The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-14
OYERPOVERED AND WHIPPED
CONFRONTED BY THREATENING PISTOLS
MADE TO STAND AND TAKE
A FLoGGING.
The SIandered Young Lady Takes n
Seat in Renr OF Her Traduccr,
While in Sunday School, and
Shoots III I'm, 10 Death.

Midway, July AT hunters Chapel
Church this morning, while Sunday. school
was In session, Miss Emma Connolly killed
John 4. Stecdly. She walked into the church
with her arms folded and IL pistol N one
hand, cooked. She passed into the seat in
rcur of Stccdlv, and when just behind him
shot him. He arose, looked around, tried 10
get out his pistol, and ut the same time made
for the door. Miss Connolly snapped her pis-
tol at him again, but 1t failed to 90 off. II IL
had gone Off the chances are thut some one
else would have been hurt as the church was
crowded.
StccdIy fell at the door Of the church Just
outside and died In about three minutes.
There was great excl element among the, ladies
and children at the time. Stcedly had been
putting out damaging reports about Miss Con.
nelly, Tor which her brothers and Alr. OFT
had horse'whipped him some tline ago an nc,
ten days since Siecdly published letter IN
%our paper giving his version OF the whipping
and reitcrating the reports. This letter seems
10 have been the immediate cause OIL the
As lar as can be ascertained the feeling of
the public seems to favor Miss Connolly, WHO
Is under arrest.
lowing letter was published from ourBamberG
correspondents:
.Sonc excitement prevails in the ne'ghbor-
hood of Hunters Chapcl over tne C COW nn niu,ng
ly and A. L. OFT. 1t seems that StcedIy had
been circulating false and damaging :eports
concerning Connclly's sister. IN order to OBJ
tain full satisfaction for the offence hlossrs.
COnueIIy and OFT purchased $3.50 whalebonc
whip. waited upon Mr.. Steedly and nGnlinis-
tered about thirty lashcs. wearing INC whip
completely out IT is said that Steeuiy has
become rcconciled to his fate, since cal ling up
on Il trial Justice and ucing advised tlat IN
case q lawsuit was entered against Messrs.
Connolly and OFT other punishment would
probably be inflicted for circulating Tcports
equally f,lSe and damaging concerning other
PERSONS"
On June % a letter from John a s;teedly
was published, In which he said:
ain your issue Of the 7th inst, see card
from yunr Bambcrg correspondent, .hatinS
tnat was cnwhidcd by w. I. Connolly and
\. J.. OFT. Your correspondent did nc greht
injustice in that report. l was attacked by
Mrssrs. Connolly and OFT, and before L had
amy warning Connolly presented n cooked
pistol at inc and OFT placed his hand On his,
and was told by both Of these men th.t If !
moved they would kill me. Connolly did
strike me several blows with n whip, tl:c cost
of which do not know orcare. Your CORES
pondent says that had been circulating false
and damaging reports CONCERNING Connellys s
sister, That Is untrue. All that L said was In
a very confidential way, and had no desire
or expectation Of doing Miss Connolly any
damage by speaking of her TO my friend, but
unfortunately for ME and him he divulgcd
the secret
"And now, since the lady and her friends
have taken thc steps they have, in justice 10
myself mrst say that her mother knows the
whole truth and knows that have net lied.
Every one can see that your correspondent
was not disposed TO do me Justice IN tlat re-
Fort.
ar hope in the future, when using my name
through the papers, he will be careful 20 say
nothing bat ihe truth. Time will tell Theth-
cr am reconcilcd to ms falc or no: AMI as to
his statement about my calling on trial JUS
ticr It. Is, as other statements made, either
wi:ful or negligcntly untrue. Now, Nj" Edi-
tor, hope In justice to Inc you Will publish
this"
On June o the Bamborg correspondent OF
the Nc,cS dRd Courier wrote as follows:
"In Justice of your correspondent ard Mr.
Stccd1y it is necessary to state that the report
made concerning tho cowhdinS of MI John
Slccdy wns founded entirely upon iaforIna-
tiun given your correspondent by q gcnt!c-
man whom he believes TO he reliable. His
statements have been confirmed by otl,cr par
Ties, aud your correspondent has ncithrr seen
nor heard q denial OF the facts as repnr ed un-
Ill Mr.. Stoedly's card appeared in the News
and Courier yesterday. II was far from the
intention of your correspondent to 10 Mr..
Stecdly an Injustice, and it Is hoped that hc
may he able to clear up the matter salisiacto-
.''-DispGtrh to khc News and Courier.