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

HELD AT DAMBERa ON SUNDAY, BOTH
AUGUST, 1874, BY OLIVER nEwErr,
TRIAL JUSTICE, ACTING AS conoN Err.
= Information having been laid in this
case by + NJ Bamberg, 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 Il Patrick, j S
b Jones, j L Jones, w w Smokes S 7
Fairy, Henry Smith, Andy Hamilton,
Jack jenkins, G y Rice aud Jerry
T; Thomas.
The jury having viewed the body,
then lying in room Of Il L Satcr's
store house, aud post mortcm of the
body having been made by DR.. J +
!, Baggot in the presence of the jury, the
following evidence was taken:
,F DR.. j L Baggot sworn Have made
post mOrten, examination Of the body Of
James w 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. Il BAGGoT.-
William L Connelley sworn do not
know anything of the shooting Of James
" Browning; was at Murphy's store,
and heard the shOOtinr
(Signcd) w l. CoNNELLEY.
Brooks Il Slater sworn: On Satur
day evening, 29th August, 1874, after
supper, James w Browning came into
my store, came behind the counter, and
asked me for pistol; asked him wha,
he wanted with il; he said that j w
Crum had threatened to shoot him;
gave him n pistol, small seven shooter,
and | went with him; we walked from
my store up towards Dixon's store,
going towards and along the rail oad
platform; when VIC had passed mul-
berry tree, near Dixon's, AIR. Crum
spoke. He (CrunD was standing right
by tho tree. Mr.. Browning mad passed
she tree. Crum asked, ,"Who is that?
Mr.. Browning replied sit was him" and,
turned around; | saw y u Hash from: d
gistolin the hand fGruiil; lsrHeogniaeti.
Mr.. Crum from the light of the iias!, oI
the pistol; previously did MT r,co,
nize Alr. 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
Cram or pashed him; Crum fell, with
+ MIR. Browning on top Of him. Mr..
Browning said us soon us he was shot.
<'Ile has killed me-" l told hm d d
not think he was hurt; n scconl shot
was fired when Mr.. Browning was IN
,Crum; | do not know who fired the
shot; after the second shot, and while
Mr.. Browning was on too Of Cram,
heard pistol cooked; l got down on my
knees, aud took 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 niinute-a very short
time; MIR. Browning got OFF Crum of his
own accord aud strrtcd for my store; on
entering the store, Mr. Browning re
peated that he was killed" more than
once; l told him ~ did not think he
was" He went into the back room AMI
sat on the foor;l got him on the bed;
just Us | had got him on the bed, aud
went back to the door, two other shots
were fired some distance in front of tho
/ office; it was very dark during the time
of the fracas; Crum was in the shad Nv
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 8 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.
(Signed) SLATER.
Edward T Slater sworn . A. R,mnoro
on Saturday evening, August 20, 1874,
about 81 O'Clock P. NJ, L came down
from + NJ Bamberg's; came to sspride
OF India" tree standing opposite to
Crum's store; | heard Crum say some
thing about Mr.. Fairy and j ohm Smiths
fight; | heard him call both names:
Crum said "it was not so;" Mr. Broyn
ing was present and asked if he meant
that for him; Crum replied 'sthas 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 trout Of him, and when Crum
rose he picked up the chair and pushed
him (Crun) down with it; he (Crum)
apparently fell back against the wall.