Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-04
CLYDE's OWN STORY OF BATTLE.
Writes of "Recent Unpleasantness"
on Streets of WalhalIa.

We clip the following from the An
| derson Mail of Saturday last relative
to the fight which occurred on Tuga-
loo street, near Main, at the side en-
trance to Mrs. A. V. Duncans store
| last Wednesday afternoon. This ac-
count is important in Oconee in order
that certain rumors may be set
| straight, one Of which is to the effect
that 1t was Judge Memminger who
was assaulted. The story in the Mail
. Is as follows:
Constable Smith, of Sheriff Ash
ley's office, has received a letter from
his son, Clyde Smith, official court
stenographer, attending court in
Walhalla, telling of an assault made
= on him by man named Duncan.
"Clyde Smith was walking along
street Of Walhalla in company with
Judge Memminger, being on their
way to dinner. The Judge was read
ing a newspaper and Mr.. Smith was
looking over the judges shoulder at
the newspaper Without any notice,
Mr.. Smith writes, the man named
Duncan raised bottling works crate
and came down on Mr.. Smiths head
and shoulders. Mr. Smith saw
shadow of something descending up
when uonel ed some of the weight
Of the blow iro'i his head. Mr.. Smith
then waded II to Duncan, knocked
him down and gave him enough inju-
ries to cause him to go to doctor for
repairs. Mr.. Smith says that he
struck the man with his bare fists;
that the report heard on some sides
that he used the butt of pistol on
Duncan is untrue.
"Mr. Smiths trouble with Duncan
is of years standing. About twelve
months ago carnival visited Wal
halla, and Smith, in company with
the sheriff of Oconee county, visited
the attractions and began throwing
! balls in one Of the hit the baby
tents. While the sheriff and NJ.
Smith were trying to excel each other
in accuracy Of throwing Duncan,
whom Mr.. Smith declared had been
drinking 5uLCed in. Smith saws he
did not pay any attention to the man
at first, but he became obnoxious af-
ter SO long a time, and he finally told
Duncan that he did not care to have
anything to do with him; that he
(Duncan) had liquor in him. Dun
can, Smith says, called him a liar,
whereupon Smith knocked him down
That was year ago. On We'd
nesday OF this week, Mr.. Smith
writes, as he and Judge Memminger
! were walking down the street, he saw
Duncan in front of a store where he
worked. He was leaning over some
thing as if in the act Of serving a GUS
toner, and Smith took no particular
notice OF him. After he and the Judge
had passed by the man a few feet the
blow descended upon Smith.
Mr.. Smith was not hurt in the
fight, being only bruised up bit. He
is very active, has good use of his
muscles, and his friends here are not
surrUs I'd about his giving Duncan
lhe IRE jnnCnt ne received
Mr. Smith has mNDv friends in
Anderson who arc Interested in his
nght with nuuwan. and hey are glad
that le got uNC best Of me bargain.
The out me Of the unfortunate af-
fair was til Robert Duncan appear
ed before MAJOR w. Nj. Brown, waiv-
ing trial and pleading guilty of the
oifense charged. He was dismissed
with a fine of $25, which was paid
Mr. Smith was dismissed, his acts be-
ing in self-defense.
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