The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-26
BY THE HAND OF THE ASSASSIN.
One Man Killed and Four Wounded by u
Midnight Shot.

INV ubh lAiiiSU anu tOury wounded by, u
Midnight Shot.
2 (Orangeburg Times and Dem ocrat) .'r
On last Sunday morning about one
O'Clock there was enacted at the planta-
tion of Mrs. N. e. w. Sistrunk, in Eliza
beth Township, one of thse scenes of
bloodshed and murder, which, of late
years, have became alarmipgly frequent
in this country. 1t appears that negro
frolics have been quite frequent in this
section of the country since last Christ
mas. At these frolics whiskey has been
as rule, freely dispensed, and served to
unbridle the worst passions of an litter
ate and not over moral people. That
bloodshed would ensue, was predicate
by the best citizens, and this prediction
was fully verified on last Sunday morn
lug. In this instance it is the expected
that has happened.
Last Saturday night large crowd
assembled at the house of William Mack.
who lives on Mrs. Sistrunk's place, now
rented by Mr.. l.. B. Kelly, and gave them
selves up to the dance and sthigh orgies
held."- All went "merry as marriage
bells, until some time after twelve O'Clock
when Mr.. B. Lee Jetfcoat appeared on
the grounds, accompanied by Mr.. Will
IL. Amaker, and proceeded to divide tho
contents of u demijoh of whiskey, which
1T is asserted, he had sent to OrangeburR
for, to supply some hands who had been
making up RATS for him during the
proceeding. They had separated them
selves short distance from the mass Of
reveliers, and each man had just received
his part of the whiskey in TASKS provided
for the occasion, and wore indulging in
a social drink, when they were fired into
ny some unknown party, who, under the
cover Of darkness, made good his escape.
small pine straw fire had been light
ed to enable the parties to SEQ how to
effect division of the whiskoy, and
around this fire sat b. Lee Jeffcoat,
Will H. Amaker, Will Mack, Wyatt
Parker, Joe Stroman and Dennis Stro-
man, negroes except the two first
named. So effective was the aim Of tho
assassin, that of the six men present only
MIR: Will Amaker escaped uninjurod.
Wyatt Parker was instantly killed by
buckshot, which penetrated his skull.
b. Lee Jetfcoat received three buchshot
In the upper part of his ripht arm, and
another, which entered just at the root
OF the nose, inhicting serious if not a
fatal wound. VIII Mack was shot through
the left forearm, and had the flask,
"hlcu uS uelu III DIS lGtG nanu ana was
just raising to his lips, shattered into a
hundred or moro fragments. Joe Stro-
man and Dennis Stroman escaped with
slight flesh wounds.
The scene of the killing was just in
front Of the residence occupied by Mr..
Kelly and Mr.. Stuckey. These gentle
men upon hearing the report of the gun
and the cries of the wounded men came
out to where the fire was burning. All
had fled save Wyatt Parker, who had
iai en- fol ward into the fire, and whose
body was cead. The fire was extiu-
Euished and the BODY of the dead man
Left just where it had fallen.
Early Sunday morning Coroner VIM.
lrgston was notified and proceeded
to the pluce Of the killing and ORGANIZED
a jury OF inquest. The testimony SO far
taken develops no clue to the pcrpctra-
tor Of the bloody deed. With the hope
that somo further testimony might be
forthcoming during the week, Coroner
Livingston adjourned the jury OF i'll
quest to meet again next Friday at the
courthouse.