The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-05
MANNING, s. G., WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1905.
FATALLY shot,.
/. Scharameck, an Augusta, Ga,
Man, Meets DEATH

Man, Meets Death
AT WAYNESBOR0 GA.
Long Standing Feud Wiped Out With
Blood. D. c. Curtis, Agricultural
Partner of Schrameck. Also
Instantly Killed. Third
Man Fatally Injured.
4 dispatch from Waynesboro, Ca.
says two men are dead and one seri-
ously wounded as result of shoot
ing affray that occurred there Monday.
The parties TO the affair were L. D.
and John Hill, of Drone and L. Schra-
meek, Of Augusta, and D. c. Curtis,
of St. Clair. 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 3ying in
stantly.
Both parties met in Wayresboro
Monday while on legal business, and
before friends could interfere the
shooting was done. It was the out
come Of a feud of long standing, and
was not unexpected. Aa inquest was
held over the bodies OF the dead men
with the following verdict:
THAT Curtis was killed by Dozier
Hill in defense OF bis life, while it is
not known who Shot Schrameck."
The bad blood was OF long standing,
having been in existence since 1898,
but the affair Monday was the result
OF a fight between some negroes on
the respective places OF Curtis and
Hill. Schraneck was In no way con-
nected with Ihs 1eud. he was part.
ner of Mr.. Curtis, and was in the city
with him when the shooting happen
ed. Both parties were getting ready
to 60 home, and as the shooting be
gan Mr.. Schrame OK s horse was fright
ened and started to run. One Of the
bullets struck Mr. Schrameck in the
hand, and be jumped out Of the bug
gy and started for one Of the stores,
when be was hit again, falling and
dying instantly. It seems that be
was trying to get away from the fight,
but the bullets we're flying so fast
when he was struck that no one
knows really who shot him. His
horse was struck again and fell dead.
Dozier Hill was given preliminary
hearing and acquitted.
AUGUsTANs MUCH EXCITED.
The news Of the shooting at
Waynesboro created quite a sensation
early Monday afternoon. Relatives
OF the family, accompanied by Under
taker Wilson, left on an early after
noon train, to take charge OF the re.
mains, and bring them to Augusta.
Physicians examined MI. Schrameck's
body 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
were seven OF eight OF these wounds.
Two or three we're 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 shoul-
der blade, traVersed the right lung,
severing the larger arteries OF the
chest, and coming out 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-
meck optionally bought large tract
OF land, supposed to contain between
l, 500 and 700 acres. They were to
pay s5 per acre. When cotton ad-
vanced and the 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 tor the
fight put up for it by the former
owner. 1t also appears that Curtis
had become financially involved In
some way, and only Saturday Schra-
meek was advised to go down and see
II be could not settle the matter, and
straighten up accounts. Curtis was
running the large farm and Schrameck
was the financial backer. Scrameck
went down Sunday, spent the day on
the farm, and went to Waynesboro
Monday with Curtis, to see II the
matter could not be settled.
A later dispatch from Waynesooro
says ] ohm Hill died Tuesday afternoon
in Augusta from the wounds he re-
ceived in the shooting afray between
L. Scrameck OF Augusta and D. G..
Curtis OF St. Clair on the one side,
and John Hill and L. D. Hill on the
other.
Friends and relatives declare that
when the shooting began, Schrameck
was just driving into the back yard
with his his horse. 1t Is also said
that he endeavo1ed to get out OF
harms way, but failed. he was not
armed and took no part in the shoot
mo Hjs relatives charge that he