The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-31

"Before l could strike l was seized
from behind and borne by force
about fifteen feet from Brown, who,
being now armed with Colts re
volver, cried: Clear the way and let
me kill the damned rascal The
way was speedily cleared, and | stood
isolated from the crowd. Now, as
Brown had his pistol bearing on me,
L had either to run or advance. So,
turning my left side toward him,
with my left arm covering it, 80 as
to protect it to that extent, | ad.
vanced rapidly on him, knife in hand.
Seeing [ was coming, he knew very
we'll that nothing but sudden and
fatal shot could save him. So he
held his fire, and taking deliberate
aim just rs was within arms roach
he tired at my heart. l came down
upon his head with q tremendous
blow, which would have split open
an ordinary skull, but Browns was
rs thick as that of IN African. The
blow laid his skull open about three
inches to the brain, indenting it, but
not breaking the textures; but 1t so
stunned him that he WAS no more
able to fire, and feebly attempted to
seize me. His fellow conspirators
now grasped me and held both arms
above my elbows, which only allowed
me to strike with the forearm rs
Brown advanced upon mo. was
also struck with hickory sticks and
cf' vs.. But finding | was likely to
g.. loose, they threw Brown over
the stone fence, which, only two feet
high on our side, WAS sevon or eight
on the lower side. So Brown had
terrible fall. which ended tho contest.
Raising my bloody knife, said; Il
repeat that the statement made by
the speaker before Browns assault
has been proven falsehUod, and |
stand ready to defend the truth.
But, neither the speaker of tho day
nor any Of the oonsplrators taking
up my challenge, some of my friends,
recovering from their lethargy, took
me by the arm to the dwelling house,
and, on opening my vest and shirt
bosom, found only red spot over
my heart, but no wound. On OK
animation it was found that the ball
as | pulled up the scabbard of my
bowie knife, in drawing the blade,
had entered the leather near the
point, which was lined with silver,
and was there lodged"
Browns skull WAS cut to the brain
in several places, ono ear was slit
nearly off, one eye gouged out and
he had other wounds. 1t is pleas
ure to remember that when Gen.
Clay was tried for mayhem, Henry
Clay defending him, Brown was the
chief witness for the defence and
testified that there WAS conspiracy
between himself and four others to
bring on the ARRAY.
Some sixty years ago Gen. Clay
was editing an abolitionist paper, the
Tue American, at Lexington That
was about IA dangerous work rs q
man could find. Clay fortified him.
self accordingly;
81 selected for my Office brick
building and lined the outside doors
with sheet iron to prevent them be-
ing burned. | purchased two brass
| 4 FOUNDER cannon at Cincinnati and
placed them, loaded with shot aud
nails, on table breast high. | had
folding doors, secured with chain
which could open upon the mob anc
give play to my cannon. / furnished
MY Office with Mexican lances and ,
limited nunb ber Of guns. There
were six or eight persons who stood
ready to defend mo. If defeated
they were to escape by Il trapdoor il
the roof; and had placed a kog O
powder, with match, which | coult
set off and blow up the office and ali
my invaders; and this | should most
certainly have done in case of the
last extremity"
IndomItable, unoompromising, in.
tractable all his days. He missed
the lanrel; but he lived his life
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