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Chief of Police White Shots and
Kills Farmer Ashley
IN A SHOOTING SCRAP
At Hsnea Path, S. G., and the Friends
of the Dead Man Wanted to Lynch
White, but Troops We're
Sent to the Scene at

Sent to the Scene at
Once.
A terrible tragedy was enacted at
Honea Path on last Thursday after.
noon, as q result Of which John Msr.
ion Ashley was killed. A dispatch to
The State says Chief Of Polio, White
undertook to arrest q SOD Of MI. Ash.
ley when Mr.. Ashley drew his pistol
and attempted to shoot Mr.. White,
whereupon Mr.. White drew his pistol
and fred twice in quick succession,
both balls taking effect, n entering
the chest and the other the stomach.
MIR. Ashley also fired twice, one ball
grazing MI. Whites thumb. After
this Mr.. White turned and walked
into Hollands, when he was fired at
by some one from behind the store.
There " S a larse crowd In town
and consid,r ole Excitement prevailed
for q time. r ports were current that
an attempt would be made to lynch
Mr.. White and the shel Fl was tele
graphed for AID later the governor
was asked to 81 nd q company here to
prevent possible D%loodshed. The sher.
If and a company from Anderson
have arrived and everything Is quiet
at this hour. Mr. White surrendered
to the sheriff and has been sent to
Anderson. This is the trst homicide
that has occurred within three miles
of Honea Path. White received one
wound.
Excitement was high when shoot.
ing took place and all kinds OF Wild
rumors were afioat as to the intentions
Of the Ashieys, who were In Honea
Path in large numbers. So far they
have done nothing except watch close
ly what they think Is the hiding
place of white, threatening to kill him
at first sight. The military company
from Anderson has been ordered to
Honea Path. The c mpany was sent
to give the best protection to the .po-
liceman. The whole town was armed
and had the Ashley's attempted to
reach White q bloody riot would have
followed.
John Marion Ashley died about 10
o'clock Thursday night. Capt. P. z.
McCully, Jr., arrived with the mill.
tsry company from Anderson on a
special train at the same hour. Sner
if Green accompanied the troops and
took command of conditions In Honea
Path immed .ately on mis- arrival. Po'
lct man White was placed on tnk
special train and taken to Anderson
for safe keeping. He was shot in the
hand and Is not seriously burt. While
exc tement was intence Immediately
after the shooting, 1t gradually sub
sided as time passed and when the
military arrived the streets were clear
ed and order was restored. The Ashley
clan began to thin cut.
The State says news OF the trouble
reached Columbia ABOUT seven O'Clock
Thursday night, in a message to CIV
Hayward, asking him to take steps to
prevent further trouble. 1t seemed to
be feared that the Ash]eys would al
tempt to lynch White If he made an
effort to get away from the hLuSe to
which he went after the shooting,
Gov. Hayward at enc got into commu.
nication with Sheriff Green Of Ander
Bon and instructed him to go at once
to the scene and ordered the Anderson
militia Company to turn out subject
to the orders of the sheriff, giving In
structions also that a special train be
secured to take the sheriff and militia
to Honea Path. Sheriff Green was al.
ready preparing to 90, although he
was sick, and he Immediately proceed
ed under the governors Instructions.
Capt. P. K, McCully, Jr., SOON had
his company ready to leave Anderson,
IS strong, and the trip to Honea
Path was evidently mace In . shor,
time. It Is ten miles from Anderson
to Bolton over the Blue Ridge railroad
and eight miles from Bolton 10 Homes
Path over the Columbia and Green
Vile division of the Southern. Wher
the party reached HOnea Path White
was at orc secured, without any
trouble from him, Of course, and wa
taken to Ard.rson by the sheriff
Capt. McCul4y, it seems, remained II
charge of tie situation at Homes
Path.
Honea Path is in the county CT An
derson, but the killing Of the negrt
Allen Pendleton last September, Ii
which John Marion Ashley and other
were implicated, took place q few
miles from the town OF Honea Patti
in Abbeville county, the town beini
very neal the line. John Marion Ash
ley was one OF the men under indict
ment for the killing Of Pendleton
The Ease against them was to haV
been heard at the court in Abbe will
last month, but was postponed.
Pendleton, it will be remembered
killed young Jim Moore and In turl
was himself ''lynched" by unknown
parties" for which deed warrant
were taken out for John Marion Ash
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