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PISTOLS And SHOT GUNS.
A. B. HAMBLlN SEVERELY WOUNDED BY
J. r. NELSON.
Partial Facts or Statements Concern
ing What Might Have Been IL
EntnI flair,

Fatal Affair.
In preparing this notice we relied on getting
Yesterday evening the testimony us taken be-
fore the Trial Justice, but up to yesterday he
had not deposited it with the Clerk of the
this reason we are disappointed, and can give
only Hamblin's side Of the case.
On Tuesday Of last week, Mr. A. B. Hambin
Of this county, secured Il wagon and team
from the stables of Messrs. A. VI. Hill & Sons
TO 20 to the country to he gone for two or three
days tor the purpose Of moving some house
hold furniture. Nothing was thought or heard
Of the matter afterward until the next eve.
ming when Colonel Eugene B. Gary received
the following telegram:
"HoNEA PATH, S. c., June 0, 1886.
"7o E. b. Gary:
them to release Inc and others till prelimi
nary. y. B. HAMBLIN."
A little while later Mr. Richard Hill receiy'
ed the following from the colored man who
was in charge Of the wagon:
"HoNEA PATH, S. c., June O. 1885.
Gam detained as witness. Come and go on
my bond. WADE MITCHELL"
The fact Of the difficulty soon become
known on the streets, but little or nothing
was known or could be ascertained of the diff
| ficulty, or to what extent Mr.. Hambln had
been Injured. The report was, that shots had
been exchanged between Mr.. Hamblin, Mr.: J.
! r. Nelson, and perhaps others: that Mr.
IIamblin had been shot, but not fatally
wounded.
About seven o'clock Colonel Gary received
q second dispatch. which read as follows:
"IIoNEA PATH, S. G., June 0, 1885,
"Coine 10 my relief tonight. Preliminary
tomorrow morning. y. B. HAMBLIN."
Colonel Gary, having been employed MS at
torney, left Abbeville on Wednesday morn
Ing to appear, at the preliminary cxamlna'
place at HOnea Path that day.
Mr.. Hamblin gave bond In the sum OF SjN
| for his appearance at Anderson Court his
brother Mr.. J. Calhoun Hamblin, and MIR
Judson Fowler, Of Anderson, signing the
bond with him. After his release he, and
Mrs Baker rode to his home In IL buggy tha,
night, some six miles west of Abbeville Court
| House, where he Is now lying seriously, If not
dangerously wounded. DIR. F. +. Gary of this
village is in attendance upon him, and giving
| him the proper attention. He did not go t.
see him yesterday because of the illness OF a
child in COX kesbury which he Was called TO see
but the Doctor thought when he saw IL last
that the wound was not necessarily fatal
one, though from his manner of speaking We
are OF the opinion that he hc.icved tho wound
to be u very serious one. Mr.. Hamblin seems
| to have received a heavy charge of bird shot
Mt short range obliquely across the shoulder
blade. The clothing is reported To be powder
burnt, while the shot made hole In his Goa
and other clothing Su1flclently large 10 aQmll
q small sized hand of grown person. 1t Is
reported that in his flesh there are something
| like hundred different and distinct shot
wounds, exclusive of the main wound. Doc
| tor Gary Is inclined to the opinion that tho
shot did not enter the "ollow," and that the
| chief danger now Is, in the slOughing of tho
| injured flesh. which must necessarily take
| place, and which must to some extent affect
the surrounding parts.
IsnmbIin's Side of the Affair.
Mr.. IIambln won't to the house of Mr. Mel
son. which is five miles north q! Honea Path
In Anderson county, for the purpose of NOV
| ing Mrs. IL. =. Baker. and her furniture. Mrs
Baker is II sister of Mr.. Nelson. Attcr short
conversation with Mrs. Baker, Mr.. Hamblir
! ordered the WAGON to turn tn the door, prrl'ar
al0ry TO moving the furniture. At this time
| ho started to the room where Mrs. Baker AND
Mrs. Nelson were. About this time he al
| lrgcs that he was shot by Mr.. Nelson from be
hind Il door which was standing slightly ajnr
| Mr.. Ilamhlin fell TO the floor. and upon rccoN
prng fired off his pistol. While tlamblin was
| lying on the grass in the yard Mrs. Nelson
| and Mrs Baker ordered the furniture taken
| TO the wagon. Then iInmblin'S buggy was
brought, when Mrs. Baker got in and asked
the bystandcrs TO help Hamhlin into the bng
gy with her. They started off In the direction
of Abbcvilc, she driving the buggy. They
were arrested at IIonen Path and detained un
| til next day. DR.. Parker dressed the wound