The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-14

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work. stayed with him from the 10th of
August until about the 10th Of October.
bad to 60 to see my wife, who was very sick
with fever. told Mr.. Schultz would have
to leave and go to zee my wife. This was
about the lst Of October. He and Mr. Will
son got sick and l staid to accommodate him
for SIX or eight days. l told him then
would have to 60 home, and asked him for
a settlement. When started to 20 could
not find Schultz, who had gone off with all
the commissary money. l borIAHed the
money 1.-TWO 4ollars) and went home on the
train. L left'a my clothes in the care of
Schultz to wait until / came back. 1hs
clothes were under The bed in tho Office
where Schultz aud l slept. Alter 1 could
leave my wife l went back TO the camp to
make a settlement. Schultz said l was too
late, as he did not send the account to Jones
to get the money. lie paid little on the
account he owed me. | had left my mule
with him he hired il aud he paid me the
hire of the mule. This was my third trip,
and still he could not pay me, 50 he said.
He wanted me to take pay for seventeen
days work for my mule, when it had work
ed twenty days. l waited and waited for q
settlement and couldn't get it. My clothes
had been taken away and put in claim
for them and Schultz refused to pay for them.
Schultz said NJ. B. Smith had taken tho
clothes, but knew he did not as he left
Fishdam with only grip sack in his hand.
told Schultz would sue him for the whole
bill with tho clothes claim included. He
said,f l did he would kill me. l replied
that would DO ht the killing"
At this point letter was introduced into
the testimony from Lee Schultz to the pris-
i omar hinl,- -~.----s--.Le- thioyo safd-po
wanted to see Moorman as soon as he como
back to South Carolina.
Witness, resuming, said: al had nothing
no money-and needed tho money Schultz
owed me TO pay Mr.. Mclaughlin what
owed him. l have no monoy now, and my
counsel in this case will not get any pay
They volunteered their services. l put my
claim in J. G. Wallaces hands for collection.
| My purpose at Fishdam on the Sd of Feb
ruary was to get my witnesses to come to
the trial on the 9th, when my claim was to
be adjudgcd. l went TO Sc all the witnesses
l could. | took dinner at Mrs. Stokes's,
and while there took some qunino and bro
mide. l take that medicine all the time for
neuralgia. At Fishdam l got off the train
and spoke to several people. 1 saw DR..
Thompson at the depot and spoke to him.
He went off toward the camp. 1 bought my
ticket and Pagan said the train was nearly
due. The ticket was from Fishdam to Union.
was going to Union on the freight train to
see Mr.. Wallace. l went over to Mr.. Whit
mans store and he gave me, soma nAA-.h-.
| cider and asked MN what time the train
would come. l then walk cd out Of the store
aud started to the depot TO get my overcoat
and grip sack. ! saw Schultz Pagan and q
| crowd standing at the depot. didn't want
to meet Schultz, and got q negro TO 60 after
my grip and overcoat. l knew Schultz had
been trying to drive me away from tho trial.
Just after Gregory AMI bad parted Schultz
came over to me aud said 81 want to see
you" He walked aside. He said: 81
want TO know something about this -
-- - letter you wrote Jones'" /
replied that was on my way to Union and
was suffering with neuralgia and would not
explain until the trial. He said, you shall
explain. told him not to advance, and told
him not to touch me. lie cursed my wife
and children, Then the prisoner rel,ted
the details Of the quarrel in which he stated
how Schultz continued to advance and how
Schultz grabbed hi. pistol but didu't draw
it; what the terrible curses were that
Schultz hurled at him and his family and
what were his (Moorman sl replies.
Continuing his narrative the prisoner said
he thought he saw pair Of brass knuckes
CT his hand. lie knew that he had n pair.
I JeehaeS hrch. Dr. Thompson said to him
that Schultz was not armed, but told him
that he had seen the pistol. Norman then
said: II told him that if he had lot Schultz
stay at the camp there would have been no
trouble. When 1 got to Trial Justice Hills
house n crowd Of Italians, Irishmen and ne
groes came to the house. They were armed.
l begged Mr.. Hill to send me to Union, and
told him that they would mob me, Mr..
| Wint Wallace came to the house ON his mule
and eaid "for God sake TO- get away from
here as q mob is coming after you" Then
Mr.. Hill sent me OH to Union-at least we
all came gether. had 10 kill Schultz to
save my own life. If had been minute
later in shooting would have been killed.
Schultz was an active, powerful man, could
not cope with him in personal encounter.
! have no conccalments to make in this case.
CrOss-examined by The solicitor: had
my pistol in my satchel. When first SOW
Schultz the day of the killing the pistol was
in my satchel; put it iu my pocket when
my satchel was brought to me. Mr.. Schultz
had the letter in his left hand when he first
began to talk to me. did not draw my
pistol until lie advanced on me. Yes, /
could sec his hand on his pistol. He could
have drawn it if he desired, that is, most
men could have drawn it. l shot when
saw the pistol coming out Of his hip pocket.
| By Mr., Johnstone: | meant to say that
l could have shot three or four times before
| did shoot if had desired. / took no ad-
vantage. 1t would have not happened if the
other men had wanted to stop it. l mover
got excited except when Schultz cursed my
wife aud children, have owned that pistol
about one year.
The jury, after an absence of fifteen min
utes, returned with verdict of ''not guilty"
Solicitor Shumpert, J. L. Orr, and VIM.
| Munro for the State.
d. A. Townsend, /, G, McKissick, George
Johnston and j. { Wallsce, for the defence
Prosontment of tn6 I'd Jury to the March
Term Of Court. 1890.
To The Hon. j. +. Izlar, Presiding Judge:
We. the Grand Jury, would respectfully
make the following report:
We have examined the public buildings
and find the Court House and Jail in fairly
| good condition.