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CORONER'S INQUEST.

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SOME PARTICULARS OF THE KILLING OF
ED ANDERSON.
Court? The Negro Paid Dearly
for Trying to Run.
State of South Carolina, County of Able
Vile. Inqulsition by ]. q. Harden, Tria
Jurors-R. A. Mcconnell, j.: j.. Moseley,
J. W. Morgan, w. H. Hardin. +. ]. Baskin,
L, A. McCalla,- P. B. Parnell,y. A. Brown,
]. c. Black, r. ]. Hutchison, w. A. WicKs'
W. NJ. Speer.
R. w. Colyer, sworn says:
This moring as come out of the hotel l
saw Mr.. Cooley standing on the railroad, ne
motioned TO me TO come TO him, went down
to where he was and be asked me 70 go WIN
him TO assist In catching Ed Anoerson ior
any threats. After we reached the train Mr.
Cooley went on one side and on the other,
the hands were working In a cut. Ed was on
Mr.. Cooley's side Mr; C9oiey d sa,h ibe 20 irack &
toward the coach. Ed got on steps anu WenI
In car, as soon as he entered the car uoor l
saw him running. ran down tne sue oi 1nG
Jumped on the steps just Az he was at the
door, he then hurried and ran back through
the coach, behind him attempting 10 catch
him in going through, Wnen d ne run 'heouS heord
pistol fire, and when got TO the door saw
him living to the left Of the door on the
ground. did not see the person who dia the
questioned by Jury: did see hands
standing ont there. Good many around? :?
do not know who did the shooting, l knew
Martin-fireman. The train hands are IN
Augusta to. mig bit where they said they were
going 1 did not hear any one say %n2 9lu
that shooting. Il. W. Iohl Hn'
DR.. b. a. Henry sworn says:
taye examined the dead body of Ed An
derson and find In the right temple gunshot
wound sufficiently grave to produce death'
First saw Ed at trestle In s. s. Bakers field,
him here. B. A. HENRY.
FELTON, Bier Green, (col.l, Barlow Hender,
son, Ben Patterson, were there When !
reached Ed MIR: Black came nd ior .en me dar. ara
key that was shot, said also that MIR. Cooley
shot the negro. I thought that when l hrsI
saw Ed that he was In dying connit'"n,; a. l.
tion therefore did not really know now
dangerous he was. got out all OF the lead
from the negro's head. Ed was apparnCy
conscious as II seen ed he noticed my prooe
and picked it up-had some trouble to gel II
loose.
Healso held hls person when he wanted to
vomit, showing that he was conscious 20 some
extent At least. b. a. hENpi'
Barlow Henderson sworn says:
On Saturday morning / was at work be-
tween seven and eight and saw Mr.. CoOley
the negro was lying and stayed about niteen
minutes and came back: / saw there sea. sea.
wright, Ben Patterson, Mr.. Dunkims. Hardly
McCurry, Berry Allen. Fulton McConhsh,
Dr. Henry and Ben Green.
lido not think I heard any one say who
shot the boy. do not remember , OF havans Sa1s
stated. baNlOW HENpEts7ot''
Ben Patterson sworn says:
went last Saturday to where Ed Anderson
was shot, did not see many, ABOUT slx-J0nh
scott, Handley McCurry. Berry Allen, Dun.
kIns, Mcdonnell, FELTON,. Mr.: Cooley was
that that he did the shooting McCurry and John
scott came by my house and told me that
| Ed was shot and went with them; aL,,,so~
]. C. Black sworn says:
went after DR.. Henry to minister to Ed
Anderson Mr.. Colyer told me to 60 after DL pr;
do what he could for him. He did not tell
me who did the shooting. The last time
saw Cooley was about O'Clock on SATURDAY
night did not converse WIN MN On - 'n. me
about the killing. I saw Mr.. Cooley aoouI
Z o'clock Saturday morning.
9uestiGnre1E; Eoo,sv Saturday night before the
1nrv s" Of f INQUEST s Was held. did not hear him
say anything about the shooting; -, .cu
! ]. j. Scott, sworn, says:
! roewEd. Anderson last Saturday after ne
was shot. I saw Mr.. Cody that morning, anu
had con versation with him. he ana nau
I r.
TooIev why he shot Ed Anderson. He made
me no reply, and the conversation stopped al
| this point.
shot ed Anderson. did not stay there over
and another man 1 did not know, vas SrSIFT anere
when was.
Gibbs Baker, sworn, says:
did not see Ed Anderson on the morning
of the 18th. l saw Mr.. Cody that uay, anu
had q conversation with him. seeing MI,
Cooley, suppose about hall hour a!eef 'nSo nna
heard some one shoot down the rallroata. Eie
OF tho negroes asked me II heard H. IN u
few minutes Mr.. Pink Parnell came up Tue
railroad My knowing that they were ailer n
said they had, and that he was down there
Shnt. asked him who 1t was that shot hlm:
lie said that Mr.. Cooley shot him. IN aoou.
half hour from that Time apd met Mr
GooIey. I asked him II he thought 1t was sc.
rtons wound. He said he didn't THINK u was
serious, but that Il ought TO have killed hlna .;
asked him where the ball hit AZ; ne SaIu Hnaw ~
where Dr. II enry was, and passed on.
| DIR, 8. A. Henry. recalled, says;
have made thorough examination, aha
in go doing found a gun sh0s Touo the wonnd IN a.
hard as could, thought II rangeu ,toa atete
upward and backward. and upon dissection
brain found two pieces ot eaa saS lotsed
In the brain. I first saw him on M; hH,Sn tSn,
inson's place, Just on the other side oi tnat
long trestle There we're six or eeht I bper
person say that they had done the shooting.
9SsstGned Ssvs the lsssd. es did not make thcr
ough an eNaminaIiond IE ed Te to deemed it best
from his condition, to await nrther deVeloPI
menI before making better examlnutlnn; 1
found Mr.. Mcconnell, Seawrtsht, Berry Alien
DR.. Henry replaced on stand.
| Mr. Cooley told me TO treat Ed Anderson,
and that he and Mr.. Allen would pay me lor
my .ervices Mr. BIaGS Ss1 ana 1o ZONE me- 'tr that MR.
Cooley did shoot him. H. A. ENHi'
". +. geawright, sworn, says:
nossed along the railroad last Saturday
about o'clock, where Ed Anderson was M lay
Ing Shot. Mr.. Mcconnell, Berry Allen, link
Farmer, Mr.. Cooley and Mr.. FELTON, were
there. | asked them II they were waiting Tor
ed Anderson Mr.. Mcconnell said they had
done got him. asked where he was. he
showed him TO me. lying In the ditch; |
Soii Mr. Cooley ut the same place asked
Mr. Cooley what size ball it was. He sald 81
calibre. | do not know whether Mr.. Cooley
heard what Mr.. Mcconnell Said TO me, or nor.
Iorn ceriain Mr. Mcconnell said that Cooley
did shoot him. w. S. SEAWRlGHT.