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Blacks on the next day and ride over the
town council or have his money back.
lie TOLD TURNER HE WOULD SHOOT HIM IF
HE ATTEMPTED TO ARREST HIN.

town council or have his money Dack.
HE TOLD TURNER HE WOULD SHOOT HIM IF
HE ATTEMPTED TO ARREST HIM.
JG Baber, sworn: know when Turner
was shot-on the 23d of last November.
heard Bishop say on that day that he camc
over for a new trial or q new fuss, he dldh
care which; that he had come Tor s;ltlScr,"m
He told Turner that if he attempted TO arrcSi
him he would shoot him and run. hearo
him say this between and 4 O'Clock that i'll
tcrDoon, and The shooting occurred on inc
same day, between sundown and dark. BiSh-
CD was drinking and curSin% the mayor OF the
town. He said that he had not had justice,
and that he wanted justice. l saw no Oads(
Of office OH Turner.
TURNER pURsUEs BIsHoP-BIs1IoP's WARN
ING.
w. j. CARPENTER. sworn !: Soon after Bishop
got OIL the train that day. hcara MIN say
that the town council had cheated nm OEt OF
s.. ami he would have it or 60 back to Gh1tney
City pnralZed. He threatened to shoot Crns-
by, q member Of the town council, or Black,
the intcndant, or have back the 80. hclft,
Turner ask him to be quiet. ON me second
time Turner went to him and asked him to be
quiet, he told Turner that if lie came back to
him again he would shoot him: AftcrWards
saw Smith and Turner near Simon's store.
smith had hold of Bishop'Sarm: Turner was
coming up towards them. Bishop said,
"Turncr, what are you doing with that plStoI:,
If YOU come any nearer I will kill you"
Then. pushing Smith aside. ne pulled ms pis-
tol and fired. This was the third time turner
came up to Bishop. The second time. Iurne.,
spoke to Bishop. Bishop threatened TO kill
him five minutes later Bishop fired.
THE 1STESDASr DIRECTS THE MARSHAL TO
SHOOT BISHOPS IORSE-HE ALSO
HINTS THAT IIE SHOULD
SHOOT BISHOP.
J. w. Black, sworn: I am intcndant OF
Blacks Turner was marshal, appointed or
elected by The council week before the
shooting Turner brought Bishop and man
named Guntllarpc before me fora inisdrmean-
or. fined each one of them -. About q
week later Turner told me that Bishop was in
town and threatened to shoot me or have
back his s.. bishop met me and said he would
have a new trial. told him he had the right
to appeal to the council. After this conVersil-
ton bishop came into my store and asked me
what had against him. | replied, nothing.
He then threatened to bring his horse to town
and ride over the id council. said, laugh.
you wouldn't ride over me- and he said, NO,
jim, wouldn't hurt you.' On BISHOPS dc-
mand the council was called together and on
q rehearing of the case my dcclson was suS-
taincd Mr. Crosby made the N, Hotinn lion ai TO snSI
room Bishop was talking to Turner. l went
on to my store and heard Bishop say no more
afierthat. Bishop said to me on one occasion
tnoJ A4fOn E1lO" WldU Ktlll vi az lll''lt HS
was. He said his body was heavy enough to
break his neck. have heard that Turner, as
town marshal shot at Bishops horse. 1 hdH
0ircn Turner dircctiDnStO shoot The h0rSc. Frank
Gatfney was riding the horse and creating
great disorder in the streets, def! ing arrcs,,
and as the easiest manner to put q stop to his
conduct, drpctctl the ntrshdlto shoot the horse,
for which the corporation would pay, II ncccS'
Sary IhGd uHentpteI fO.Se;=c the bridtc Gf the
horse, and in doing so Gafncy struck at my
band with knife. On the 2ird 0t November
Bishops conduct on the streets OF Black was
very diSorderly. ordered smith to assist
,r to discharge his dny as marshal: that if BiSh-
op was disordcry it was his duty to arrest
him.
BISHOP WAS IN TOWN, AND FUN WAS EN-.
PECTED.
