Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-03-11

January 8, 1880: Oliver G. Ross, Jr.
shot in the breast and seriously wounded
by his father. Cause: Marrying against his
parents wishes.
January 10, 1880: W. J. Patterson
killed by unknown persons in Darlington
County.
January II, 1880: Jasper Doal shot and
killed by Henry Townsend in basuio in
Greenvilc. Cause: Whiskcy.
January rs, 1880: Mark Morrison Sc
riously stabbed by Robert Stewart and
othcrs in Line Street, Charleston. Cause:
A personal alteration.
January %, 1880: Alfred Groves killed
by Citizen Roscmund, both colored, near
Abbeville @. II. Cause: Dispute as to the
ownership of hatohot
January %, 1880: Jesse Horn shot and
killed by Thomas o. Parker near Seneca
City, in Oconce County. Cause: A dis
putc between the deceased and the father
of the slayer concerning wages.
January 80, 1880: Henry McQuago SO.
riousIy stabbed by o man named Perkins,
during an alteration in the upper portion
of Marlboro County.
January 30, 1880! A negro hamed Bel
linger was cut to pieces with razor by
another negro named White, in Collcton
County lie died in few minutes. Cause:
An alteration concerning a woman.
January 1G, 1880: John Barnes stabbed
to death in drunken row in Oconce Coun.
ty by Milton w. w. Nicholson
January 81, 1880: Il. e. DuBose ghct in
the breast by Policeman Edwin Scott,
whilo tho latter was Attempting to arrest
him for disordcrly conduct in Manning, S.
Q.
February 2, 1880: Stephen Lund shot by
John Holcombc in a barroom in Groenyille
during drunken quarrel.
February S, 1890 James Gailliard, COL
orcd assaulted his wife in Reid street,
Charleston, and cut her throat with a razor
inficting dangerous but not fatal wound.
February 2, 1880: Nat Dickson, colored,
was struck on the head with stone by
Stephen Gary, colored, at the City Railway
stable. lie died of his injuries on Febru.-
ary 7.
February l, 1880: Jefferson Gates shot
and killed by Tom Watson aud John
Brooks, colorcd, in EdgcGeld County, whilo
attempting to quell a negro disturbance.
February 6, 1880: Mra. Berry and Mrs.
Byrd assaulted and outraged by two negroes
named Kinder and jenkins near Branch.
vile.
February 7, 1880: Patrick Darcy &C.
verely stabbed by John Rowan, on East
Bay, Charleston. Cause: An insult of}ored
by the former to the lattcr's wife.
February 7, $780, j. II. Irby stabbed
10 tho neck by j.. q. Irby at Laurcns.
Cause: Whiskey.
February G, 1880: Charles su!livan, CO.
lorcd, shot and killed by his brother, Jim
Sullivan, in Abbeville.
February 8, 1880: Eli Wilcox shot and
killed by jim Black ip Marion. Cause: A
dispute concerning wager
February 10, $780,: Thomas Robinson,
colored, cut on the head with an axo by
Maj Brown and his wife, Margaret Brown,
on James Island
February Is 1880: Oscar Taylor, oolcrcd,
chopped on tho mead with an axe by Ed
ward Wooden, colorcd, at the Race Course,
Charleston.
February IA, 1880: William Parker
stabbed and killed by man named Putnam
at social gathering in Laurcns County
Judson Martin seriously shot by Putnam at
tnC ouuIC Lluc.i OHuSCt w ulShey.
February 27, 1880: NJ. Il. Concly stab-
bed and killed by A. j. Gill at Varnyillc,
Hampton County: Cause: An old feud.
February 2S, 1880: MrG. Byrd assaulted
by q negro named Kinder near Georges
Station.
March !, 1880: Mr.. James Strand NOR.
tally wounded with pistol By Scott Hopkins
coiored, at Chester, during dispute con-
cerning money.
The parod covered by this summary is
rather more than two months. 1t is an
appalling exhibit: 2l homicides, 16 assaults
with intcnt to kill, rapes. Tho homicides
and assaults with intent to kill were, almost
without exception, perpetrated by white
men upon whites, or by negroes upon co
lorcd people. We mention this to show
that the colorcd peoplo arc not tho subjects
of attack by tho whites. The whites main
and kill eaoh other, and do not moest tho
colorcd people. The rapes were committed
by negroes exclusively.
A simple statement Of the number and
character of crimes committed in this State
such as we have given, 10 moro eloquent
than words, aud forces tho most careless to
admit that something must be done at once
to arrest the spread Of lawlcssness. The
Courts will do their whole duty, wo arc
confident. No lljudgcd commiscration for
those who have shed blood will aotuato
judges, jurics or prosecuting officers. But
the object Of tho punishment of criminals
is the prevention Of ormo. And crime can
bo prevented in other ways than by hanging
and Imprisonment in the penitcntiary. Tho
Courts need the cooperation of the public.
This cooperation will give strength to thcir
sal1 MI ,l,an Ia ihoir