The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-19
C0roner's Inquest OIL the Body Of
e v James w. Browning. "

JaHIeS w. DfONuitiS.
HELD AT BAMBERo ON SUNDAY, BOTH
AUGUST, 1874, BY OLIVER HEwETr,
TRIAL JUSTICE, ACTING AS CORONER.
u Information having been laid in this
case by L NJ Bamberg, a lawful jury Of
inquest was duly summoned, composed
of the following persons, to wit: Ii J
. Brabham, foreman, Hon. James NJ
Smith, G Y Patrick, w i Patrick, S
b Jones, ] + Jones, w w Smoke, S L
Fairy, Henry Smith, Andy Hamilton,
Jack jenkins, G a Rice and Jerry
Thomas.
s.e The jury having viewed the body,
/, then lying in room Of B l. Slutcrs
store house, aud post mortcm Of the
body having been made by Dr.. j L
! Baggot in the presence of the jury, the
following evidence was taken
DR.. j e Bnggot sworn Have IN adc
post mortcn, examination Of the body of
James " Browning, and am Of opinion
that the said James w Browning csme
to his death from pistol shot wound,
the ball entering the right breast, near
the right nipple, ranging through the
lower lobe of the right lung
(Signed) j. L BAGGoT.-
William l. Connellcy sworn do not
know anything of the shooting ofJamcs
w Browning; was ut Murphy's store,
and heard the shooting.
(Signed) WI CoNNELLEY.
Brooks + Slater sworn: On Satur-
day evening, 29th August, 1874, after
s supper, James w Browning came into
my store, came behind the counter, and
asked me for a pistol; asked him wha,
he wanted with it; he said that j W
! Crum had Threatened to shoot him;
gave him pistol, small seven shooter,
and I went with him; we walked from
my store up towards Dixon's store,
going towards and along the rail oad
platform; when We bad passed null
berry stree, near Dixon's, yAlr. Crunl
spoke. He (CrunD was standing right
by tho tree. MIR. Browning mad passed
the tree. Crum asked, ,"Who is that?
Mr.. Browning replied sit was him" and
turned around; | saw flash from &
/, pistolin Che hand Of Fgruiis a reco.tiiiized
Mr.. Crum from the iishtof the lias!, OF
the pistol; previously did not reco.
nize Mr.. Crum's person, ouly by his
voice; Crum was about four feet from
Mr.. Browning when he fired; after Mr.
Crum fred, Mr. Browning eth + struck
Crum OF pushed him; Crum fell, with
Z MIR. Browning on top Of him. MIR.
Browning said as soon rs he was shot.
"Ile has killed me-" l told him d d
not think he was hurt; II scconl shot
was fired when Mr.. Browning was n
Crum; do not know who fired the
( 9hot; after the second shot, and while
Mr.. Browning was on too Of Cram
heard pistol cooked; | got down on my
knees, and took a pistol out Of Crum
hand; it was cooked when / took it out
of his (Crum's) hand. The pistol | now
produce is the one took out Of Mr..
Crum's hand; Mr.. Browning was not on
Crum over half minute-a very short
time; Mr.. Browning got of Crum of his
own accord and started for my store; on
entering the store, Mr.. Browning re
pcated that she was killed" more than
once; l told him ~ did not think he
was" He went into tho back room AMI
sat on the floor; got him on the bel;
just us l had got him on the bed, aud
went back to the door, two other shots
were fired some distance in trout OF tho
a office; it wasyery dark during the time
of the fracas; Crum was in the shad wv
of the tree. All Of this happened in
the town of Banlbcrg on Saturday even
ing, August 20, A. D. 1874, between
/, the hours Of 8 and p. NJ, think Mr..
Browning died about five minutes after
he entered the store; l sent for Dr..
Baggot and he got there Just as Mr.
Browning was dying.
S. (Signed) BE SLATER.
Edward + Slater sworn: At Bamberg
on Saturday evening, August 20, 1874,
about 81 O'Clock p. NJ, l came down
from E NJ Bamberg's; came to a "pride
OF India" tree standing opposite to
Crum's store; I heard Crum say some
thing about Mr.. Fairy and John Smiths
fight; ! heard him call both names;
Crum said 'it was not So" Dir. BroYn
ing was present and asked if he meant
that for him; Crum replied ''thas he
could take it to HIMSELF" Crum got up;
Mr. Browning was sitting on the bench
IN Crum's piazza; Mr.. Browning had
chair in front Of him, and when Crum
rose he picked up the chair and pushed
him (CruIr) down with it; he (Crum)
apparently fell back against the wall.