Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-04
NEWBOLD'S STORY.
Detective Makes Affidavit as to the Kill
ing Of Turner.

Detective Makes Affidavit as to the Kill.
ing Of Turner.
The Spartanburg Herald, of We'd
nesday, prints the affidavit of W. II.
Newbold submitted to Judge Town
send in the habeas corpus proceedings
last Monday. This affidavit is as fol-
lows:
"Personally came before me w. H..
Newbold, who being duly sworn, says /:
That he was appointed and commits
stoned by the governor Of the state of
South Carolina, as chief state detect
i've for the purpose, among other
things, of capturing contrabaDd whis-
XIV, which was believed to be import
ed into the state, and being hauled
from place to place within the state.
That under his commission, and
through the advice of the governor, he
was travelling through the Piedmont
section of the state for the express
purpose of capturing all whisky lille
gaHy shipped or bauled. That on the
day of in company with
S. T. Howie and two other assistants,
he camped near the city of Spartan
burg. The Howard Gap road is the
main road leading from Spartanburg,
Union and Laurens to what is COM
monty known as the dark corner of
Spartanburg county. That he lett
two of his assistants on the road be-
tween Cherokee Springs and Spartan
burg. He took with himself S: T.
Howie, to watch the Howard Gap
road for contraband whisky. He took
Mr.. HOWE with him because he knew
him to be cool and deliberate, and not
easily excited. That just before day
light, in the morning of the 10th
inst, the defendant and Mr.. Howie
were sitting by fire near church,
which fire was some 40 yards from the
road. That on hearing buggy pass
ing he ordered Mr.. Howie to stop it.
Mr.. Howie ran to the road just about
the time the buggy reached him. The
buggy did not stop. He then, from a
distance of about 80 yards, ordered
Mr.. Howie to stop the buggy, as ne
was certain it contained whisky. Mr..
HOWE ran after it, and l believing
that he could not stop it, ran down
road, which was parallel with the one
the buggy was travelling, the distance
of about $50 yards. When found
out that l was in front of the buggy,
ran across the space between the two
roads, and in a fainting condition, be-
ing very tired, and called to the driver
to hold up, stop that buggy, that
was state officer, and must search
that buggy for whisky. The buggy
came straight towards me and quick
ening its pace. again called "whoa,"
but the mule did not stop. had a
cooked pistol in each hand. suppose
then raised the pistol in my right
hand and fired. 1t went off prema-
turely, but am certain l had it ele-
waited, solely for the purpose of stop
ping the mule. The pistol in my left
hand was fired almost at the same in
stant; but did not know this till two
hours afterwards. l called Mr.. Howie
20 come and search the buggy and
then searched it myself, and apologized
for the search. then found that Mr..
Turner was wounded, and we togeth-
er, Mr.. Howie and myself, did all that
we could to render medical aid to the
unfortunate man.
"God being my helper and my wit
ness in this matter, the killing of MIR.
Turner was an accident, which can
not be deplored by any one more than
myself"