Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-07-03

he might be shot; and HoFe stepped to th,
back door and told CASTOR not to shoot il
there CASTOR held the gYh in both his hands
and was looking toWardsf Howe'sH " was
musket; I think a bree(h-loader. YlWillifort
died I'M about 10 or Is hinutes aftff he wa
shot. He was taken TO his fathers residence
He died in this county. During the time
was with him that day The was not in compan!
of the prisoner. He Was absent from me onl.
while was playing billiards-while he was a
the front doorof the same house in which
was playing. To the best of my knowledge TIN
shooting was between II and 12 O'Clock, "A. M
1 was to have taken dinner. with Williford al
his fathers house that day.
Cfoss-erenlined by M,7aa7Fylie.-I reside il
YOrkville. I saw CASTOR making across to
wards Gordon's hotel. There was pile o.
rubbish lying near the way he was going, bu1
he' had passed that, would suppose, to hi!
left, before saw him. He made no demon
stration to fire while in rear of Howe's.
do not know the fact that Mr.. Williford hae
a pistol on his person, though know he haf
bne here on Saturday, / saw no pistol aftel
|!he was shot. WillifOrd did not leave my pres
Rence that day, only during the time l was
PLAYING billiards ; he was with me all the time
We drove to the livery stable, west Of the rail
road, and rather northwest from Howe's bar
room.
Redirect.-I cannot say positively about the
direction of the stables but they are on the
opposite side Of the railroad.
I'm. HOWE, sworn. reside in Rock Hill
and am pT0pTiet0r Of the store spoken OF.
was there on the End of June. Parish and
Williford stepped into my house., Parish and
I commenced playing billiards. WillifOrd said
he wanted to see Mr.. Gordon, and returned In
about ten minutes and looked at our game
This statement was objected to by defence
Admitted by the Court, and exception noted.
He then went to the front door OF the house
/ Iheard him say nothing before heard the re-
port of the pistol. could not see from the
billiard table to the front door, on account OF
screenLl NJ met Williford coming toward the
billiard table after he was shot. He said he
was shot I asked him by whom, and he re-
piled. by jim CASTOR. took down his pants
and thought it was only a flesh wound, and SC
told him. He sat down in chair and died in
few minutes. On taking down his pants, a
pistol fell out of his pants pocket. 1t was
picked up by Mr.. Roach. I have often noticed
him with a pistol when playing billiards with
his coat off. He spent much OF his time about
my store, and often sat in front OF it. lie
spent a portion of his time with me, and it
was no unusual thing for him to sit in front OF
my house. saw him on the day OF the shoot
ing, and from his actions I think he was sober,
After the shooting saw the prisoner, some
distance-15 or 20 feet-from my back door,
facing it. He had breech-loading Remington
rifle in his hands, holding it in front Of him.
DR.. R. n. HOPE, sworn. am practicing
physician by profession. I saw g. l.. Wilt
ford an hour and half after he was shot, on
the End Of June. I was present at post NOR,
tenn examination. The ball entered his right
thigh, ranging inward and upward, producing
almost instant death from internal hem0r-
rhage. The evidence of internal hemorrhage
was, on opening the abdomen, whea between
one-half and a gallon Of blood was found in
the cavity. ~
Cross-eramined By Mr.. Wylie-The ball en-
tered two and half or three inches from the
hip Joint. The course of the ball was some
what superficial until it entered the abdomen.
1t did not strike bone. On probing, the
probe made an angle with the thigh straight
line with the thigh. The course of a ball in
passing through mussles is likely to be defect
ed. I think there was little DETECTION in this
case, near the entrance Of the ball. The probe
went straight but a short distance.
Redirect. II think the deceased was with his
right side to the pistol. The muscles of the
thigh, with man sitting down and his leg
elevated, contract, rendering them as hard as
if he was standing in an ordinary position.
J. G. HOOPER, sworn. l know the prisoner
J. P. CASTOR. had conversation with him
before the shooting I passed. his door, and
he called me in and asked me if had heard
Williford make any threats about him, and
told him, No. He then said if Church fooled
with him, he would shoot him. This was on
Friday before the shooting. There is trla
justice residing in Rock Hill. His office is or
Main street, in the building Of Friedheim's
store. A person could easily get to his office
by the back way from Caston's store. The
distance is about as far as from the court
house to Roses hotel. There is no obstruc
tice and attends regularly at his office.
Cross-eramimed bu Mr.. Wylie.-My Christian
name is John. / first came to Rock Hill siz
years ago; lived there two years and then went
to Virginia. l returned from Virginia tt
Rock Hill. Done business for Bob Morrison
We did not get along very well had fight
I remained in Virginia until I returned tt
Rock Hill about year ago. My business il
that of bar-keeper. followed it in Virginia
and in Charlotte. Kept bar for Mr.. Morrison
in Rock Hill Also, for Roach ; quit Roach
one or two months ago. Last employed il
Bodenheimers bar Bodenheimer lives ir
North Carolina. Iquit him because he would
not pay me- He did not claim to me that
failed to properly account for money / re
ceived. His reason to me for closing was that
times are hard, and he would suspend business
until Fall. My conversation with CASTOR was
between 9 and 10 O'Clock in the forenoon-the
next morning after the picnic on the 29th o1
MAY at Iredell Jones'. The conversation was
in the rear Of Caston's store, He called me
from the street front door to the back end OF
his store AS passed up street, he was stand
ing in his front door, and he took me bach
through the store. saw no one else until
came out. l met Mr.. Keistler as left the
store While we were oonversing there was
no one else in. The clerk was on the outside
The conversation lasted three or four minutes
I did not do business for Smith & Roach, but
for Roach. was dismissed by him because
he said he could not pay my price. have
kept bar in Chester, for Nicholson. Had nc
trouble with him. left Chester Immediately
after quit Nicholson. left that place after
dark. but on the cars for Charlotte. Did moi
get off at Smiths Turnout. Got on at the
depot in Chester. have family-a wife
who lives in Kernersville, n. c. l 60 home
occasionally I have no children. Have had
but very little law business-never but one
case. Why 1 know about Trial Justice Few
ellis office hours, is by having observed him in
his Office He goes to his dinner, and some
times leaves his office before night. had a
case before Trial Justice Fewell with Boden.
heimer sued him for my pay. Do not re-
member the defence of Bodenheimer as to EN-.
bezzlement of money by me. though he claim
ed that the liquors did not hold out, which
was because it was a new bar, and much treat.
ing was done in order to attract customers.
He complained that the whisky was short.
am sometimes about Williford's livery stable.
generally knock around the bar-rooms. Am
not doing anything now. Have employment
at White Sulphur Springs, Va, as soon as |
can leave to 60 there, l sleep in Johnson's
shop at Rock Hill. Mr. Keistler has a room