The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-21
MORE LIGHT THROWN
ON SELLERS FIGHT.
BUT ITS BRILLIANT RAYS AXE DECID-
ED CONFUSING
Both Sides Wrlto Stat. mo"ts and tho DE la
ratlons Arc AS Opposed us tho Poles.
Dudley's Retreat-Capt.
IIascldens Story.
To the Editor of The State:

j. N. W., published in The State of
today, written by tho Haseldons, so
far as it relates to our concealing our
selves in Office at tho railroad station
and opening fire upon Haselden
party, is an Infamous and an infer
nal lie. We were not expecting j.
d. Haselden and his bushwhackers
at all, as they had passed in the
morning, going to Marion, from
whence it was expected, they would
go to Columbia, where Haselden had
that morning informed Ben Sellers
that ho had six mon to kill. Their
return to Sellers was an entire sur
prise. The Haseldon party while at
Marion procured breastplates and re-
turned by the house of Ben Sellers,
apparently hunting him.
They drove up to depot and
stopped. Ben Sellers was standing
on platform, and his father, j. G.
Sellers, was inside, writing. With
out word, Aubrey Evans fired from
the buggy, hitting Ben Sellers in left
hand, and j. d. Haseldon immedi-
ately fired. also hitting Ben Sellers,
tho ball entering, striking rib, passed
around, without going into cavity.
Bon Sellers returned fire, but being
disabled before, could not do great
execution. Thinking his son NOR
tally wounded, J. G.. Sellers took
from Office pistol and rushed out and
fired into crowd. Haselden, finding
it too hot, took refuge behind small
building, having been hit in calf of
leg.
When too hot, Haselden ran into
and through private dwelling of Mrs.
Brown and took refuge in the privy
of a negro family. Ben Sellers ex-
hausted pistol and emptied load of
bird shot into II. a. Edwards, who
left the scene quickly. l.. NJ. Has
elden in the meantime had slipped
to window and fired through it at
Bon Sellers, but seeing Ben Sellers
with gun, ran to side of depot, went
under same, crawling, as shown by
signs there now, near full length Of
depot to northern end, and like a
wild buck left the scene of action.
j. {. Sellers is wounded by A.
calibre rifle.
Haselden has convicts. A State
officer, with rifle belonging to the
State, aided by State guard and Ha-
selden's bushwhackers, try to assas-
sinate citizens Of the state. If the
six mon in Columbia will shoot Ha-
selden in legs there is no danger to
them. Haselden will run like a tur-
key.
We cannot lie with Haselden, but
in fair, manly, open way we can de-
fend ourselves, our homes and our
honor.
Aubrey Evans ran into private
home, through a window, and fright
oned family to an extent Of proba-
bic indictment.
The Haselden party had to 60 out
/ of their way some distance-half a
mile-to go by home of Ben Sellers.
Their scheme is best represented
by their cowardly treatment of Bon
Sellers at the house of j. D. Hasel-
den that morning, after being sent
for by Haselden. Respectfully,
& j. G. Sellers.
q Ben B. Sellers.
- - rs Sellers, S. c., Nov. Is, 1900.
THE OTHER SIDE As,ToLD by CAPT. L. NJ.
IIAsELDEN.
NO the Editor of the State:
M M| In response to request of newspa-
per reporters, and az answer to
misrepresentation made, I regret
5Sfully mako this statement as to the
recent unfortunate affair at Sell
81 ers.
q At the outset" let me say that |
q intend to give the facts qs they exist
q My friends over the State. and the
/ public generally may depend upon
it. matt.
On the morning of 18th inst. tA1r
4 Benjamin Sellers and my brothe,