The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-29

ition of their weapons and saaggerlDg
arouod the depot, waisipg AID peepiog
ABOUT with their pistols 10 their hands.
this valiant crowd proceeded on to
Marion, where they we're seen ree!lng
on the streets, aud. after reloading With
$50 proof" they take themselves away
to the Marion Iron works, where they
had some of their crowd encased IN
steel armor. While the armor was
being made Dudley was heard to say
iu maudlie way that be bad slapped
a mau;s face up the road that morning
aud, by Cd, was geiug back that
evening to shoot it out The proprietor
of the works did not dare deny that at
least two breastplates were made at
his shops for these brave defenders OF
the free ssmpliog business IN South
Carolina.
Why. Mr.. Valias Dudley. will you
desy this in the face of the overwbelm-
ing proof that you did have them made,
the positive sseertion by at least three
of the employees Of the works that they
worked ou them that day, the refusal
Of the proprietor to deuy it. and your
own repeated admissions to your friends
that you did have them made. and last,
but not least, in the face of the fact
that two Of your nearest and most
respectable neigb5crs saw them taken
Of Of your person after the shooting,
whea you arrived, By way Of negro's
privy, at ycur house? After ali this
public exhibition Of bravsdo and bus
ter at Sellers ,bat morning, at Marion
that day aud aloog the road couleg bacs
,eat evening, when they were mistaken
fer party of returning hunters, Dad
ley has tae unparalleled effroc;esy to
say in bis statement today, Before my
God, cid DOT assault, DOR lnteod to
aesaait, the Sellers " It is hard to say
whether be exce!s in deetness Of foot or
in gi!bness ia taking uabIushicg
Liberties With the truth. We Go rot know
whether the valiant exCapt. Haselden
had oa breastplate OF got perhaps be
did aos, as be managed TO put the depot
baiid;ag ca himself before the firing
ceased. We are very sorry to learo
'..he captains" side was Injured 10 bis
wriggiing under the depot. We did not
FIRE at "the captain" at all. We Go
net believe that Dudley wasted any
money in providing poor little Aubrey
Eyaas With bSeastp!ate. He made e
oteastwork of bis dtuokeo body, baviog
him 90 the side next the depot After
the shooting was ali over Aubrey was
SO druos be could scarcely talk ;nteili-
gently. Aubrey is weak young man
who dearly loves whIskey, aad when IN
liquor will 90 anything the Hase'dens
tell him 70 DO. We Go not know. but
ne believe "H. A. Eiwsrds. N. D., !"
bad CD breastplate His clothes were
literally shos to pieces aud We have
been iaforned tbas one Of bis attending
physicians jokiugiy told him be ought
70 indie: as for ruioiug bis clothes.
We managed to bit Dudley while be
vas running, as be Gays, twenty
yards away. aud we fred repeatedly ct
n A Edwards, NJ. D. at very
close range spd did bi; bin 10 the only
vulnerable plaoes-his face and bis
back. No, Dudley. you had on
breasspla,e and nov you have toe
brazen iupudence to lie about 1t 10 the
face Of the uoiupeaohed testimony OF
some Of the best people Of the county
Who has lied? Emerson McDnf1s.
the proprietor cf the iroa works; j r.
Spears, Carl Matthews and Zoos
Powell, toe uen who made toe breas.
plates; Dud!ey's nearest neigboors.
VINO saw theu On bin. or this scared
naa vho too late realizes 10 what 40
awful predioaneas MS o@n folly has
placed him. If Dudley has lied
about the brcasspls,es, as is shown
copciusiveiy, why ooth,Og that be has
said iu his whining. or'ng:og statement
is worthy of belief. and bis statement
that there were some armed men 10 the
depos and that Sellers fred the 65st
sbo. is a lie out of the whole cloth, aad
Carl Matthews. two hard working,
honorable white men. and Enos Powell,
tbe Oldest euploye CT the iron wcrks.
aud a respected coiored mao, speaE Tor
themselves. The original, signed state
ments, are 10 cur possession.
Nov. few words as to the state
mens Of III A. Edwards. N D !" We
have a lingering Of respect for "H.
A Eiwards. NJ. D." because be
vas the Only mau of MS party
who showed particle of grit or
oluck He did staod FIRE for awhile,
aud only left the field woeu deserted by
bis cowardly associates However.
siuple stateme ebts Of cold facts will
n,and his statement as false, as Dud-