The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-27

alter !HrtD8 WIFI tHal man, VI uc'i,
or whatever he wa>--but the sound was
50 faint and distant, that, for fear |
might be mistaken, did not 20 to it
and the road had turned so frequently
could not tell whether it Wa III the
direction he went or not.
Here the driver intcrposcd, saving
that he heard rifle about that time
on the right, but supposing it TO be
Henry or Stoncr, he thought nothing
Of it, And Il halflaughiny discussion
followed as to the probable character
Of the wood-ghost Henry had reported
Of some asserting that he was quizzing
us + for these men were too much ac-
cu,tomcd TO the cXigenccs Of hun
trr's life 10 be for more than Il moment
seriously affected by the circumstance
uf Stpner's non arrival. In the midst
Of thie, horses feet WAS heard gal
loping up TO the door, and loud
"IIiIloa"' followed. The Squire rose
hastily and went uut. In Il moment
after he entered, looked pale and cy-
cited.
tom Dix one of Stoner, neigh
hnrs-7av> that his horse has come
home without rider, the reinS upon
lis neck, n clrt Of blood upon the pun
NO! Of the saddle! Boys, hes been
shot. Just rs suspected from the
first
Everybody rose at this announce
mcnt-looking in the face Of him op-
po>itc with Il blank, palld stare.
The crazy mani calculated sever
al. Strange very mysterious bus
incSS," said others.
Il tell YOU what" said the Squire,
after 4 pause, has struck me from the
first. Ii is this strengthening fellow
Henry saw, mistook him for Stoncr,
until i.a looked into hi: face, for Hen
ry'5 horse AID general appearance are
not unlike his, and when he found that
he was wrong, he got out Of the way
and went on until he met Stoncr him
self, and had shot him."
"No doubt Of il, said several.
But it is very mysterious affair."
continued hc-I know of 10 such look
ing man il this region as Henry de-
scrlbcs but ut any rate he will be
hunted down tomorrow, for Stoncr was
one Of the Regulators, ard Hinch is
perfect bloodhound. He can hardly
escape him, crazy or not crazy"
This seemed to be the most satisfac-
tory solution of the difficulty, and as
it was too dark for us to do anything
that night we resumed our seats &c dis
cuss over and over aga;n these details;
while the Squire sent off Il messenger
summoning Hinch and the Regulators
to be oil the ground early in the morn
ing.
Before sunrise in the morning ,IIinch
arrived with six men | was walked by
his loud clustering and swearing. He
was raving, rs | afterwards understood,
about Henry ; calling his story about
meeting with the remarkable parsonage
all humbug-and asserting his belief
that if murder had been committed,
Henry was its author Our host uui-
ctcd him III some way, and when we
came out to join them, he greeted US
with Il snarling sort Of civility. He
was a thick-sct, broad-shouidered bur
ly-looking wretch, with blood-shot eyes,
and face bearing all the marks of riot
Gus debauchcry. Our search was, for
several hours, entirely unsuccessful, uD-
til Henry, by accident, found the place
where he had encountered the Bearded
Ghost, rs some one christcncd him.
Here one of the kcen-cvcd hunters
found the traces OF ii large .noccaSineh
loot. these We're pursued for several
miles and lost, hut OH spreading our
line and continuing The same general
course for some distance farther We ut
last found, indeed. the body Of Stoncr.
1t had been 80 much mulilatcd i,v the
wolves and ravens tha, little rxamina-
tlon WAS made of the homes. We
gathered them together to carry ,hcm
home t" his family: and in doing this
noticed the fracture Of Il bullet
through the back III tn" skull. |, had
been stripped bare OF flesh, and hoth
eyes plucked out by the birds, and was
too shocking an object for close exam
ination. But what puzzled all parties
most was the discoveries short dis
| tts'IS va, w s!!S tiss;l VI Il SilOu morse,
Now, there was perhaps not horse in
Shelby county that wore shoes, and
certainly not one in our party. Shocing
is never thought Of, being unneccssa.
ry where there are no stones. This was
us perfect poser rs even Hcnry's sto-
ry, and threw yet Il greater air Of mex
pllcability around the affair. 1t was
thought that this track might bc easily
traced to any distance but after wor-
rying about for several days. it was
given up i'll despair, and the Regula-
tors, fatigued and dishcartened, separa-
ted for their respective homes.
But one of their number never
reached his. Being missed for two
days, there was general turnout to
look for him; and as had been the
case with Stoner, his body was found
torn to pieces by the wolves. The re-
port was that he, too, had been shot
through the back of the head.
These murders, and the singular
circumstances accompanying them, ere
atcd n great sensation. Hinch and his
troops secured the country in every
direction, arresting and lynching sus-
picious persons, MS they called them.
One poor, inoffensive fellow, they hung
and cut down four or five times. to
make him confess; but nothing was
elected; and they left him with bare