Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-06

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de Of the street to avoid meeting Gibson.
int ON meeting, I asked him when he was
DING to sell my wifes clothing. We had
lways been very good friends up to that time.
tenhen Sutton and James Sutton came with
ne to Fort Mill that day. James and were
N our to way Rock Hill. 1 turned to cross
he street. 1 had no knife in my hand after
crossed the street nor did I have knife IN
nv hand at any time while and Gibson were
alking. 81
JAMES SUTTON, sworn. was standing at
he post office window, waiting for the mali W
,pen. when Gibson took his position on the
,ost office step. had heard the quarrellng
between Gibson and HayWorth, and When l
asked him if in certain expression ne had
made he alluded to me, he drew his pistol ana
fired at me. 1 had been at the "lndoW lol
some time before he came to the steps. was
there waiting for my mail, and also had gone
for the purpose of mailing postal card. lIhe
card. addressed to Burwell u Springs, Char
lotte, N. c., and bearing date of Noyemper
9th and also the stamp of the Fort Mill post
Office. was produced and identifed.) Lid not
get the card mailed, at that time, on account
of the difficulty, but friend mailed it tor me
that night. Gibson came up aud took his po-
s;t;on Ave or six feet from me- When he made
the remark. he turned around and looked at
me, When I asked him if he referred to me,
he fired at me, before could get out my pls-
toll He shot three times &; l shot four times.
/ did not empty all the chambers OF my plstoi;;
Inside the post Office he tried to shield himself
behind some barrels. When he turned to move W
balls passed through the skirt OF my coat. II
was not my habit to carry weapon but Glib
son and and Bradford had a difficulty on the
Sunday before, at Dinkins' house, and though
1 thought the difficulty SO far as and Gibson
were concerned was over with, | carried tht
Bradford. They had made threats against me
and had consulted Mr.. Wilson, lawyer a
Rock Hill, to have them bound over to keel
the peace. He advised against my taking sucl
steps on account of their relationship to me
suggesting that it might only make matter
worse. carried the pistol that day because
thought might meet the Bradfor(ls, having
heard of their threats. 1t was the fear o
them, and not of Gibson that caused me t.
have the pistol with me. 1 had laid it away
and not carried it since the law against carry
ing weapons. When l fired at Gibson
thought my life was in danger. / made no at
tempt until Gibson drew. When he made tn
Objectionable remark, both my hands were OF
the window sill. followed him into the pos
Office because 1 deemed it necessary for m
| own protection, he having the advantage owe
me by shielding himself behind the door an
firing upon me in the open streets. lie fire
at me once while he was behind the kegs
Hayworth had nothing whatever to do wit
the fight between me and Gibson.
Cross examined. had been at the windo'
some little time. There was no quarrelln
when I went to the window. l did not Sc
Hayworth and Gibson meet, nor did not hea
them talking before 1 took my position at tn
window. 1 do not know whether l or Hay
worth went to the post office first. When
went up the street, called first at Durant
store on business. 1 then stepped over to tn
post Office. This was after I left him and m
brother at Russells store. I first notice
Hayworth, after went to the post office viii
dow, some twenty-five or thirty yards up til
street. I went to the window for my ma
and to mail postal card. did not mail tn
card then; but Mr.. Ormand mailed it for m
that night. When Gibson made the remarl
and when I asked if it alluded to me, m
hands were on the window, and [ did not tax
them off until he drew his pistol. He fired q
me before I got my pistol out. He did nc
say Don't crowd me-" -,
Redirect I surrendered myself to tn
Sheriff early the next morning, starting trol
home for that purpose and going part of tt
way that night. I surrendered myself at tf
iail about 8 or 8 o'clock Thursday morning
My reason for endeavoring to get away frol
Fort: Mill was that ! preferred surrenderl1
I I MksS,- Iefes: ~ ~
Defence closed.
IN REPLY.
RICHARD YOUNG, sworn. I know W. 4
Mills. lie said to me at Fort Mill that
heard, but did not see the difficulty. l VIZ
summonng witnesses, and he said there W.
no use in summoning him, us he only heart
but did not see it,
Cross examined. do not remember that Il
said that he knew only little about it. II
said he couldn't tell anything about it, as /
only heard, and did not see it.
S. A. HOTCHKIsS, sworn. l know j. l
Hunter. He said to me that he was sitting o
the back steps Of his house during the time {
the difficulty, and did not know anythin
about it until he heard the Shots
Cross Examined. lie said he sat on the bac
steps of his house, but did not say how long
before he went up. have no feeling in th
case. said to Miss ParmentO that [ though
the killing of Gibson was great outrage.
@. Did you say or not to Miss Parment
that if you were lawyer you would plea
Mr.. Gibson's case for nothing?
Ans. do not know that the words were
that effect. 1 had no i'll feeling for Sutto1
I can't now remember exactly what I sale
Miss Parmento was rejoicing over the death {
Gibson. She seemed to be very vindictivt
and in the conversation said he seems to L
friendless, and if I was lawyer 1 might vo
unteer my services on his side.
Redirect. A person sitting on the back steI
of Mr.. Hunters could not have seen til
difficulty.
A. w. PARKS, sworn. know j. B. HUI
ter. He said to me at Fort Mill that he wa
glad that he was not in that scrape, as he wa
on the back steps of his house at the time an
knew nothing about it. A levyh had been mad
on Hayworth's property the week of last Octt
Der term of this court, by virtue of al attacl
ment issued by Trial Justice Culp, at the il
stance of w. L. Roddey & Co. l was actin
for Gibson, who was here at court. We wen
and made the levy on what was pointed out a
Hayworth's property. Everything was left i
charge of Dinkins. In a few days anothe
warrant at the instance of R. A. Foulke wa
issued against Mrs. Hayworth, and went an
levied on her property. Roddey had a lien o.
some cotton that was there. closed the hous
and left the key with Dinkins Afterward
Bradford told me the house had been broke
open, and referred him to the bonded officer
Gibson.
Cross examined. I levied on Mrs. Hay
worth's property about week before the oc
currence of Sunday at Dinkins' house. Hun
ter said, on Saturday after the shooting, tina
it was one scrape he was out of that he di
not see it; that he was on the back steps o
his house at the time. His wife and children
were present when he said tin the evening
of that day.
R. H. WARREN, sworn. know Mrs. Cal
others, formerly Miss Paul. heard her say
at her mothers house, in my presence, tha
Sutton fired the first shot.
Cross eranlined She made the remark il
the nresnnca of her mother and me- She Sail