The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-22
A killing In Pickens County.

DR.. Thos. f. James, of this city, was
killed in tho Six Mile section of Pick
ems County OH Wednesday night. His
son, Hamp James, was desperately
wounded ut the same time. There is
an element of mystery about the affair,
and the reports reaching this city have
been very meagre, the Six Mile section
being somewhat remote from railroad
stations and telephones.
The killing was done by Sam Lanier,
young white man, who has surrender
ed to the sheriff of Pickens County.
Lanier's wife seems to have been pri-
marily the cause OF the trouble. The
presence of the young man with DR..
James is against the theory that there
was UNDUE intimacy between Mrs. La
nier and the senior james. The pro-
bable explanation is that whiskey was
the first element of the trouble, that
section being reported to be infested
by blockade liquor, and DIR. James
seems to have rested under the impu-
tatlOn IN that section of being an in
former, as he was formerly connected
with the revenue service.
Ut. James, rs he was commonly
called, was well known in this city,
having resided here Mt two or three
different periods and coming here fre
quently when living in Anderson
County. He was about fifty-five years
OF age and was q native Of Anderson
County. He practiced extensively in
Anderson and PiokeEs Counties. Late
~ ne moved his family to this city, but
spent most OF his time in Picxcns, oii a
farm 1car. Six Mile mountain. He
lea:es wife anu eight children.
BOD James, son "f the deceased, re-
tlTn4n VQSfnrH0xy =
tragedy. He heard part of the tcsti-
his wounded brother. His story re-
moves some of the worst features of
the case as regards DIR. James. The
story he got is that DR.. James and
Hamp went to the home of Sam Lanier,
who IS tenant on their place, to spend
the night. Lanier and his wife, whois
mere girl, had quarrel. and Hamp
difficulty with Lanicr. Hamp was
stabbed three times, once in the left
arm and twice i'll the side. The ply
sIclans think the knife penetrated the
lungs. The woman insisted that she
was going to leave the place and 60 to
her fathers, and disrcgarded all re-
monstrances. She went out and hitch
ed up DR.. James horse. Hamp was
getting weak and DIR. James took
hAu! ~ ChO UuSSy, Iuu tuC CWO uCll,
with the woman, went to the home of
Tyler Fades, Mrs. Lanier's father, one
mile distant. Arriving at the house
the woman got out first and started to
the house. AS she got clear of the
horse and buggy two shots were fired
from behind pile of laths, few feet
away. Hamp was hit in tho head and
face by several shot and could not tell
accurately about the shooting. He did
not hear his father groan or make any
noise whatever.
When Tyler Fades reached the bug
gy he found DR.. James dead on the
seat, having simply fallen back, his
head hanging over the rear of the bug
gy. Two loads of No. 8 shot struck
him in the breast and in the face. The
breast was horribly torn up and the
eyes were shot entirely out. Lanier
told Eaaea what he had dune.
Hamp James condition is desperate
and mis- brother thinks his chances for
life are very slight. The stabs are his
worst wounds. The woman testified
that DR.. James stabbed Hamp and that
she was dragged by the James into the
buggy. but got out before reaching her
fathers. Little is known of Lanier, rs
he came into that community only q
year ago. He and his wife have not
lived happily during their short mar
ried life.-Greenviile Mount0ineer, 18th
ssef