The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20
Nslsen suocpmbs to the Wound.

-. Sses~s Wouuo 10 itno uoooUou
isase,ed oo Wedsssdsy afternoon By Thom.
= W. Bslvin. The body wss removed
yytdsy moroiog to The house Of Lilv
nesss. Where the shoo,iog occurred, and
Vesoesr nosss summoued jlry and began
" tsqusss q 10 o'clock.
TIE testimony Of Lilly House Wis, 10 effect.
sees rsivin ~es sitting 10 front of tho Gre
eeo eee shosght hs vas asleep, when he sud.
oeoly 6rsd ss SallIs Nelson. Sallis scresmea
se1 esaoosd BsIvin's ssm 10 prevent his
eeeoneg assis. Lilly scrssued also. think.
tse osllls bad bssa shot. Arthur Nelson ran
tspo shs roeu and caoght bold Of Belvio's
sse ss6 hs ssd Ssllis struggled With Belvin
V ees the pistol sssy from him. Bslvin vas
seees abe iu4ausocs OF l,Qpor, and after
cHs0enoe With hiu . feW seconds be sat
esvn 70 The chair. out continued 10 bold on
% shs pistol. yust then Warren Nelson. a
boy, REQ 10 and struck Bslvin 10 the head
vtsh pises OF board She was looking for
eooslhisg 10 strike Bslvio With. on, bsfore
see could Nod any ythiug che heard tho pistol
oseo agais and Arthur ho!lsred that be vas
shos.
fhs folIowina.is the ses,imouy of DR.. @
Baker at the corousr's inquest over the dead
scoy OF Arthur Nelson, and the ante mortem
sasemeut OF Arthur Nelsou, which vas
rsdosed TO writing By Dr.. Baker in the
pressocc Of Dr.. A.O Dick:
VI. 3. q. Baker beiog dolly sworn says:
wss called ~ about o'clock 90 wednes.
csy stsrnoon, Dec. l3, to the residence of
Lilly House 10 the city Of Sumtee to ace
Asshnr Nelsos Who vas said to be shot. I
sound bin 'yios on . bed aud suderiuR from
eulls; voesd In the abdomen. told bin
that % Vas OF q very serious nature and from
The sPpsssances would result fatally hulsss
40 ePsss''ou shopId be performed and upoo
- advses hs was removed TO the Baker. Dick
seer0wy, where the abdomen wos opened
asa 'oe wousd sxplorsd, By me With the
asssesaee: OF Ore Dick and b n Stuckey
The boIlet sstsrsd shout one aod three.
foosth inches below the osvsl and ons and
: ieurth ischss 10 the isft eide Of The middl.
line. Upos opeoing The abdomen the DO vels
vsss fousd perforated 10 six places, and the
eonlso,s partly escaped Into the Abdominal
cavity. Tbs blood vessels supplyiuQ the
bowsIs vsrs wounded 10 several places and
hs bad lost Q considerable amount of blood
Ssies 70 tbs time when the operation was
psvfosmsd.
The eow Of blood vas checked as rapidly
ss possible and such opeuiAss % could SAFELY
b stitched np were 90 treated. A email DOR.
sion OF bowel about three inches 10 length
vas % badly Iaeeraied 40 to REQUIRE removal
sad the Gods OF ,bs got we're then brought 10.
gstoss, Tbis ssctioo Of bowel which was
removed, have preserved.
10 tracing the bullet u was found 10 have
pssssd out OF Tbs abdominal cavity at a
potss 90 level With the wound of eutrsncs
and about 6vs inches to the left Of the spiuai
eolumn, where the bullet was found lodged
Jass under the skin. Hsviog passed 10 i,s
course through ioe Greet Of the Ieum or bio
bond. The bullet appeared to be from q 3s.
es'iess pistol sod here present IL for exam.
Ssstiou
Such iojoriss ere alwsyo Of q very serious
esssss aod almost slways result 10 death
vissont as operation % Vas performed and
~ recover even With the operation. and I
Ties ioferosd the nae aed HE friends.
BE sseod tbs immediate effects OF the opers
ties fairly veil. thoseh be vas ex,remeIy
weak fseo the loss OF blood Alter the
operation b wss placed 10 bed and cared for
eet osntinasd TO grow weaker up to the time
"a hls death. which occurred at 3 so q. %.
psesosss 18th, 1890 Finding that hs vas
grovsoe vssksr aod believing that be vas
ootsg % die, obtained from him 10 the pres.
sses OF d. 4 o Dick the following as,s NOR
seo sssssosetI He vss perfectly rational st
The tirss that he made u and seemed 10 Sollv
ssaliSs the Seriousness Of HE condition. This
esAssusut. .vas rsducsd TO writing by me and
% The cad of 10 sigosd IL Tor him, he touch.
ins The pea 80 l made HE mark, aod here
sppsss the s's'sanso' - . part Of ny ,sssi.
Dosy.
Afer BILE death, made post mor,sm ex.
suisssioe and fouod that he died ~ Q resul,
of The bullet vcuods above described. The
foregoing 10 ny Testimony.
8. O. Baker. Nd.