The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-14
SA FREE FIGHT.
as Result of Which Two Men Will
Likely Die,

AS Result of Which Two Men Will
Likely Die,
Fourth OF July Celebration End ID in
Trsgedy-Two Brothers Shot
and One Man Cut.
The State says as the result of a
Rener$l shooting and cutting afrray
Tuesday, July 4, at CASTOR, Licking
ton county, IS miles from Columbia,
Ed Reese lies In the Columbia hospi-
tai with bullet wound in his abdo.
men aid with slight chance for re-
coveryy his brother, Joe Reese, is at
his hone ia CASTOR shot in the right
hip, ard Mack Jarrett, who is also at
CASTOR, is In a very dangerous condi.
tion With six cuts on his body.
Theldght occurred about noon and
Ed Reese was brought to the Colum.
bia hospital about o'clock Tuesday
night.N He was operated on at once
and thu surgeons found upon exami-
nationfShat the bullet had entered the
abdominal cavity In front and just
below {he breast bone. In ploughing
its way along, the bullet grazed the
stomach and perforated the liver and
intestiiles. He was in such serious
condition Tuesday night that his re-.
coveryiwas regarded as doubtful.
A witness Of the affair stated that
the tragedy Is the result Of quarrel
between Mack Jarrett and elliot
Pounds, which began at a party near
CASTOR sc veral weeks ago and was re
newed at CASTOR Tuesday while the
citizenk Of the surrounding country
were celebrating the Fourth at pub.
lie barbecue. These two men were
cursing each other when Jarrett, who
has only one leg, struck at Pounds,
with a3pair OF knucks on his hand but
only grazed the side of his head.
Pounds, instantly struck Jarrett a
heavy blow, knocking him down, an6
as Jarrett rose he drew his revolver
and opened fire. He emptied his
pistol st Pounds but missed every
shot.
Jarrett then cursed Pounds, and Ed
Reese, who was in the crowd, told
Pounds5not to take the Insult where
upon J&rrett applied the same epithet
to Reese. Jarrett was still on one
knee Wien he cursed Reese and Reese
jumpeG on him. Rembert Moore. a
friend ef Jarrett's, had stood by with
out interfering up to this time, but at
this T. are he whipped out his re
volve q, !sfired at Reese inflIcting the
WOunI abdomen. Reese ran
lnGQlTu, " sts .sJS..A eeS4e. :. e q ,.;Sss,
and secured his own pistol and loaded
1t. After Ed r Rsese had been shot
and while he was in the store his
brother Joe Reese, attacked Jarrett
with a knife and slashed him fearfully
about che body, intlictipg WOUNDS
from which it Is thought he will die
While Joe Reese was cutting Jarrett
he was shot in the tight hlp by r M
bert Moore. Moore then turned tc
leave and Ed Reese, who had by this
time finished loading his pistol, emp
tied 1T at him, but none Of his shots
took effect, az Re SO was growing
weak from the eff, ct OF his fearful
wound, and soon after sank to the
ground. Moore made his escape auc
AT last accounts had not been arrest
ed.
The fight was fast and furious anc
that not one of the many bystander.
was injured Is remarkable as IL shot
Rere fired into the crowd standing IL
front of the store only a few fee
away. Paul &c Hutto, the owner Q
the store, vas standing In one OF tn
windows and came near being killc.
by a bullet which passed close by hi
head. Other bullets buried them
selves in the door and window casing
Magistrate Hildebrand arrived on tn
scene after Moore had made his es
cape.
Jarrett and Moore are from Mort
Georgia and have been at CASTOR fo
some time running shingle mil
The Reese boys and Pounds are youn
farmers in the neighborhood. All c
the men are unmarried. 1t was ais
stated that Moore is from North Ca
olina and that Jarrett is on a visit t
his brother who runs the shingle mil
| t was learned from another sourc
that some Of the men, II not all {
them, had been drinking.