Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-15

went with me for DR.. White. I have seen Mr..
James often and know him. When Mr.. James
asked my father if he was not too familiar with
white women, he replied, "Whatdo you mean?'
and Mr.. James said, "You know very we'll"
The pistol fired four times. They were standing
near together whenthe first shot was fired. The
shots were quick.
John Crawford, a little colored boy of about
the same age as the preceding witness, testified /:
| saw Mr.. James shoot Anthony. Mr.. James
said, You are too familiar with white women"
Anthony said he was not too familiar with white
women. Mr.. James said, "You are a id liar
and fired his pistol. When the conversation
took place was standing on the steps. / saw
the pistol. Mr.. James put the pistolin his pock-
ct after the shooting. Four shots were fired
quick. The first shot hit him in the breast. /
cannot count. Uncle Anthony said MIR. James
shot him four times.
LouC Massey testified know nothing about
the shooting. l was down street at the time.
Anthony was at my house on the day he was
shot. l had him employed, chopping wood.
Mr.. James came there after Anthony cut my
wood. He cut my wood in the fore part of the
day, and Mr.. James came to my house in the
evening. I did not order Mr.. James away from
my house in the presence of Anthony; but l did
ask him to leave me, as l was busy with my
work. / do not know whether Mr.. James was
drinking or not when he was at my house l did
not see him drinking. When I asked him to
leave, he walked right out and said he would not
bother me any more.
Eliza Wilson, colored, testified 1 know moth
ing about the shooting. | heard of it and went
down to Anthony's house and asked him why
Mr.. James shot him, and Anthony said he didn't
know why, as they had never had any fuss.
About shutdown Mr.. James passed Anthony's
house and spoke friendly TO him, asking, How'd
you do, Bla?' and Anthony replied in a friend
ly manner, "How'd you do, Mr.. James?'
Drs. White, Lindsay and R. Andral Bratton
submitted the following report of the autopsy
made by them:
n c-- r.. r.I1.,o1I ,n
the undersigned made an autopsy on the body
of Anthony Blalock, who died on April 10th,
1886, and found the following conditions: A pis-
toll ball had penetrated the sternllm on a line
with the upper margin Of the second ribs, rang
ing downward and backward through the left
lung, the ball having been found loose in the
lower region of the pleural cavity. The cavity
contained a large quantity of blood and puss.
The left lung was completely collapsed. These
conditions, produced by the said ball, were the
cause of Anthony Blalock's death.
W.. &. WHITE, NJ. d..
J. F. LINDSAY, NJ. D.
X. NDRAL BRATTON, NJ. d.
After hearing the above testimony the jury
returned the following verdict: "That the de-
ceased, Anthony Blalock, came to his death by
a pistol shot wound in his breast, the said wound
being inflicted by Daniel A.. James, against the
peace and dignity of the State
AS stated by us last week, in noticing this I'M
IOTllndlc OCCURRENCE, NIL. dlllC
delivered himself to the Sheriff and was locked
up. What his defence will be is yet unknown
to the public. On Tuesday after the difficulty,
he was waited on by a representative of the
ENQUIRER and given the opportunity to make
any statement through our columns that he de-
sired, but he preferred to say nothing for publica-
ton. learn that he has retained able counsel.
Anthony's funeral occurred on Sunday after
no0u in the 4 NJ. r. Church. of which Rev. III,
c.. Dennis is the pastor. The services were
largely attended by the colored people and a
number of white persons. After repeating the
burial service the pastor read the 39th psalm and
preceded his discourse by detailing the events
leading to the death of Anthony, as stated to
him by the deceased during his pastoral visits in
the last few days Of Anthony's life. He then
announced as his text II Cor. 5: 10, and discours-
ed on the sinfulness and wickedncss Of the times,
and was especially emphatic in his condemnation
of intoxicating liquor, the indulgence in which
is the cause of nine-tenths Of the crime commit.
ted in the land. Frequent allusion was made to
the deceased and the manner of his death, but no
sentiments were uttered calculated to embitter
race prejudice, nor were the services marked by
any unusual demonstration
While there is due commiseration for the
dead and the surviving members ofthe untortu-
nate mans family, we cannot close this unpleas-
ant chapter without giving expression OF the
public sympathy for other hearts in the COM
munity that are saddened by the tragedy it mar
rates; and it is only justice to relatives OF the
living actor in the drama to say that they pro-
vided for the wounded man competent medical
treatment and did all that was possible to allie
viate his suffering after he received the fatal
wound.