Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-15
Shooting of Rufus Harling.

see who it was and received a load
of shot in his stomach. Another
account is that he opened his front
door and looking out saw a negro
at some distance, whom he hailed
and asked what he was doing IN
his yard. The only response was
a volley of small shot, which pene-
trated his stomach producing a
very severe if not fatal wonnd.
DR.. G.. A. Bunch was called in and
as soon as possible the wounded
man was carried to the Augusta
city hospital, where be is under
going treatment. The small size
of the shot is in Mr.. Harling's
favor. On Sunday two negroes
charged with the shooting were
brought to our town and lodged in
jail. Mr.. Harliug is a younger
brother of Mr.. Lemuel Harling
and an uncle ofMr. w. II. Harling,
of our town. TIE information
from Augusta is that Mr.. Harling
| is in critical condition.
News from Augusta on Tuesday
indicates that Mr.. Harling is very
low indeed, with very little pros
pect of his recovery.
Shooting of Julian COgburn.
The following account of the
shooting affray near Mays x Roads
in saluda county, we clip from the
Saluda correspondence OF the News
and Courier:
Saluda, September Especial: {:
News has just reached here of a
shooting and emitting affray in the
Mays's Crossroads section OF this
county on yesterday afternoon,
between H. @. Cogburn and
Sumpter Gillian, in which the
formers brother, by accident, ives
perhaps fatally shot, while Gillian
received several ugly cuts and
stabs, which may also prove fatal.
The origin of the trouble is not
known, unless it was the result of
rumored long pent up ill-feeling
between the participants.
From what could be learned 60
Cogburn, as he is familiarly
called, and Gillian, along with
several others, were at Burnett'.s
store and had been drinking cider.
Gillian was in his buggy preparing
to leave, and before he knew it
Cogburn ran upon him from the
rear and slashing at his throat,
hung the knife in Gillian's mouth,
cutting him across the face to the
ear. He then stabbed him in the
shoulder, and reaching around,
soused the blade into his abdomen,
almost emptying his bowels IN
the buggy.
Gillian, although in an almost
helpless condition, staggered some
distance to Magistrate A. L. Still,
and Citing his pistol came back
to Cogburn, and was in the act OF
firing when. &c." jumped behind
his brother Julian, who received
the fatal bullet full in the abdomen,
co. escaped unhurt, but his
brother and Julian are said to be
in a hopeless condition.
Gillian is constable fo1
Magistrate Still. in the Eulala
section of this county. No arrest
has yet been reported. 1t is regard.
ed as most. deplorable and
uncalled for affair.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
We clip the following from the
Columbia State:
The headlines and account given
by your Saluda correspondent Of
the tragedy enacted in that county
on last Tuesday is perversion Of
facts from begiulng to end, and
does my brother, J. Q: Cogburn g
great injustice. I do not know
who your, correspondent is, but ]
am sure he nor your paper would
do us an injustice knowing ly.
I suppose the evidence taken at
the coroner's inquest is available
for your correspondents inspec.
ton. and if he will review it he
will zee the injustice done.
There were several uye-witnesses
to the tragedy that are disinterested
ones. The veracity of some o!
them is as unimpeachable as thai
of your correspondent, mine, o.
anyone else's. The post-morten
statement of my brother, Julian
corroborates almost entirely tha
of the other eye-witnesses.
; J. @. Cogburn did not attacl
Gillian while in his buggy, as statee
bv yoar correspondent, but wa
himself assaulted by Gillian, ant
was on the defensive. j. Q
Cogburn received two cuts, painful
but not serious. Gillian, l an
informed by attending physicians
received three cuts, none of then
serious. J. @. Cogburn did no
shield himself behind his brothe
Julian :,
: Your correspondent will ais
: see by the evidence of the eye
witnesses to the tragedy of wha
3 material the officers of his count
are in part made up. When on
of her trial justices and his con
stable can fill themselves wit
: dispensary or blind tiger damna
ton, parade the public highway
= order an inoffensile colored ma
from his cotton field in order t
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