The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-24

would say that deceased was leaning
forward from position and the range
Of ball. There was a man by the name
CT Bruce and man who called him
self Howic came with deceased. He
told me that a Mr. Newbold did the
shooting. Howie said he was scme
distarce. about $50 yards from then,
when shooting took place. He just
stated that they were watching foI
whiskey. I will just sd1 that l ad.
vise6 the young man 10 bring him
home at cnce as he was already dead
He 10 roie acted very nicely. ! can
say further that J Henry Turuer was
a quiet. good cit.z>n. l notified the
sheriff.
DR.. Geo. R. Dean, C.. s.
T. HOWE,
sworn, says: My home is in North
Carolina. Have been on the constab'
ularv force for three years until Oct.
/, 1897. Since Oct l I've been at
Chester most Of the time, Last righG
Nov. 9, 1887. we we're On g raid, camp
ed near the water works. l: must
have been four miles from camp
ground to the church. We came there
about 9 O'CLOCK, stayed till 4 this morn
ing. then we weat back OF church and
built up a ire. Mr. Tawbold had of
his shoes. We did not hear the buggy
until it was ii front OF the church
He told me TO run ard showed me
which way to 20. run round church
until I was near the road. seen no
sign of whisky about the buggy un-
less it was ia ceos. saen they had
not seen me. steppad in the road
be hind them and stood 10 listen for
the c&ns By that time Mr. Newoold
had On his shoes. He came on round
ard Goid me to run on, and l ran
about 80 yards. I could not hear any
cans. l stopped and looked for Mr..
Newoold. l could not see him. J
thought he had gone back to the ire.
! started back to the fire. got to church
heard him hollow, mold up there, "
he was State officer and wanted to
search the buggy and Just at that time
Re followed something else like hold
and the pistol fred. Ea fred two
shots right close together. De called
me then and said, come On.
Did the man in the buggy make
any reply when he SAID hold up?
l heard none. I started to run to
him down the road from the church.
! ran down. Had to stop and walk
before I got 10 him. When I got to
them Mr.. Newbold vas q. the side OF
the buggy. Asked him what was the
matter, Then asked him ii he was
shot. I heard no reply until after a
match was struck. Mr.. Newbold ask
ed the boy if he was drinking. The
boy told him he was not. This ques-
ton was asked before the match was
struck. Soon as Newbol6 seen he vas
shot he burst into crying and asked
who he was, and said he would not
have shot the old gentleman for any
thing. He started to get in the buggy
himself, then said he had to get MS
overcoat I told hin never mind that
I could find doctor quicker than be
could. got in the boys seat; he in
my lap, and we went To SparEanbarg
TO Dr.. Dean. I dent remember, but
as well as remem Der, the doctor said
that he was already dead. H9 drew
several breaths after We got to Dr.
Deans house. never seen any wea-
pons about the buggy. Nor I never
neard any words OF resistance.
Did you tell the boy to say that il
was an accident2
No, sir, did not nevar told him
anything to say. told him that /
would say that it WAS an accident.
Would you have fred those shots
uLder the circumstances, seeing nor
hearing no signs of resistance2
I do not know whether would Or
not. The church door was not locked
l seen no one except two men in the
buggy, myself and NsWoold. 1t was
$50 yards from church to where shoot
ing taken place. He ran across the
road behind ne when he told me to
run down the road.
S. Z. Howie g. S
We, the jurors OF inquest IL the case
of the State vs.. toe dead body Of j.
Henry Turner, fad that he came to
his death By guushot wound IN the
hand Of one W. Il. Ne1bold and that
IS. T. HoHie was an accessory to the
murder.
George W. Turner, Foreman.
Il. 81. Turner,
W. \. Hendrix,
". j. Eubanks,
J. W. Wingo,
S. D. Hendrix,
B. N. High,
". L. Chapman.
E P. High,
j. B. Seay,
Z. Bejcher,
J. &. Robertson.