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bar, and Mr. J. c. Jeffries, of Gaffney City.
werc associated with Mr.. Solicitor Mcdonald
in representing the State, and the defence
was conducted by Mr.. I. G. Mckissick. CT
Union, MI ]. II. Rion. of Winusbcro, and
Hart il Hart, of Sorkvilie.
Testimony for the State.
TURNER COMES on BISHOP WITH PISTOL IN
HAND, AND Is SHor-BIsHoPs PRE-
vIoUs THREAT TO KILL WHOEVER
MIGHT SEEK TO ARREST HIM
The State opened with the introduction of
\, G. smith wlo being sworn, testified:
live at Backs, in York county. know
Arthur ~ Turner. He is dead. He died on
the 24th of November, l-%5. He was shot on
';lc 23rd of November; WAS shot by MI. HlSh-
OPP, the defendant at the bar. On that cven!n"
whisky and threatened to whip out the town
council or have his money back-a fine of -
which the intrndant had previously assessed
against him fora miSdem"anor IN inc ,nwn.
9Ic had been ing 10 Turner on the subject,
and told Turner to get bis ID council to-
g&ther, that he wanted justice. Turner asked
1he reRcarins OK the case before the council.
The council sustained the intentlant in tnln.
, Bishop s.. He then pulled out his pistol and
swore he would not pay the fine Turner was E'
would not be arrested. by anybody. lnten.
dlnt Black sun"on"a me I" assist uincr III
arres,lhg hisltno HenH up p; ~ a. mni, mnt
ASKED ni!s ~ oS !u,,'' tim'a ''E Ea om,, Mr
Co.'S started down the street. After going 4
short distance, Turner came up towards us
and BsHop said to Turner, "Why have you
GOT thilt pl>toi nis'V,r Ilis'i 'te
TO Turner, Turner turned sideways 10 Bishop,
a,tt turtt: tS ST. .lh. sun VIZ i nH N w.
Snot. HiS na!v> Wnle @ uini1 nc ,i'.G II
Bishop spoke 10 MIN ana WIiS;i nc ii!tu. ~ y
was about thfGc SeconaS 'si'cl h.Sn"s, Sp"Ne ~
Iurner "Heh l'lsI"p i!eu. Ed>n"E a'ic' :, T;ti'
op'S cnndnct had been boi~,erous. Turner
had beca town marshal since June, i>Sh
ut Gaffpey-CIty about the lst of October, and
ne then said he was coming over to Ba"kS to
shoot Mr. Turner for having shot at his mare.
Th- killing occurred i'm York county.
observation-disclosures mare was shot at
vcrSaei6n with Bishop at Gatfncy City was
about the first of October. do not Know of
anv own knowledge that Turncr shot at Bsh
.Ds mare. The Shoo.in. OF Turner occurred
aiont dusk. near simmons 4 iaclinS' It ,rr,
near the railroad: no other building was near.
Turner fired once. Af;er the shooting some
sne handed me Turner's pis:ol I, was was Al lIH cnl-
ang was as fellows: Bishop shot once; Tur-
ncr once and l twicc-lour shots in all. l do
not know of any one else shooting. Turner
and Rshop told him to 90 away from him or he
would K III him When he fired at Turner he
asked "Whv nr, Won coming here with that
,,istoIa- -
na ,;ro..- -pishon,s nistol was "A c,]ibrc
.>;hn,. S,aI t;r,t .,,,1 rmrnnr tirr, nrlv unc.
Irhn Iihnn, rr in,. n.nurrei 1.n nr t.trnn >icns
from the corner OF the building. i,i>hnp had
Mnn on INC other ANGLE and I'M ned the corner
bishop tnrowcu me nanh ana pu:nra Ln>S
wnnld XIII the first man, that came to him,
G ptvt ,h su hy ~" ' AVN rnnnciI
r. ~ ~ SSo,n+i,na Rishnn vas cursip,r and
lhrS;nr v.;, ,no tnw.n cnrmcu
''7 ''0
BISHOP KNOCKS TURNER. AND ASKS HIM TO
"co orr AND LET HIN ALONE"
DR.. D. s. Ramsour, swoln: am p:actic-
ing physician ut Blacks. attended Arthur
n Turner at the time he was shot. He was
SHOT in the left side, two Hnd 4 half inches to
the lett and below tue nipple. lhe ball pass
cd through and lodged aG;tin nSt the spinal col
umn-paSSrd directly through to the left OF
the spinal column. The wound produced
death took out tn" ball: Nf.Nllibitcd IT,, 1
did not see the shooting. saw turner walk
np ~, & nut!oI ~ linn in i've Gnint nishon then
struck lufner Ill me oLt:'H', kllo:N ~ mn, M
and let me alone He struck him in the
breast, and put his hand III his pocket while
lie WAS talking. This was II short time before
the shooting. | SAW Turner pass around the
corner about a halt minute bc1or" the Shoot'