The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-14
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ROBERTiM NORMAN
FOR THE KILLING OF
LEE SCHULTZ.
TESTIMONY FOR THE STATE.
DIR. GEO. DOUGLASS, sworn, said:
BY Mr.. Schumpert am o practicipg
physician in this couy and examined the
dead body Of the night of
FOB. 3, 1890, stgFsstEBSm, Onion County.
A ball. that | supposed to be 30 calibre,
had penetrated the left, breast between the
Sd and 4th ribs, ranging obliquely through
the thorax, from left to right and backwards.
The wound vas recent, and in my judgment
Schultz diedfrJm the shock and hemorrhagc
resulting tlcrcfrom.
ID. MERlwETHER, sworn, said: l am
civil engineer, and have for the last two
months been living at Fish Dam. On Feb.
Sd, as stepped from behind the depot, COM
ing from Mr.. Rice's store, heard Mr.. Moor
mau soy to Mr.. Schultz, "You are G.
d s. Of b." or words to that effect,
and shot him. At first l was about IS or 80
feet off. AS quick as this oath could be
spoken the slot was fired. l bad right
hand rear view of Mr.. Schultz and Of
course an opposite view of Mr.. Norman.
first saw tic pistol in Moorman's hand
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hand. His right hand was clenched, and
when Moormn used the oath Schultz threw
his hand behind him, clcnched, as if to
strike. Hishand never got under his coat.
He had on o top coat also
X BY Mn JohustQne: am employed by
the Georgis Carolina S2d 9Et}z 1g RailE9ad
inS. l was born ~ Madison Co., Tenn
having residence at Fish Dam only for the
time being.
/. s. PAGAN, sworn, said On February
3d was at Fish Dam and saw the shooting.
| am a native of South Carolina, having been
born at Chester, aud am Agent Of the S, &
U. Railroad at Fish Dam. DR.. Thompson,
Mr, Lee Schultz and myself were standing
near my Office d9or, and one of us made
some jesting remark. While laughing, Mr..
Schultz threw himself around as was his
habit, and sad: "Why, hello Yonder is
Mr.. Moorman, l want to see him." Schultz
walked over to Moorman and left us stand
ing there. Then started in the door and
got nearly to my step when turned round
and looked at them. Schultz walked up to
him and just touched him, then stepped off
8 or 10 steps, Moorman following. They
stood with Schultz nearly in front of me, a
little to the right. Then | heard Norman
tell him Schultz was bigger man than he,
using an oath and !krc~;Hg his pistol up
about his breast. They stood there and
think Schultz raised r1eft- hand, saying
"shoot." Then Nloofman used the other
oath and fired. When Norman first cursed
him Schultz clenchsd his fist; when Moor
man cursed him again, hc threw himself in
that position, and clenohed his hand back
here. He had nothing i'll his right hand,
but he knocked his coat as he drew his hand
back. When l first saw the pistol Norman
pointed it at Schultz's stomach rs Moorman
said, "You arc bigger than l am, but you
are d-n rascal" Either man could have
touched the other by throwing the arm out.
Just after the fash of the pistol Schultz
made stranglng sound said "Oh!' gave
way in his knees and fell on his back. He
died as quick as human being could die.
turned into the Office and told the operator
to telegraph for the Sheriff, that Moorman
had shot Schultz. l then went to the body.
X BY MIR. Johnstonc: Schultz and my
self werc on very good terms, as special
friends as two people could be who had
known each other sinco August. l can't
possibly recall what SCHULTZ, Thompson and
wore talking. about odon't know why l
sturned- altar r-L}h~.a-~is,Sp'lYhas -ihAs As1"+
going to do. Schultz hasl told me that there
was a lawsuit between them, but was not
expecting anything. didn't know till after
this that there was suit for back wages,
but Schultz had told me that Moorman nc
cused him of stealing his clothes. He said,
81 wish you could see the itemized account
that he has made out. Suit of clothes, $50.
(all wool,C' and then remarked ~ bet he
never had suit of clothes all wool in his
lifc." Thon he said ''Tll bet he didn' t
have q pair Of sleeve bottoms in there that
cost over quarter" l first found out that
Schultz was arme when | took the pistol
from his right hip pocket. 1t was not
Schultz's pistol. lie usually carried pis-
tol that he called n A. wearing it concealed
inside of his pants in front, OH the left. At
the request of Otho Schultz | took from
the body some money aud draft, and after
wards q pistol. think Schultz had been
formerly with DR.. Thompson for several
years.
u. A. THOMPSON, sworn, said On
February 3D., arrived at Fish Dam on tho
down train about 3 o'clock. am railroad
contractor and my camp fB about miles
west of Fish Dam, on the same road. When
The difficulty occurred | wrs standing
directly in front of tho depot, which is
parallel with the Railroad We were stand
ing about 30 feet from where Schulz was
killed, when Mr.. Schultz looked around and
said why, there is Nh Norman, |
want to speak to him. walking out to where
he was. | turned and took two or three
steps towards the depot, meeting some one
and engaging in conversation. l never
looked around until heard Norman say,
'You are q Id rascal, and a bigger man
than mo- or something Of the kind. L
looked around then, and Norman stepped
back and Schultz drew back his hand.
Schultz was between me and Norman with
his back to me; about that time Moorman
put up the pistol and says, "You id s.
of b." and shot Schultz dropped.
When Moorman first cursed him, Schultz
threw his hand back, clenched, l think.
Y BY Mr.. Johnstonc: | had come that
day from Asheville, on my way from Knox
vile, Tenn, which i CaSSidsr my home. I
am member of the firm Of Thompson Bros,
and wrote tho communication published in
the .NGws and Courier about the 18th.
read il 10 my brother and to Mr.. VIM.
Munro. | wrote them TO make all due cor
recions and tod them that If there were
any charges on il | would nav il There