The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
THE HAS LDEN STORY.
Capt. Iiascldcn Alleges That Several
Men Were Concealed in Depot
Building and That Sellers Opened
HDStili,lrs


TO the Editor of The State:
In response to request Of newspaper
reporters, and as answer to misreprG-
suntst!una made. | reyrctfully make
this -a.Gluent as to the recent unfor-
.un lie >fHlr AT sellers.
~. Chn outset, lot me say that in
tend To give the facts as they exist.
My fri>nGs over the State, and the
pubic generally may depend upon it.
Ol the morning of lith inst. MIR.
Bonj Ia Sellers and my brother Dud-
Icy became Involved ia "a personal diff
iiculty Tho cause was Thought TO
have ben settled, at least temporarily,
~ Mr.. Ben Settlers promised To give
Lojicc, IN case nc wished to carry Ia :
matter further. About half hour after
this, anu upon our starting FOR Marion,
| advised mat we had better be on tn i;
watch rs we passed the dcpOt-and 81
Dr.. II. ~. f. Eiwards took lille TO Us ?
In Case OF a shotgun attack AS we
anpronchCd the depot ! got from the
buggy, 20 is best TO meet attack. Nou.
wltnstanuiuF the fact tnat Alr. Sellers
and hs son Is N were there.Gnd say
us, there was no lighting, because ~
attack WAS made upon us. and we went
on our v ay to Marion.
Upon our return from Marion Owe
the uaut! route (uUt by the rome q
Mir. Benjamin $ iIers.) aud just Daiurg
we got 10 the depot, we met frleui
VINO informed us that the depot was
| iiiicd with armed men awaiting 10 at.
| tack Us as we went our way ny the
depot To our home.
lDasmIch as | believed nv brother
| Dudley 10 be the object Of the proposed
| attack, l thought that ii we could gut
him safoly by, the attack might be
| avoided. Conse quently, advised that
| DR.. Edwards and | should go ahead
and slow up our horse just at the depor,
whcreupon Dudley anu Evans were IL
drive rapidly by ana thus by coniusing
them avoid II possible the Intended at.
tack. AS We approached the depot
saw two men peeping through thc
window that looks out upon the roa
| we were travelling aud evidently lpcat
I i.g Dudley. AS we slowed our horse
| Dddley's buggy went rapidly by TO out
| left. Just at this time Mr. Beniamiu
! Sellers rushcd from the depot with hi.
/ pisLol appraised, and stepped from m
now slowly moving buggy upon tn,
r3lroad track, faced him with pisJo
In hand. He leveled his pistoj IN ml
direction and we both fired. Almos
4 simultaneously j. G.. Sellers ,hel
from the depot, and from within
shotgun WAS fred. Mr. j. G.. Seller
4 fired at me, the bullet glancinr m,
right side. ] returned his lire witt
Il two shots, ono Of which was while b
q was squatting behind the mail Gran
n shooting some one at right angle
Y just at this time l was attracted b
). the horse Of DR.. Edwards come rush
| ing back with him in the buggy I
!, gun was fred by some one conCcalc
! In the Office full into his face whorC
Il upon / rushed up the steps and fire
b through tho window at the figures {
j three.mc in the office. | then jumpe
II from the platform and turned in tim
| to exchange fire with some one VIII
: had como around the corner Of tn
, Cf1ice. i snapped my only remainip
| ball at him, and it failing Gre | weI
: under the depot. did not have al
) other cartridge, and so made my wa
( under the depot to its nOrthcrn end
: got up and walked quietly 80 as not
: attract attention, until | crossed til
. railroad, after which | went rs fast
t possible to join my friends, all
4 whom ] believed to be seriously woun,
T. ed ifnpt killed.
b The backs Of our buggics, shot all
J, pieces by guns In the hands OF parti
/. lcODcealed in room, tell their ow
n tsles
el LUTHER Nj. HASELDEN. :.
g Sellers, Nov. 1G, 80