The age-herald., 1898-03-01
TRAGEDY AT NEGRO fROL|c|
Bad "Coon" Snuffed Out Light
 and FuSiIIade of Bullets
CHANGED JOLLITY TO TERROR
Henry Shelton Borne Off Field Dead and An- derson Monier Badly Wounded Negro
 Tries Three Times to Escape.
Special to The Age-Herald.

: Selma, Feb. 2S-About 10 o'clock yes- terday morning a two-horse wagon drew up at the county jail and four negroes lifted therefrom cot containing the grooming and writhing figure of Ander- son Monier
 Since the first gray streaks of dawn stood tiptoeing on the misty hill tops had come the wagon, with its suffering load, through mud and slush, over the cause ways and holes that beset the Burnsville road, six miles in as many hours.
 At the home of Henry Shelton, on MT. J. w. Morris place, six miles from the city, number of dusky daplsels and dusky dudes met Saturday night to at- tend a candy breaking" To the unn- formed a candy breaking is not a candy pulling, but sticks of candy are provided and they are broken and handed round while the dancing and singing goes merri- ly on. Henry Shelton was cousin to Anderson Monier who Is now nursing an ugly gun shot wound in the right shoulder and is in jail. Henry Shelton was cousin to Anderson, but now he is dead and buried.
 Anderson did break the tenth command ment and coveted his cousins wife. Hen ry had warned him to stay away and let his oman alone, but Anderson was at the "candy breaking Saturday night
 After the midnight hour had come and gone, and it was nearing o'clock on the Sabbath morning, some one blew out the lamp that was shedding light for the so- ciable, and simultaneously from the dark ness without, a fusilade of bullets rattied upon the doors and windows Of the house, and the loud reports of pistols startled the merry-mak king sons and daughters of Ham.
 Seizing his shotgun, Henry Sheldon step- ped out and accosted Anderson, telling him that he would hold him to account for the shooting in his house. For answer, Ander- son pulled down upon Henry, the ball talk ing effect little above the heart Henry then raised his shotgun and poured it's con- tents into his assailant's shoulder. He then went in the house and fired at him another time from the window As he turned to reload his gun he sank to the floor, say- ing, Anderson shot me first" and expired.
 Broke Up in Confusion
 The "candy breaking broke up in con- fusion. Anderson made his way to his uncle's house. who brought him to town, when Dr. Fitzpatrick, the jail physician, washed and dressed his wound, which is a very serious one, where load of No. shot having ploughed through his shoulder. While in town Saturday, Anderson Mon- fer told several parties that he was going to kill Henry Shelton, and it is believed that in carrying with him few of his pals he went to his victims house that night to accomplish his purpose.
 Arrests will be made of the negroes who helped do the shooting into the house, and
 
 Anderson's Statement
 All day yesterday the wounded negro at the jail lay under the influence of opiates. This morning he was seen and his state- ment is that Shelton fired and shot him first, and then he fired with his pistol. He says that Shelton came to town Saturday and bought eight shells and that he had them in his pocket and shot at him twice and then reloaded his gun. Anderson says that the pistol he did the shooting with was 32-calibre long, and that he bought five cartridges Saturday from MT. Tissies. He denies that he did any of the shooting in the house, but that it was done by Robert Oliver and another boy. He states the shooting occurred on the front porch and was witnessed by Wm Hunter.
 A Bad "Coon"
 MT. w. B. Moore went out to the scene of the shooting yesterday and the account Of the shooting given above is as 1t was told to him by the negroes. MT. Moore says he saw more than ten bullets embedded in the doors and windows of the house.
 Anderson Is @ mean, vicious negro, and MT. Moore said that he drove him out of his stable Saturday, as he was inclined to be inSolent.
 Third Was a Charm
 Last night Howard Watts, a negro con- stable from River precinct, brought to the county jail Dan Park, another negro whom he had shot through the hand as he made an attempt to escape. Park was found guilty of burglary about two weeks ago l,.4 lD fes nrnn