The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-03

cally, they are fine specimens of
mountain manhood Durham was a
relative or special friend Of the Fish
ers, and they could always count on
him when they needed help. They
had two barrels of whiskey aud per-
haps more in the wagon. 1t is not
known what the destination of the
whiskey was No one from this city
was mixed up in it in any way
1t is said that Pettigrew cannot
live. The coroner held an inquest,
and the verdict was that Fisher and
Durham came to their death by gun
shot wounds at the hands of parties
unknown to the jury. The con-
stables refused to give testimony,
and there were no other witnesses.
1t is believed that Fisher. and Durham
did not fire at all Their guns were
all loaded, and the testimony was
tLat they were shot while lying down
in the wagon 1t was pitifuI sight.
Fisher was killed instantly, but Dur
ham lived for several hours and died
from loss cf blood
TOLAND TELLS HIS TALE
Nothing could be ascertained here
Yesterday as to the details Of the
affair until Mr. K. E. Foster, special
deputy sheriff of Spartanburg county,
arrived in the city in the afternoon to
bring a lunatic to the asylum. He
had been one of the first to visit the
scene of the tragedy, and had had a
talk with Constable Toland He
gave Constable Toland's story of the
encounter as the constable had given
it to him 1t was as follows:
Toland says that on Saturday last
he got reliable information that Jack
Fisher. Bill Eurham and other moon
shine kings, had been hiding large
amount of liquor in secluded spot
and were preparing to move it on
their schooner. He advised Chief
Fant of the information he had, and
the chief sent him some picked men
to watch for this move on the part of
the moonshiners The chief sent
Constables Pettigrew, Stevenson and
Allsbrook, they being at the time
stationed in Greenville. Most of the
squad were Fairfield county men
Toland heard that the moonshiners
were to move the liquor on Tuesday
night, and they went out that night
to watch for the prize. They had
along with them J. Fl. Brice, Trial
Justice Surratt's constable. who came
over from Gafney city. Toland
says they kept the watch up. and on
Thursday night they went out as
usual. About 2 O'Clock in the morn
ing the schooner hove in sight.
Toland says that he and Pettigrew
stepped out and up to the side of the
wagon and called upon the two men
ON the front to halt and surrender.
telling them that they were State
liquor constables. The two men ON
the front of the wagon replied that
they would surrender This, To-
land says. they did, in order to reach
down aud get their Winchesters.
When the supposed prisoners raised
up from their STOPPING posture they
had their Winchesters and began
to fire on Toland and Pettigrew To-
lard and pettigrew, though both
wounded, returned the fire, and shot
both men dead as they sat on the
wagon. Toland says futther that
there were two other mooushiners
in the rear of the wagon who were
on horseback that these two men
began to fire Immediately after the
first shots and the constables fired
upon them in return He says one
Of these nen was seen to fall after
jumping off his horse, but got up
again and continued to run into the
woods. Toland did not fall when he
was shot, but Pettigrew sank to the
earth at once. Toland is now resting
easily at bis boarding house in Spar
.tanburg, being brought to Spartan.
burg about 4 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing by Constable Brice Pettigrew
was removed by his surviving COM
panions to house near the scene of
the tragedy, where he now is: suffer
ing from mortal wound. Durham
was shot with shotgun. Pettigrew
told his cousin Stevenson that he
"was not going to die, but would