The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-08-11
IT WAS A FATAL KISS.

Ante 1rortsm Statement Of fDa. George
Roundsbush, Of Canton Miss,
CANTON, MISS. dying statement
OF DR.. Roundebush 10 given below ~
taken from the record:
I, George 8. Roundebush. Jr., make
this ss my last statement: On Tuesday
night, the a7th day Of July, 1893, about
1880 O'Clock Q. m, i was atthe residence
Of John r. Cameron, sitting in the par
lor with his daughter, Miss Virgil Cam
eron, preparatory to retiring. About
.ss minutes before the shooting tho oil
in the lamp became exhausted aud the
lamp was burning low, and there were
other lights In the hall sufficient to light
the room. We were sitting on tho sofa.
We had not been together moro than ten
or aftsen minutes after the rcst had left,
suggested to Miss Virgie that she had
bettcr retire, that It was lato and she had
not been we'll during the evening. put
my arm around her neck and cares,ed
her, and arose fIom the sofa to leave her
She said something about this time.
There was q low seat or chair at tho end
Of the sofa, into which dropped on my
knees and throw my arms around her
aud kissed her several times. About this
time Miss Virgie said: "Ohl my brotherl' ~
and to him she said: ''For Gods sake
don't shootw Whom he said, ~ have
caught you; will kill you both," I said
nothing but started toward him: Miss
Virgie was trying 10 wrench tho pistol
from him, when ho (Malcolm Cameron)
threw ter violently aIide and shot mo.
l ran out Of the door, he followed me
into the front yard, shooting ut me aI
he ran. I ran back into the house.
through the front door, he shooting MT
again from the back hall door, from
which staggered aud fell just inside
of the deor, ana Mr.. Cameron camo tc
the door and said, damn you, have
killed you, and will 60 and kill the othel
one." I lay in this room Eve or ter
minutes, when found l could move.
attempted to get on the back gallery
where it was cooler, but found the doo
locked, whereupon lay on tho lounge
stayed there until assistance came L
me. l was then taken back into th
room where had fallen and laid upol
the bed, where ! stayed until tho bugg,
was ready to bring mo to town. Gamer
on said that "you shall not die iu m,
house, and II you don't get out prctt,
quick will como in there and kill you
aud then you can be carried out withou
pain or trouble" was groaning at tn
time he said this. Twas driven to tow
by one of his negro tenauts to tho IN
of DR.. G. 8. Priestly, where l received
all the attention thpt could be asked
God knows ! am innocent of any cvi
intentions or actions as any man living
make this statement realizing fully IN
condition. G. 8. RoUNDEBUsH.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Goth day of July, 1903.
A. P. HILL, Mayor and ]. p.
CAMERON GIVES $4,000 BAIL.
The preliminary trial of Malcolm Cam
eron for the murder of DR.. r. G. Rounde
bush was called and Cameron entered
plea of not guilty to the charge. 1h
State introduced tho dying declaration
of the deceased as testimony. Iu thi
declaration the statement Is made tbs
he (Roundebusb) YVES only kissing tn
GIRL Cameron was bound over &c cc:::
his bail being fixed at $4,000, whic
was given.