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

kill him." Murphy endoavorei to keep
him from going; Crum started towards
Frank Slater's store barehcaded, and
went In the street towards Slater's, close
to Isaac Licbman's piazza; started be.
hind him; | saw Mr.. Browning come
out Of b L Slater's store; Slater WIS
with him; they came towards Lcbman's
store; Crum, as lie got opposite the mul
berry tree by Dilan's shop, stoppe |; h,
got behind the mulberry tree; I stoppe
within about fifteen feet Of him; as Mr..
Browning got pretty close, wont alb ,ut
six feet, where l'run was standing;
when Mr.. Browning got about four feet
from him, Crum said, 'tIs 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; Crum
had the pistol in his right hanl; he put
the pistol to Mr. Browniuy's breast and
shot him; as soon as Crum shot Mr..
Browning struck him and knocked h i'm
(CrunD down, MIR. Browning exclaim
ling that che WIS shot I said to Frank
Slater, Il am ID if an going t,
stand this" started towards Crum anl
Browning; Frank Slater ran in b.twc
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 hcjunpe up and
got between the combatants an mys..;fr
Mr. Browning got up anl slappcl his
hands on his breast and said, II am
killed." Crun jumpcl up pan started
off, and got about thirty fc It; st,rtcl
on towards Frank Slatcr's store with
Mr.. Browning; I wheeled and ran after
Crum, and said was vt going to | t
him get away Alb ut that time Mr..
Browning aud Frank Slater got on the
store steps; | was ab 'ut forty feet from
them; Mr.. Browning said, Il am g,in.,
to fall" [ went hack to them. an went
To the room with Mr.. Browning IN
Frank Slater; Mr.. Brownin went To
get OH the bed in the room, but fell Oh
the side of the bed said, sFrlnk, put
him OH the bed LII g,t tn. d,ct1r."-
ran out and sent two cylorc m.n to go
after the d 'ct'r a,k,l three os fonr
col 'rcd men standing outside tho dor
to help me cach him. seat one OF!
them to tell L NJ Isambnrg that Mr.
Grum hal shot NJ Browning. was
not present when Mr. Browains died. !
GSignel) II FsSLAlER
William j Jones ssorn Am rel.
'lcut nf tho town Of Blmb.ry. On
Saturday evening, 23h August, 1871.
alter supper, between and 8 clock,
left home and went to FRANK Slater',
store; LETT his store anl wcnt t, Nj.
Crum'. store; when go: thero [ h,lra
j 7 Murphy trying to quiet Csum. lie
told him mot to h we ANY fuss. mt tn
do that" lie apparently was trying t,
paciiy Crum. My curiosity was excited;
10 .ked and saw Crum have 4 pistol in
his hand; Crum walked out of his store;
Murphy said, III can dc nothing with
you" and Murphy lett; Crum started
towards Frank Satcr's store; he walked
Il little below hlr. Dixon shop, and
said, "ls that you, Brownin: % Mr.
Brown NJ replied, This is me-" o
words to thrt effect; on the reply, Mr.
Crum fired; 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,
"Hc has killed me- or words to til It
effect; Urum got upand left. About
twenty steps trom where the fuss ocur
red, and in the direction that Crum
went, two pistol shots were fired, but |
do not know who fire them; | heard
only one shot fired when Crum 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 nothing und,r his heal;
searched for Il pistol; Mr.. Browning did
not have one then; [ Sly Frank Slater
at the shooting; w Ii Green was ne,r
inc 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 +
vas made aware that Mr.. Browning
was the man meant by Crum, and
whom he was angry with.
(Signcd) W j JONES.
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