The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1885-06-17

day and locked his door and accused
me of taking his money, saying he in
tended to have it returnea.' Now Pm
going to have it out with him." Later
in the day he came to me and said he
wasn't satisfied about the matter with
Emanuel, and said he was afraid he
was going to have trouble. He pYlled
rszor out Of his pocket and said,
"This Is ali the weapon I've got" but
a moment later he pulled a new, bright
nickel plated revolver opt of his hip
pocket, and said, "But this is a mighty
good one" As he only displayed it one
minute ] could not see the make or
calibre. He had big stick in his
hand. He didn't usually carry stick.
Redirect; Confident that after the two
shots and a pause there were FIVE shots
fired in rapid succession. Could not
tell the calibre of the pistol Curtis
displayed. He had it grasped in his
hand. 1t was large pistol. Over
22 caliare, certainly. Saw Curtis
when he was searched. Saw no pistol
found on bis person. This was after
a nuRle: of people had come into the
room, and after Curtis body had
been moved from its first rigid posi-
tion.
T. j. Welsh, sworn; Heard the
shots fired and went up stairs. Met
Mr.. Emanuel coming down stairs.
Found no one with Mr.. Curtis. He
was lying on the bed. Saw no pistol
about him. Mr. Emanuel saii he
had shot Curtis but wasn't going to
run apa was going to surrender bim-
self to the sheriff atr. Curtis was
searched in my presence and at my
suggestion. He had s60,25 in silver
and arazor in his vest pocket. He
was laying on the bed when / entered
the room. His feet were on the bed.
Mrs. Curtis, sworn My husband
was silk after dinner on the day Of the
killing, and was undressed and in bed
until supper time. He got supper,
went to the Office of the hotel and then
came again to my room. 1 followed
him up from supper, and found him
reading there. went to Mr.. Emau.
uePs room and knocked. l went ut
the request Of my husband. lie said,
"Who's there?" said, MRS. Curtis:
want to speak to you" lie let me
in and | rested on chair at the foot Of
the bed, and he sat on q trunk. He
put a chair against the open door to-
| ksep it open. | spoke to him abopt
his charge against. my husband OF
having stolen his money at Wins
bpro, and tried to plead with him
!le sat on the trunk, had large black
felt hat on his lap and his left hand
under it and his right hand swinging
l didn't like his attitude. He said he
didn't want to talk on the subject, and
after minute or so was about to 90
out. He said rather roughly, Curtis
did steal my money! Fitzpatrick told
me So" just then my husband passed
the open door. He heard what was
said and came to the door, saying to
Mr.. Emanuel, "You mpst take back
what you said to my wife," Mr.. e. re-
piled, (excuse the expression,) &c
d-you, l won't do it," and pulled out
his pistol and fred. l was then close
to my husband a; the door. | honest,
! !. E-,:aye ne meant TO snoot me
because this was found in a back poi
of my hair which was fixed on the
top Of ny head. (Here Mrs Curti.
pulled off her hat and showed hei
blonde hair, and exhibited 38 calibye
bullet, rather scratched, and 2 sjlye,
ornament which she said she had worn
in her hair, and which wss twisted ovl
of shape. she declared, by the bali ]
said, Willie, for mercy's cake rum"
ran out to room No. /, where Dr.
Hunter and his wife STAYED. NV
husband turned towards our room,
Mr.. Emanuel following him and firing.
L called to DR.. Hunter but he WASH t
in. l dared not go lack because
was afraid ofgetting killed. / did not
know that my husband had been shot.
The smoke was thiok. waited in the
hallway. Mr.. Emanuel rushed hy me
and went down stairs. Then ! went
to my room. My husband was lying
on the bed, his feet on the floor, his
right hand hanging in the air aud his
left on the bed. / called him; willie,
speak to me-" He never answered. I
looked at his face and saw death in it.
He never spoke to pe. ! screamed
for help and went and got my children,
one four, the other two years old. Mr..
Emanuel had shot in the direction of
my children.
Cross examined: My husband was
from Chicago. I have been married
Eve years and three months. We
went from North Carolina to Rich,
mond, then to Petersburg, then to
Winston, N. G., then to Columbia S.
G. In Colsmhia he was first in tho ice
business, then in ths grocery business
at the corner of Market and Washing.
ton streets, and then was a retail liquor
dealer in partnership with Mr.. &C.
Habenicht, He next went to Savan.
nah, GA, as o mnchinist; was in Macon,
Ga, as an engineer: then went to
Charlotte, n. c.. here he was 10 the
ice business. Then he came here. I
had let my husband have some money