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THE JURY DIDN'T KNOW WHO KILLED
jim PARKER.
What the Doctors and Other Witnesses
Had to Say OF the Homicide
The Cuttine Was Indirect.
Iy the Cause OF His
Death.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEvIHLE.

James SeQrleS, sworn fayS.
The difficulty between James Parker and
George Robinson, first started about bask ct:
George Robinson said he was not going to
take The basket Jim Parker was filling up.
then took the basket ana put 1t 10 the buggy
house told Jim Parker to 60 ahead with
the Iva skei he had. Parker then said am
going 10 sit down and not do nothing. Jim
Then said he must have the basket. jim then
got out Of the wagon and he and George Rob
inson got 10 pulling over the basket In the
house Jim and myself Was using three bas
kets 10 unload the wagon, and George Rob,
iuson SAYS one OF the bnskets Is too small, and
George puts the small basket In the carriage
house, and then Jim Parker got out OF the
wagon to get the small basket and George re-
iosed to let him have IL a Jim then went 1nto to
George give him the basket. George said
will be damned r. give it to him. never
seed them any more. l went TO ming up
my basket. Then / heArd jim Jim say say on; 96y y
buggy house. George was emptying the bas.
ket and me and Jim was alling them up.
Questions by the Jury-Did you see George
Robinson cut Parker?
did not.
Did you see George have a knife?
l did not. I saw him shut his knife up.
No blows were struck nor NO 9unrrelin,g: ~
Mr.. William Robinson told me to get the
mules and 60 after the cotton.
What kind ofa knife did you see George
shut7
The knife saw was a medium size double
bladed pocket knife.
Jim Searls, on cross examination, says:
When Parker got out OF the wagon and went
into the buggy house i, where Iae ,h George was'
George told Jim Parker, that the little bas:
ket he was using was too hard to empty and
handed him another basket, and ask him To
use It. Parker then thew the basket out OF
the wagon and George put the basket back
In the wagon the second time, and Park CT
threw 1t out the second, time. l
did not hear Park er say II you don't turn the
basket loose I will mash you against the
bid Jim 20 to dr Robinson after he threw
the basket out of the wagon the second time I?
saw the basket thrown out Of the wagon
the second time, do not know how many
other times. Previous to this fuss they were
good friends al the year before no malice
that know of.
Dec A. D. 1880. marx.
F. A. COOK,
Trial Justice A. c.
DR.. L. N. Kennedy, sworn says:
1890 to see jim Parker, and told them II the
boy did not do we'll to send for me at any
time. The cut did not appear to be very Sc.
rious. told them would be buck In SIX or
seven days 10 remove. the Stitches as did
ter the abdominal cavity. The cut penetra
trd about one or one and u Inches. II splin-
tored or cnt the last floating rib above the lett
kidney. The boy died Indirectly FROM the
cut.
If they had sent according to directions on
the end, the result might have been different.
Of Ssss%SsSsE SSS !; A. 3: .: isSS LS.KESSHEDS6' II =
Trial Justice, A. C.
<arts6cut toa nf tho noctOrs
This Is to certify that James Parker came
tonltls caused by a stab In back. left OF the
Sp'ne "'o'' 'e L. ". KENNEDY. MD.
oJ:D: NEEL, NJ. d.
Troy, s. c., Dec 8, 1890.
Sworn to before me 9th day OF
December a. ID. 1880.
i. A. COOK,
Trial Justice A. c.
Verdict Of the Jury.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
An lnousItlon Indented taken at Mr.. Ros.
enwackS, In Abbeville county the 9Th day OF
December A. d. 1880 before F. A. Cook, Trial
Justice, acting coroner for said county, upon
the view of The body OF Jim Parker, then and
there being dead, by the oaths OF
]. K. Vance,,
A. b. Kennedy,
It. NJ. Jay.
II. w. Lftes,
r. M. Dendy,
II. r.. p. Creswel,
j. p. Russell,
w. T. Bradley,
George Rosenweigh,
J. r. White,
his
Den Glider,
mark.
being a law ful jury Of Inquest. who being
sworn to enquire for the Staieof South Caro-
lima, " hera and by what means the said J m
Parker came TO his death. upon their oaths
do say:
Tint the aforesaid james Parker came to
his death by cut from knife not proven
to the Jury in whose hands the knife was.
In witness thereof |. F, A. Cook, Trial JUS
tice acting coroner aforesaid and the
jurors Aforesaid 10 this inqnisiton
have interchangcably put our hands and
seals the day above mentioned,
+. A. Cook, l.. >.
Trial Justice acting coroner
J. X. Vance, Foreman, L. :.
A. Is. Kennedy, l.. $.
7. VI. Jay, L. s.
II. W. Lites> J.. 8.
Y. r. p. CreSweli, L. s.
j. p. Russell, l.. g.
w. 7. Brady, L.. >.
George RosensweigE, l.. s.
j. r. White, l.. s.
Ben Yeldel, l.. =.
John Wright, L. 8.
r. w. Dendy. l.. S.
MIR. H. A. TENNENT, q prominent and lad
Ing citizen OF the LOWudeSyille section Wa2 "