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

DIR. Thos. F. James, of this city, was
killed in the Six Mile section of Pick
ems County on Wednesday night. His
son, Hamp James, was desperately
wounded at 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,
q 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
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 DR.. James
seems to have rested under the lmpu-
tation in that section of being an in
former, as he was formerly connected
with the revenue service.
DR.. James, as he was commonly
called, was we'll known in this city,
having resided here at two or three
different periods and coming here fire.
quently when living in Anderson
County. He was about fifty-five years
of age and was native Of Anderson
County. He practiced extensively in
Anderson and Pickens Counties. Late
ly he moved his family to this city, but
spent most OF his time in Pickens, on a
farm near Six Mile mountain. He
leaves wife and eight children.
Bob James, son of the deceased, re-
turned yesterday from the scene OF the
tragedy. He heard part of the testi-
mony at the inquest and talked with
his wounded brother. His story re-
moves some of the worst features of
the case as regards DR.. 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
in attempting &C stop it, got into a
difficulty with LanitT. Hamr was
stabbed three times, once in the lett
arm and twice in the side. The ply
sicians think the knife penetrated the
lungs. The woman insisted that she
was going to leave the place and go to
her fathers, and disregarded all re-
monstrances. She went Outa hitch
ed up Dr. James horse. Hamp was
getting weak and DR.. James took
him to the buggy, and the two men,
with the woman, went to the home OF
Tyler Fades, Mrs. Laniers father, ono
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 a pile of laths, few feet
away. Hamp was hit in the head and
face by several shot and could not tel!
accurately about the shooting. He die
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. 3 shot strucE
him in the breast and in the face. The
breast was horribly torn up and the
eyes were shot entirely out. Lanlel
Hamp James condition is desperate
and his brother thinks his chances tol
life are very slight. The stabs are MI
worst wounds. The woman testified
| that DR.. James stabbed Hamp and thai
she was dragged by the James into tht
buggy, but got out before reaching hel
| fathers. Little is known of Lanler, a'
he came into that community only
wear ago. He and his wife have no
lived happily during their short mar,