The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-17

mule he would indiGt him that day. III
tlid not hear Sykes's 'anBiyer. I wat
liking about my cotton. About forty
yards of ! saw Ben Brigham advanc-
ing to where we were, with gun
across his arm. | never saw Other
any more, till heard gun, looked
round and saw Brigham fall. III never
heard Bon speak word. When Iairst
saw Ben Brigham, he WIS. about forty
latops from us. i saw DR.. Sykes, after
tho shot, with shotgun in his hand. .
[ was standing with iny back diagonal-
ly to Brigman, and my left sido dag
onallys towards. Sykes. I saw Bon
Drigman fall. AS I wheeiod l first
saw Ben Brigham. Bon and DR.. Sykes
were about ton or twelve short steps
apart. Tho ground was level, but had
cQtton-beds. They were standing about
on the same level. -.
Cross-eXalniued: I had asked jim
Sykes to set down some cotton weights
for me: I went up to Ben after no
was shot. He. was shot OH the left
side, under tho breast. / callod him,
but lie did not answer. l think the
wound was made with No. 8 shot.
Redirect: don't know much about
shot and their sizes. Jim Sykes was
not in tho field at MY request.
William Augustine, sworn: I was
present when Ben Brigham was killed.
We were in the field picking cotton. I
WAS. :th:iving tho wagen.' DR.. Sykes
came mp and demanded the mulo. l
told him to sec Brigham. Jim Sykes
took of tho gears, / got oil: George
came up and said,t"Dm: Sykes, l'll
indict youin you take that mulo". The
1n - C.,f-
told George Brigham that if ho touched
that mule he would xiii him. saw.
Bon Hrigman:, inst 'boforo Inc was shot. (.
Hc was looking at me. Ido said,
"Don't let them take your bridlo off
tho mule". He had mover presented
his gun to anyone. >Ha, waa looking
towards me. Dr.. sykes. was On my
left side. George was right by mo on
my right side. DR.. Sykes was sortcr
in front Of me. Bon was straigliB out
in front Of me. AS Ben walked up
Sykes hirted around and shot him.
Dr.. Sykes was OH Ben Brigman's night
side.
Young Gibson, colorcd, sworn: I
sent a message to George Brigham
about what Dir. Sykes would do. I
was talliing in the fold. I told my
son that there was going to be q Brig
man and Sykes war in the field that
day. told him that Dr..Sykos had gone
for his gun--tllat Jimmie said he was
coming tor. the mulc-and that the
Brigmans were bloodthirsty, and that
Sykes was bloodthirsty too. When l
looked up from picking cotton, it
looked like smoke was coming from
two guns. 1 went to tho Brigmans'
house. never said at the inquest that
l saw smoke coming from two guns.
I live on DR.. Sykcs's place. George
,Brigman popped cap at Mr.. James
Sykes. l did not send word to George
Brigham that Sykes was coming for
the mule. did not swear 30 at the
:coroncr's inquest. !,
Cross-cXamincd: never sent word
to Brigham about DR.. Sykes coming
for the mule. | saw smoke from two
guns. At thcinqucst they never asked
p,o about the ssmoEe from two guns.
[ am just rs. friendly to the, Bri@inans
US to. the SNkeses. No inducemcnt
has been held out to me. >. saw George
Brigham load tho gun after. Dr. Sykes
lcft-after, tho shooting. His brother
Bill gave him power and shot. I don't
know which barrel he loaded. Bill
Hrigman cane up, with his gun, after
Dr.. Sykes had gone.
John II. Cooper, recalled: When
smoke coming from tho direction of
Ben Brigman. The smoke was going
towards him.
No crOss-eXamination.
DR.. 4. w. Aiken, sworn: am n
practising physician. n was called on
to examine tho BODY Of Ben Brigham,
October 2, 1882. Body had been in
TERED. I found gunshot wound 24
or 3 incllos below the left nipple, on .
line with it. The wound was sufficient
to cause death. WITNESS produces
shot about No. 3 or 4. These ore tho
shot L took from tho wound. The
wound was or % inches in diameter.
The discharge must have come obliuue-
ly from the right-the prisoner stand
ing little to the right of the deceased.
The left margin Of the wound was
torn and laccratcd.
Cross-eXamimcd: have noticed the
liberation i have mentioned, but never
saw it in amy book on surgery. have
proved and noticed tho popularity in
many cases. The shot struck tho rib,
and went directly backwards.
| Tho State here rested its case. =
jno. l.. GeCidos,. sworn for the de-
fcndant: I know the charnctcr of
George and Ben Brigham for violence.
They arc very quick tempered and
quatreisomc, and given to use weapons.
Cross-cxainined- L mover heard Of
George or Ben Brigham hurting any
body with a weapon. George lived
with me three years, and Ben one or
two. They got along pcaccably and
quietly with mo-,
DR.. II. B. Hanahan, sworn; nm n
practising physician. had no idea I
would be examined. I havo r.becn
practising thirty. years. I was chief
surgeon OF Hagood's brigade, and had
large experience, lin gunshot wounds.
I do not know OF the laceration of
wound, givon obliquoly, on tho side
opposite the direction of the shot. Tho
theory isll,ot. laid tios~li in the books.
Cross-examincd: The wounds I saw
were those from single missiles. +
mover saW any small-shot wounds IN
the war. The difference between shot
and bullet wounds would not appear,
If tho shot were fired at very short
range. There might be difference Of
appearance iii. tlic shotgun wound,
from that Of single bullet.
Redirect: l don't think tho small
shot would make tic difference 80 that