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

to bis death MI. Curtis accompanied
me to Winnst bro. was selling
county rights fot the Davis quilting
Frame" He wett as my assistant and
to sell sewing mafhines. We slept IN
the same room there, and my money
was stolen from ms. When I returned
here l had eviienee to prove that he
had stolen it. l had on the day of the
killing sent message to Mrs. curtis,
saying I didn't waht to see her. / was
in my room fixing gfor church when
Mrs. Curtis raped at the door. ]
opened it and let her in. She took a
chair and said she came to see me
about the money .kacipsed her hus-
band of stealing. hold her that was
an unpleasant subh4ct end she must
excuse me, as I had an engagement to
go to church. She said she wanted 70
explain how her husband got that
money | charged him with stealing
She had borrowed s25 from hr. A. j.
kibler. Our conversation was pleas
anter than had expected it to be
under the circumstances. She went
out. went back. to the washstand.
Mr.. Curtis came to the door, covered
me with his pistol, said something
angrily, | didn't fully understand
what, and fired at me. ! was aSout
the middle of the ronG, hs at the door.
He fred once or twice betore'I could
pull my pistol out. then fred FIVE
shots at him rapidly, - ! advanced.
When I got raJ pistol out he lodged
behind the door, and he retrsated as ]
advanced. The smoke was so thick |
couldn't see whenI got to the door
and fred in his direction down the
entry. / Ididn't know ] had hit Mr..
| Curtis. l started down stairs and
when got to the middle of them
heard Mrs. Curtis scream. got down
and told them about it in the hotel
office. Then 1 walked round to the
the Jail with some gentlemen and told
Mr.. Hunter l wanted to- surrender.
lie went in IN get his hat, and l then
thought, would 60 over to Bepnetts
vile to see my mother before l sur
rendered, as / could explain the matter
as no one else could, and she was ner.
vous and excitabIe. l went over, saw
her, arranged for bail and surrendered
myself. My pistol was SO calibre
Smith 81 ~esson, self cooking, and
carried Eve cartridges. / did moi
shoot at Mrs. Curtis, / did not use 81
oath That night, Hsr - .>
Cross examined; Mrs. Curtis said
nothing unpleasantto me: She stopped
at the doog going opt and was saying
something in regard to the matter
when Mr. Curtis appeared. She wa
standing by her husbands side wher
he commenced firing.
VIM. Blakeney: Saw Mr.. Curti
when he died. Knew of search for ,
pistol. 1t vas not found. l picked VI
q cigarette holder he had borrowed
from me earlier in the day. / fount
i living close to his right hip. Here i
is. producing s nickel plated to,
made to represent @ laany. harelleC
"pepper-box" pistol, the oircumferenc,
of the sham barrel Being sufficient L
3 enclose score Of; ciga rettes.) ~rh
production of this implement made
sensation and caused some iconfusia,
to the defence. 80 f. .a
rIa ---d-fa-~~ ~.a' seprasanted' b.
Messrs. Wylie Il Wylie, and M. }
Houga, Of this Bar, and Knox Liv
+ ington, Esq, ofMarlboro'. The Stat
by. Solicitor Mcdonald. Capita
speeches were made by all. The jur,
remained out one hour and returne,
into Court with vcrdio: os' net guilty