The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-16

SuhrRisED THE TowN.-Shclhyrils, Ind.
June ll.-Late yesterday afternoon, babe
Hawkins, the desperate, with a gang Of
thirty men, armed TO the teeth, surprised
the town by appearing on the streets fer the
purpose of avenging the death Of his brother,
Charles Hawkins, who was lynched a year
ngo for shooting the city marshal. lie first
met cx-ShcriH McGill, and informed him
OF his mission, and then started on hunt
for cx-Sher'n McDougall, whom he said hc
would Kill on sight. They met on IL corner,
and II desperate struggle ensucd, McGill
rushed to the scene, aud was feltcd by Haw-
kins, who blew n whistle which brought his
thirty men to his rescue
A melee followed. In the rush, Me-
Dougalrs leg was broken aud several knife
wounds inflicted on him. The citizens came
cut Ivy hundreds, aud II general fight cusued
Ex Sheriff McGill was stamped into uncon-
sciousness, and is in critical condition.
McDOugall held on to Hawkins until he was
disarmed and in the custody of the officers
Babe Hawkins wife also wadcd into the
fight with a knife.
The officers hurried Hawkins cil TO the
city court. Over five hundred men gathered
M the sccuc, and II lynching was looked for.
Justice Craycraft held an examination
II ound Hawkins over until June 3Oth,
"nlcr II 5000 bond. This he secured, ant
s"ndsd by his gang, he drove off.
ELvoLT or CoNviCrs. Cairo, Egypt, June
- --fiity convicts, while returning from
the quarters to Tourah prison near thus city.
'ycrpowered the mounted guards and tried
10 escape. They constituted Ihc ,asi squad
E" gang Of six hundred, and the guards
"aead did not know of the mutiay until the
n'cn had captured the rifles of the real
.nnrds. AS The fifty convicls fed. eleven
at the advance guards started in pursuit
twenty-five guards left with the other j6O
c"nvicts kept them quiet by firing repeate cd
y over their heads
Half mile from the spot where the
'nutiny broke out eleven guards overlook
the fugitives and ordered them to surrender
The convic,s who had arms answered with
volley, which wounded two men and killed
three horses. The return volleys of the
guards Killed tbirty-nine nvicts. The
other eleven convicts escaped
The convicts are believed to have hccn
encouraged to revolt by the recent action of
'he native courts IN punishing guards who
shot at runaway prisoners who had been
committed 10 their charge.
The brightest light of South Carolina jour
nalism is 10 be Withdrawn. ". ii. Wallace
of the Newberry Observer, is TO retire from
tne eultOrlal control oil lhAt newspaper 10
accept professorship in tho Columbia Fc-
male College. Ills wife will occupy another
chair in the same institution
We cOnfess u envy of Mr.. Wallace for
tune. Journalism IN South Carolina Just
now &c not n congenal occupation for Il man
who wishes TO be on pleasant terms with his
fellow men aud who values his own soul and
loves the truth. There are new and strange
and distas!cful methods to be encountered
and mean thoughts, purposes, methods and
men 10 be deaf with.
1t is nevertheless o distinct loss to the
State that her foremost editorial thinker and
writer, a man who thinks high thoughts,
lives high life and is brave and honest and
far seeing, is taken from the profession he
-ado1nr-sad from 'h'> sphere wherein he is
doing noble service.
The cordial good wishes Or ~thc Grcenyile
Nsacs and of thousands of the good people in
every part of the State will 90 with Mr. Wal
ace in his new and more pleasant life. .~,He |
8 the kind of man to make q success of |
Thateyer he undertakes.-Gr GreenUilke NewS.