The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19

kill him." Murphy endeavored to keep
him from going; Crum started towards
Frank Slater's store barehcaded, and
went in the street towards Slater's, close
to Isaac Liebman's piazza; started be.
hind him; | saw MIR. Browning come
out Of B L Sater's store; Slater was
with him; they came towards Liebman'a
store; Crum, as he got opposite the mul
berry tree by Dilan's shop, stoppe |; he
got behind the mulberry tree; I stoppel
within about fifteen feet Of him; as Mr..
Browning got pretty close, wont alb ,ut
six feet, where Irum was standing;
when Mr.. Browning got about four feet
from him, Crum said, 'Is that you,
Browning % MIR. Browning replied.
"This is me-" AS soon as Crum said
the words, he threw the pistol right
against Mr.. Browning and fired; Crun
had the pistol in his right hand; ho put
the pistol to MIR. Browniuys braast and
shot him; as soou as Crum shot Mr..
Browning struck him and knocked II iui
(CrunD down, Mr.. Brownin., exclaim,
ling that she WIS shot" l said to Frank
Slater, Il am ID if l an going t,
stand this" started towards Crum AMI
Browning; Frank Slater ran in b,twcc,
me and Crum and Browning; Frank got
on his knees, and appeared to get h I'D
oi one OF the combat,nts; went to 20
around Frank, but he junpe up and
got between the combatants an mys..f.
Mr. Browning got up AMI slapped his
hands on his breast and said, II am
killed." Crun jumpel up an started
off, and got about thirty fest; I st,rtcl
OH towards Frank Slatcr's store with
Mr.. Browning; | wheeled and ran after
Crum, and said was MT going to
him get away Alb .ut that time Mr..
Browning aud Frank Slater got on the
store steps; was NIB ,us forty feet from
them; Mr.. Browning; said, II am g,in.,
to FALL" [ went back to them. IN went
to the room with Mr.. Browning an |
Frank Slater; Mr.. Brownin went to
get OH the bed in the room. but fell Oil
the side of the bed. | said, 'Frlnk, put
him on the bed Ill g,t tn. I,ctor."-
ran out and sent two colorc IN IN to 70
after the d ,ct,r ask,l threo or four
col bred men standing outside this dor
to help me cach him. seat one of
them to tell L NJ Bambery that Mr..
Grum hal shot Nj. Browning. I was
not present when M Browning died.
~ (Signcl) Elf SLATER
William Jones sworn Am a rel.
dent of the town Of Blmb.rg. On
Saturday evening, 29,h August, 1871,
after supper, between s and . clock,
left home AMI went to FRANK Slater',
store; lett his store anl wcnt t, Nj
Crum's store; when got there L heard
j = Murphy trying to quiet Crum. lie
told him mot to I'VE ANY fuss. n,t to
do that" (" llc apparently was trying t,
pacify Crum. My curiosity was excited;
| 10 .ked and saw Crum have q pistol in
his hand; Crum walked out of his store;
Murphy said, 81 can. do nothing with
you" and Murphy left; Crum started
towards Frank Slatcr's store; he walked
II little below hlr. Dixon's shop, and
said, as that you, Brownin. Mr..
Brown ng replied, This is me-" o.
words to th.t effect; on the reply, Mr.
Crum fired; Mr.. Browning, I think, fell
to his knees and rose, aud think struck
NIuul, VINO lGii Will AflI. browning on
top of him; Mr.. Browning exclaimed,
"Hc has killed me, or words to til It
cffecf; Urum got upand left. About
twenty steps IRON where the fuss ocur
red, and in the direction that Cru.n
went, two pistol shots were fired but
do not know who 6rcl lhem; | heard
only one shot fired when Urum and Mr..
Browning got together; am positive Of
that; when Mr.. Browning went in the
room he asked me to pull Off his shoes
and to put so ncthing und,r his h.a |; |
searched for a pistol; Mr.. Browning did
not have one then; Sly Frank Slater
at the shooting; W Ii Green was nelr
me at the time Of the shooting; both Of
us left the store of Crum together,
when Crum and Murphy wero talking
at the store, from their conversation [
was made aware that Mr.. Browning
was the man meant by Crum, and
whom he was angry with.
(SigncdD w JONES.
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