented. The feud
was an old one, and resulted as stated
before any effort-eorld be made to arrest
! its bloody contamination.
A post mortem revealed the fact that
Brooker Toney was shot PIX times, once
through the bowels, twice through the
chest, and thrice through or into the body
from behind. James Booth was shot in
the groin and bled to death internally.
and Thomas Booth was shot through the
lungs. Benjamin and Jamea Booth were
old gray-haired men. Erooker Tonev
and Thomas Booth were beardless boys.
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