The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-05
SENECA's BIG SENSATION.
A Georgia View of n Recent Carolina
Sensation.
(From the Macon, Ca, Telegraph.)

and p. A. Williams, of the Memphis 4
Little Hock, who have just returned tc
Atlanta from prospecting tour in Nortl
Carolina, tell of u thrilling accident the
happened day or two ago at Senect
City, on the Atlanta & Charlotte All
Line.
1t seems that short distance above
Seneca City Texas horse drovcr board
ed the train and wishing to mako him
self as comfortable as possible, turnet
over ono of the seats in tho i;rst. clas'
coach and stretched himself out at full
length. After he had ridden 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 seat for tho pun
pose of turning it, the stock dealer fror
the Lone Star State drew large Al
calibre pistol and pointing it at the hea
of tho disturber of his comfort, said:
eff you don't 60 off and leave ID
alone, L will blow hole through 20
big enough to drive a yoke of steer
through"
The train hand, not desiring TO 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 the rules of the road wit
reference to turning the seats, told hin
that he would have to occupy less spac
This mild invitation to got up and allC
the seat to be placed in its proper pos
ton, did not have the desired effect. {
tho contrary, it seemed to make t.
owner Of the six shooter indignant at IL,
being left alone. After he had heard IL
conductor through tho Texan, in au G.
cited manner, jumped up and aga,
drawing his life exterminat0r, threatent
to blow hole through the conductor.
81 want you 20 understand that l n
from Texas" said he to The knight
the bell cord, "and if you don't let J.
alone [ vii; shoot the lights out Of yc
and leave you here as Al monument
the OCCASION"
The conductor withdrew to a coach
front, where andy Gallagher was scatt
and knowing that the popular rcprcsc
ativc of the Missouri Pacific was an
conductor, asked his advice as to wi
was best to be done under the crcu
stances.
L
said Gallagher, as he passed n religio.
periodical 20 his friend Peg Williams
who sat beside him, "is to say you know
the rules of the road, and if L was il
your place [ would enforce them if I haC
to call to my assistance every official il
the State of South Carolina"
At this juncture tho train reached
Seneca City, where it made stop o
considerable length, much longer thai
the schedule allows.
Mr.. Gallagher wishing to know villa
was going on in tho rear, called upo1
his friend Williams and ,he two dropped
back 10 the coach in which the TeXa1
WAS enjoying his ease.
AS Cncy entered the car, the Texas
Crover looked mp and asked:
"What do you reckon they arc stop
ping here III this wilderness so long for?'
81 don't know" said Gallagher, "bu
/ hear that the conductor has had fus.
with passenger about turning the sea
and imagine that the conductor has gone
to get the marshal Of tho town to helI
him enforce the rules of the road"
"Well, | reckon I am the passenger ht
had the fuss with, and it will take hin
and q dozen marshals with six shooters
to get away with me-"
"Well, my friend" rotorted Gallagher
"you and | are both passengers, and if
was you ! would conform to the rules
and not have any trouble"
t Before the Texan could make reply
II dozen citizens entered the coach, some
by the front door and others by tho rear
They walked down the car until the maj
who was responsible for all the troubl,
was reached. In another moment hal
dozen pistols were flashed in the face O.
the Texas drover; around his head was
perfect network of PISTOLS, while above
it was Il canopy of firearms. The TeXar
did not finch at the six-shooters, an(
threw his hand behind for his trusty six
shooter. The posse of citizens tlcl
jumped on him and bore him to the
, floor. Ills pistol was taken from and ht
was hustled out Of the cars.
"WLen the train pulled out of Scnccl
! City," says Gallagher, ''tho Texan wa
! lying ut full length on the platform will
IL half dozen citizens straddling him.
have curiosity to know what became O
! the Texan, but not enough to go bacl
/ to the scene. ] mover saw SO many Dis
! tolls in the air at one timo in my life
: Peg Williams says there was q two o-hors
wagon load, but l don't think there wa
NOR" than n one-horso wagon couLt
carry"
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.