J. NJ. Allison, sworn: ! was in town when
Bishop came up. Soon after seeing Bishop, /
saw Turner and told him that Bishop WAS III
town and erpcct~,l ne 1rould htrc some f"n
Bishop came up to Wh"rr and pa * were.
and called to Black. he then said To Turner
he wanted him 10 got the council together;
He then said to Turner, Come here and Will
give YOU whipHing.' He said he would have
his $ back or kill Black. When farmer came
up Bishop showed him away from him ana
said he didn't want any such a man about
him After This heard Bishop cursing and
talking. did rot hear Bishop say anything
about his marc. He was boast ing and threat
cning as q drunken man would 90.
BISHOP CANE FOR a NEW TEIAL-1IE TALK
ED ''LoUD.'
1T. Goforh. sworn : BShop said to Black
th:,. he had come over for Il new trial, and
asked Blarl. if hr didn't think he had been
treated badly. heard Bishop talking loudly
on the street heard Black when lie sum
monrd smith to assist Turner in arrcsting
Bishop. | saw the shooting. Bishop fired the
first shot. He fired at Turner. donot know
who fired next after the first shot. was dis
tant fnnr or five or six feet when the first shot
was fred.
cr,ss-eXamincd: Aficr Bishop fired he
started of and seemed to stumble and fail.
About the time he got up to start again five or
six s!,os were fired, and one shot was fired at-
ter lie started.
BISHOP SAID TO TURNER: "DoN'r COME Ur
ITO ME WITH THAT rIsroI"'
IINsue Allison, sworn: was present when
Turner was shot | had been around town all
the evening. After the rchcaring icfnrc the
town council. Bishop was Oh the street cu IS
in-. Turner asked him not to curse Oh the
street. Bishop replied 10 him, 500 away;
will do a> please" Turner summoned me
10 assist him in ;lrr,4tin= Bishop. On the ni-
tempt To arrest B'Sho", ne said TO lurnrr, Ho
away: wont be arrested hv amy man in this
town. Turner and again approached Bi>h
OPP, and he said, Don't come ur to me with
that pistol" and as he Srolie h" fired. Turner
fell. Bishop hrcu the IlrSt Snol. turner WIS
in the act OF stopping when Bishop fired. and
they were six or eight feet apart. IHrntrS
pistol wd$ h"ngin0 do'n b"hind him "'heh HIShGp
f'rL and he did not rcise il previous TO l,is'h
ops firing. Aft r Bishop fired, Turner fired
twice anu smith fired twice.
BISHOP WAS CUHSING on THE STREET.
DR.. Y. b. WhitesidcS. sworn am II mem
Der Of the town council OF Black Bishop
WAS curSing on the streets on the Ord of No.
!, u lima a q
cisioD previously made by Intrndant Black.
rhe rrhcaring was granted and the decision
OF the intcndant sustained. l saw l'lSi"p
Smith and GOSs standing on the street some
reared 10 hc drunk. \ few minutes later
Turner came down street III the direction o
III" council bail, where the party was Sttn'l-
ing. uirixcH hin. uguimH yniny MD Ia Mcm.
But he went up and was fired Oh by Bishop.
Turner fired twice after he fcl. Somebodv
below this crowd fired and the ball struck
near where | was standing. saw smith
when h>'. fired, and thought this stray ball
was fired at Smith. B;Sllnp tolA Turner to
stop and about two seconds later he fired.
Turner was standing still, his piSto! hand
hanging down. when bishop fired. they
were distant from each other eight or ten feet
when Bishop fired. IT was Mr.. Crosby Hho
made the motion to affirm the decision of the
intenGant.
Cross-cxamincd Bishop fired first, and
Turner Immediately returned The fire.
TURNER GETS HIS DEATH WOUND.
II. 4. Wnsthrook sworn: saw Turner
come around the corner and approach BlS-
Op. Bishop drew his pistol and shot Turner
Bishop jerllcd out his pistol and fired on Tur-
nrr, who appeared to have stopped. Turner 5
lands were hanging down when Bishop fired.
Bishop fired the first shot. There were five or
seven shots tirel. Turner fell. and as he fell
he fred on Bishop. Turner lived about twcn-
ty-Iuur hours after he WAS shot
THE VOTE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
Allen Crosby, sworn: I am 4 member Of
the town council OF Backs. L heard Bishop
threaten to shoot any one who came up To