The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-08


thought barc would be accused OF wife
murder. Tbcy snid Mrs. Sem was well
ull day and did not know she was diving
until Just before she died. At Mary Ann
Scnn'S when drove up Eta Boland met
me. met Mary Ann Sem, and when
told her NJ. Ozrlla Sem was dead she
turned to Eta BoIand and said, "What
did tell you:' ! was afraid of beinn
put on siandAt former inquest on account
OF II remark of Dave Sem Just before IN.
quest. After the body was dressed Dave
Sem ut first refused to see lis wife. TTo
ana Helena were in private conversation.
Ito did not seem to grievc Mt his wifc,s
DEATH The hair was badly tangled and
some pine straw in il. Dave Sem md
Helena HUiaEh Nrlu ANXIOUS to fix hor
hair and combrd it low down on tho
forehead, low enough TO cover tlfc mark
on her head. offered to furnish clothes
to redress her, but Dave Sem, Helena
Boland and Mrs. Mary Lake refused to
let me put them on and take of the ones
she had pn, except one undcrskirt.
blood running ont Of her mouth.
BETTE SENN.
Mrs. Mary a. Martin recalled. M.
Ozclla Sem was not subject to spells.
NARY L. MARTIN.
james NJ. Kiblcr, NJ. D., being duly
sworn, says: Live in Ncwbcrry, am n
physician, have examined the body OF NJ.
Oz"lla Scnnto-day. Examined the skull
1t Is not fractured. Could not tell on no.
count Of post mortcm changes that prints
OF violence on the skin could be obscrv-
cd. Congestion is caused in various
ways, it can be produced by choking or
strangulation. There was nothing in tho
stomach to show that congestion wos
produced from something eaten. The
stomach was empty. In death from
choking the eyes would be swollen. tho
balls protrudcd.
JAMES NJ. KIBLER, MD,
John NJ. Thompson, being duly sworn,
says: Live in Ncwbcrry County. Am a
physician. Examined tho body of NJ.
Ozclla Sem to-day. No fracture of the
skull; made Il careful examination.
noticed at former examination q marked
protrusion of the eyes. In death from
choking or Stran9ulat:on the eyes are
always protruGcd. At other cxamina-
ton could not have told of the bruises
on the skin Oh account Of post mort cm
changes.
jNU. NJ. TlIOMI.0N, Md.
WalrrnG. Peterson, being duly sworn,
say: l.:N" in Ncwbcrry County. Am a
trial jU~li>". I'm acquainted with Mary
Ana Hr!n, Dave Sean and NJ. Ozclla
S"ln. Mary .tnn Srnn and Dave Sem
were tried before me and convicted.
The prosecution WAS for assault on NJ.
OZclla Scnn. VI. OZcila Sem came to
my house about . or 10 O'Clock at night.
She was afraid to return. Game as she
thought her husband and Mary Ann
Sem were making arrangements to kill
her. WARREN G, JEFFERSON.
Nancy Mary RhnIcs, G.. D. Rhodes,
j. ". Stroud, Mrs. Nary Martin, II. j.
LAYTON y. ". ScMn and Il. T.. Waldrop,
testified very mIcl to the same effect rs
the above.
STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
NEWnEEEY COUNTY.
An inqui>ition inhrntcd and taken at
-'r;1i:y NlGr.,. IL N"V1crry County the
4tll day Of September, A. ID. 1856, be-
fore John \. Bass, Coroner for said
county, upon view of the body Of NJ.
OZclla SHmn> then and there being
dead, by the oa,hS Of l.. F.. Longshorc,
W. +. LonS>horc, l.. p. Hendrix, II. +.
llcudriX, II. B. Hendrix, j. w. Rccdcr,
NJ. J. Waldrop, j. =. Williams, James
Spccr, J. II. Hendrix, d. C. Reid, Karl
Wagner, j. III. Dorroh and D. NJ. S.
Boozcr, being lawful jury of inquest,
who being charged and sworn to inquire
for the State OF South Carolina where
and by what means The said N. Ozella
Sem came to her death, upon their oaths
90 say that the said NJ. Ozella Sem
came to her death by the hands Of David
M. Sem, contrary to her will, in manner
and form aforesaid did kill and slay the
said NJ. O. Iclla Sem by choking, and
that Nancy Lake, Helena Boland and
Mary Ann Sem are accessories to the
murder, in Spartanburg County on the
morning Of the 23d of August, 1886.
IN witness whereof, |, John N. Bass,
Coroner aforesaid, and the jurors aforc-
said to this inquiSiton have interchange
ABLY put our hands and seal the day and
year above mentioned.
J." ST. JOHN \. BASS, Coroner,
l.. r.: IoNdSIIoRE, Foreman,
W. T.. LoNGSIoRE.
p. HENDRIX,
II. +. IIENDRIX,
II. b. HENDRIX,
i. w. REEDEK,
NJ. j. WALDHOp,