The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-25
WAS IN FIGHTING
BETWEEN RACES AT FAIR
PLAY
m O + TALKATIVE
Details of Affair on Georgia.C Car.
DINA State Line Are Hard to
Obtain.

JOnn McDOnaiu, q prominent young
farmer OF the Fair Play section OF
oconee county, who received a gun
shot wound in the right eye during a
battle between white men and negroes
In that section last Sunday, was in
the city yesterday morning for the
purpose of consulting a specialist
with reference to the injured organ.
Mr.. Mcdonald stated that the spec
ialist was unable to say at this time
whether the sigh Of the eye would be
destroyed, but that he was inclined to
beileve the wound would heal alright
In time.
Upon being interviewed by The In
teii1gencer with reference to the trou-
Die at Fair Play, Mr.. Mcdonald was
reticent In speaking OF the matter.
When the question how many
hegroes were killed in the rioting, he
stated that he only knew Of two who
were These were Green Gibson
his son. George Gibson. Mr.. Nc
Dohaid stated that two other negroes
were missing, but could not state pos
lively whether they were living or
dead. This was about all that the
young man would say about the mat
ter.
When asked IL he and several men
for murder by the COZ oner of Hart
county, who held an inquest into the
OF that section had been Represented
killing OF one OF the negroes IN tbe
Georgia side OF the river. Mr.. Nc.
Donald said that he had heard such
q report but that yet no warrant had
been served upon him.
All Kinds Of Rum0vs.
All n Of rumnra apa ono.k
as to the number of negroes who arc
dead as a result of the trouble. ON
n hand are heard reports that as
many as nine negroes are dead. while
On another hand 1t is stated that but
two are dead.
1t Is reported that Magistrate VIII
liam G. Mcclure, Woodrow Campbell.
PAU Marett, Col. Kay, Will Kay.
John Mcdonald and other white men
In that section were presented for
murder by Coroner James Nixon. Of
Hart county. upon his holding an In
quest into the death OF George Glib
son, who said to have met death on
the Georgia side OF the river. II ia
said that DIR. w. z. McCurry, . who
WAS called upon Tor expert testimony
at the inquest, declared that the ne
Sro had been beaten to death.
One I'm jail.
When asked yesterday If It were
true that n OF the negroes involved
In the trouble was in jail at Hart
well. MIR. Mcdonald stated that Tom
Spight was in prison in the Georgia
town. It is alleged that spights was
taken across the river into Hart coun-
ty and given a severe beating. This
is said to have brought on interior
ence on the part Of Green Gibson,
who. 1t is stated, met his death over
on the Georgia side OF the river.
AS the white men were returning 70
the South Carolina side. II is alleged.
they were fired upon by a party OF
negroes. AS q result Of this act, It. Ia
reported, George Gibson met his
death. Another son Of Green Gibson's
IL missing as is a negro by the name
OF Bud Earle. It liz reported.
Not Very Talkative. !
1t is almost impossible TO find any
one who knows anything about the
trouble at Fair Play who will discuss
IL for publication. From all reports,
that section 10 peopled by some nigh
fly mean negroes who are said to con-
stantly give troubIe. and IL seems that
the trouble OF last Sunday was meYely
an eruption which came after q Ions
tperi0d OF intense race feeling.