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

kill him." Murphy endeavorei to keep
him from going; Crum started towards
Frauk Slater's store barehcaded, and
went in the street towards Slater's, close
to Isaac Licbman's piazza; 1 started be.
hind him; | saw MIR. Browning come
out Of B L Slater's store; Slater was
with him; they came towards Lcbman'a
store; Crum, as he got opposite the mul
berry tree by Dilan's shop, stoppel |; he
got behind the mulberry tree; stoppe
within about fifteen feet Of him; as Mr..
Browning got pretty close, wont ab)ut
six feet, where t'rum was standing;
when Mr.. Browning got about four feet
from him, Crum said, "Ts 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; he put
the pistol to MIR. Browniny's breast and
shot him; as soon as Crum shot Mr.
Browning struck him and knocked Ii i'm
(CrunD down, Ar. Browning exclaim
ling that "he WIS shot " | said to Frank
Slater, 81 am ID if l an going t,
stand this" | started towards Crum anl
Browning; Frank Slater ran in b,twccl
me and Crum and Browning; Frank got
on his knees, and appeared to get I'D
OF one Of the combatants; went to 20
around Frank, but hejunpcl up and
got between the combatants an | mys.,f
Mr.. Browning got up anl sllppc his
hands on his breast and said, II am
killed." Crun jumpcl up an | started
off, and got tahout thirty fest; st,rtel
on towards Frank Slatcr's store with
Mr.. Browning; I wheeled and ran after
Crum, aud said | was n,t going to
him get away Alb ut that time Mr..
Browning aud Frank Slater got on the
store steps; was ab 'ut forty feet from
thenl; Mr. Browning said, II am g,in.,
to fall [ went back to them. an went
tn thc room with Mr.. Browning an |
Frank Slater; Mr. Brownin went to
get, on the bed in the room, but fell OIL
the side Of the bed. [ said, ';Er,nk, put
hiiii OH the bed III g,t tn. d,ctor."-
ran out and sent two colorc m,n to 80
after the d 'ct,r. I aSksl three o. folr
col l'rcd men standing outside the dor
to help me- ca.ch him. sent Que of
them to tell L NJ Bambery that Mr.
Grum hal shot NJ. Browning. was
not present when Mr.. Browning died.
~ CSigued) Ii lSsS SLATER
William j Jones sworn: Am re.i-
,lcnt Of thc town Of B,mborg. On
Saturday evening, 2D,h August, 1871,
after supper, between s and 8 o clock,
left home and went to Franz Slater,
store; | lett his store an,l wunt t, NJ
Crum's store; when got thero [ h.lrl
j p Murphy trying to quiet Ceum. lie
t"ld him mot to h,ve any fuss mt to
do that = lie apparently was trying t,
pacify Crum. My curiosity was excited;
10 ,ked and saw Crum have pistol in
his hand; Cruin walked out of his store;
Murphy said, III can do nothing with
You" and Murphy left; Crum started
towards Frank Slater's store; he walked
little below hlr. Dixon's shop, and
said, rs that you, Browuin; p Mr.
Brown ny replied, This is me-" o
words to th,t effect; on the reply, Mr.
Crum fred; Mr.. Browning, 1 think, fell
to his knees and rose, and think struck
Crum, who fell with Mr. Browning on
top of him; Mr.. Browning exclaimed,
"He has killed me, or words to til 1t
effect; Crum got upund left. About
twenty steps IRON where the fuss ocur
red, and in the direction that Crum
went, two pistol shots were fired, but
do not know who Grcl them; heard
only one shot fired when Grum and Mr..
Browning got together; am positive Of
that; when MIR. Browning went in the
room he asked me to pull off his shoes
and to put SO ncthing und,r his ia |; |
searched for pistol; Mr.. Browning did
not have one then; slS 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 were talking
at the store, from their conversation /
was made aware that Mr. Browning
was the man meant by Crum, and
whom lie was angry with
(Signcd) w j JONES.
STATE OF SOUTu CAROIJNA