The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-30
THE SENECA HOMICIDE.
The Seneca City Journal gives the
following account of the killing of Boney


following account of the killing of Boney
Williams by I. X. James, Esq, last week
at the residence of Mr.. l. K. James,
two miles West of Seneca, on "Wednesday
morning last about 6 o'clock, while he
was entertaining two of his neighbors,
Mr.. Thos. Bibbs and Mr.. w. Z. Nimmons
on his front piazza, Williams came up to
the piazza and addressed Mr.. Nimmons
saying he desired to speak to him. James
ordered him from his yard, and requested
him not to come on his premises again.
Williams replied that he could leave his
yard but if he (James) would come out
In the public road he (Williams) would
settle with him. James repeated ms
order to leave the yard. Williams started
away using some indistinct language and
when he got out to the public road banter
ed James to come out and settle the mat
ter, whereupon James stepped into his
room. got his gun and started in the dl-
rection of Williams, but just before reach
ing the public road, seeing that Williams
was going sway, he (James) turned and
started back to his house when Wllllams
repeated the banter to come on and start
ed towards James with rock in his hand.
James turned and advanced few steps
nearer the public road and said to Will
liams, shalt and drop that rock" Will
'liams continued to approach and James
ordered him again to stop and put down
the rock, which warning Williams did not
heed, whereupon James fired the shot,
being about ten or fifteen PAGES from him.
at the fire Williams dropped the rock.
/: Boney Williams was twenty one years
old, was born in Anderson County, resid-
ed awhile in Greenville, until he was con-
,victed Of house breaking and sentenced
to the penitentiary, where he served out
his. term. He came to Seneca only
short time ago. The first known of him
here was when he became involved In q
difficulty with Miles Fluellen, colored,
and received severe stab in the side.
Upon a warrant issued by the Coroner
Mr.. James, with Col. j. J. Norton, his
attorney, applied before Judge Cothran
in Greenville for bail.
Col. Norton said in behalf of the peti.
toner that he is of infirm health and
entirely unable to undergo confinement in
Jail. He is poor man having no property
of his own, and the property of his imme-
diate family is worth only 81 500 or 81 500.
He asked that if bail should be allowed
it should be as light as possible, and sug-
gested $500 as q reasonable sum.
Solicitor Orr said the usual bail in such
cases was SIS, COO. He had no desire, how
ever, to ask more than the prisoner could
give, and suggested $4,000. :.
Col. Norton said he thought they could
give so much as $4,000, and asked that
bail be fixed at that sum.
Judge Cothran said he would split the
difference and make the amo1nt- $4,000.
He would grant bail under the practice
that had grown up in the State, without
expressing an opinion of the merits OF
that practice. It was his duty to ak suck
bail as would not be so high as to be
excessive or 80 low as to be an expression
of opinion regarding the crime.
Mr.. James gave bond for his appear
ancc at Court, and was discharged. We
hope for the sake Of Mr.. James, who is
an intelligent and respected citizen, that
when the case comes to trial the testimo-
ny may present better defense than the
one which is made public above for, to
us, the testimony SO far published is far
from a justification of his action.