The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-02-04
A NEGRO KILLED.

List Saturday night between 10 and II
O'Clock, Night Waterman III. Canning.
ham shot and killed Will I'm Carver, alias
"Crayhsh Bill" The circumstances are
given below in NJ. C~xnutsgham's state.
m"nt before the coroner's jury:
J. J. Cunninghis, being dlly sworn.
says that on SatsHAsy eight, ths 29th OF
January. 1893, VIII le passing a saloon. in
tho town Of Scranton Will Carver, the
deceased, came out using vile aud pro-
fame language, for which l attempted to
arrest HIM, hut he resisted arrest and
pulled away, saying No - white
fvered - cOull artes. him. he made
his escape. This OCCURRED about 10
o'clock Of said night. A few minutes
later my attention was attracted to ii
crowd ct negroes c~ongregatel in flon1 or
near Mr.. }. +. C%assnnOva's store, who
were indulging in high lam.uage. Icame
up to the crowd and found among the
number the deceased to whom | said. IL
now arrest YOU The deceased struck
me on the forehead with something he
held in his hand. but JUS: what, do not
know, aud then said, mo white 49,
can arrest me-, ! will cut y"nr CUTS out"
II nd suiiing his actions to his words, made
u pass with his knife, cutting my over.
coat slightly -prOfert Ut which said over.
coat is here, and now made. After making
the pass at me with his kuife ho turuel
To run, and as he did ~, I threw "a ca"b
| held IN my hand ut him. then called
upon him to stop. hut he c"lIinucsl to
run aud | hresl Il shot into the gruauA Il,
cause HIM tp stop. liz continued. and run.
Mug iuto ~ street or highway know: IN
Pick0t's lane, Igai,ed ~ him, and as
turned into said lane the deceased Turned
and advanced urDn me with M open
knifs, exclaimins. - you shall
mt arrAt Me.s l will cut ySrr CUTS ont
you white livered -" As he wis oaly
about eight or ten steps from ms, aud
Was advancing in q threatening mnanel
with an open knife drawn. uplifttad ],
his right baud, I drew my pi stol ~ q uick
~ rs I could aud hIUl A. him. Attht
moment l fired the deceased, l suppose
seeing my pistol in my hand. stooped ant
ta,aed to rna, 'at It was. TOO late, M!
finger was pressing the trigger. Ate
firing Of said second shot. which | fred I,
bit, the deceased bounlel away. and wn
to me soon lost to- sight when this secon
shot was fred l was Standing at thu cor
uer Of Pascagsnla street and Pickett
lane, the deceased by eight or ton steps
down P,ckett's lns 1'hsrs was Just
ahcsd Of tho drcssspl. vt the Tim b,
turned on me, another man WIN contin
ued 10 iuu down said lane. but who ,hi
party was I do not know.
belie,e aud still believe II was m
duty To arrest tbs deceased to vindicat
the najssty Vt the law by placing biz
, u.tler arrest. II my sacOnd shot hit hin
(th~ deceasel) it was. fir~d IN the necesss
~ defense Of my life. The dsccaSed VIA,
= ,nust dangerous and desperate negro
and wOu'd. I d0nbt mat, have carried gu
his mnrlrrOus Intentions bnt for nv sec
ond shot. ~. C~UNNINGuAM.
I. Sworn to and snbscrllNsl before me, th
undersigned, this February I. 1893.
CHAs Z. CIiDsEY, j. P.
! VERDICT or COROXER'S JURY.
Va, tim jnry. snmmoned to hold m I,
4 qWest over the bHly III \ negr0 shot Snl
nrlay night. Jan. ". 1888, aud who die
!. Monday, Jan. 81. lBv6. find that the de
~ceases was ono will Carver. alias "Cray
fish Kill.' and that he came ia lis Geat
. iyvm Il pistol shdh Rre,i by one J. J. Cur
bingham. constable aud night watchma
Of the town Of ScrxNt,n, and va farths
find that ut the Time Of The xhOOtiug sai
. deceased was resisting law ul arrest, an
that said j. J. Cunningham fired sal
shot IN necessary sslf.defcnse, and wc n
oOmmoMl that said j. ]. Cunningham I
discharged from further custody.
witmess oar haMds this, che lst day
February, IUye.
ia. MILLER,
+. d. BECHT.
!, W. N. CAVITY.
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