The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-07
BENNErrsv1LLE, s. O., FRIDAY, JULY z, 1905
FATALLY SHOT.
l.. Scharameck, an Augusta, Ga,
Man, Meets Death
AL WAYNESBORO, GA.

AT TWAYNESBORO, GA.
Long Standing Feud Wiped Out With
Blood. D. c. Curtis, Agricultural
Partner OF Schrameck, Also
Instantly Killed. Third
Man Fatally Injured.
A dispatch from Waynesboro, Ca,
says two men are dead and one seri-
ously wounded as p result Of shoot
ing afTay that occurred there Monday.
The parties to the affair were L. d.
and John Hill, of Drone and l.. Schra-
meck,{of Augusta, and D. O. Curtis,
Of ST. Olair. John Hill was seriously
wounded in the stomach and thigh
Curtis was shot in the face and
through the heart, dying Instantly,
and Schrameck was shot In the head
and thrOugh the heart, also dying in
stantly,
Both parties met In WayDeshoro
Monday while on legal business, and
before friends could interfere the
shooting was done. 1t was the out.
come,of a feud Of long standing, and
was not unexpected. An inquest was
held over the bodies OF the dead men
with tho following verdict:
That Curtis was killed by Dozier
Hill In defense Of his life, while IL is
not known who shot Schrameck."
The bad blood was Of long standing,
having been in existence since 1893,
but the affair Monday was the result
of aSfght between some negroes on
the respective places Of Curtis and
HILL. Schrameck was In no way con.
nectsd with the feud. He was a part.
ner OF Mr.. Curtis, and was in the city
with him when the shooting happen
ed. Both parties we're getting ready
to go home, and as the shooting be
gan Mr.. Schrame ck's horse was fright
eneds and started to run. One of the
bullets struck Mr.. Schrameck in the
hand, and he jumped out Of the bug.
gy and started for one Of the stores,
whenlhe was hit again, falling and
&ytn3 instantly. 1t seems that he
was trying to get away from the fight,
but the bullets were flying 80 fast
when he was struck that no one
knows really who shot him. His
hors8sWas struck again and fell dead.
D8z THill was given preliminary
heaItn and acquitted.
Va UsTANs MUCH EXCITED.
ut the shooting at
isn an.,"n ttop
sarly ) .-~-.. Relatives
ofIths family, accompanied by Under
taker Wilson, left on an early after.
noon train, to take charge of the re-
maiIs, and bring them to Augusta.
Physicians examined Mr.. Schramcck's
bbdy and found the following wounds:
a Jagged wound Of the right wrist,
almost severing the hand, possibly
made by slug. A number Of wounds
in the back, evidently made with
buckshot and rifle balls. In all there
wers seven or eight Of these wounds.
TWd or three were slight abrasions Of
the skin, seemingly made by spent
buckshot. The wound causing death.
in the opinion of the physicians
struck the deceased in the right
shoulder, penetrated the right shool-
der blade, trayersed the right lung,
severlng the larger arteries OF the
chest, and coming ouv through the
upper portion Of the breast bone.
This wound Is almost in q median
line through the body Is very large
and jagged.
CAUSE OF THE FEUD.
Friends Of the family state that
several years ago, when cotton was
very low and the farmers Of Burke
county discouraged, Curtis and Schra.
meek optionally bought a large tract
OF land, supposed to contain between
1900 and 100 acres. They we're to
pay So per acre. When cotton ad.
vanced and tho feeling was better,
the seller wished to back out of the
bargain. But he was held to the
agreement. When the purchasers in
sisted on the land being surveyed, to
determine how much they owed there
was another hitch the matter finally
going into court, where Curtis and
Schrameck won out.
1t is declared that bad blood exist.
ed between the Hills and Curtis. 1t
is said that Dozier Hill wanted the
property, and was responsible for the
fight put up for 1T by the former
owner. 1t also appears that Curtis
had become financially involved In
some way, and only Saturday Schra-
meek was advised to 20 down and see
II he could not settle the matter, and
straighten up accounts. Curtis was
running the large farm and Schrameck
was the financial hacker. Scrameck
went down Sunday, spent the day on
the farm, and went to Waynesboro
Monday with Curtis, to see IL the
matter could not be settled.
A later dispatch from Waynesboro
says John Hill died Tuesday afternoon
In Augusta from the wounds he re-
ceiyed In the shooting ARRAY between
l.. Scrameck of Augusta and d. Q.
Curtis of ST. Clair on the one side,
and John Hill and l.. ID. Hill on the
other
Friends and relatives declare that
when the shooting began, SohTannock
was just driving into the back yard
with his his horse. Ii Is also said
that he endeavored to get out OF
harms way, but failed. He was not
armed and took no part In the shoot
ing. His relatives charge that he
was shot by Dozler Hill, and further
affirm that Hill did not deny 1t Tues
day In Waynesboro
Leopold Schrameck was SO years Of
age. He had resided In Augusta ] 4
years. He was born in Alsace Lo-