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THE KILLING OF jim Hill.

THE KILLING on jim HILL.
AN EXcUsABLE HOMICIDE, WHICH THE
JURY THOUGHT WAS "JUsTIPIABLE."
Full Report of the Testimony ani Yer.
diet of the CorOner's Jury-The
Defendant Held in $1,000
Bail. Which He Gave.
lnquisltlon taken this day, 2hd December.
1890, uy l. l.. Gown, Trial Justice Abbevllle
county, ucting us Coroner for said county.
VIM. Henry Postell, colored, sworn, says:
I lived at the Norwood Place In this county.
In McNeilrs store. Jim Hill came into the
store and asked Mr.. dickson, who Is the man.
ager of the store, to let him have q nickers
worth OF tobacco. Mr.. Dickson let him have
and said something TO her, and she went
out Of the store. Jim said he did not
give damn; she was nothing but damn
bitch. Mr.. Dickson told him lie did not want
any cussing In his store. He told Dickson II
did not concern him. He said he did not give
q damn for Dickson. He turned on Dickson
and put his hand on his hip pocket. MIR.
Dickson told Brown Bryant TO take him ont.
a rock in his hand and threw 1t at Dickson.
Dickson was behind the counter. Dickson
lodged the rock. He threw 1t at him like he
from behind the counter with his gun and
snapped at him.. then went out OF the back
door, and when came around 10 the front
Jim was down.
WIN. HENRY X PosTELL.
marx.
Parker Elmore, colored, sworn, says: l was
at Hester Station on December 2nd, 1880. !
was In the store OF VIM. McNeill. Jim Hill
wns In the store. He wus standing talking to
some som &C one. Two women we're in the store.
Jim Hi, commenced talking TO Emeline Foot
In IN indecent manner and Emeline Foot
went out OF the store. Jim Hill said OH, she
Dirkson went TO Jim Hill and told him he
did not want any cursing In his store. Mr..
Dickson Is manager OF the store and told Jim
Hill u go out II lie could not do any better
than that. Jim refused 10 60 out. Jim Hill
told Dickso he was not cussng him. Mr.
dickson then told him he knew that, but he
did not want any cussinR in his store. Jim
Seab,teh ssle nIn He He SAID ibis 10 Mr. Dckson
Dickson said will make you go out. Mr.:
Dickson then went and got his pistol and
came back and ordered him ont again. and
he would not go M ok s1ors told own
got him to the door and he still would not go
out. He turned around and went back across
the store 10 Dickson and put his hand on bis
not give damn: he was made out OF balls.
Mr.. dickson then told him 10 go out again.
He would not 60 and cursed Dickson again:
Mr. Dickson then went and put his pistol
and got rock and came back In the store
door md threw IL at Mr.. Dickson with all
power, but Dickson lodged and IL did not hit
him. Mr.. Dickson then got his rife from un-
Hill then went and got. another rock and
threw at Dickson again. Mr. Dickson was be.
hind the counter. Mr.. Dickson lodged agein.
Then Mr. Dickson run from behind the coun-
coming back with another rock. Mr.: Dick.
SON shot him. Ifhe had OF hit him with the
rock he would have killed him.
PARKER ELMoRE. IL. ST.
johnson Lee, COL, sworn says: I was at Hes
ter Station on December 2ud, 1880. Was in
the OF Un ons SIDE Of the store
at some butter. Jim Hill was tn the store
talking to Emeline Foot. MIR. Dickson and
myself heard him cursing her. He called her
stop cursing. He did not allow any cursing
in his store. Mr.. Dickson is the manager OF
the store. Mr.. Dickson ordered Jim Hill TO
20 out, and he refused TO go out; said he was
a-sori. .ol:it. bitch, and said he was not going
out. Mr., Dickson asked Brown Bryant to
take him out OF the store. Brown got him to
the door and he would not go out. He said
Dickson with his hand on his hip pocket, and
told Dickson he could not scare him. Mr.
Dick son ordered him QUO again. Jim Hill
then went ontand got rock and threw IT t AZ
counter and had 10 dodge to keep from being
hit. Mr.. Dickson then got his rifle and snap
ped at him as he threw the rock. Jim Hlll
then got another rock nnd come back 10 the
had OF hit Dickson with the rock he would
of killed him In my Judgment.
JOHNSON x LEE.
mark.
Tom Walker, colored, sworn, says: I was at
ba sops Se Rs md St h
came In and asked Mr.. q. ]. Dickson, the
clerk in the store and bought piece of tobac
co. He then went across to another counter
where E%eps be9 TSot sns was %aksG ed Off
she was insulted. Mr.. Dickson told him TO
hush up that kind Of talk IN his store. Brown
Bryant asked Jim Hill II she talked to suit
He d,s sa ao no. San Rs5 sod
had TO shut up that kind of talk. He told
mir. Dickson, by God he would do as be
pleased. Mr.. Dickson went and got his pistol
and told him to get out, He told Dickson:
balla. Jim then put his hand on his hip
pocket. Mr.. Dickson then went back and
put up his pistol and went behiud the coun::
Ter. Jim then went out and got rock and
was behind the counter. Mr. Dickson then
got his gun and snapped at him. Jim then
got another rock and threw It at him again.
and Mr. Dickson shot him With winchester iI.,n
rock he would have killed him.
TOMMY WALKER. r.. 81
Brown Bryant, colored, sworn. says: was
at Hester station on December 3rd was In
the store Of VIM. Mcneil. Jim Hill came IN
ans ask Mr.. c. J. Dickson. who Is q clerk In
the store, to let him have nick les worth OF
co. He then went around where Ike Foots
daus hter, Emellne was and COMMENCED talk.
ing to her in an indescent way. Eneline
him TO 20 out of the stOre. He did not 60.
Mr.. Dickson told him 10 60 out, that be did
not want any cussiHg In the store: He said,
by God am not talking to sou. Mr.. Dickson
told him he did not allow any cussing In hls
not GO. then caught him by the arm and
pulled him TO the door and told him that Mr..
dickson had ordered him out OF the store and
that he ought to go out. He turned round
him he wasn't going no where until ne got
! ready. MIR. Dickson walked of from him
asalp and went down the counter toward the
fire. Mr.. Dickson then came back anu toIa
him to get out OF his store. He still would
not go oui. / took Jim by the hand and pull.
ed him to the door aad he still would not go
out. Mr.. Dickson then told him II he did
non 60 out he would put q bullet In him. He
told Mr. Dickson that he could shoot as quick
| as he could and that he did not give q God
damn for his bullet, and then put his hand
around 10 his hip pocket like he was gtlng 10
draw pistol. Mr.. Dickson put up his pistol
and went back across the store. Jim then
went out of the store door and came back
with roch and and threw 1t at Mr.. DICKSON.
Mr.. Dickson got his gun and II would not 60
off, Jim then got another rock and threw u
at Dickson which II II had hit him would