The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-02
FIFE, THE EVANGELIST, ASSAULTED.
The Drnnmer-Preacher Knocked Down
and Shot at On Account OF Some OIL
His Pulpit Utterances.

GREESsBORo y. G., June IL
Greensboro never saw nor heard OF
such day of excitement as relgned
here to-day. Business was almost
suspended for while, and the whole
city is highly indignant. Several nights
ago Judge David Schenck, late OF the
Superior Court bench, a historian OF
note and President Of the Gullford
Battle Ground Association, gave a
moonlight party at the Guilford battle
ground, in which Bill" Fife, the re-
nowned drunlmer-evangelist, claims a
riotous german lasted all night. Mr..
Fife, in his meetings here, denounced
it as disgrace to the soldiers who dleo
on tire field, and as desecratlon OF
sacred soil. He alse reflected on the
name of Judge Scheuck and family,
and declared that no true CHRISTIAN
would engage in such.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Schenck
and his three sons called at the room OF
Mr.. Fife in the McAdoo House and de-
manded an apology. Mr.. Fife replied:
Look here, you have struck the wrong
fellow" They then left, without vlo-
lence, but were present at the nlght
meeting, when the matter was casually
referred to by Mr.. Fife.
At the close Of the meeting 1t was
whispered that Mr.. Fife would be at
tackled, whereupon Mr.. Fife said:
"Friends, hold on minute; under
stand that will be attacked" Many
voices replied, "They will have TO
attack us, too," and Mr.. Blllhorn
added, And Jesus, too." a hundred
men escorted Mr.. Fife to his room, and
as soon as they left him the three young
Schencks CAME up and attacked Mr;
Fife, in the presence of his wife, and
threatened to kill him. Mrs. Fife eX-
claimed: "You are not going to assault
a man of God in the presence OF LADIES:
They replied: mo, not in the presence
of ladies'" and retired. Mr.. Fife fol
lowed them into the street, ana, aap-
preaching the buggy in which Judge
Schenck was sitting, offered him ms
hand, towhich the judge responded:, u
won't shake hands with any such
| damned scoundrel." Mr. Fife was then
struck by DR.. Schencl with q loaded
cane, and staggered. DR.. Schenck then
fired a pistol, the bullet whlstling un
comfortably close to the evangelist's
head.
Mr.. Fife was .aken to drug store
for treatment, and, on returning or
the arm of Mr.. McAdoo, exclaimed
"All for Jesus, bless God"
Several thousand indignant citizens
assembled at the court house this morn
ing, and after making several speeches
a committee, consisting of Judge Johf
| A. Gilmer and others, reported resolu
tions strongly condemning Judge
Schenck. -,
Several hundred ladies met in the
gospel tent and declared their intention
to stand by the evangelist.
Judge Schenct and sons have beer
arrested. e.
| Intense excitement prevails, anc
there is fear CT furthre trouble.
Mutual Explanations and the Case Settled
Especial to the State.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., June 30.-Th'
Fife Schenck affair at Greensboro ha
been amicably adjusted. At the trla
this morning Mr.. Fife, in his statemen
said that he did not intend to cast an.
| reflections on either Judge Schenck o
his family, and if he did he begged
pardon. Judge Schenck admitted tha
he did wrong and asked forgiveness
All parties interested shook hands an(
buried the hatchet, apd mol pros. wa
entered in each case against JudS
Schenck and his sons. AS the crow'
were getting ready to disperse, som
one in the court room comnence(
singing the long metre doxology. IN
crowd joined in, and minister belni
present, the court adjourned with tn
benediction.