The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-22
THE EDGEpIELD TRAaEDY.
Hood, HORROR Desolaticn ana Degrada-
Edgefeld .AdUsrtisey..

1t becomes our duty--the most painful
and ar1 askassins one .ha. has even F..ian
upon us In q long ,1ife-to chrouicis an
other affair of horror and blood Ia Edge
Geld. And, in censi ieration OF the gad-
ness end dssolatfon that hang over cur
community; and Of the terribly excited
state of feeling that prevails thEoughout
our section, md, moro than all, for fear
that We might give partisan coloring TO
the affair by any extended comment or
nofali2ing, we shall give, or. attempt to
give, The barrett narration Of facts. Nor
would We willingly, under present cir
cumstances, do wrong or iniratice to any
fellow citizens for our right arm.
OF course, as is already universally
known, this terrible melee YVES the out
growth OF Q somewhat heated municipal
canvass. On Thursday, April 1st, the
,yoters OF our municipality, white and
6iack, assembled in mass meeting, in the
Court House, at the call Or notification
OF the outgoing council, to nominate
candidates for the CO. >ing council. This
meeting was very lesgeiy attended; and
this had been the mode of procedure II,
such cases througho,.t Il the history OF our
town. a. J. NcSis, Esq, was elected
chairman. At this meeting, Mr.. Clisby:
ci, ose,, h,, ,sr;s,, =, -, - ~ sAc ~, ~
oIsE tho s,d - y t e.eSston inassau OF py
sue p'u sil s haS h,ssIhing or conyenron plan.
tadl mn. o,,a .niIsSy I e Ssloneo9siy n:s Eep9r-
iicsnsSs 81 W. sa'u aD9ut tne y
ahoni@ ~ ~ s,,oSid h ~ wnnisAsy, III y, Mnetnef ~ it
Cd .,,a st;m,. :. snS Ha,. i.os ps IgucsH. AZ tne
staaJ that III n;omexel, ~ WEE ven under-
% xnI "a. vne to,h;, ,S T:s .ne qGestlon at iSs2e;
nsS;,.Iy - ISas tS .t.ns so isr g. We couia 'l1
T,,;rn ;r ,n,e tSa ssa!cn a9u ln-
enc:' s.S ssIs "Sn %i;,s., sS osiy polhs ol olIer,
Sns~n ~ .ars;55a sIno Ioeiou W. yote9
tha l,,ao!;, oaaNsn. Svns.as,apio tnsJollty, ana
didatss TSs. ti'S n,S ~ uVfs9sts n9 gasn.
thaS, a iy etseI toI,. sne 1iu pam ana 20 eject
eal .nein py 1aiiot. beIore the r0tiDsss be-
gan, h.r; oiisoy ana certain 1 2f MS friends
auiesiy :ielt the meeting. The balloting
Ts. 1ssnl.eG ", M Ss IolioHs: FOR intendant, q.
r. C::,,h. D.. MaISnE-a pfotneF-ln.law OF Mr.
1l.spy ior rrr w ;aToens, Lee hoison, w: IL
.las.a, lIsuuson, W. ~: Duinets ana y. 3. An
.iI1....s wte cit,zens Aiter TINS,
al. :sns m.s 9uiet ivr . Week, Wnen ie became
Sn;ue. W;.s. snmS eIs parry os 5wnich Mr.
omspy Was .no neau, hau determined nee ~, TO
~ ~ = sepA:sso. - llcKee. Ahoiu Gay or
t;ai,ot t%I nyao, ~. :. mas aScertainea thaS TINS
Sant A va ~ n;Df 10 40 soIiUMs: OF 1htea-
Tsns; a. a i1gy lor Ts3nge1s, ~. ~.
Sellnl,Gss,s Leg hoison, M. IN: Cartiedge
snS. Isn Cneolso 91ieins, ne latter ls 9
oo.sa;a oo,osu ..lsn: Iu tue meantiine, VIC are
Ill, " Say, party epiiit ran pretty
;1S,tii ;Sui snu Mo gotti PafusSL eiectloneered Vig-
m.. Io.ntns vloient, however, oc-
Sras, s: sE:ap. Maten, ,oresseing, we
u ulasolI, or 40 al events con-
sess, h.S, as early as the first part of last
SS;sSsn, poieIPsotny ueciined 10 Dc cam
a.aa.e ana ~, u. Bonham, ESQ with
OUT ahotner mass meeting or convention
Das put in nolnlthaslon IN ms stead. Mr.
iponnaE i.:i,, was, oeyon9 al douDt, extreme.
unwiIllhS 70 stauu. ana only diu so at
sosa sle EARNEST sollcitation la OF some OF his
nicnusi Hi sr
On n.eeeay lnoTniing 1ii iast, the election
WSeedMM MI ~ =; IN. n, Inc manageTs were Il.
n. III. 9lns, .. =. Covar and St. Julian
n.ier ..anu a.. IA Ihese geh.iensSa were adhe-
aas' 1enes oi nas 1me mass meenng or convention
paass. psas Gne oi tee e very nrst persons 70
plessne nimseii Ior aepoeltlng ballot,
s.h whs ..-aN La"sence asl Caln, tne muiatto man
E no ma5 iUiMety Wy 1s4utCAl ss t3tate senator
.Hn ,toi oIf Connty, ana VINO Is ELL one OF
saij eaG ''s'11Is t.auIca. p2lltlcians' OF Edge-
nf ' tha ne ;noo. ,.rss on sne sogtnsfn ousskists
ci tne ihcorpo!anon, ana there Is diff
terence OF opinion as to whether his
Rouse is really within the incorporation
or Witnout. dis vote was challenged by
S,.ne5 S mr. Is. Y: BonhaE1 or Or. Wallace
nland, Dotn or whom stood near the
poiis: mr. Ciisoy contended that he had
!ne rlgnt 10 vote. Alter some discussion,
IL was agreed 10 leaWs the matter to be
decided ny recent s.rvssyas, .sh!et.. s:s ss;::rs
sey Wa3 sal9 OF thonght, to ba in the
Aualtors once. subsequently it was
asceftaiEed that the said survey was not
IN me Anditor's office. Cain, in the
neanume, fetired; from the Court Room,
IN wnlch the election was being held,
| anu aiter an hour or 80 returned. accom-
panied by Mr. Clisby. and renewed his
application to vote. eHerenpon. it was
s.s.; . ssss. TIE sfisJsy oVdiS aut 90 iuunI,
ahu Enc matteg .still being III grave doubt,
yam was not allowed TO vote, but was
inloTned by the managers that if he
Wonid procure nm affidavit from MIR.
Mims, surveyor that bis houae stood
yitnin the Incorporated limits, he would
| snen pe at li6erty 20 ssposit his ballot.
nar. 11imS lives ~ p;lss northward OF
our toWn, pnt stu, before the hourof cloS-
l. ing tne polls, MS i.festation could have
peen procured. Aiter this, Mr. Clisby
and Ut. blaud walked out of the Court
Room sogether into the high pfazEa which
| oYeElanEa z. the public square, and hefe
TOOK place the fatal lreneontFe. We cam
Ros recount the words OF tho dispute.
We know them not. We give the results
Yisnoat pretending to know or say iii
Wnas order - they came. Dr.. Bland