The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-02-14

THE TESTIMONY AT TIE INQUEST.
The SpartaDburg Herald gives the
following account Of the testimony at
the Coroner's inquest at Wexford,
Spartanburg County:
a. Boyce Dean: l came in company
with posse Of State constableS to this
place. We came first into the swamp
just below this place. We stayed there
about half an hour; saw man coming
down there with lantern. He stayed
there about I've minutes. We were
about twenty-five yards from him. We
then turned and came up the railroad ;
I was IN front; saw man coming back
this way from the branch with a1an-
-Sern. Jackson was just behind me-.
FAINT was behind Jackson. called on
the man with the lantern to halt two
or three times. He TenH off partly to-
ward the hollow. He turned around
and fred at me. ! was about fifteen
ortWenty yards from him at the time.
When be fred at me shot at him. /
would not have fred at ali If be had not
fred az me. His shot was the first shot
of ell. IN short time he followed,
then the firing began ell around. l
could not tell exactly which way 1t was.
I then went back to Mr.. Gregory's
house on the railroad; told Mr.. Grego-
ry to get light. l thought some one
was shot or killed. He said he was
sick and could not 60, but gave me a
lantern. I geye it to Jackson. Then
me, Fant, Jackson, Massey came down
to look for the man We thought was
wounded OF killed. When near this
house we met Ballew coming out of
the corn field. We were close together.
Mr.. Ballew had a pistol in each hand.
We ordered him to drop his pistols two
or three times. had my gun leveled
at him at that time. I did not fire at
him at all. We stopped, he stopped.
Massey was little { my right. Bal
lew lowered one hand and raised the
other in a position to shoot, Massey
fired on him. That was the only shot
FREQ at the time. He was killed.
w. A. Babb, VITO was in a house
close to the shooting, says ne heard q
noise Of feet and two shots between II
and l2 o'clock. At third shot some
body followed II am shot" TIE par
ties either two or three ran back to-
wards the railroad something like a
dozen fires ID about minute. l was
II II Ar. Gregory's building dur'og shoot
ing. About the time Boyce Dean came
to the door and I asked for light, I
looked out and saw Dumber Of men,
about fifteen. I saw the shot fired,
then went 10 the back door. | never
heard anything until the woman began
to scream. O1e OF the women said
this is my msp, 6,n'C kill him." After
this one man came towaros the house
and said "come on boys they came.
J. r. Fant: l came here last night
with posse TO sc. W papers on Mr.
Moore with Sheriff Dean. Also had
probably another Deputy Sheriff Dean
lad the napers. We intercepted 10 N
carrying a hight Ieaf Gregory's house.
Deputy Dean ard Jackson followed the
hsnJ They ran Up behind the man
and We ordered him to halt. The man
carrying the hight arted runDing aud
freo back. Dsan iced at HIM anu tnsn
l fred. Just after l fred several orhels
began firlu2 from tie swamp nsar the
railroad l shot al TIE flash OF The pis
tol or gun. Twas on the railroad at the
time.
Jackson and Dean were near a. G.
Gregory's house dCfirg the shooting,
After thing ceased we went aruuho
and hunted to iad the man, visiting 10
carry him home and take care Of hlm
and get a ph, ,slclau. Weheard hollow
ering here at the house ard supposed
he was here. When We got fifteen or
twenty feet from the house there was
a man came out Of the corn field TO
wards Us. l could see the bright pistol
shining in his hand. When we first saw
him be did not have his pistol present
ed. He had one up. When he got
close to US he presented his pistols
both. l and Deputy Dean both de.
manded be drop them. He would moi
drop bis pistols, but Continued to ad.
vance, but ra'sed the pistols as If he
was going to shoot, and Mr.. Massey
fred. Every man had his gun present
ed except Jackson and be was about
twelve feet of US and he raised his pls