The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-25
ANOTHER HOMICIDE.
Dir. Marshall Amalzer Shoots and Kills q
Colored Man.

the Bull Swamp section of our county,
was shot by Mr.. Marshall .Amaker on
the night OF the 18th instant. 1t seems
that Baltzegar had been hired by Mr..
Amaker for one month. At the eXpi-
ration of the month, when the negro
notified Amaker OF his intention Of
leaving, some difficulty arose, and it is
said that Amaker refused to allow the
negro to move away from the place,
telling him that if he attempted to
move certain property he (Amaker)
would shoot him. This difficulty oc-
CURED about week before the shoot
ing, and the negro came to Orangeburg
and swore out Il peace warrant for
Amaker which had not yet been served.
It is said that Baltzegar attempted to
quit the place and to take with him
the property in dispute, when he was
shot, as above stated, Baltzegar lin
gered in great agony until last Satur-
urday, when he died. Sheriff Salley,
upon receiving information of the
affair, Immediately started for the
scene. He met Mr.. Amaker on the road
to Orangeburg, on foot. Amaker was
Immediately arrested by Sheriff Salley,
brought to Orangeburg, and lodged IN
iaii, where he still remains. He denied
all connections with the shooting at
first, but afterwards admitted that he
shot the negro, but claimed to have
acted in self-defence. Deputy Coroner
Heidtman empannelled jury of in
quest when the following testimony
was elected:
Julia Baltzegar, being duly sworn,
saws: Witness is wife of deceased;
on Wednesday night last about
midnight deceased had an old bed
stead carrying it to the road from
the house; heard voice saying, "Who
was that;" deceased said it was him;
witness recognized the voice as that
of Marshall Amaker; Marshall Amaker
then said carry them things right back;
deceased said he would not do it; Mar
shall said you blamed s. ofab- if you
don't carry them back I will kill you;
then Amaker said I will shoot you; de-
ceased said you will have it to do, for I
am not going to carry them back;
Marshall Amaker'S wife then ran to.
ward him and put her arms around his
neck and said: "PleaSe Marshall, do
Marshall, don't shoot him." Marshall
then said: "I will" Marshall Amaker
then flirted Mrs. Amaker, his wife,
away from him; at that time the gun
fired; witness saw the gun fired; Mar
shall Amaker fired the gun; deceased
said, "Oh! Lord, have mercy on me, and
now you see Marshall has killed me-"
Deceased fell to the ground after the
firing of the gun and spoke these words;
witness then ran off and cried for some
one to come there as Marshall had
killed Robert; witness was standing on
the step of the house when she first
heard Marshall Amaker first speak, a
distance of about fifty feet from where
Marshall Amaker was: the moon was
shining at the time-stars were out;
witness never went to deceased until
after she got West Hook, Daniel Rave
mel, Eide Ravenel, Solona Hook and
Lizzet Fielder; when we came back |
got some fire and looked in his face and
raised up his head and put pillow un-
der it: witness found face Of deceased
bloody; this all happened on Wednes-
day night, March II, 1886; the gun
! looked;as if it was cooked when witness
saw it before Marshall Amaker shot;
Marshall Amaker had not been to the
house of the deceased before that night;
deceased was working for Marshall
Amaker up to Saturday last before the
shooting; deceased was making ar
rangements to move on Thursday
morning, March IS; Marshall Amaker
threatened to shoot deceased on Mon
day, March Is, 1886; that happened in
the road and then Marshall Amaker
had his gun and followed deceased to
his house and sat down by the steps;
and told deceased if he did not leave
the yard he was going to kill him; wit
ness does not know how many guns
Marshall Amaker has; deceased spoke
to witness on Thursday and said MAR
shall Amaker had shot him." deceased
did not talk much after he was shot;
witness and deceased was living on
Marshall Amaker's place at the time in
Elizabeth Township; moved there in
January last; as witness was going off
for some one she saw Marshall Amaker
running as if he wanted to head her off;
witness thinks he was running after
her; witness looked back and saw gun
in his hand.
Mrs, Sarah R. Amaker, being duly
sworn, says: That she is the wife of
Marshall Amaker; on the night the
shooting occurred my husband got up
and said he was sick and asked me to
go out with him; witness went with
him to one side in the yard, and we
heard some numbering down to Baltze-
gar's house; he then asked me to walk
on down there with him; witness went;
when we got there we saw something
in the road which I took to be a wagon;
witness saw a man and Mr.. Amaker
hailed, and said who was that, and got
no reply; witness ti!1n saw the party,
with a club or gun in his hand, make
towards Mr.. Amaker; Mr.. Amaker then
shot and walked on back to the house;
witness did not make any enquiry
whether any one was shot or not; after
reached home 1 sat down for while
very much alarmed, because Robert
Baltzegar had frequently threatened
the life of my husband; my husband
and 1 went to the house together; on
that night my husband had the gun
d llr3t Tho