The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-10-27

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calne down stairs until he caught hold Of the Birdie Of
the mule. j. 3. Wilson Lad first grabbed the bride
! asked Wisun with an outh what It hid to do with
1t, and told him to let loose. He wouldn't let loose 90
/ thought ] would make my escape some other
way. ] jumped ont Of buggy and my foot canght In
The reins and threw me oh my knees end hanGs
When l came down saw as mnny rs t wenty and
probably thirty persons around tn. foot Of the steps
! heard them say catch him! Don't let him g.,
away - and thought l heard some one heller Shoot
himr' Upon the impulse OF the moment | thought Ia
escape as ! had killed a nian, and after | saw that
crowd l thought it would not be cafe ior ME
buggy l turned and ran through Cann1n's store and
ran right down In rear Of the row Of stores to Seals
new livery stable. l went In rear of stable, and as I
came to the front OF 1t ] saw my chance IL escape was
cut of: l then recognized shillito and Kirby, the
town marshals, and l advanced and gave up my pistol
and asked them to protect Inc, and said that what l did
WAC in self.defence. They didn't ask for my pistol. l
gayc 1t up willingly my'elf: ! asked Kirby to take
one arm and l walked to Jail between the two mar
shals. ! don't remember who l gave my pistol 10.
Ona Of the thrte persons VIII" were there together. l
told them ON the way to the Jail TINT Gufin had at.
tempted to Kill inc with b knife. and struck me with q
billiard cue, and that ] shot to save my own life. Sew
eral years ago 1saved Gufiin's life once. It was In
1915 at Callloun's Mil on election day. lie was q
marshal or held some Office Oh the ground. I was
out Ben Cade Is about to kill Gufin. ! went up and
met Gufin cunning In . run from stand. As he got
ntnr me he said, Melting for Gods sake dom let
Cade XIII ME here, l cam protect myeolG ] told him
IT. could protect him, be shouldn't BE- hurt. Just ns J
said that | saw the crowd give way, and tais coming
holding out a pistol cooked In front OF him. ] Just
threw myself directly In front OF Cade. He said to ME
get out Of my way Mac, and ] gathered his pistol at
the hammer. He wrestled with me, saying. If you
don't let inc 90 I'll shoot your / said t" him mo fen
you shant impose upon an unsrmcd man who has but
few ftiends here and you have allr 1 then gathered
him under my right ann and carried hun toward. the
wagon where he and ! had our provisions. lie finally
promised ifl would let him louse h. wouldn't inter.
Iupt Gufin any more that day. The crowd there Was
not friendly to Gufin. Cade Is now in Florida. I III.
Cd TO get him here on this trial, and a subpoena was sent
~ BIN. ] have a wife aud three children. My wife
and two OF my children are here In the court room.
X.-The day Of the homicide two families of ne
eroes on my place needed Suinine and calomcl and |
WAS to got It for them ] Didn't start from my place
to come to town. ! handed The knife 10 Martin ailer |
teeled the cock. GuGin applied tU me for the knife
and | told him ! gave 1t to some one In the crowd. !
won the first light In the morning but lost the second.
! lost 42.D on the second fight. | bOrrow.d 1901 from
II. Norwood between the Two lights. | only won ~
cent, on first fight. l put up 81 so on SECOND fight
going halves with Martin. The iigut was for IS r. all
and l should only haze staked Martin fr :2y5U. Il
brought Fl. rs with lille to town that morning. ! start
to town to get some money 10 pay oft c,tt"h pick
Frs. Martln did not transfer any pistol to aci in from