The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-16
The Victims Of the Hollands stsre Trag-
edy.

edy.
The testimony taken by Coroner Nance
in the post n.ortem examinations Of the
dead bodies of Columbus A. Glenn and
J. r. Carter is given below.
A Jury composed of ). s.. Fowler, Fore
man, W. H. Wright, John Wright, Henry
Howell, Ham Moore, J. ]. Coker. ]. A.
Manning, Peter Phillips, T. B. Wright,
John Sammons, j. K. Harper and George
Palmer heard the evidence as to the
means by which Columbus Glenn was
slain, and their verdict was that he came
to his death "by gun shot wound from
the hands of Robert Carter"
The July that heard the evidence in the
case Of Carter was as follows: W. Med.
Cochran, Foreman, ]. II. Howell, T. B.
Wright, s. e. Strickland, J.. 81. Wright,
G. w. Palmer, j. E. Anderson, Peter
Phillips, John Sammons, j. L. Harper, j.
A. Manning and j. q. Burt. Their YER
dict was, "that J.. r. Carter came to his
death from gun shot wounds in the hands
ofJimmie Earle"
Mr.. J. ". Earle died from the effects OF
the wound he received in the fight on the
following evening at about 5 O'clock. No
inquest was held over his body:
The negro, Henry Holland, who was
proving.
The evidence herewith given was given
under oath by witnesses Of the difficulty,
and is doubtless the most correct account
of the whole matter that can be secured.
All other reports that are not authorita-
tive must give place to the evidence sub
mitted to the Coroner'a inquest.
TESTIMONY OVER THE BODY OF coLUM-
BUS GLENN.
I find on examining the body of c. A..
Glenn penetrating wound apparently
gun shot, entering the upper left thorax
and severing the inomanato artery, the
wound necessarily fatal in its results.
R. G. WITHERsPooN, M. D.
A. N. Bailey said: I am acquainted
with the deceased. On yesterday after 2
o'clock p. m. I came down to Hollands
Store, precinct where they were voting.
Mr.. Glenn and o good many more men
were there. Mr.. Glenn and we're talking
on the back piazza. Jimmie Earle and
Robt. Carter and several other men were
present. All got up and walked the
piazza towards the store door. Mr.. Glenn
following behind. saw Mr.. Carter jump
off, or was pushed off, I don't know
which, on the ground. He, Carter, pulled
a pistol out of his pocket and fred in the
crowd towards Mr.. Earle. heard no
loud words and was too far away to hear
distinctly any words that were spoken.
Mr.. Earle pulled out his pistol and fired
at Carter He missed Carter. Saw the
bullet hit the ground behind Carter
Carter fired again in the crowd. Saw Mr..
Glenn throw up his hands, stagger back a
few steps, fall on bis face saying, MY
God, men, I am killed!' I am certain
that the second shot that Carter fred
caused the death of G. A. Glenn.
Baylis Cooley said: an! acquainted
with C. A. Glenn. The first thing I saw
of the difficulty Jimmie Earle and Robt.
Carter we're standing at the Iteps talking.
Carter called Earle liar. Earle pushed
or knocked Carter off the piazza, don't
know which: Carter then pulled out his
pistol and think the first shot hit Henry
Holland. The second shot from Carter
killed Glenn. There was no chance for
Mr.. Glenn to have been shot only from
Carter's pistol.
TESTIMONY OVER THE BODY OF +. R.
CARTER.
A. NJ. Bailey said: am acquainted
with Mr.. J. R. Carter. When Mr.. Carer
fired the second shot that killed Mr.
Glenn, MIR. Jimmie Earle fred the second
shot at Carter. I think it hit Carter. Car
ter was moving in line, think to get a
post between him and Earle. At this
| shot Garter then fred his third shot which
ahot, T think, hit Jimmie Earle, At this
| point Baylis Cooley caught Earle and
tried to get him to stop. Earle tried to
get loose and told Cooley to let him loose
and let him shoot again. BY this time
Mr.. Carter had squatted behind the above
mentioned post. Hampton Earle stepped
out and made some remarks, disremem-
Der what it was, but was addressing Garter
| in tolerable loud voice. Carter then
fred his fourth shot. Hampton Earle
said "Damn him, he has shot me"
don't know where Earle went. Carter re-
treated around the store by the chicken
coop. Mr.. Hampton Earle came out ol
| the store door as I went into the store.
went through the store, thinking would
meet Carter to tell him which way to go as
I did not think he was hurt, and wanted
to get him off, as believed the shooting
would continue as long as be, Carter, re-
mained there. While was going through
the store heard a shot gun fire once OF
twice, am not certain as to twice, but al
to hearing one fire. When I got through
| the SLOr6 CaICeC WAS SCouuiuS up ~ lut
grove apiece from the store with his pisto
| in his hand. I asked him was he hurt
He said eyes, am killed!" heard an
other report of gun. I don't know who
fired it, but on looking around saw
Hampton Earle with gun IN his hand
If the gun that Hampton Earle had was
the gun that I heard and had been fireG
| in the position that he was holding II
when I saw it the contents would have
gone in che ground. Carter went to move
and fell over on his left side. then went
for DR.. Witherspoon. suppose Earle
and Carter were some twenty yards apar,
when heard this last report. / don'i
think that this last mentioned report
from the gun hit Carter.
Henry Brown said: am acquainted
with Carter, the deceased. was at Hol
lands Store on yesterday all day anG
heard the shooting. I saw no shooting
but heard Mr.. Jimmie Earle give Mr.
| Carter the damn lie and saR Jimmie Earle
hit Garter at the same time. Saw Jimmie
! Earle have his pistol in his hand and saw
! Carter open his gripsack. I then wen
back into the store-house. heard tht
shooting which was pretty constant, bu
can't say who did the shooting. / saw s
Remington rife with the stock broken
of, but did not see it until after the fracGs
I also saw shot gun in tho store, but
don't know whose gun it was. The sho
gun was taken out of the house. Jimmie
Earle and Sammie Earle went out of thu
back door scu1tiing over the shot gun.
heard no threat from any one through tlt