The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
NeWbold' Own Story.
He Tolls It to Secure Bail
Accident Claimed.

Hare Is the story Of the killing Of
81 Is Tarner. q. told by Detective
Newbold ia hrs afidayis to secure bail.
tssreads 90 foiioRs ;s.
The State Of South Carolina,
Couaty of SpartanburR
Tie State vs. WE. 81. Newbold lndios
s msnt for Murder 5.
Personally e.me before me- w 81.
Nssbold. xao being duly asoro says:
That be was appointed, and commits
eioped by the governor Of ahe State Of
South Csroli0a. as chief state detective
fssr the purpose. among other Thugs. OF
scsptnring oontraband wbiskey. which
VAS believed 10 be imported into tbs
State, and being hauled from place TO
gplace within the State. Tba. under
his commission. and through the advice
s0f the governor. he was travelling.
tErough the piedmont section Of the.
State for the express purpoas Of capsnr-
ing an shiskey illegally shipped or
hauIed That on che day Of ],
il compary with S. r HOWE aud two
other sssistants, he canped pear the
city sot Spsrtanburg
The Howard Gap rode is the main
road leading from Spartanbarg, Union
and Lsurens 20 what Is commonly
sllkno1n Is tie dark corner Of Sparfao-
burg county That be left two, Of his
sssistsnts On the road between Cbero
kee Springs and Spartan burg He took
With him s. T HOWE. 10 watch the
{ Housrd Gap road for cootraband
whisky He took Mr HoSie With bin
sbscsuss he knew him to be cool ADD
doliberase. and not easily excited That
sjjuss before dayaigbs on the morning Of
tbel 19sh inst the defendant and Mr..
HOWE we're sitting BY . Gre near 3
chareb, shich IRE VAS some forty
yards from The road That on hearing
abuggg passing he ordered Mr. Houie
u stop i Mr.. HOWE ran 10 she road
juss shout the time the buggy reached
him. The buggy did not step He then,
& from = dIstance Of about thirty yards.
ordered Mr HOWE to stop the buggy,
IS he vas certain it contained whisky
Nj. Houie ran after it and I. beiiev
ing that he did not stop il, ran down
road which was parallel with the ooe
the buggy was travelling. the distance
I ef about $50 yards When fonDd
ont that I vas 10 front of the buggy.
ran across the space between the tvo
roads and, in faineing condition.
being vary tired. aud called to the driy.
er 70 hold up. stop that buggy. that i
vas 8 state officer. and must search that
buggy for whisky. The buggy came
straight towards me, qoickenirg It's
pase. 4 sgai6 called .'vbos. (" bus the
mule did NOS stop. I had cooked pis.
tol 10 each hand suppose I then
raised the pistol iu my right and fired.
went of prematurely. bat am cerssin
had it leveied. solely for the purpose
of stopping the mule The pistol in
mY left baud was fred almost at the
same iOst.Dt. but did not know this
tiil two hours afterwards I called Mr.
Hosie TO come and search the buggy
and then searched i. myself, and apoi.
.ogised for the search I then found
that Mr. Tarner was wounded. aud we
together, Mr. Howie and myself, did ell
that se could to render medical aid to
the unfortunate man.
God being my helper aud my Wit
ness 10 this matter. the killing of Mr..
Turner was an accident. which cannot
be deplored BY any one more than n.y.
self. w. FL. NEwBoLD.
Sworn TO before noe Nov. 27. 1897.
w. s. Thouasoo,
L.S.) Notary Public