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

tol as though be WAS going to ire
about the time Massey fired. Ballew
held on to bis pistol. Jackson grabbed
him BY the hand and pulled him ul
from the ground. He left his pistol
on the ground. About that time lady
ran out. He was IN a sitting posture
and she grabbed him over the neck and
said "don't kill my man" She asked
US to bring him to the house. We told
her we could not just then as we have
to put down our arms which would
put US at a disadvantage. Mtllwooo
Burgiss and Jackson brought him in
the house. We then went back into
the hollow for the man who first hol-
lowed he was shot. Not finding thim
we carried the lamp back to the man
we borrowed it from and wanted to
get where we could notify the Coroner
I with Deputy Dean, Jackson and Pear
SOD went to Wexford. I think BaueW
died in the field near his house. There
were FIVE conSssbles and four or five
private citizens.
Perry Moore says: was in bed as
leep at this, my house, last night, Feb
ruary 8. Some parties called me up
and three men came in and asked lne
to get them some whiskey: They gave
me money and one quart bottle. ]
went and got them quart and brought
it back to them. They stayed in my
house while was gone for the Whls'
key.
One of the party claimed to be drunk
and they asked me to go over to the
road and help them get in the road. !
took a lantern and went with them,
When got over there I said boys If
you can't get over the tlestle I will
take light and go with you. They
Thanked me and said they could get
along al right. Just as I stepped OF
the railroad somebody said "halt." l
came on walking pert, and someone
fred on me. I had pistol and / shot
one time. Mine was the second shot.
I fell and some one ran up and took
nv pistol and lantern. I was hit on
the head by some one.
Just then Mr.. Ballew came to me and
put me on his back and carried me up
there to two oak trees. saying, if l take
you home they will kill you. Ballew
was in his night clothes. Ny wife and
sister was following and I told 6sllew
to go and tell them was not hurt
much. He ran towards his house and
I beard some one say "halt-" Then one
shot fred and I heard Ballew hollow
and say am killed. His wife ran out
and I heard her ask them what they
had killed her husband for? They re-
piled: What did be run out there with
a plstel for? Ballew had only one pis-
toll. I am sure that Ballew did not get
my pistol when he came to me after
I was shot. 7 think one Of the men
for whom got whiskey said his name
was Caldwell. saw the man who got
the whlskey turn back when the others
said "halt."
DR.. Dean testified that he, with Drs.
Black and Vernon examined the dead
man. They found bullet hole in the
right side and front, over the region OF
the lower border of the liver. The ball
penetrated the abdominal cavity, pass
ed through the liver and the spinal col.
umn and lodged in the region of the
left side.
The following is the Coroner's jury:
a. P. Golden, ". B. Burnett, James
Snoddy, G. Lowe. Pink Taylor, L. W.
Surch, j. ". Croker, J. D. Sexton, D. E..
Odum, William Hoy, F. Dorrah and
w. Z. Griffin.
Tue verdict was that Crawford Bal
Jew came to his death February Sd,
1894, by gunshot wounds in the hands
OF F. G. Massey, while resisting officers
of the law.