Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-12

emily, puts some Uf The burden OF this sad and
heartrending misfortune to the credit OF the
wife of the heartless perpetrator. Mrs. Prizes
ter is most estimable woman, and has won
the hearts of those whom she has been among
so short time by her Christian virtues. So
far as the report refers to her husband not
being able to live amicably with his wife, it
could not have been intended to convey the
idea that any of the fault could be attributed
to her. But the converse, she has been the
most long suffering, with the burden that she
has had cast upon her by an unworthy hus-
band She had resolved two or three times
to leave young Priester and return to the
house of her father, but Captain Billie Priest.
er prevailed upon her not to leave his son,
as it would no doubt be his ruin. She remain.
ed only in the hope that she might, by enduring
everything, work some improvement in the
young man. His reckless ingrattude reached
its highest point, and she resolved to stand
it no further, and on Thursday morning,
at the breakfast table, she requested the
Captain to remain moment, as she desired
to see him. Young William Henry Priester,
the husband, was at the head of the table
opposite his father, and on hearing the above
remark said, II propose to hear that conver'
sation." Capt. Priester replied, Certainly,
my son I have no objection" Young Prizes
ter went up stairs to his room and came
down to where the Captain and Mrs. Priester
were standing, and when within FIVE or ten
feet said, Father, I'm going to kill you"
no no, my son." said Capt. Billie. "What
for ?" He got no reply further than ball,
which the Captain said is the one he thought
passed through his stomach. entering two
inches to the left of the navel and COM
ing out about the same distance from the
spinal column. The Captain said he closed
in on his son, after the first shot, and caught
the pistol, but found that the shock from the
FIRST ball was such that he could not control
the unnatural arm of his con. The next
ball he thought was the one that entered the
left side and penetrated into the region of
the spleen. (This ball went through the
spleen.) A third ball lodged in the left
wrist, and fourth in the left thigh, and the
fifth struck buck. horn handle knife in his
pants pocket, tearing it up and lodging in
the iron sides. Capt. Priester said NAT he
was shot so rapidly that he could not save
himself, and the only thing he did was to
hold on to the pistol and change the range
until it had been exhausted by the cruel
hand, and then he thought he struck his son
with his stick. Peter, twin brother, who
had left the table for the store, hearing the
shooting and the screams of Mrs. Priester
reached the house too late to render his faith,
er any assistance in the struggle. Capt. P
went to his store some two hundred yards off,
and undressed himself, got in bed and sent
for DR.. Kearse. DR.. Kearse, arriving as soon
aspossble, made an examination and report
ed to Capt P that he would be frank with
him and state his precarious condition. He
told him that he had but short while to
live, and that he had better arrange his
worldly affairs and prepare to meet his God
Capt. P. did not seem the least alarmed, but
thanked the doctor for his candor, and stated
that his own opinion was that he could not
live. DR.. Kearse remained with him until
late Friday evening, after alLsigns oflife had
almost ebbed of, and Capt VIM. Priester
died at II o'clock at night, lamented by
every heart that esteems man who has
heart.