The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-02-25

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COahtc He<pcrian gives an account of iata
rencouutcr that reads like some of the bur
lcsques on life in Texas. where ncighbors
are represented us shu tim. each other in
the most amiablc spirit The /ky,cr;,,u'S )
story is only too true:
Jack Kelly, who resides in the vicinity
OF the Sabnal canon, near Warcsvillc. came
into Uvaldc and surrendered to. Sheriff
Patterson, stating that he had killed. in
sclf.dcfcnsc, the Rev. j. \. J. Smith. ON
"Wednesday, the l9th ult Mr.. Kelly mad,
the following statement in regard to the
tragedy "S"nc one must have been speak
ing to Mr.. Smith in regard to his havin.
grazed sheep on S nith's land and he Knows
no other cause would hav, led To th, orir
When Kelly first saw Smith tb, latte, WAS
in hi@buggy follnwine K.ly's sheep. This
I -w;.s ao-a'~ $50 L. NJ, aud Smith had been
win thcm about two hours. Kelly then
went back to see IT the sheep were going
IN the right direction Of his home, and
smith was still with them. AS Kelly was
walking nround the sheep Smith called TO
him to hold on They were then about
Que hundred yards apart Kelly then sa,
down 10y small pecan tree and there waited
Tor SmItn' who drove up opposite within
about ten icct OF Kelly, stopped his horses,
placed the rclns over the dash board, say
my "G"od evening Mr.. Kelly" and pick.
ing up his Winchester, which was at his
side ON The burrv s,,t A. ,bo s,,,o ,;,a
Kelly arose and rrnIirl "cnnl ,,',n,,;''. '.
ParSon Saith" r'isn,, hi. N.;,,,l, 80
which had been Iviuo across his Lr Sm;,L
rho shn,s - h,,h nDr,;a. '",S.l', S:.i oe'"e'"
.ho. from his W;,rh.,,,r ,nJ ;,i "'.u o"o
of his bur.v or H., ,,',,',";, 'up '"'
Kelly and 6rcJ ,rn,bnr shat ssuo ''vnn ,n'.
bur|v which k.IIy J,d,,nI hr Irnn,,;r,r
on his xncrs Krliv GrrJ two .hn,s frn,n,
his Winchester which an, ,nt or ordr. -,
the second shot and no drew his six. .shnn,rr
Smith then fired b,twccu tho snokos of tho
hind wheels of IN, buurv ,t kcIlv who
fired twice throuoh tho snakes Of rho Same
wheels ut Smith. Both then stcnn,d hack
to the rear of the buggy and met 1T mint
blank range. when Kelly fired 4 shot which
took effect in Smiths breast or stomoch
and as Smith stcppcd back several noccs
Kelly fired his last shot rs Smith fell the
shot taking effect in Smiths h,oJ Roth
parties to the untowarl affair cniovrJ rho
respect and esteem of the community, ard
have means. Had not the practice OF car
rying wcapons been in voruc in thiss cction
this difficulty would have been avcrtcd, the
munster NE, an" hinu '"c"''c" """' wa"
never before Rad diiliculty In his mo
would not nave had u take ''a' ''lo'-""-
UcSt0h Nc"S.
30 T, .
n' '|h. AM 'nH"''> l.
an"r"SS o' ',ch' nI'''' III t''c ".,' S,'V:e
senate W ."G ,e"S"> .''"' r'r ""'
mastery '',1'c'''2r m, u 'ou', o"'',,,'
Against 'o'N''"2, 'm ''l'%"'"h" I'""r
"'"r"' from NC" ON, - ""9 q ",'' ,' '",,
ip,,,lI;o ~ s"rv.n, ~, W,lLcr rho Suncr;r.
trn1cu, Of the Census, had already officially
exposed the slandcr that our census returns
had been iraudul'ntiy made Tor Pnll''cai
e"',' ''"" '''' S"V"" ,l' ,,rns - 1e-n
,,tan unI,.r ,ho R,l;cL r,rimc rather
,L.,, - ,hn., or hs, vc,r Vet Conklinn
'' ,, ,:c ;,,,l, ,r ,Lo un
na" "cNc' n''',''''" ~ '''"' Ivy W Wv W.
harness ana ira"dulchcc "i inc count
What had Butler To do but to show INN
the facts Of the case make their own show
'nS we would i'kc 10 quote ';''GHiy w from
ou, p'p't ',''''Ut a,ap",,.nr ",', ~ .hnw