The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-29

S0utn Car0lioa. Alter . public exhib.
ision OF their weapons and staggering g
around the depot, walking and peepiog
about With their pistols 10 their hands.
this valisns crowd proceeded on to
Marion, whore they we're seen reeling
on the streets, aud. after reloading With
$50 proof" they take themselves away
TO the Marion Iron works. where they
bad some OF their crowd eucased 10
steel srmor. While the armor was
being made Dudley vas heard to say
10 msudlie way that be bad slapped
. msu's face up the road that morning
snd, BY Cd. was geioe back that
evening 10 shoot it out. The proprietor
Of the works did not dare deny that at
lsass two breastpla.es were made st
bis shops Tor these brave defenders Of
The free ss~pliog business 10 South
Caroline.
Why. Mr. Valiss Dudley. will you
desy this 10 the faoe OF The overwhelm.
Jog proof that you did have them made,
the positive assertion by ss least three
Of the employees Of the works that they
worked oo them that day. The refusal
Of the proprietor to dsoy it. and your
own repeated admissions to your friends
that you did have them made. sud last,
but oot least. 10 the face Of The fact
that two Of your nearest and most
respectable neigbbors saw them taken
OF OF your person after the shooting,
when you arrived. by way of q negro's
privy, st your house? After eli this
public exhibition Of brsvsdo and blus.
ter at Sellers that morning, at Marion
that day aud along the road coming back
that evening, when they we're mistaken
for u party Of returning hunters, Dud.
ley has the unparalleled effroutery to
say 10 bis statement today. Before my
God, did not assault. nor inteud to
sssaalt. the Sellers +" II is hard to say
whether be exosls 10 Hsstness Of foot or
10 gliboess 10 taking unblushiug
liberties With the truth. We do not know
whether the vsliaot ex.Cspt. Haseldeu
bad on breastplase or not perhaps be
did not. IS be msusgedso put the depot
buildiag co himself before the firing
ceased. We are very sorry 70 lssro
'the oaptaio's" side vas iojured 10 bis
wriggliug uudsr the depot. We did not
Gre as "ths captain" ct all, We do
not believe ,hs: Dudley wasted auy
money 10 providing poor little Aubrey
Eysos With . breastpis.s. He made .
btesstwork Of bic drunken body, baviog
bin 90 the side next the depot. After
the shooting Vas oil over Aubrey was
30 drunk be could scarcely talk iutelli.
gently. Aubrey is weak young mau
Who dearly loves Whisksy. aud when 10
liquor will do anything The Hsseldens
tell him to do. We do not know. bu.
We believe H. A. Eivsrds. M. D."
had oo . breastpla.e. His clothes we're
literally shot to pieces sud We have
been Informed that one Of bis attending
physicians jokioely told him be ought
to indics us for ruioing bio clothes.
We managed to bit Dudley while be
Vas ruuniog. ss he ssys, "twenty"
yasds away. aud We fred repeatedly q.
III A Edwards. M. d ;" at very
close range and did Bit him 10 the only
vulnerable plsoes-bis face and bis
back. No. Dudley. you bad on .
breasspla,e and nov you have The
brssso impudsooe to lie about il 10 the
fa,e Of sbe uoiupsaohed testimony Of
somc OF the best people Of the county
Who has licd7 Enersoo McDufia,
the proprietor Of the iror works; j f.
Spears, Carl Matthews and Zoos
Powell, the men Who made the breas.
plates Dudley's nearess neigbbors.
VINO saw them on him. OF this scared
man who too lste realisss 10 what 40
awful prsdiosuens his own folly has
placed him. II Dudley has lied
about the brcsstplates. as is shown
sooclusively, Why oosh,Og ,bs. be has
said 10 bis whining. bringing statement
is worthy Of beliot. and bis statement
that there we're some armed men in tho
depot and that Sellers fred the 6rst
sbot is lie out Of the whole cloth, aud
Carl Matthews. two hard working,
honorable white men. and Zoos Powell,
the oldest smploye Of the iron works.
sod . respected coiorsd man. speak for
themselves. Tho original. signed state.
msn's. are 10 our possession.
Now. few Words ss TO the state.
meot Of III A. Edwards. NJ. D" We
hsvs q lingering Of respect for N.
A E1Wards. NJ. D." because be
Vas the only mao o! bis party
Who showed . particle Of grit or
pluck He did stsod 6re for awhile.
aod only lsf. the Geld when deserted By
bis eoWs!dly associates However,
simple statements OF cold facts will
o'sod bic statement as false. a. Dud.