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

streets Of Sellers was the scene Of Z
serious and probably fata! shooting
affray, the result Of which is Mr..
John G. Sellers, prominent and
highly respected citizen Of the town,
lies seriously wounded at the home Of
his son-in-law, Mr.. Maxey Watson;
Mr. Ben Sellers is wounded in the ab-
domen; Henry Edwards has load of
bird shot in his chest, and Mr.. j.
Dudley Haselden, late chairman Of
the State board Of control, has 3S-
calibre pistol ball in his leg.
The unfortunate affair seems to have
been the elimination of letter sup
posed to have been written by Mr..
Ben Sellers to the State (newspaper)
some weeks since, accusing Mr.. Ha-
selden Of dispensing liquor from his
home near this place.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Ben Sellers
received message from Mr.. Hasel-
den, asking him to come over to his
gin, which is about mile from here,
near the Haselden homestead, the
message saying that he wanted Mr..
Sellers to settle with him for num-
Der of bales # cotton which he had
einned for him some weeks since, and
to remove his cotton seed, which was
in the way. Mr.. Sellers went over to
Mr.. Haselden's 5 at an early hour this
morning, aud the business was quick
" settled; after which Mr.. Haselden
accused Mr. Sellers Of being the au-
thor Of the above mentioned article.
Mr.. Sellers emphatically denied the
charge and some hot words followed,
both men abusing each other. At
this iuncture Mr.. Haselden drew his
pistol, but made no effort to use it.
Mr. Sellers was unarmed and said that
was no place to settle the matter. At
the scene were present besides Mr.. j.
Dudley Haselden, Mr.. Haselden's
father, J. G. Haselden, his brother,
M,, Z. NJ. Haselden, DR.. Henry Ed
wards and Aubrey Evans.
This morning, Shortly after the diff
fculty at Mr. Haselden's gin house,
Mr.. Haselden, in company with his
brother, L. NJ. Haselden, DR.. Ed
wards and Aubrey Evans, drove into
Sellers, and stopped for a short while
and engaged in conversation with sew
eral citizens and left, it was supposed
for Marion. Nothing more was seen
Of Mr.. Haselden and the gentlemen
accompanying him until short while
before dark, when they drove in from
toward Marion, both buggies stopping
side by side on the south end Of the
depot and directly over the railroad
tracks.
At this moment Mr.. Ben Sellers,
who had been in the postoA6ce, walked
out on the platform. As soon as he
appeared he was fred at from the bug
sgy containing Mr.. Haselden and DR..
Evans. The ball, which was from
:38-calibre pistol, struck Mr.. Sellers
squarely in the stomach, going up
ward. The next shot fired struck Mr..
Sellers in the left hand, entering be-
tween the second and third fingers,
breaking the thumb, and coming out.
Immediately after the second shotMr.
Sellers pulled his pistol and opened
FIRE upon the occupants Of that buggy.
At this moment the two buggies
separated, one going short way up
the railroad track and the rear one
going to the left short distance be-
low. The second buggy contained
Messrs. Haselden and Evans. When
the buggy came to standstill Mr..
Haselden got out and walked towards
q dwelling house some distance from
the platform, from which point he
fred several shots. Owing to thefact
that Mr.. John G. Sellers came upon
the scene at this moment, it is not
known upon whom Mr.. Haselden's s
shots took effect. Mr.. Sellers rushed
out upon the platform to the aid OF
his son, and drew his pistol and open
ed fire upon Evans, who was then the
only occupant Of the buggy. The
other buggy at that time contained
only DR.. Edwards, who was alone,
with rife. He wheeled his horse
back across the railroad and the rifle
fell out on the track and was not pick
ed up until Mr.. Haselden's hands
came back for it, about twenty min
utes later, and Mr.. John G. Sellers
was wounded with a 44-calibre, appa-
rently rifle ball, which passed under
the left collar and came out behind
the left shoulder. Another bullet of
the same calibre entered behind the