The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-05
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narrow escapes from tile bullets OF
lnoonshlnels lately. anil as a rcsnlta
warrant WAS yesterday sworn ont by
Deputy Collector L. f. Oils before
Commissioner Hawthorne charging
Abraham Pittman, who by the way is
IL first cousin to the celebrated Eliot
the same surname. with assault with
intent to kill upon Raitlilg Deputy 4.
a. Aiken and Deputies Warner and A.
A. Philips. The shooting occurred on
last Thursday, but the matter was
kept quiet until yesterday and until
the warrant could be obtained.
The trouble, according to the revenue
party, arose out OF Mrs. Pittlnan's at
tempt toprcvcnt the arrcstof Pittnan.
The party had gone to Il moonshlnc
still about three miles from Tigcrville
reported to thcmas belonging to :Abra-
ham Pittman. They had arrived at.
the scene and were cutting it up and
destroying the property when awoman,
who they aftcrwartl learned WAS Mrs.
pittm;ln, appeared on the scene and
picked up Il bucket. Nh. Aiken stuck
his "devil," IL sort OF hatchct used for
cutting mp stills, i'll another bucket and
pitched 1t to her, saying, "lcrc, You
can have this, toe" This infllriatetl
Mrs. Pittman and Il few minutes later
Aiken had his face bathcd in hot beer
slops. He wiped the stuff from his
face, striking out with his devil. The
instrument sank into the thigh OF Mrs.
Pittman, BY this time she was red
hotwit rage, and although severely.
and, it is reported, seriously wounded,
she violently resisted the officers i'll
taking away her husband under arrest.
They finally decided to leave him,
rather than bring him with his wife
swinging to his coat tails. When the
party OF officers left Abe said, '.1'll give
you the devil for this before you get.
out of here" and he did.
Before they had proceeded far on
their horses regular fuscilade OF shots
was fired at them from the crest of Il
little hill and within an uncomfortably
close range. The party had no heavy
guns along and decided that discretion
was the better part Of valor and didn't
take long in coming to this conclusion.
They spurred their horses and got out
of that country with all possible speed.
During the entire first mile Of their
preciptous fight shots were fired at
them and during the very first part OF
the journey the ground all about them
was torn up with heavy bullets. They
finally escaped, with no fatalities or
wounds, going toward Saluda, n. c.
| About an hour after this, and within
three miles of the other shooting, Dep
uty Collector L. E. Oils and Deputy
Marshal c. 4. Carson we're fired upon
in what is familiarly known as the
chinquapin district of the Dark Corner,
a few miles from Tigerville. \ shot
| was fired and Mr. Oils duckcd his
head, because his ear had been treated
to the concert of q whistling 45 rifle
bullet. The bullet imbedded itself in
the earth, narrowly missing Mr.. Car
sons foot after it passed Mr.. Olliss
head. The officers wheeled about in
their stirrups in the direction of the
| report and saw man drop behind a
great stone with his rifle within 150
yards Of them. Two others took to their
heels. Mr.. Carson opened fire with his
Springfield, but utapparently without re-
suits. All three escaped through the
wood and aftera long cllasc escaped.
The officers were returning from the
destruction of IL still the name Of the
alleged owner of Which is not given
| GyecnritIc Ncus, .Nnrch IS.