The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07
NEWBOLD'S OWN STORY.
He Declares That the Killingiof Tur.
ncr Was an Accident Il Secures
Bail as II Result.

Bail as Result.
In his affidavit to secure bail. Detec.
tive Ncwbod has told his story as To
the killing of Turner, and it is as fol-
lows:
| IIiE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY or SPARTANBURG.
The State vs.. w. IL. New bold-Indict-
mont for Murder.
Personally came before me, w. III.
Newbold, who being duly sworn saws:
mat he was appointed and commits
stoned, by the Governor Of the State of
south Carolina, as Chief State Detec-
i've Tor the purpose, among oShsr
things, OF capturing contraband whisky.
which was believed to be imported
into the State, and being hauled from
place TO place within the State That
under his commission and through the
ADVICE o! the Governor, he was travel
Ing through the Piedmont section of
the State for the express purpose of
capturing all whiskey Illegally shipped
or hauled. That on the = day of -, in
company with S. II. Howie and two
other assistants, be campcd near the
city OF Spartanburg.
The Howard Gap road is the main
road leading from Spartanburg, Union
and Laurens to what Is commonly
known as the dark corner" OF Spar-
tanburg County. That he left two of
MS assistants on the road between
Cherokee Springs and Spartanburp.
he took with him S. IT, HOWE. to
watch the Howard Gap road for con.
traband whiskey. He took Mr.. Howie
with him because he know him to be
cool and deliberate, and not easily en-
cited. That just before daylight on
the morning Of the 10th instant, the de-
fendant and Mr.. Howic were sitting bv
Il lire near church, which fire was
some forty yards from the road. That
on nearing buggy passing he ordered
Mr.. Howic to stop it. Mr.. IIowic ran
to the road just about the time the
buggy reached him. The buggy did
rot stop. He then, from a distance of
about thirty yards, ordered Mr..
Howie to stop the buggy, as he
was certained it contained whiskcy.
MIR. Howie ran after lit and |, be-
Iieving that he could not stop l.,
ran down Il road which was parallel
with the one the buggy was travelling,
The distance OF about 800 yards. When
found out that | was in front OF tho
ouggy, | van across the space betw cen
he two roads and, in a fainting copdi-
ion, being very tired, and called to the
river TO ho!d up, stop that buggy, that
was State officer, and must search
hat buggy for whisky. The buggy
'amc straight towards me, quickcning
is pace. | again called whoa" but
he mule did not stop. ! had cooked
pistol in each hand. | suppose | then
'aiscd the pistol in my right hand and
lred. 1t went oil prcmaturely, but am
certain had it levelcd, solely for the
purpose Of stopping the mule. The
pistol in my left hand was fired almost
It the same instant, but did not know
his till two hours afterwards. called
'lr Howic to come and search the
buggy and then searched it myself,
md apologised for the search. | then
ound that Mr.. Turner was wounded,
md we together, Mr. Howie and my
ell, did all that we could to render
medical aid 10 the unfortunate man.
cod being my helper and my witness
n this matter, the killing Of Mr.. Tur-
Ter was an accident. which cannot be
iepiored by anyone more than myself.
w. Ii. NFWBOLD.
Sworn TO before me Nov. u. 1897.
w. S. THOMASON, N. =.