The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-08-11
1T WAS A FATAL KISS.
Ante Mortem Statement Of Dl. George
Roundebush, of Canton Miss.

ante -mortem statement OF Dl. George
Roundebush, of Canton Miss.
CANTON, MIss.-The dying statement
of DIR. Roundebush is given below as
taken from the record:
I, George 8. Roundebusb, Jr., make
this as my last statement: On Tuesday
night, the 27th day of July, 1893, about
1880 o'clock q. m, 1 was at the residence
of John r. Cameron, sitting In the par
lor with his daughter, Miss Virgil Cam
eron, preparatory to retiring. About
ten minutes before the shooting the oil
in the lamp became exhausted and the
lamp was burning low, and there were
other lights in the hall sufficient to light
the room. We were sitting on the sofa.
We had not been together more than ten
or fifteen minutes after the rest had left.
l suggested to Miss Virgie that she had
better retire, that it was late and she had
not been we'll during the evening. I put
my arm around her neck and caressed
her, and arose from the sofa to leave her.
She said something about this time.
There was low seat or chair at the end
of the aofa, into which dropped on my
knees and throw my arms around her
aud kissed her several times. About this
time Miss Virgie said: "Ohi my brotherl"
and to him she said: "For Gods sake
don't shoot!" When he said, 81 have
caught you; will kill you both,"I I said
nothing but started toward him: Miss
Virgie was trying to wrench the pistol
from him, when ho (Malcolm Cameron)
threw Ter violently aside and shot me.
l ran out of the door, he followed me
into the front yard, shooting at me as
he ran. I ran back into the house,
through the front door, he shooting me
again from the back hall door, from
which I staggered and fell just inside
of the door, ana Mr.. Cameron camo to
the door and said, damn you, have
killed you, and will go and kill the other
one." I lay in this room FIVE or ten
minutes, when 1 found l could move. I
attempted to get on the back gallery,
where it was cooler, but found the door
locked, whereupon lay on the lounge.
I stayed there until assistance came to
me. / was then taken back into the
room where had fallen and laid upon
the bed, where stayed until the buggy
was ready to bring me to town. Gamer
on said that ''you shall not die in my
house, and If you don't get out pretty
quick will como in there and kill you,
and then you can be carried out without
pain or trouble" was groaning at the
time he said this. was driven to town
by one of his negro tenants to tho me
of DR.. G. 8. Priestly, where I received
all the attention that could be asked.
God knows / am innocent of any evil
intentions or actions as any man living.
I make this statement realizing fully my
condition. G. s. RoUNDEBUsH
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this Goth day of July, 1903.
A. P. HILL, Mayor and ]. P.
CAMERON GIVES SIC, 600 BAIL.
The preliminary trial of Malcolm Cam.
eron for tho murder of DR.. R. G.. Rounde
bush was called and Cameron entered a
plea of not guilty to the charge. The
State introduced the dying declaration
of the deceased as testimony. Iu this
declaration the statement is made that
he (Roundebush) was only kissing the
girl. Cameron was bound over to coult,
his bail being fixed at $4,000, which
was given.