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BE Is AROUSED PROM HIS BED At MD
NIGHT AND TAKES FLIGHT FROM
80 WIFE AND HOME. "T 81.
Nine Days After the Event BuzzardS =
Attract Attention to the Dead Body
on the River Bank-Tne Cor0- ,.. -
>r. ner's Jury Inq qufre Where
a.' and by What Means &C.. s....
,.-.s the Said Pink Da.
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When the finding OF the dead body Of Pink
ported 10 the Coroner. a jury Of INQUEST was
promptly organized ito inquire for the State
OF South Carolina where and by what means
the said Pink DAVIS came to his death"
DR.. Chas. w. Cason. sworn, says: live In
this, Abbevill county. l am practicing ply.
Will Gray's leg on the morning OF the End Of
October, between midnight and daylight He
(WiIl Gray said he had difficulty with fel.
low and was shot 10 the leg. He GWill Gry)
(Wiil Cray said 1.-The fellow shot twelve
times with two pistols and l shot seven
times" At about u o'clock, the same morn
anime the wound and see how be was doing
He then told me. the difficulty he had was
with one Pink Davis. He told me then that
he did not know whether Ptnk was SHOT or
not, but that they or made him take Bush
river. asked him II be had been drinking;
be answered that he had been taking drink
or two. He said there were others With him.
" bay Ao'f A G. ". cAsos, MD.
vile Of Pink Davis. saw him the last time
last Wednesday night o week ago, Oct. !, 1880,
between IL and l O'Clock. He was asleep IN
oed with me; was awakened by The @ falling
was pushed down by crowd OF people on
the outside. When the door fell the crowd
rushed in and commenced shooting, he
rhey then all left. 1t was dark in my house.
did not know any Of the parties. ! never
heard any threats against my kusbands lie.
married Pink Oh the 18TH ol May iast, ~
county. Some people came TO my house on
Sunday night before the Wednesday night
mentioned above one OF that party was VIII
GSyyi GFay ghey my shd by h did not Know
Pink was killed until Yesterday morning.
Oct. 10. did not recognize any ofthe parties
by their voices. Some OF my clothing had
ONI-o' ..... her
LUCINDA K DAVIS.
mark.
Simon Davis, sworn. says: FINK Davis ana
his wife, Lucinda, lived in the house with
me on Oct. 1st, 1880 was not at home on
the night OF Oct l, 1880. Pink told me that
some parties came to his house on Sunday
night before the Wednesday mentioned above
and took the child mentioned by Luc1nda.
Pink told me that Wili Gray was % one @ o. the
by their voices. Pink said the crowd had
called to him before jolly got there; he said
that Jolly went on home.
SIMON x DAVIS
mark.
Moses Sanders sworn, says: "On Wednes.
day night, Oct. /, Pink Davis opened the door
OF nv house and came in. / found him inside
when awoke. I then went TO door; he came
in and barred IT. pns saeI went Gds i6e
house. I heard shooting after Pink left he
STAYED in my house about ID minutes. did
not recognize anybody by their voices out
side. ..... ,,. r....
MOSES x < SANDERS
..... mark. -. .
Tbos, Mcneil, sworn, says: On Thursday,
the 9Ih day of October, 1890, found the dead
body OF q coored man lying on the ground on
the banks Of Little river IL was iase onnS IN Inc
and went to see what they were aiter. me
trail went up to the river on the side opposite
TO the body. The trail IVA was % made oy "a SnSw SpSwd
Informed Mr.. Wilson Of the fac, and then
went for the coroner. THOMAS MCNEIL.
Ben Mcdonald, sworn, says: On Thursday,
Oct. 9th. 1890, I went with other parties TO
hunt the dead body OF Pink Davis. lound
a trail which started about one quarter OF
rIyer r1tg from from the cabins on Mr.. Davis Thomas
quarter. After the body was found saw
where be had crawled up the river bank on
the other side. g., ...r.s.,
BEN K MCDONALD.
mark.
Adjourned TO Friday, Oct. 18th, 1890.
The corouers jury met Friday, Oct. 18th,
$780, Jury answered to their names as pres
ent.
Jesse Sanders, sworn, says: was at home
the first "wednesday night in October. was
in bod and heard shooting and following.
got out of bed and went.irto the yard. told
NV wife we had better 60 into the house or
they might hit one Of US. recognized no one
ia the party. recognized no ones voice, L
Thought they were after Pink Davis. They
were shooting near his house
"~'0 JESSE SANDERS.
Certificate of the Doctors.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.