The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-12-14
4 Tragedy at Aiken.

AIKEN, 8. G. December IA terrible
tragedy was enacted in Aiken this even
ing just at dusk, and the result Is one
man lies in the cold embrace Of death with
h bullet wound through his heart and two
others are lying in a precarious condition,
one shot in the umbilicus and the other
in the left breast.
About e'cleck this afternoon Mayor
Robert A. Chafee received the following
telegram:
"tANaLET, g. c., December 12.-5.s4
P. M.-Mr. Robert A. Chafeo, Aiken !:
Tom Lamar has pistol. BE Is very mad
with you. He has gone to Aiken.
O. B. Lamar"
To-day Mr.. Tom Lamar took the train
at Hamburg and got off at Langley,
where he got In buggy and drove to Al
ken. His threats at Langley made his
brother send the above message to Mayor
Chafee to warn him. When he arrived
Mr.. Chafee was on the lookout for him
TO arrest him and put him ia the lookup.
Accompanied by Chief Marshal Robert
Castor they found him in Blayloek's bar
taking drink. The mayor walked up
to him and told him that he had to arrest
him, and catching him by the left arm
and the marshal by the right they started
out the door with him, and as soor as
they reached the sidewalk Lamar, who
quickly drew 1t and shot Mr.. Chafee In
the stomach He wheeled and fired at
CASTOR, missed the first shot, fired again,
the bali entering his left breast about the
nipple. While he was shooting tho mar
shal used bis club over his head and
knocked him to his knees and then Mr..
Chafee fired one shot at Lamar, the ball
passing through his heart, producing
instant death.
It was all done so quickly that every
body was taken by surprise. Mr.: Chafee
was taken to Halls drug store and thence
home, where his wound was examined.
The ball entered about the navsl, and It
is feared that his wound will prove fatal.
Mr.. CASTOR is shot through the left
lung, hear the heart. He, too, is danger
c-lsfy wounded. DR.. Wymann attended
to him and Drs. Croft and Mccain are
attending Mr.. Chafee.
Mr.. Lamar's body was taken in charge
by the Knights of Pythias and carried
over across the street to their hall. he
had been on an extended drunk, and
when under the influence Of whiskey
Nas dangerous. Mr.. Lamar. was
about As years OF age, and well
kHOWn ana H6ll COu1ocIsu III tulo Cou!-
ty. he was born and reared In Beech
Island, and for several years past has
been living in Aiken. Five or six years
ago he engaged in mining kaolin clay,
and has done as much as any other man
to develop this industry. He was fine
business man and was full Of energy, but
unfortunately was slave to the drink
habit. About two months ago he had q
shooting scrape with Mr.. II. 81. Jordan,
since dead, in which he fired four shots
and was knocked down. He has since
been drinking heavily, and only last
week had 10 be placed In the guard house
at Aiken for safe-keeping. Since then he
went to Columbia and entered the Kelley
Institute for treatment. After remaining
there day or 80 he got on another spree
ard left, returning to Beech Island.
Mayor Chafee is leading spirit in our
town, and no man has done more to for
ward It's interests than he. A little over
two years ago he was elected mayor, and
in Septem Der last was reelected by
very flattering vote. He is about IS years
of age, has wife and two children, and
is a very popular man. At this writing
(12 M. be is sleeping under opiates. The
affair has cast deep gloom over our
city.-Dispatch to NevS and Courier.