The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-06

The sherin's Assistants shot u fore They
served the Warrants They Had

a spartansburg, S. c.. special says:
A warrant was placed in the hands Of
the sheriff yesterday for the arrest of
Crawford Ballew. William Center. Perry
Moore and two sons ut Wexford for
violating the Dispensary law About
o'clock last night the sherfi's posse went
out TO make the arrest. They reached
Ballew's about midnight.
They saw Perry Moore. and the deputy
sherifs ordered him 10 surrender. He
fired ON them The fire was returned by
the posse. and Moore was shot through
the leg. The constables then went to-
ward Ballew's house ana ordered him TO
surrender. He did not obey, and Con-
stable Massey shot him in the breast
killing him instantly.
Ballew and Moore We're recent Corners
in this neiehborhood. from GreenVlle
county. They were farmers. living OH the
farm of Captain y. NJ Benson. about two
miles from Wexford. Their friends tell
"a different tale of the killing from that
given by the sheriff. They say that one
of Tillman's spOtters came 10 Ballew' s.
house about II o'clock. pretending to
be drunk and asking the way 10 the
railroad. Moore got his lantern and
| ploted the man TO the railroad.
When they reached the railroad Chief
| Constable FAINT and Deputy Sheriff Dean.
with a posse of six constables. halted
Moore who started 10 rum The con-
stables say he. ran. but fired as he ran.
He says he did not shoot until fired at
All agree that he was running when ne
| was fred upon by the posse. lie fell
| CRYING for help.
The wounded mans cries brought BAL
lew out of his house. Moore says that
Ballew carried him into the cotton field
near BY. The women at Ballew's house
were very much alarmed and i'm order
| TO quiet them BalleW left Moore on the
ground and ran toward his house. lie
| WAS intercepted bv Chief FAINT. Deputy
Boyce. Dean. and several others.
| woman was heard go scream.
THAT is my husband. Please dom
| shoot him.
she was answered by the crack OF q
| rifle and Ballew fell forward dead. Th'
| constablcs saw that after Moore fled ans
they had fred on him they advanced To-
ward Ballcw's house They saw him al
vancing on them with drawn pistols
They say they ordered him TO throw dowi
| his pistols.
He halted and lowered one a little. bu
! Immediately advanced until he Was with
in ten feet of the posse. BOycc, Dean
and FAINT told him al every step to stol
or they would kill him. When he 80
within ten feet one OF them fired.
Moore lay on the ground wounded ai
| night. The fact that FAINT .claims TO hav'
seen pistols i'm Ballow's hands at MT
or sixty feet is discreditcd, because M
night was dark and raining no war
rants for arrest were shown.
| The victims were not told Of war
rant There seems TO be no doubt ina
the men would have surrendered Volun
tarily had they known of the warrants
Verdict OF the Coroner's Jury.
| SPARTANBURG. 5. g, Feb. 81 Il
coroner's Jury i'm the dispensary kiihn'
near Wexford reached Verdlct to-ua i
| The first Jury was discharged at the sus
geetion of Sheriff Dean. because III
father and some Of the kindred OF Boyc
Dean his DEPUTY, was on ii. a sausiac
tory mry was finally selected. Ihey ren
dorea the following verdict, which is SIN
gular in its phraseology' -. -,
1--WE the coroner's jury, agree that IN
! aacaaeed Crawford Ballew, came To nj
doath on February 3. 1894, by a gun-sho
S,o,,,d in the hands or +. q. Massey
,,b,ia resisting officers of the law
rnroner Pollard was in doubt as 10 hi
49,, os IN Massey under this verdit
uSna,,v he decided TO commit him TO IN
AN and await instructions from the solici
co. consequently Massey was arrests
| his afternoon and turned over TO Sheril
| mean. IL will be two or three days bctor
! solicitor Schumpert can be heard.
n he decides that Massey should .
held under arrest. then Application WI,
! he made before a Judge for bail, wniel
| will be easily secured.