The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-03
A cOWAaDlY SHOOTING.
a Nswsboy Dangerously Shot by
Soms Tough.

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COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 27.-Juiius
J. Henry, Union News boy, whose
homo is at Seneca, was shot aad danger
ously wounded near !he Uaioa Dopot
Yesterday morning. The shooting was
brutal and uncallod for and if the guilty
man is found the lsw ought to deal with
aim severely.
About IL O'Clock 10 the morning an
excursion train from Greenwood and
points between here and there arrived
in the city on its way to Charleston. 1.
was sidetrackedjust East Of the depot to
await the arrival of the train on the
South Carolina Roa1 before leaving the
city. There were about 200 people on
the train, all from the small to as this
side of Greenwood. A good maaY OF
them were tough Customers and Eqlor
was plentiful.
Henry, who is about II years old, aud
who wanted to earn soma money Tor
himself, secured basket Of fruit from
the News Com oany aud went into one
OF the excursion cars to sell it, not think.
ing that there would be any trouble. 1t
seems that man named ohn R. Skurrg
from Chppell's, had bought tie privilege
to sell fruits and refreshm ents on the
train and he was aagered at the boy
getting Or the car. He abused Henry
and ST. Cd in the doorway to prevent the
boy getting out, saying that he was 60
Ing to take Henry on to Charleston.
The train started to move. Henry
pushed through the doorway and at
tempted to get off the car. Skurry
called to those standing arouad to help
themselves to the fruit n the basket.
Part OF the crowd tried to get some
of the fruit and the boy grabbed at tae
hat of a man. Henry got off the TRAN
all right, although Skurry pulled pls-
tol and tried to shoot the boy, but was
prevented from dong so. Henry walked
away and was going around the end OF
a c.r when be was fred at from the plat
form of car, a distance Of about car
length. The ball entered the lef. cheek
bono, and lodged above the roof OF thu
mouth, between the nostrlls.
The foregoing Is the story tolS by
Henry and is corrobora!ed by several
witnesses to the affair.
Henry was then taken to the office OF
DR.. A. 3. KnoWiton, on GerVais street,
and was attended to. The bullet was
probed for aud was located aud extract
cd by DR.. Knowlton and Dr.. T. B.
Owens. DR., Kuowlton says he cannot
sag what will be the result of the wound
as Inflammation may ensus.
Policemen Bolton and S.sele ar
rested young white man named 7. A.
Carson, who is from Edgefeld Couaty,
along the line Of the Columbia and
Greenville Road. Carson was pointed
out by several nen as the man who did
the shooting. It is ssid that as soon as
be fred the shot he rao back into the
car and disposed of his pistol. No
weapon was found on him when arrested.
Carson would not talk to q reporter,
but it is stated that he denies doing the
shooting. he is young man about %
yesr. Some Of his friends stayed in the
city with him try to procure bail. Car.
son was taken before Trial Justics Stack
and was committed to jail, without be-
ing allowed bond, to await the result of
Henrg's wounds.
The shooting was cowardly. The
ball went starlight into the left cheek,
showing that the boy was not watching
the wouldbe assassi when the shot was
fired. Several men on the train threat.
ended to shoot Henry if they had pistols.
The boy may have been impertinent,
but there is no evidence that be even at
tempted to defend himself when he got
off the car before be was shot. While he
was getting of several men kicked him.
Henry saw the man who shot him and
the description he gave of the person
tallies with that Of Carson. Henry was
too badly wounded to attend the Trial
Justice Court. Two or three Witnesses
will swear that Carson did the shooting.
Henry says that Skurry did not do it,
but Skurry may be arrested when he
comes back through here.
Since the foregoing was written JUS
tice Stack has granted bail to Carson
in the sum of $500 and it was furnished,
the bond beng signed by three RESPONSE