The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-10-27
The State In Reply.
THOMAS H. WALKER, sworn:

AMMAN ~
! keep Riley's Ranch. l was there at the time Of
the killing. George shillito was In there at the time.
On hearing the first shot he passed frum the back Of
store to the front ut . fast walk. started for billiard
room WIN ! heard the frst shot. ! heard the second
shot when ! got In f-oRt Of Knox's store. didn't
start out Immediately when ] heard the frst shot rs
about sixty feet from where I was sitting when nrst
shut was fired to where ] was when l heard the second
shot. l walked OF o pretty fust gait ! was rather ex.
cited. / stopped " ben l heard the second shot, until
after McClung come down and got IN the buggy. ]
then went to the billiard rootn before McClung got out
OF the buggy. ! don't tbInk anybody was In tho ROM
when ] entered 1t. There were some just COME out
Of It. ! saw the hat here shown when / entered tho
billiard room. 1t Was on The head Of 9ufin. the de.
ceased. l am certain Of this He was the second
nun whom ! had ever seen who had b+en lilled. 8.
with me-. Dr.. Wilson remarked on seeing the body oil
Gufin, "boys. he's shut him In the lungAna It then
struck me a. strange that be could have fallen In that
~position without knocking the hat OF bis head. ! raw
the blood coming vnt VI hs mouth and nose. His face
was laying rather on his LEFT side and the hat was IN.
clined to the light side. ] couldn't SEE bis brow be-
cause Of the hat. lie was not quite dead. Ills shout
ders moved o little. ! stood about three feet from the
body and We've 1t closely from the front, ! walked
all round the table and approached the body frum tho
front. ] saw Marshall and DR.. Wilson In town this
morning.
X.-i have always said ever since Gufin was kill.
ed that the hat was on bis head. As ho lay with the
hat on his head the lin wal resting on the floor, bis
head bent over and the hat In o [rol OF bl.od. When
| heard frst fire ] got up to start ont. When shillito
came through ! was sitting In chair where ! was read.
ing my mail.
By Court-when l saw the hat onhs,d ofdeceasel
the room had plenty Of light In It. The'o VA no
DK. JOHN 8. THOMPSON, sworn.
! entered The billiard room few minutes after the
second shottwas fired. ] WINS among the first who got
there ! saw the hat here shown. It was on the had
Of the d. eeased. His right arm wasextended toward
the front.window. | felt bis Pulse u See II he was
dead. lpronouhccd him dead then. ! then raised the
edge Of hat to zee who be was. / didn't know at
that time whose body It waa ] then asked who II
was, and some 0f the crowd said It Is Pem Gutin. ]
had known him personally, but bis lace was 81 In
After / learned bis name. l just stood UP AID Wa
looking at him. Drs. Gary aud Mcbride then entered,
Dr.. Mcbride also itlt bis pulse. Dr: Gary then turn
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him." ! then caught hold Of the hat Of deceased
and lifted It FROM bis head. / shook the
clot Of blood that was elInging to the hat from It
aud placed tue hat on the billiaai table setting Il o.!
table and shook tho blood OF the hat, giving the hs'
. shake to the right and rear, while l Was In . stoop.
ing posture. ! then raised and rut It on tho billiard
table. nrst started TO put It on table but thought I.
DIX. W. L. TEMPLETON, sworn:
! have been . prsctIcing. physician for many years.
The effect VI the wound described, through the great
arteries Of the heart Is immediate cyncope, that 10 the
suspension Of animation or the power Of lOcomotiOn,
or both probably. / would say that the bail entering
and cunning mt as stated, passed through The great A..
tories Of the heat The Syncope Is caused By the en-.
gorgemcnt Of the lungs with blood. The syncope
may pass w. y irthe aorts 10 not cut. 1.-THE aortais cut
the sync0I,p continues until death.
DIX. EDWIN PARKER, sworn:
ama p~racticing physician Of many years standing
! heard the examination Of DIR. Tenpleton. ! ugres
with bin entirely.
Dir. W. E. LINK. sworn:
heard the questions IroI'onndcd TO Dr.. Temple
Suie Goses.