The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-13

reported complete, and warm reception
was certainly in store for those who were
reported to be coming 10 avenge the
gross outrage on Law and society commit.
ted by. a man who was surely fend, to
have encompassed the death of the wife
he had sworn to honor and protect and
the children it should have been his
delight to love and cherish.
But ample as these preparations we're,
all has not yet been told. On the roof
Of the Jail a number of men, all armed
with Winchester rifles, we're stationed,
and these men were likewise under in.
structions to prevent the entrance Of the
crowd into the alley leading to the Jail.
a mum ber of men were also stationed in
the second story of the new court house.
"A feeling of intense anxiety prevailed,
and the silence at times was ominous.
At}11 O'Clock the shouts of the approach.
ing mob could be plainly heard. The
shouts grew closer and louder still, and
the officers on the inside fingered their
guns and began making preparations
for the inevitable. A mass of men ap.
.peared in the entrance to the alley, and
in loud voice Sheriff Smith ordered
them out of the alley at the peril of their
lives. - :s';s
1t was very dark and impossible to dis.
tingrish exactly where the men at the en-.
trance to the alley we're located. Some
were evidently on the opposite side OF the
street. Again the mass of human beings
appeared at the entrance to the alley. 81
am going to shoot at three" called ont the
Sheriff. "One, two, three" but the Sher.
if and his men did not fire. II will fire
at fye," announced Sheriff Smith. BE
was very much excited. The officers
could see the forms of the men creeping
up the alley way toward the Jail. Again
the voice of the Sheriff called out; Zone,
two" &C., and when "fve" had been
reached he called out Sire !"
"a perfect fusilade followed, and when
the smoke cleared away the alley leading
to the Jail door was blocked with dead
and wounded men. The crowd scattered
in every detection, and no further attempt
was made to reach the Jail.
Three men were killed instantly, seven
fatally wounded and about thirty others
wounded more or less seriously.
The following is the full list ofthe kill.
ed: NJ. B. Throckmorton, postmaster; j.
R. Mccoy, A. B. Turrant, a. D: Bryant,
G. @. Tate, Chas. Jennings, Colbert and
Smith, J. a. Brandon. Col. Throckmor-
ton, very prominent citizen, mas shot
while trying to reason with the mob.
Bryant was also shot while trying to re-
strain the crowd. He comes from Colum.
bia, Tenn,
The wounded are Laurence Fitzhugh,
Charles Bailey, of Boston, Al. Schllde,
M. Berkley, Charles Bailey, of Birming.
ham, John Merritt, Matt Kennedy, J. T.
Owen, j. w. Gilmore, ". A. Bird, W.
Reichman. There are several others
wounded and not yet accounted for.
Hawes, in speaking of the affair to q
reporter said: "This is terrible. I am
confined in this cell charged with murder
ing my wife aud children. Why should
kill them 2 loved them all dearly" He
said he wished he could 60 to the side OF
his wife. and then that he and his son
might die.
Nine military companies and one hun:
dred picked policemen are on guard
around the Jail where the murderer
(Hawes) is confined, and the city is prac-
tically under military rule. The streets
are still thronged with people, and there
is talk of another attack on the Jail,
but no one seems inclined to take the
initiative.
No one is allowed to pass through the
Gordon of troops around the Jail. Yester
day afternoon man tried to push his way
through the troops, and was followed by q
small crowd. The commander of the
troops rushed detachment of men to the
scene with GatliDg gun, and his prompt
action averted trouble.
A sensational feature Sunday was the
issue of warrant for the arrest of Sheriff
Smith. The feeling against him is very
strong, but he has not been arrested.