The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-18


the version which appeared last week
W. n. DICKSON.
Broylcs, S. c., July s, 1901.
"Slr. lanccy removed his family and
his slaves to Alabama the year after his
marriage, spent Tie winters there in
| the oversight of his cotton plantation
and returned with his family to spend
The summers near Grcenvillc for the
| sake of health.
SIT would be unnecessary to relate
here with particularly Il dcplorablc ac-
| cldcnt which bcfcll him, save that, in
the heat OF political conflict in after
years, bitter speech was made and
muca error was written of il. Early
in September, 1888, he rode to the
muster OF militia company twelve
miles from GrccnVille, where, after the
military exercises, it was expected a
debate would be Eeld between General
Waddy Thompson and Judge Joseph
n. Whitncr, candidates for the lower
House OF Congress. After the debate
ended gentlemen, in cotcries, standing
on the ground discussed the prospects
of the candidates. Nancey's remarks
SO displcascd youth of seventeen, a
nephew of General Thompson, and a
cou@in of Mrs. Yanccy, Elias Earle.
that he replied in Il rude speech, for
which offence Yancey boxed his face.
Elias returned tic single blow with
one or more strokes of his riding whip.
}ystandcrs 1T once stopped the dini-
culty. ELIAS became paciiied and Yam
ccy then spoke to HIM kindly, advising
him to tell his uncle what had been
said, adding: Il did not intend to
fight you, Elias, but only to chastisc
| YOU Salvador "a iayorilc saddle horse)
than TO have Il personal difficulty with
you DR.. Robinson Nj. Earle, father
OF Elias, and uncle of Mrs. Yancey,
several days after the occurrence, and
after he had assured Yanccy that if his
son had acted with spirit lii the affair
he was content, attacked Yancey on
The porch of store at Grccnvlllc with
a section of the handle Of grain era
die as Il weapon. Iancey, at the out
set, began 10 retreat, step hy step, still
facing his antagonist and warnin ing him
repeatedly, us if reluctant to defend
himself by the use of the weapon he
carried. His bat had been knocked
off, his shirt bosom torn open and he
had been forced to the extreme edge
Of the porch, some two or three feet
above the ground. Tie then fired and
mor;ally wounded his antagonist in the
left side. DR.. Earle was six feet hiw!,
and weighed two hundred pounds, ano
declared on the spot, Had Yancey not
fired l would have easily whipped
him.
"Thc case was put on trial at the
term Of the circuit court at Grccnvllle
The jury brought in verdict Of man
slaughter. During the seventeen con
sccutlvc hours IN which The trial pro
Grcsscd the prisoner retained perfect re
pose, neither elatcd when the evidence
was in his favor nor cast down when i
appeared to go against HIM. The uni
rcrsal testimony was that Yanccy hat
never before been in any personal dini
Guilty in Grccnville !; that he was uni
formly polite and quiet that he had {
very high sense Of personal honor
!. that he had not provoked the troubl
with DIR. Earle that the knife an,
bludgcOn that Earle carried when th
, attack was made were IN the hands O
! the deceased thrcatcningly presente,
when the shot was fired from Yancey'
8 pistol.
v "Octobcr 2G, following, the prisonc
was brought before the court, Josia
- j. Evans presiding, for sentence. TN
Judge SAID the crowded state Of th
y house indicated an unusual interest II
i'e he duty before him, and he would dc
n'%rt from his ordinary rule of brcvit
an cxnch cases to explain his mind. Th
If Wm&ers department, he said, sine
hc 70. Nay on the muster ground up I
. Enent of the difficulty with DI
S''l"S cfps such as was 70 be cxpecte
illiculty. piAn his station Of life. No on
Dr.Ve that he had gone to th;
s,orv of pistoany hostile feeling towar
, Green. purpoAhat he carried there til
IN his bosom for III
NNng the unfortunat