Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-11-10
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The Unexpected Itappe ns--F Fierce Fighting
#4I 1s Several Killed arld Wounded. az
GREENwooD s. g., November 8,A terrific election rot
occurred to-day Phenix miles South Of here Moses
bert ten years DID, Of Eas Tobert fatally wounded
Stewart Miller Of Nnetysix is expected to die and Mike
street. Greenvlle Has his right ankle fractured by pistol
The negro who shot Younger is said good authority o
be dead So far as is known there no negroes killed m
road in front Of + T. Tobert house four miles
OF Pnx where the most terrible pitched battle
At 1890 o'clock tonight, can be learned ali the
surrounding country is quiet and further trouble expected
Thore camped Phoenix 400 or 500 white mon
armed with Winchesters, shot guns and pistols They are
lying ambush all approaches settlement
Inc party is able to take care of itself and the burg
u o'clock from stocmans house, miles from here. They
were eophoned from that place not to allow rang
ties TO leave Phpnx all the roads posted by armed
Capt r. S. Evans, of tho old Maxwell Guards which dis
to Phoenix at daybrea He has thirty the armoTy
hGe but @ all day has not been able to get ammunition He
reply tonight that this could be shipped until first
train tomorrow morning. Abbovile wired for cartridges
and replied that she had but would strong
Of well armed men was not thought necessary to accept
Late tonight Elbervou Ga wired that she would 0OO
rounds at O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The riot the outgrowh of political scheme the
atimer Monday word was received that the negroos were M
rced to their vote at the Phoenix box and
cnt box there where negroes who refused permission
to vote at the regular box for lack of registration certificates
might deposit their protests obcrt furnish
evidence for him in his proposed soa The
boxes were in vacant store at Phnix tho Congressional
up stairs Down stairs the door, opening front
porch Robert L. Tober brother of Rhet placed this
pendent box and stayed to preside it, Tho Democratic
managers protested that this illegal They first requested
and then demanded that be refused hay
ing about thirty negroes the porch ready to shoot Es
erdgo went down in the morning between and o'clock o
remove the box. AS he laid hands it negro shot him
through the hoad the bullet entering between the eyes just
above the nose stherde fell the box and died instantly
About ten white standing by then fired into the crowd
negroes and they fed like door stopping the
fire. Tolber who was in the line of the white mons fire.
walked off the porch from Them He struck by shotgun
charge in the back of his head shoulders Seven No.
shot cncrcd but his wounds considered
reported from Phoenix that negro ucd there
At o'clock this morning Greonwood received telephone
for and sixty of tho leading of the responded
stores sold out their stocks of before night and all day
parties leaving here for tho Parties adjon
ing towns also strcamed into Phoenix.
At o'clock party forty Thomas Toll
crs house to find out from him who the that shot
Toc Who gave them no satisfaction saving all he knew
that he went to the box to and shot all pieces The
sent OF an eye Witness who returned here at ten o'clock
tonight After they had gotten out of the house and
buggy with the boy Steve at the head of party of forty
armed negroes TO his hencmon be Yelled "come boys
The white party answered. inviting them The battle
was prociatcd by pistol shot from negro in the lead of
leading the charge of his with splendid daring The
smoke of battle dense about 500 shots being fred in three
minutes but through could bo obcrs white horse
being lashed into the whit" pary.-G"cenvlle News.
The Abbcvle Press and Banner Of the 9th gives
the following further facts:
Later in the afternoon R. R. Tolbert, Republican candi
date for Congress- and brother Of the wonded at Phoenix
secured the services of Dr. Neer, his brother
four o'clock, they started to Phoenix.
Later III the day received to the effect that John
H. obe Collector for the Port of Charleston had been badly
shot and that little boy his nephew who in the buggy
with him, had been wounded
Stewart Miller and Cresswell Fleming their way home
from Phoenix wero shot from ambush and badly wounded
Marcus Younger of Greenwood, formerly of Abbovie,
shot in the foot
John r. Tolbcrt at the home of Major j. L. Who att
Verdoy and late yesterday evening r. r. Tober with
him. while Dr. Neuer proceeded his way attend Steve
Iolbc who at the house of Mr.. e. H. Seymour suffering
from wounds.
The telephone have constant use and many
inquiries have been