The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-08-14
PATILLO'S PISTOL.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST INTO THE
KILLING.

>O'N
dition OF Mr.. l.. Fl. Pattillo, who was
shot by Mr. j. NJ. Hudson on Satur-
day night, is now quite favorable. At
tue inquest on the dead body of
Hudson the following evidence was
ndduced:
DR.. DeSaussure Ford testified Us
40 the post mortem examination.
Mayter Griffin, a negro, testified
shut he was walking along when his
attention was attracted by a gentle
man coming down Broad street, and
turned round suddenly when Il pistol
was fired. He says Hudson fired the
first SGot.
Caesar Curry, another negro, swore
that both fired at the same time.
MIR. MACAULAY TELLS THE STORY.
Nj. f.. Macaulay was sworn and
testified: "Betwoen 8 and 10 O clock,
Saturday night, closed up the store
and went down to the Chronicle to
correct the proof Of an advertisement.
AIR. Hudson accompanied me. He
had done SO before. He asked me
whether l was going down the street.
L said ! had to get my supper,
frequently got it i'll five minutes.
Hudson said in that case, L will wait
for YOU I went to the Windsor. Mr.
Hudson accompanied ma, crld after [
had finished, We came but and walked
down the st1fet with a. a. Thomas
aud FIudsoIEt tGAhe corner of Jack
son and Broas .Pic.'tr. Thomas left us
there, and Hd3yyy<. and I walked
down Broad to the Chronicle office.
When we got to the steps, said to
Hudson:
II am going to read proof Will
you go?'
He said: eyes.
"When [ got to the eAitoral room,
we both walked III. saw gentle
man sitting at desk with his back
to the door, whom 1 took for Mr..
Casey. Seeing Mr. Mike Walsh, night
editor, at the other end Of the room,
/ spoke to him, and turned to walk
out. The one whom [ had taken foj'
Ar. Casey, got up and walked toward
me. L then saw it was Mr.. pattiilo.
The proof-rcader asked me to wait q
little, till he had finished something
else. While we wore waiting Mr..
Mike Walsh came in, and told me TO
get my friend to leave and leave at
once. told Mr.. Hudson to leave.
and he asked what was the matter |
told him to leave quick and go down
the back stairs, and L would meet
him later, ut the Windsor. After
reading tho proof, I asked MI Walsh
what was the matter. He said Mr..
Pattillo had asked him for a pistol,
and he had told him he would not
give him one if he had one. Soon
after Mr.. Pattillo came in the com
posing room and walked right behind
me, looked into the proof-rcadcr's
room, putting his hand on his hip
pocket He then looked among The
printers, who were setting type. and
asked mo whore young Hudson had
gone. L told him I believed he lad
gone home. He asked which way he
went. This was, I think, after 10
o'clock. 1 went down the back stairs
ten or fifteen minutes afterwards,
and walked up Ellis street and turned
through to Broad, where [ saw Mr..
Pattillo standing OH the corner of
the sidewalk. Mr.. Pattillo asked
me:
swell, did you get your ad fxcd?"
and remarked that he was pretty hot
up thore. [ said yes, and was glad
he could come out and get the fresh
air, and then turned and walked off.
He hailed me and asked why Young
Hudson had left up there. I replied
because, as he said, it was too hot
&8r him. l then asked him if he
wanted to see Hudson, aud he said:
Yes [ said he boarded up the street
and worked at our store. You can
see him any time He said: Yes,
l believe So He then turned to the
Chronicle, and went up the street.
About Mr.. Ferris, / met Hudson
coming down the street, and he said:
L saw Mr.. Watson, who is at the
Arlington, and who regrets missing
us. Hudson said he was going down
the street. advised him not to do
SO. but to roturn with mo as Pattillo
was down the street and J. believed
he was armed. He replied that he,
too, was armed and I asked him if
he was armed when in the Chronicle.
He said yes, and he would not have
left there, but didnot wish, to infringe
the rules. then persuaded him to
accompany me, and we sat on chairs
in front Of the Windsor cafe. Mr..
Thomas and Mr.. H. G. Cashin were
in tho party. The latter invited us
to take beer. We returned, and sat
IN the chairs, when Cashin proposed
q ride on the cars. We declined.
Soon after Hudson got up, and said
he was. going to see friend at the
Arlington. [ tried to persuade him
to Temain, but he said it was ncces.
for him to sec his friend. He had
just gone short distance when Tic
firing commenced. I saw the flashes
but cannot say who fired hret.
heard no talking
TIE SHOTS FIRED. 1SS<t ~
81 only heard one shot at first.
Then l think it was longer inter.
val between the first and second
+ shots than between any of the 9th.
ers."
Policeman RoatOn teRt;Eo3 +b,I l.,