Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-27
JAMES W. ToLBERT SHOT.
A Sequel 10 the Phoenix Rlot--ToIbert Also
Shoots a Man.


must not 60, or else he would have to
Gle. before he was shot down ho fired
two shots at young visitor to tho town
OF McCormick, man who had nothing
to 40 with the row going on between
Ioloere ana inc citizens OF McCormlck.
both shots TOOK ehect' one III the oody
ana one Ill the mp. ms young man,
Mr. martin, was visiting his orother-in-
law, III. H. oturRcy, ana was simply
walking oy' "hen loioert' according 10
1ho staCeheh's OF thoso presoht, pnlled
out pist"l ana nrco at nm. lmmedi'
ateiy ius'iiaoc pcgah' WIN loioerC rs
the '"rRet ior al 'he ''"''ao'e shootihg
iro"s i" all" AROUND C"'C 'ic'hlty'
Ao'"cr1 owns q"''o 'oC Oh iano
alo"'u hiooo'lil'cN """ some r'"' estate
ln tue Town. no mas never attehdcd 10
I"o leh.'"e oi 'h'S property III person
un'l' 'niS Se"'' iie VIII hNeiy never 40
eo "E"'". A''". week ago he went
uo"h 10 McNor'ncK determined 10 stay.
In low o"Ss ne received an ah"hS nous
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were coming into town and the universal
opinion was that Tolbert had bettor bc
moved, and his brother. r. r. ToIhert
expects to go tonight and have him
moved either to Augusta or some place
of safety.
jim Tolbert, as he is known. has been
obnoxious to the people of Mccormick
ever since the Phnnix riot in the fall of
1903. He rendered himself doubly SO by
the celebrated "conspiracy casc'' against
some Of the very best citizens of the
place in the spring of 1890 He has
made several attempts to ret back there
but every time he was told quietly. but
none the less firmly, that be could not
stay in the town of Mccormick. Dcs-
pite these warnings he has persisted and
it seems now that he will give m his
life for his rashness. The peoplc Of
Mccormick arc very cool and very d.t.r.
mined. lie has been told to stay away
and all would be well, but to try to coma
back there would mean trouble. Thc
trouble has come
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masked men rode in town o.day about
noon with the intention of making Jim
Tclbert leave. He had been here for n
week and the citizens had about decided
not t. mulcst him further, which fact
made him feel safe. The men from out
of town encountered him at work repair
ing one of his buildings and. ACCORDING
to an eyewitness, one of the party OF
masked men ordered him to surrender
instead of Which he drew his pistol and
presenting it, fired The masked man
was saved by a memorandum book
wrapped around with a silk handkcr
chief, catching the bullet They immc-
diatcly began backing from each other.
After exchanging shots Tulbcrt cmpticd
his pistol, turned and ran and succeeded
in evading The mob, which soon dis
pirscd. 1t developed afterwards that
one Of the party was wounded slightly.
T0lbert is seriously wnu,dcd once in
the right side of the back, the bullet
lodging in his lungs, and once in the
arm, which is a flesh wound
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