The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1892-06-28

and suver," instead OF "through the
coinage of both gold aud silver"
Patterson endeavored 10 deliver
free silver speech. but was interrupted
by cries Of "time."
Mckenzie of Kentuck y suggested that
| the silver matter be recommltted to Tho
resolutions committee. [Cries OF "No,
no."]
| Patterson moved the adoption of hi,
substitute for the silver plank.
The motion was put and declared lost.
The Chairman: The question is now
on the adoption ofthe platform,
| This motion was voted on by yeas and
nays aud carried.
Dave Shaw Not Lynohed.
The Blackyille correspondent of the
Atlanta Constitution claims to have
seen Dave Shaw, who was supposed to
have been lynched in Laurens County
some time ago. If Shaw's statement is
true, Constable John AbercrombIe will
find himself in an exceedingly awkward
and unpleasant position. lie certainly
merits severe punishment for his das.
tardly conduct while acting as an Of
iicer of the law. The South Carolina
papers came very near telling the truth.
Dave Shaw was thrown into gully
covered with briars, and left for dead.
The wOuld-be murder was not perpe
trated by a masked mob of 6F.y or
seventy live, has been sworn to by Con
stable John Abercrombie, but by
party of eight, of which the constable
was leader. Among this latter number
were j. III. Hopkins, Jim Ball, William
AbercrOmbie, w, l.. Hopkins and Will
watkins. The correspondent says q
relative of the unfortunate man in
formed hlm where the erstwhile dead
Dave could be found and he Immediate
ly set out for the spot.
lie was stretched on O ragged quilt
that lay on the floor Of the log hut. His
head was bandaged with blood stained
cloths, and both eyes badly swollen. AS
entered the door, with a groan he arose
to sitting posture. 1t was some time
before he would engage freely in con-
Yersation, and 1t was only after con-
siderable effort he was persuaded to
tell the whole story of his maltreat-
ment. He commenced by taking from
his head the bandage that concealed
four gashes. one of which was more
than four inches long, and laid bare the
skull.
The statement he made, although
somewhat condensed, is as follows:
"Mr. John Abercrombie, accompani-
ed by Mr.. Jim Ball. Mr.. viii Abercrom-
bic and VIII Watkins came to my house
and arrested me, on the 27th of last
month. at about 3 o'clock in the even
Ing. They tied my. hands very tight
I was in the barn, Mr.. JoIflf lll lsssaa
bic went off and got up a crowd OF
e men. After dark they teok me out,
T. and said they were going to carry me
r to Trial Justice Hellams. l got very
d scared. and asked them to please not
q take me until morning. Mr.. John
Abercromie told me to Shut my Cd
!, d-n mouth
II , 81 was the only one in the party who
IL walked all the rest either road horse
back or in buggies. When we got as
oi far as lanyard Ford, Mr.. John Aber-
ic crombie dismOunted and lead me across
oi the creek on log Immediately below
70 the ford. When we got over the creek
in he told me they intended to kill me If
g. didn't tell who broke into Mr.. IIOpkins's
,e store. The rest of the men had hitched
u. their horses when we caughtup. They
-, dragged me out of the road into pine
thicket.
"Mr. j.. II. Hopkins tightened the
he rope around my wrists, then, throwing
Sc it over pine limb, all caught the rope,
I'd and drew me up from the ground. l
C. begged and prayed othem to not "
n and harder blows from stlcks.t with
IN which they were beating NO. They
q shot off their pistols, and one of the
in gentlemen shot me through the hip"
ny 81 cried out they had shot me to datf
10 but they paid no attention and con
ea tlnued to beat me still harder. MIR
py John Abercrombie threw handful OF
all the agony is caused was fearful. After
riit / had been suspended by my wrists fo
lily an hour and half and could bear tn
le. horrible ordenl no longer l tainted.
know nothing of what happened from
nd then on. When l revived found my
nu nn self lying in patch Of briars about tw
m mon miles down the swamp. l WIN neVe
on Oh forget the pain | felt.
lite 81 half crawled and half walked t
ice my cousins house about mile away
OBJ lie gave me some new clothes, putNp
er- IN a wagon and brought me as far Y
We Clintonward, S. G. walked fror
plc there here, spending nights with colore
raj people"
yer When told to go to Columbia and r.
eX. port the whole thing to Governor III
nlv man he seemed terror-strlcken, and q
,n3 claimed that he wouldn't go near Lau
'nu 'am ems county again for all the gold in th
iali world. He said he was goin to Thoma
oV- vile, Ga, where he had some relative
cal living. His back presented sickel
use ing spectacle, being solid pussin
sore. He d:sclaimed ever havin
,art broken into Mr.. IIopkins's store, and
aid: of the opinion that his treatment WI
the brutal and un Just.
nit Reid and tho Printers.
we New YORK, June 15.-The stat
nan ment made by Chauncy M. Depew th'
3.n the differences between Whitelaw Re
,ere and New York Typographical Unit
r of No. 6 had been adjusted, and that Il
was Union had requested his candidacy,
nr topic of much discussion. 1t WI
,.,,a stated by an officer of the Union to
'ieS Io United Press reporter that Mr.. Dope
oe- had spent some time with Mr.. Reid
10 his home In Ophir Farms last night
was regard to the matter, but that no sc
ays, tlement had been reached. The Unit
Press reporters informant said the
,ned was very little likelihood of a seLt
nan ment between the union and MIR. Re
dor being reached. The members of .
tion union say that If its committee at MI
."I .,o neapolis gave Mr.. .Depew to understal
'aVe that settlement had been reached |
tween Mr.. Reid and the union, 1t plac
sofa the union in false position and {
Lion ceeded its authority.
ave, At meeting Of the International
the biographical Union In Philadelphia "
man terday q resolution was offered &C
iona demnine the New York Topographic