The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-05

procured from Sheriff Sanders, Messrs.
g. @. Bacon, j. A. Schwerin, and others
who were eye.witnesses to the shooting.
It seems that Sheriff Sanders was stand
ing by the door as John r. Keels ran out.
AS Keels passed the sheriff he wrenched
the latter's pistol from him, and running
out of the door, fired up through the
sash of the east front window twice. At
whom these shots were directed and
whether they took effect or not, it is i'm.
possible to say.
Mr.. J. A. Schwerin, the trial Justices
deputy, was the first person who reached
MI. Haynsworth after he was shot. He
says be did not see him fall. Policeman
Sam Hurst says he fell right over on his
face. He was struck while sitting in his
chair. His last words were addressed to
Messrs. Bowman and Hardy, who were
being put under peace bond. He had
prepared the necessary papers aud turned
and asked: Gentlemen, are you
ready7" Just ct that moment the pro-
miscuous firing began. He was totally
unconscious, after being shot, until his
death.
Pennington could not be found to.
night. He was ahot through the body,
but fortunately without any serious
effect. All the parties engaged were
arrested this afternoon. P. g. Bowman
and w. J. Hardy were released on giving
bond to keep The peace in the sum Of
$1,000 each. The other parties will
probably be bailed out early in the morn
ing.
THE BIsH0PvILLE SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Pursuant to instructions your cores
pondent went to Bishopyille yesterday to
ascertain the facts in the Bowman .Keels
shooting affair of the 10Th inst. He Wis
tied Mr.. P. G. Bowman, Jr., the wounded
man, who gave the following statement,
which is corroborated III all points by the
Hon. W. D. Scarborough, Messrs. j. D.
Shaw, s. II. Ki]gore, F. P. McLane and
other witnesses:
Mr.. Bowman said that he had heard of
threats which Mr. John r. Keels had
made against him and had prepared him.
self for difficulty, although he intended
to avoid it if possible. On the 10th of
December Mr.. d. E. Keels came to Bish.
opville early in the morning, aud his son
John Keels came up later in the day
from Sumter. About o'clock in the
day Sam. III. Kilgore and T. P. McLane
came in his store and told him that the
Messrs. Keels were in town, and asked
him to walk out on the street to let them
see he was not afraid. He thereupon
walked down the street and met John R.
Keels about thirty feet from his store.
Keels advanced on him saying, -
you, have been looking for you and
now Pve got you, and struck at him.
He warded off the blow and struck Keels,
whereupon the latter drew his pistol.
Bowman Immediately drew his, but A.
S. Barrett took Keels's pistol, and he
gave his up to S. H. Kilgore. Keels
then agreed to fight it out fair and
advanced on Bowman, who, without
advancing, struck him back three times.
at the third blow Keels drew second
pistol and fred twice, one ball taking
effect in Bowman's left hip. Mr.. D.
Keels jerked Bowman's pistol from Kill.
gore as the firing began. Bowman was
unarmed and unable to defend himself.
Public sentiment at Bishopville is very
much against the course pursued by Keels,
as the people consider that he took an
undue advantage of Bowman in attacking
him with pistol when the latter was
unarmed.
The sequel of this affair, however,
which occurred in the Trial Justice
Court to day, eclipses in horror the
above narrated happenings, all interest
being centered around the last scene of
the dead tragedy.