The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-29

Edgefeld District. who later became
a. national figure because he caned
Chasi Sumner, the bully OF the United
States Senate. The following sketch
of MIR. Brooks may at this time be OF
unusual interest:
Preston s. Brooks is said to have
been q man OF great physical beauty
and of magnetic personality. He died
In his 37th year, otherwise his, name.
might have been written high among
those who attained renowr AeefaY
strategy and galientry IN the war. be-.
tween the States Into his short lie
were crowded three OF the most dES<
matte incidents In State history this
duel with WigfaIi. HIS Gaming Slof
Charles RUNNER. and his proposed exs
pulsioG from Congress. ,8.eJ,sgy Slss4c9f
B Preston Smith Brho1S was hoEnsat
Bdgeiield Court ftoussel "a Apgtas s s
ttnA died January "a. 411Tk7. Ills hEss
Iernat grandfatner. y eSl ariat1 rs IN itii
l3f9niss served as isels ant The
AIe can ReYoltlt era
iffara Butler. ans s.
TIED eteeal Butt ster. Ye I;
<sna ~ ylas Dor cid d; /,
sirgt nhster q ~ OF t6Id
sopls ami a laS W some pr0mis
p eng who aftet: years OF public
red 20 Ills home at Rose
lalad pesT Catnbri NINETY Six
SsEs eisse Of ilS family of hie
y Hamp6e2l
8; who died 1asE scar ~
Whitfield Brook ma frieIi Par
sons Carroll. eldest sister 6f ChsH
cellor Carroll, istinguished chan
Gerry Judge. To them were born Pres,
ton S.,.James Carroll, Whitfield Butt
Ter, }. Hampden and Miss Ellen
Confederate general 6f distinction
! = 1e5s0Ii D. -I3rUpKS RItGr graduating
at the South Carolina College paid de-
voted attention 10 young lady in
Fairfield County II was while his
younger brother. James Carroll, was
in college ard he himself was visiting
is a s,.l iaays dye, lslre l: e the the Y, trsg s .s @
meeting between Hi1Islf and WsgfaiI!
the latter was a lawyer or some.
promise, He ged in Il Spirited
ttewspapef epntrp versy With whitfield
Brooks;9 Under nom de gnerre.
syYfgfali became offended, learned the
identity of ilfs oppoRef efif In the discuss
sion and semi ichall llenge to Brooks.
The cfall leage was presented BY a
younR tnygyer ssa1Ili lenssAIA uni y
Tlsid Brooks was enfep eldafly aian,,
md he scoif ed aRe neat-
lng Eoleliah seVsr srs1X wttfs LIS b.
otriv3ng hEna from fifef ipf nises
Coleman was SO oyercofne with this
reception that he left the country
after reporting to Wfgeall s
IERa latter then '.poatel WBstfieia
Brooks coward. ia other words
he wrote q pIacnrd 10 kilat eflect and
stuck &c on a post or tree ori the pu Bile,
sauare cs I'D geheld, steod BY
fs'irg any one 20 tear do5Ea the Rla-'
card. q ~ Il
n y9Iiiffle1d5 BROOKS not having learned
ns this denpucement, and two elder
aessa ss1 ss.:zsf ,s ss1i <.1i b.,
stepped up and pulIee the 4 placar1.
down, at the same time firing 4 st.
IYlgfali. The shot went wide Bird
then folded his arms and took his
medicine yNigfalI shot him dead.
3 Ghenc celior Carroll seei 8 the 5tragF
etiy ran up and shouted arrest the ass
sasBin. This resulted d - chal lisnses
being exchanged between tserrolI and
EH'ifff5 = Isl iii. ~ (
They met on an fssanf ia the Say-1
arIlah river Governor John u hfari-7
ming was WigfaIi's eeass.ld aaa Gssss
james Jones was akrcl IS. 1lne!
yeiiot WEs fired by each md D roeons
ciliation was then erected by the
seconds
Communication was low ifi those
days. but by this time PRESTON Hr0nl1El
InaQ returned from Tsai Eflei He
#inlraea aiateiy challenged and
tae letter hccspted aEld IEles we're
years old. WigfalI ws ilttls nfissers
y ey mes on Goat Iaitsi Capt BaIis-l
plar Ia ton, In
river february no.. Is n tlse arsg
FIRE both Injssee. ia II 10 i
sdrinS nf brandy sf--ss1s S7 SzIlS7
carf1il exclaimed .s'Ey s, 1iiss esclI
AZ the second hre tcsA Ses hadlyi
s1sssas a a = .Szz l.s T.. -. -
both Of SVigfall's Thighs near the
trunk. Wigfall's bali parsed through
Brook Side and hes the spinal
column, plercinel ard the
LETT arm which was sinz hind
hts barks De4perateiy siiiS
were taBen aahofa ln 90
sl,uit tlssSS feet nearly fencs
Recny yere and the 3sf1i kiie as
colle led ltflF ase i Ii 8 PA ill4
sl6Fa ffs nj ~ NJ
,siie senaie sof He
sssd Ii the d Etsitt
lie ssssss nie ez tl,s SOY
on srssiIss
cea law iii I'd q
N land e9 fsle cesnaast5
SIT Ii tsl 5ssr Win
he ran coiigre naasi,
who fs x
psSf seaked II 50 =
fEsiF IEe Z Il6 Russia I'D oS.f iSr|
os Soul AE0sia8 Ger ion Of
Col Sulllea La0rlnh.
Col 4 Foskek ASsfsf Il ot Ahb&Siile 81
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