The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-12
A FREE FIGHT.
Is a Result of Which Two Men Will
Likely Die.
Fourth Of July Celebration Ended in
Tragedy-Two Brothers Shot
and One Man Cut.

Tuesday, July 4, at CASTOR, Lex!ng-
ton county, Is miles from Columbia,
Ed Reese lies in the Columbia hospi-
tai with bullet wound in his abdo.
men and with slight chance for re.
covery, his brother, joe Reese, is at
his home in CASTOR shot in the right
hip, and Mack Jarrett, who is also at
CASTOR, Is in a very dangerous condi-
tion with six cuts on his body.
The fight occurred about noon and
Ed Reese was brought to the Colum-
bia hospital about o'clock Tuesday
night. He was operated on at once
ard the surgeons found upon exami-
nation that the bullet had entered the
abdominal cavity in front and just
below the breast bone. In ploughing
it's way along, the bullet grazed the
stomach and perforated the liver and
intestines. he was in such serious
condition Tuesdar night that his re.
covery was regard d as doubtful.
a witness c. affair stated that
the tragedy Is | .e result Of a quarrel
between Mack Jarrett and Elliot
Pounds, which began at a party near
CASTOR several weeks ago and was re
uewed at CASTOR Tuesday while the
citizens OF the surrounding country
were celebrating the Fourth at a pub.
lie barbecue. These two men were
cursing each other when Jarrett, who
has only one leg, struck at Pounds,
with pair Of knucks on his hand but
only grazed the side Of his head.
Pounds instantly struck Jarrett a
heavy blow, knocking him down, and
as Jarrett rose he drew his revolver
and opened fire. he emptied his
pistol at Pounds but missed every
shot.
Jarrett then cursed Pounds, and Ed
Reese, who was in the crowd, told
Pounds not to take the insult where
upon Jarrett applied the same epitEet
to Reese. Jarrett was still on one
knee when be cursed Reese and Reese
jumped on him. Rsmbert Moore. a
friend OF Jarrett's, had stood by with
out interfering up to this time, but at
this juncture he whipped out his re
VolVer and fred at Reese infict1ng the
wound in bis abdomen. Reese ran
into Hutto's store few feet away
and secured his own pistol and loaded
it. After Ed Reese had been shot
and while he was in the store his
brother Joe Reese, attacked Jarrett
with a knife and slashed him fearfully
about the body, inhicting wounds
from which it is thought be will die.
While Joe Reese was cutting Jarrett
be was shot in the right hip by Rem
bert Moore. Moore then turned to
leave and Ed Reese, who had by this
time finished loading his pistol, emp.
tied it at him, but none OF his shots
took effect, as Reese was growing
weak from the effect Of his fearful
wound, and soon after sank to the
ground. Moore made his escape and
at last accounts had not been arrest
ed.
The fight was fast and furious and
that not one of the many bystanders
was injured is remarkable as II shots
we're fred into the crowd standing in
front Of the store only few feet
away. Paul e. Hutto, the owner OF
the store, was standing in one OF the
windows and came near being killed
by a bullet which passed close by nis
head. Other bullets buried them
selves in the door and window casing
Magistrate Hildebrand arrived on the
scene after Moore had made his es'
cape.
Jarrett and Moore are from North
Georgia and have been at CASTOR fo1
some time running a sniDgle mill
The Reese boys and Pounds are youni
farmers in the neighborho0d. All o.
the men are unmarried. It was alst
stated that Moore is from North Car
olina and that Jarrett is on a visit tt
bis brother who runs the shingle mill
/ 1t was learned from another source
that some OF the men, il not all O.
them, had been drinking.