The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-09
MORE pIsPENsARY BLOOD IN SPARTAN
BURG COUNTY.
rILLMAS coNsrABLEs KILL ONE NAN AND
WOUND ANOTHER.

WEXFORD, Feb. 4.-Ths killing "f C-:v
ford Ballew and the woundiog Of Perry
Moore by State Constables near here last
night, was one of the coldes, blooded out
RACES ever perpctrated in tho name of law.
I,allew and Moore were receut comers in
this neighborhood, from Grcenville county.
They wero f,rmers living on the farm of
Capt. j. ". Benson, about two miles from
, Wexford
According to the facts elicitel u, the
Curoner's inquest, one OF Tillmans spies
came to Ballew's house about IL O'clock,
pretending to be drunk, and asked him to
show him the way to the railroad. Moore
got his lantern aud piloted the man to the
railroad. When thoy re,ched the railroad
Chief Constable FAINT and Deputy Sheriff
Dean, with posse of six Constab!es, halted
Moore, who not understanding what was up
broke and run. The Constables say he ran,
but firei as he ran. lie says he did not
shoot until fired Mt, and is borne out in h s
| statement by two disinterested witnesses
and by some women who are related to the
dead man. His leg Was shattered just
below the knee, and he fell crying for help.
The wounded mans cries brought his
brother-iu-law, Ballew, cut of his house,
about fifty yards away.
The women at Ballew's house were very
much alarmed, and 10 orIcr to quiet them
Ballew left Moore on the ground and ran
towards his house. lie was intercepted by
Chief FAINT, Deputy Boyce, Dean and several
others. According to the testimony of the
two disinterestcl witnesses, the ouly word
spoken at this meeting was the heartbroken
cry of an excited woman, "That i my man;
please don't shoot him" She was answered
By the crack of n Winchester, aud Ballew
pitched forward into the arms of dea'h The
Stiffness which always follows death, the
agouizng shrek of Il woman AMI the brutal
voice Of q man demanding of the woman if
there was any more ''dammcd men about
! hrrc," anu the tragedy was over. The testi-
mony of The consables differs from that of
Babb aud Gregory, the disinc crested men
quoted before, who say that Ballcw offered
no resistance.
The constablcs say that after Moore fired
and they had fired on him, they advance 1
toward Ballews house; that they met BalIew
| and saw him adyauciu. on them with drawn
pistols; that they covered him with shot
guns and rifles and ordered him to throw
down his pistols. lie halted and lowered
one and partially lowered the other, but
immed ately presented his pistol again and
advanced until he was within ten feet of the
posse, Boyce Dean and FAINT telling him at
every step to stop or they would kill him.
When he got wirhin ten feet, Massey fired u
Winchester at him.
The crowning inf,my of the whole pro-
ceeding, however was the attempt to pack
the coroner's jnry to lay. AS it was orig-
nally drawn, the father and cousin of Dean
was on the jury. MIR. Andrew Moore, who
has been employed as counsel b. =. ~ ::
;....,;;y called tho attention If the coroner to
the fact that the jury was being packet aud
demanded that Capt. \. II. Dean and a
drunken ;aan by the name OF Dobson come
off. After consultation the sheriff, who is
Capt. a. II. Deans brother, concluded 10
Withdraw them
The jury was iina' a'ly cmpanclcd but al.
jiourncd until next day 10 got the tcstiu ony
# Massey, the slayer, who hal not turned
up. Moore lay on the ground wounded all
night. Despite the fact thai FAINT cl,ims to
have seen pistol in Ballew's hands, at fifty
| or sixty feet, the night was dark and raining
| No warrants were shown or attempted tc
| he shown.
The victims were not told Of a warrant
| \ warran, was for the father of the ON
| del man, who surrcudcrei and gave bond
| There is no doubt but that the dead and
| wnunde mon Monll voluntarily have sur
rendercI had they Known u. nc "a,.ur,-.
Pubic oiin'ou among both political fncions
condemn the act.