The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-22
SEVERAL. SHOT.
Djspensary Row Cause a Fight
Which May be Fatal.
ONE MAN BADLY WOUNDED.
Hassldsn a Member Of the Soard
Of Contro! Accuses SslIars
Of Writing Certain De-
fama%ory Letters
fanatorY | Lette's

SAY lual SEp!t W :'t4c "tIN'S N-'AN ~"
Tuesday evening Of last week the
streets Of that quiet little town over II
Marion CoaDty were tie scene ot q
serious an0 probably fatal Shoo,rag
afray, as the result Of which Nr. John
C. Sellers, a promiueut snd highly
respected citizen Of ;he town, IS seri-
Gus ly wounded at the home Of his so1
in-law, Mr.. Maxey Watson; Mr.. Ben
Sellers is wouaGed in the abdoueu, Dr..
Henry Edwards has load of bird shot
in his chest and j. Dudley HaSclden.
member of the State board Of con]soi,
has 3S-calibre pistol ball in his les.
The affair seems to be the cuiml0a-
ton Of letter supposed to have been
written by Mr.. Ben. Sellers TO news
paper some weeks since, accusing Mr..
Haseldeo of dispensing liquors from
his home, near Sellers.
Monday morning Mr. Ben Sellers
received message from Mr.. Haselden
asking him to come over to his gla,
which is located about mlle IRON
Sellers near the IIaSelden homestead,
the message saying that he wanted Mr..
Sellers to settle with him for number
Of bales Of cotton which he had ginned
for him some weeks since, and to re-
move his cotton seed, which was IN the
way.
Mr.. Sellers went over to Mr.. Hasel-
den's at an early hour Tuesday morn
ing, and the business between the Two
gentlemen was quickly settled, after
which Mr.. Haselden accused Mr.. S@l-
lers Of being the author of the above
mentioned article. Mr.. Sellers en-
phatically denied the charge, and some
hot words followed, each gentleman
abusing the other. At this juncture
Mr.. Haselden drew his pistol, but made
no effort to use it Mr.. Sellers was
unarmed and said that vas 10 place TO
settle the matter.
At this scene were present, besides
Mr.. J. Dudley Haselden, his father,
Mr.. J. G. Haselden; his brother, Mr..
L. NJ. Haselden, DR.. Henry Edwards
and Aubrey Evans. Tuesday morning
shortly after the difficulty at Mr..
Haselden's gin house, Mr.. Haselden,
in company with his brother, /. NJ.
Haselden, DR.. Edwards aud Aubrey
Evans, drove in to Sellers, where they
stopped for short while and engaged
in conversation with several ciiiz ,us.
ard left, supposed, for Marion. Moth
ing more was seen Of Mr.. Haselden and
the gentlemen occompaniug him Until
short while before dark, when they
drove in from towards Marion, both
buggies stoppipg side by side on the
south end of the 1; pot, directly over
the railroad tracks.
At this moment u Ben Sellers, who
had up to that time been II the post
Office, walked out on the platform, and
as soon as he appeared be was fired at
from the buggy containing Nr. H~stl-
den and MIR. Evans. The bail, which
was fred from 39-calibre pistol, struck
Mr.. Sellers squarei> in the stomach and
detected upward. The next shot fired
struck Mr.. Sellers in the left hand. en-
tering between the second AMI third
fingers, breaking the thumb auj cor.-
ing out.
Immediately after the second shot,
Mr.. Sellers pulled his pistol aad opened
fire upon the occupants Of that buggy.
At this moment the two buggies sep
arated, enc going short distance up
the railroad track and the rear one to
the left, short distance below. The
second buggy contained Messers.
Haselden and Evans When the
buggy came to Standstiil Mr.. Hasel-
den got out and walked towards a
dwelling house some distance from the
platform, from which poiot he fred
several shots Owing to the fact that
Mr.. John G. Sellers came upon the
scene at this moment, it is not known
upon whom Mr.. HaseldenS shots took
effect.
When Mr.. Sellers rushed out upon
the platform to tie aid OF his son, he
drew his pistol and opened FIRE upoa
Evans, who was theu the only occupant
of the buggy. The other buggy at that
time contained DR.. Edwards, who WIS
armed with ride. He wheeled his
horse back across the raiload and the
rife fell out on the track aaG was not
picked up until Mr.. HaSeldens hands
came back for it, about 20 minutes
later.
Mr.. John c. Sellers vas wounded
with 44-calibre-sppearen,ly a rife
ball,-which passed under the lef;
clavicle and came out behind the righ,
shoulder, and was cut over The splna.
column. The third bali entered the
left forearm and came out about fou!
inches above the point Of entrance.
a negro who witnessed the whole
shooting said Mr.. Luther u Haselden
got out of DR.. Edwards buggy as they
drove up and got on the south platform
f.the depot. From that side bullet
hole appears in pane Of glass, ranging
down towards the inner Office, and was
found on the floor of the inner office.
after having gone through the door:
The prominence Of all concerned
makes the affair very deplorable.
DR.. T. J. Weatherly Of Dillon and
Ur. >. I. w aCSOn OF L3tta are III atLeuU-
ance npou the Messers. Sellers. DR..
Monroe Of Latta and Drs. Badger and
Mcmillan Marion are attending Messcs,
Haselden and Edwards. Atthis writing
the parties are doing as wellas can be ex.
pected, considering the seriousness Of
the wounds.
Another account says j. {. Sellers
his son Ben and others concealed them
selves in the Office at the railroad sta,
tion and opened FIRE OF j. D. Haselder
and party Of his friends as they were
passing. Haseldens party sllghtl!
wounded. Both Sellers mea wounded
Ben Sellers wounds are very serious
About 30 shots were fired. The Seller:
crowd were armed with shotguns an(