The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-05
SENECA's BIG SENSATION.
A Georgia View of Recent Carolina
Sensation.
tFrom the Macon, Ga, Telegraph.)
Andy Gallapher of tho Missouri Pacfin

ILlGGle ISOck, VINO nave just returned II
Atlanta from prospecting tourin Nortl
Carolina, tell of a thrilling accident the
happened day or two ago at Senecl
City, on the Atlanta & Charlotte All
| Line.
1t seems that short distance above
Seneca City Texas horse drover board
ed the train and wishing to make him
self as comfortable as possible, turnet
over ono of the seats in tho i;rst. clas'
coach and stretched himself out Mt full
length. After he had ridden a few miles
IN this position of comfort and ease, /,
train hand entered the coach and walk
ing up to the Texan informed him tha
the rules of the company would not ALLOW
tn seats to be turned. Tho Texan re
fused to stir, and when tho train han,
placed his hand on the scat for the pun
pose of turning it, the stock dealer fror
the Lone Star State drew large d.
calibre pistol and pointing it at the hca
of tho disturber of his comfort, said:
eff you don't go off and leave ID
alone, L will blow q hole through 20
big enough to drive yoke of steer
through"
The train hand, not desiring 10 have
tunnel cut through his body with col
lead, withdrew and reported the matte
to the cond lctor. This official the
called upon the Texan, and after inform
ing him Of tho rulca of the road viii
reference to turning the seats, told hi,
that he would have to occupy less spaC
This mild invitation to get up and allc
the seat to be placed in its proper pot
ton, did not have the desired effect. {
the contrary, it seemed to make t.
owner OF the six shooter indignant at II,
being left alone. After he had heard IL
conductor through tho Texan, in M @
cited manner, jumped up and aga
drawing his life eXterminator, threatent
TO blow hole through the conductor.
81 want you TO understand that l
from Texas, said he to the knight ,
the bell cord, "and if you don't let l.
alone L vii: shoot the lights out Of yc
and leave you here as Il monument
the OCCASION"
The conductor withdrew to a coach
front, where andy Gallagher was seat(
and knowing that the popular reprcsc
atIvc of the Missouri Pacific was an
conductor, asked his advice as to wi
was best to be done under the circu
stances.
"Well, all the advice [ have to off,l
said Gallagher, as he passed a religio.
periodical to his friend Peg Williams,
who sat beside him, "is to say you know
the rules of the road, and if / was in
your place L would enforce them if had
to call to my assistance every official in
the State Of South Carolina
At this juncture the train reached
Seneca City, where it made stop OF
considerable length, much longer than
the schedule allows.
MIR. Gallagher wishing to know what
was going on in the rear, called upon
his friend Williams and ,he two dropped
back to the coach in which the Texan
was cnj Dying his case.
As they entered the car, the Texas
drover looked up and asked:
"What do you reckon they arc stop
ping here in this wilderness so long for?'
81 don't know" said Gallagher, "but
J. hear that the conductor has had fuss
with passenger about turning the seat
and imagine that the conductor has gone
to get the marshal Of the town to help
him enforce the rules of the road"
"Well, [ reckon [ am the passenger he
had the fuss with, and it will take him
and dozen marshals with six.shooters
to get away with me-"
IL,
"yOu and / are both passengers, and if I
was you / would conform to the rules
and not have any trouble"
Before the Texan could make n reply
n dozen citizens entered the coach, some
by the front door and others by tho rear.
They walked down the car until the man
who was responsible for all the trouble
WaS reached. In another moment a half
Invnn tnI {
the Texas drover; around his head was Il
perfect network of Eistols, while above
it was canopy Of firearms. The Texan
threw his hand behind for his trusty six
shooter The p osso of citizens then
jumped on him and bore him to the
floor. Ills pistol was taken from and he
was hustled out of the cars.
"WLen the train pulled out Of Seneca
City, says Gallaghcr, 'the Texan Was
lying at full length on the platform with
IL half dozen citizens straddling him.
have a curiosity to know what Rccamo of
the Texan, but not enough to 90 back
t" the scene. ! mover saw so many pis-
tolls in the air at one timo in my life.
Peg Williams says there was a o-horso
wagon load, but | don't think there was
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