The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-27

soon located nearby and another fight
was the result of the meeting, which
occurred at one of the principal cor
ners in the business section of town.
The fight between Mr.. Zeigler and
Mr.. Smoak is described in to-day S
issue of Mr.. Smoak's paper as fol-
lows:
Smoak VS. Zeigler.
"Not satisfied with the accomplish
ments of this place, Zeigler went up
town to hunt up the editor OF the
Press and Standard, who had incur
red his displeasure by publishing the
fact that he had broken up a religious
service and profaned the church,
and against whom he had several times
made threats, chuckling with glee as
to how he was going to dishgure the
aforesaid editors visage and how
sorry he (the editor) would be when
he (Zeigler) goth through with him
for daring to print anything about
him in his paper. He did not have
far to go, as the aforesaid edi-
tor was at Glovre's corner talk
ing to several gentlemen about
the row that had just occurred.
Coming up Zeigler began to abuse
the editor and state that certain facts
published were not true. The editor
explained to Zeigler that the story of
the proclamation at the church was
obtained from himself. This Zeigler
characterized as lie, and was
struck by the editor. A brief fistlcuf1
followed, in which the editor landed
several telling blows, receiving only
one slight blow in return. zelgler,
becoming exasperated, jumped back
and attempted to draw his pistol:
Jos. NJ. Moorer, Esq, and Capt. II.
D. Padgett, who were standing, there,
took it away from him, and friends
intervening, the combatants were sep
arated, the editor going to his office. y
A General Knockout.
The fighting spirit was in the air,
and there was more to follow. 1t
appears from the general comment
that while Mr.. Smoak was there with
the genuine pugilistic goods, he was
not, after all, the real fighting editor
of the Press and Standard Mr..
Claude Graves, also of the Press and
Standard, missed the beginning OF
the rucus, but he finished it in great
style, according to all accounts. IL
appears that Mr.. Graves just let him.
self loose into the crowd and they
fell right and left. His part in the
affair is told in the following story
from the Press and Standard:
"Zeigler, reinforced by some of his
friends, was making his way toward
the Press and Standard Office, and
had reached the Witsell store. Claude
A. Graves, foreman of the Press and
Standard, who had ben at dinner, and
missed the first fracas, came up, and
having been told that the editor had
been 'ganged,' did not stop to reason
why, but waded right in. The first
person to get in his way was Zelgler,
who was knocked backwards against
the brick wall of Zeigler's store, hav-
ing a pretty bad cash cut in his head.
Then several of Zeigler's henchmen
came to his rescue and attempted to
double team Mr.. Graves, but they
had not reckoned on their man, and
several of them will remember COM
ing in contact with him. Completely
worsted, Zeigler and his crowd sought
refuge in Witsell's store, and soon
peace was restored
The Morning After.
And now for the morning after
in the mayors court. The day OF
reckoning was postponed, however,
until this morning. Mayor Ackerman
imposed fines upon eleven of those
who had engaged in the various fights
of Monday, and the city treasury re-
ceived good-sized boost. Mr..
Smoak's case was continued, as the
editor had accepted an invitation to
attend picnic in the country to-day.
Beginning of Trouble.
The beginning of all the trouble
finds it's origin in the fact that the
Rev. Mr.. Williams, pastor Of the Ad-
ventist church, about five miles from
Walterboro, performed the marriage
ceremony for young "Bill' Zeigler,
some time ago, against the wishes of
his father, and for which the elder
Zeigler never granted forgiveness.
Some days later a religious service
was in progress at the Seventh Day
Adventist church, conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Williams. The charge is
that Zeigler went to the church to