The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-04
CHRISTMAS ORIMBAND CASUALTY

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: THE RECORD IN SOUTH CARO-
sss Are 81 Hssd e %sr sns sns aSIiaa hSnih
: Festivities.
UNION, Deo. q. once more tn
: angel of death vhas EAST his shadoy
over this little Town. The citizen
were startled last night by ten or twelv
; pistol shots in rapid succession an,
! another life Is cut off without
, moments preparation.
The particulars as far as car learl
are about as follows: Last evening
Mr.. Kay Gregory and Mr.. Jack Craw
lord had been imbibing aalittle tot
freely, and became boisterous, drivinf
. around over town. They swore the,
would, not be arrested, but they were
were released shortly son bail, whef
they came up tow n apparently ioolSinf
1or some one, as they looked in several
stores. 1t seems that they came
through an alley near the postoffice
and as they did so they met Chief oi
Police Il. B. Culp on Main street and
at once opened fire upon him. Three
other policemen were just across the
street and they went at once to the
assistance of the chief AMI opened fire
on Gregory and Crawford. There was
a general fusilade of shots. which
sounded like pack of fire crackers
exploding Gregory fell to the pave
ment and Crawford ran off. 1t was
found that Gregory was mortally
wounded and that he was dying. Mr..
Culp was found to have wound in his
leg and was taken to the drug store
ana the wound dressed by DR.. John
Lawson. The ball passed through the
thick part of the thigh and struck the
other leg, breaking the skin.
1t was some time before the doctor
got to Gregory; his pistol was found
lying near him and the coroner took
charge OF it. He was picked up and
carried into the postotfice. When the
doctors arrived they found that he had
Two shots in the back just above the
mole, one between the shoulder blades
and two in the head, one of which was
glancing shot.
Mr.. Crawford ran on 10 DR.. Nj. II.
Smiths residence, who took charge
OF him. Crawford had received a ball
In his back, which went through and
came out in front, one ball glanced his
head and another went into his leg.
Policeman Vinton said one of the
oalls graZed his hat and Policeman
Evans said one ball passed so close to
his head that he felt the wind of it.
Mr.. Gregory lives near Santuc; his
people were notified last night by a
messenger and they came to town about
II O'clock. 1t is a very sad and unfor-
tunate affair and is regretted by all.
There was more drunkenness on the
street last evening than has been seen
In Union in many day. The dispen-
Sary sold over S4OO worth of whiskey.
special to the News ana GG3etYftief2 GG3etYftie 2s srrolAh
Parksviilc. s. c., says About a week
ago Mr.. Bert Chcatham's store house
and contents were burned while Mr..
Chcatham was at supper. Mr.. Tom
Brunson, who was visiting Mr.. Cheat
ham, saw the fire, and saw negro
running of. 1t was discovered later
that the wall of the building had been
korOScncd.
On last Wednesday night Mr.. Nick
Browns dwelling was robbed and fired,
in the neighborhood of Plum Branch,
and the parties were arrested. One of
them, negro girl, confessed, impli-
eating several other negroes.
The girl was brought here yesterday,
and made her statement before Trial
Justice Brunson, who committed her
to Jail. Judge Brunson sent the girl
back to Plum Branch, but some Of the
more law abiding citizens, hearing that
masked white men were congregating,
sent the girl, in charge of Mr.. Will
Wells, to Parksville to keep her from
being lynched Armed men were scour-
ing the country from the creek to the
river, and MIR. Wells came near falling
into the hands of thirty or forty armed
men, but lodged them, and lay out with
his prisoner all night and soon this
morning delivered her to Justice Brun-
son, who hurried her off to Edgcfield
Jail.
a ripple OF excitment was created in
our town last night. Two of our young
men had been out calling on the girls,
and as they were coming in they met q
crowd of young men who were blackcd,
and, not suspccting their purpose, and
thinking them armed negroes, aroused
the citizens and the lieutenant Of the
Capcrs Light Infantry, who hurried to
the armOry for their guns. In the
meantime the leader OF the armed
force, while not disclosing his identity,
told the young men that the people in
the Rehoboth and the Plum Branch
neighborhood had been so thoroughly
aroused on account of these burnings
UndI Incy were ucJernlneu TO DfCak III
up by summarily dealing with those
who had confessed their guilt. Fortu-
nately for the girl the young man in
charge of her evaded the would be
lynchcrs, and started her on her way
to the Edgetield jail.
COLUMBIA. December 27.-A special
to The State from Fort Mill, S. c.,
says: : A race riot occurred last night
on Factory Hill, growing out of an at
tempt of four policemen to put an end
to Il negro festival which was held on
the Hill in an empty store room, and
which was disturbing the people in
that vicinity. The negroes became
ObstreperOus and it is said that one of
thcir number fired the first shot and
then the fusilladc began. Forty or
fifty shots were fired, and the result
was one negro was killed almost
instantly and w. w. Johnson, an Off
Ger, wounded in the arm. Great cX-
citemcnt was occasioncd by the affair
and more trouble has been expected.
An inquest was held over the body Of
the dead negro to-day and the usual
verdict in such cases was rendered,
that the negro came to his death III the
hands OF parties unknown.