The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-20
THE KILLING OF LEE SCHULTZ.
4 Statement of the Character of :hr Hic
tim OF Mu0rMans Pistol.

TO the Editor Of The News and Couc
rier: We read the article which APP
peared in The News and Courier Of tie
9Th instant, giving 4 statement Of tlle
sad affair which hHn!,cllc'i ut this viii
lage on the Sd Ike article also ell
deavored to give the past history OF
Lee Schultz, who WAS killed. The
statements, both t.f the killing and
SchultZ's character, were 20 far from
the truth thai We ask SPACE iii your
columns to write Il few linc~ i'll homer
to the dead, and III behalf Of the rcl:,-
tives of the deceased.
With ill-will To nuMe. hut Knowing
Schultz for several years, We feel that
we are more capable OF giving 4 true
and honest statement, ut least, what
his past life has been. Schultz j.; OF
noble parentagr. his family being one
of the best in old Virginia. His f;.:icr
ut one time was a wealthy railroad con-
tractor, and WAS honnreti and c$teenlrG
by all who knew him. His generosity
led him too far, and by heavily cndprs-
ing for his friends, at his death his large
and honestly ly-earneG estate was proved
TO be insOlvent. Lee, being the oldest
child, was forced to assume the reSpoD-
sibilitics of his deceased father. and care
for his widowed mother and the smaller
children. With that ever perseverance
and energy characteristic OF his name,
he starts out in search of some honest
vocation to earn a living for himself
and those dearer to him than life.
Our first acquaintance with Schultz
dates back to the year 1856. He called
at our camp in Alabam. seeking en-
ployment, and the gcntlcmanly and
honorable manner in which he ap-
preached Us secured him 4 position as
book-keeper and cashier, which posi-
ton he held for two years or more.
Schultz WAS Il man Of few words, and
his friends are among those who know
him best. The position he held while
in our employ was one OF trust, and all
the duties appertaIning to it were dis
charged in not OIL Iy a faithful manner,
but with intelligence and honor. The
manly interest he displayed in perform
ing his duties was such that we shall
ever esteem ourselves his debtor. So
far from being the tough and desperate
character the writer represents him, he
was at all times and at all circum-
stances as gentle as Il child. In our
long years of acquaintance we never
vet knew him to speak harShly to any
one. He was ever ready and willing to
offer good advice to those who were dis
posed to 90 wrong. Yet he was brave
and would in the proper manner resent
wrcng, but was generous to fault.
In 'SS he accepted a position with
railroad firm then located at Pineville,
Ky. Their camp was pitched on the
waters edge Of the wcll-known "GelloW
Creek" one Of those persons of the
globe where, at times, there is no law,
and where human life is cheap. Schultz
ever conducted himself in Il manner
that, though thrown among this reck-
less and lawless people, his dealings
and actions were such that those who
esteem human life so trifling grew to
be his friends.
He was next employed as keep
er, cashier and general superintendent
with the firm of Jones & Stancill, who
at the time were constructing the tun-
mel at Clinch River. Tenn. Dscharg-
ing bis duties with untiring energy
night and day while with this firm
won for him the copartnership with
Capt. Jones, a wealthy railroad con-
tractor and capitalist Of Knoxville,
Tenn. The style of the firm was Jones
& Co. They secured Il contract at
Fish Dam, S. c., at which point
Shultz was killed. \ ball from pistol
in an unkind hand found a path to his
heart, and waited into eternity i
noble and generous soul.
In conclusion we trust that the
twelve jurymen who are to direct the
measure of the penalty will he honest,
intelligent and good men and will
meet out justice to the living and the
dead. THOMPSON BROS.
Fish Dam, February II.