The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-11-22
SEVER a. .SN0l'.
Dispensary Row Cause a Fight
III Which May be Fatal.
ONE MAN BADLY WOUNDED.
Haselden a Member Of the Board
of Control Accuses SeIIars
Of Writing Certain De-
famatory Letters.
fanlatory Lette

# Tuesday evening OF last week the
streets Of that quiet little town over in
Marion County were the scene Of a
serious and probably fatal shooting
otfray, rs the rcsulto which Mr.. .John
9. Sellers, prominent and highly
respected citizen Of the town, is snr-
ously wounded at tho homo Of his s0a
in-law, MIR. hlaXcy Watson; Mr. Ben
Sellers wounded in tho abdomen, Dr..
Hourly Edwards has Il load of bird shot
ia his chest and j. Dudley llasedcn,
member Of tho State board Of control,
has 49, calilrc pistol ball in his leg
The affair seems TO bc tho culmina
ton Of a letter supposed to have been
written by Mr.. Ben. Sellers to news
paper some weeks since, accusing Mr..
Hasoldcn Of dispensing liquors from
his home, near Sellers.
Monday morning Mr.. Ben Sellers
received d message from Alr. llasclden
asking him to como over to his gin,
which is located about milo from
Sellers near the Hascldcn homestead,
the message saying that lie wanted Mr..
Sellers to settle with him for number
OF bales Of cotton which he had ginnod
Tor him some weeks since, and TO re-
move his cotton seed, which was in the
way.
Mr.. Sellers went over to Mr.. Hascl-
dcn's at an early hour Tuesday morn
ing, and the business between the two
gentlemen was quickly settled after
which MIR. Hascldcn accused Mr.. Sci
lers OF being the author Of the above
mentioned article. MIR. Sellers cm
phatically donicd the charge, and some
hot words followed, each gentleman
abusing tho other. At this juncturo
MIR. Iaseldon drew his pistol, but made
no effort to use it. Mr. Sellers was
unarmed and said that was no place to
scttlc tho matter.
at this scene were present, besides
Mr.. j. Dudley Hascldcn, his father,
Mr. ]. G. llascldcn; his brother, Mr.
i. NJ, Haselden, Dir. Henry Edwards
and Aubrey Nyans. Tuesday morning
shortly after the difficulty at Mr.
n I1aselden's gin house, Mr. IIascldcn,
s. in company with his brother, i. NJ
\ Haseldon,G Dr.. Edwards and Aubrey
.t Evans, drove in to-Selleks, where they
4 stopped for a short VI hile and engaged
lin conversation with several citiz sns,
and left, supposed, for Marion. Moth
y ing moro was seen Of MIR. HascIdcn and
\ the gentlemen accompanying him until
q short whilo before dark, when they
drove in from towards Marion, both
buggics stopping side by side on the
south end Of the depot, directly over
the railroad tracks
at this moment NJ Ben Sellers, who
had up to that time been ia the post
oifloe, walked out on the platform, and
as soon as heSappearcd he was fired at
from the buggy containing Mr.. Iascl-
den and Mr.. Evans. The ball, which
vas fired from 38. calibre pistol, struck
Mr.. Sellers sGuareiv in the stomach and
detected upward. The next shot fired
struck MIR. Sellers in the left hand en-
terlng between the second and third
fingers, breaking the thumb aud com-
ing out
Immediately after the second shot,
MIR. Sellers pulled his pistol and opened
fire upon tho occupants Of that buggy.
At this moment tho two buggics sen.
aratcd, ono going short distance up
the railroad track and the rear one to
tho left, q short distance below. The
second buggy contained Messcrs.
!iascldcn and Evans When the
buggy came TO a standstiil Mr.. Ilascl-
den got out and walked towards a
dwelling house some distance from the
platform, from which point he fired
several shots. Owing to the fact that
Mr.. John q. Sellers came upon tho
sccne at this moment, it is not known
upon whom MIR. lIascldcn's shots took
cffeot.
When Mr. Sellers rushed out upon
the platform TO the aid Of his son, he
drew his pistol and opened fire upop
Evans, who was then thc only OCCUPANT
Of tho buggy. The other buggy at that
tlmo contained DR.. Edwards, who was
armed with rifle. lie wheeled his
horse back across the railroad and the
rliio fell out on the track and was not
picked up until Mr.. IIascldcn's hands
oamo back for it, about 20 minutes
later.
Mr.. John G. Sellers was wounded
with q 44-calibrc appcarcntly rifle
ball which passed under the loft
claviclc and came out behind the right
shoulder, and was cut over the spinal
column. Tho third ball entered the
left forearm and came out about four
inches above the point OF entrance.
a negro who Witnessed tho whole
. shooting said MIR. Luther II IIascldcn
got out Of Dr.. Edwards buggy as they
drove up and cot on tho south platform
of.the depot. From that side bullet
hole appears in pane Of glass, ranging
down towards tho inner otlico, and was
found on the floor of the inner office,
after having gonc through the door.
The prominence Of all concerned
makes the affair yory deplorablc.
DR.. 4. j. Wcathcrly Of Dillon and
DIR. s. 7. Watson Of Latta arc in attend
ancc npou the Messcrs. Sellers. DR..
! Monroe Of Latta and Dfs. Badger and
Mcmillan Marion are attending Mcssrs.
Hascldcn and Edwards. Atthis writing
the parties arc doing as we'll as can be OK.
pocted, considering the seriousness Of
tho wounds
Another account says j. 9. Sellers,
his son Ben and others concealed them
selves In the Office at the railroad sta
tion and opened fire on j. D. Haseldcn
and party Of his friends as they were
passing. Hasoldcns party slightly
\ wounded. Both Sellers mon wounded.
Ben Sellers wounds arc very serious.
About ~ shots were frcl The Sellers
crowd wore armed with sl.otguns and
pistols.
The Kontucky election will remain
IN tanglo until tho meoting Of tho