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

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b. F. Welsh, sworn; Saw Mr.. Curtis
soon after he vas shot. Was present
when q search was made for pistol.
He had nope on him, although !
rather expected to 6nd one. I never
loaned him pistol. Mrs. Or. Hunter
took the bullet oat of Mrs. Cprtis's
hair. She asked me TO do it, but |
didn't. She said something was burn.
ing her hair.
Cross.examined ,Mr. Curtis, at 10 or
| 1 o'clock, asked me for the loan of
pistol and told him be needed no
pistol.
Redirect; Ny pistol had my name
engraved ON it.
The State here rested its case.
The Defence.
VIM. r. Hassel,ine was the first
witness for the defence; l am con.
nected with the Catawba House. Mrs.
Curtis is now risiding at aud is in the
employ of the manager of the hotel. |
had conversation with Mrs. Curtis on
the Sunday of tho killing. She had
taken my mothers place in looking
after the guests a. dinner. She told
me she wanted to see Mr.. Emanuel. l
asked her what for. She said to have a
talk with him, for she "coqld do more
with her mouth than Mr.. Curtis could
with his stick" l reported to Mr.,
Emanuel what Mrs. Curtis had said.
l advised Mrs. Curtis not to have
anything to do with the matter, as
Afr. Emanuel didn't care to see her.
Che said Rhe was determined to see
him. That Sunday, soon after break
fast, Mr.. Curtis came up and asked
l had q pistol. told him no. Then
he asked me if Brother Iohny had one.
told him none of us owned arearm.
He went of up tho street, and about a
half hour after he came walking down
with Mr. Welsh. Heard a conversa.
ton between Mr.. Emanuel and Mr..
PC. Poag that night after supper
and before the shooting. A very short
time afterwards ten or fifteen min
utes the shooting occurred. 1t
could not have been more than FIVE
minutes afterwards, before the shoo-
ting occurred. was in the office at
the time. think there seven shots
fred. know there were over. Eve.
The last FIVE we're fred very close
together. AR. Emanuel, when he came
down sta;rs, said Curlis bad come to
bis room and pointed Q p;stol at him
and said, "p-you, take back what
you said" cant say which term he
used, but he said that if he had killed
him, or shot him, he was very sorry
for it. Mr. EmanueIs pistol was
rather small nickelplate one Mr.
Emanuel tod me that he had invited
Curtis 70 his room and had accused
him of stealing his money. Mr.
Emanuel had been staying at Ian
caster q month or siS weeks, and had
been at the hotel that time. Never
heard him utter an oath in that pesiod
that remember
Jos. j.. Hull, P. G. Poag and o. F
Connor we're standing in front of the
hotel and testified as to the number d
shots and their rapid succession. =.
George Payseur, sworn: Testified
as to threats made by Curtis agains,
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and also as to Curtis having a pisto
and Qthe7 arms.
Capt. Samuel Z. George Was Al
the Catawba House on the evening o.
the shooting. My family boarded
there, having rooms and 5, almost
opposite Mr.. Curtis's room. ! saw him
few ~oments after he was shot. He
Vas alive. He was lying on the bed
In very uncomfortable position. !
got Mr.. Moore to help me move him
to an easier position. While doing 80
| saw the barrel of pistol sticking
from his right hand. 1t was not a
very bright pistol, but / saw it plainly.
| did not remove is. Mr.. Moore and
Mr.. John Hasseltine were in the room
at the time. ! had not before then ex-
changed q dozen words with Mr.
Emanuel. l was in the room when
MIR. Welsh began to search Mr.. Curtis,
but left before he got through.
Cross-examiped Couldn't have been
nists zen about the pistol. 1t was not
q nioke plated one. IF it had been
originally it was worn rusty.
w. &. Moore, Helped to move Mr.
Curtis after he was shot and saw what
! took to be a pistol. lie had it in his
right hand. 1t seemed to be a bright
pistol, and q rather short one. Was in
the room while he was heiag searched.
The paFtiea who searched him said
there was no pistol about him.
n. g. B. Chafee Examined rooms
2 and of the Catawha House on the
night of the shooting. In room No. 8
(Mr. Curtis's) l saw nothing that l
could decide to be mark of a pistol
hall. In No. 9 (Mr. Emanuels room)
there were four bullet marks, one high
up through the shutter and window,
one through the Intel of the door,
another through the plastering ranging
out to the entry. There were signs
looking like the marks Of balls in the
back Of the chimney and high up on
the wall, but I could not swear to
their being bullet marks. There was
anDthar hall Iapt q, H. on..s. Ill