The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

to the little porch which ruos beside
the kitchen The constable said
John, we bear you are running a
b!iod, and we have come to search your
house Mr. Stuart replied: ''Weli
yoa know am doing no such thing,
aud you cant search my house" The
constable exclaimed that Mr.. Stuart
could not bulldoze him and the house
must and would be searched. Mr..
| Stuart replied that the coostables would
have to kill him first. The begro says
that while the discussion was becoming
| more heated the constable walked up
aud atsempsed to slap Mr. Ssuars's
face. This was followed by his draw
ing revolver About this time Mrs
Stuart ran out of the door and cried
..This is my husband; don't shoot
hin According to the negro's state.
| ment, The constable without fdrther
| peovocssion fired. she bali striking Mrs
Ste xars 10 the breast, apd she fell upon
the kitchen hoor. The next shot was
also fred by the constable and struck
Mr. Stuart 10 the mouth.
The pegro was still on the ground
aud Mr. Stuart was in the kitchen.
IsraeI. therefore. could not see Ms
Stuart plainly, and be could cot assert
whether or uos the latter fred shot,
but the constable fred several more
before he left, followed By bis compa.
tziots.
he says that the constable who did
the shooting vas drunk.
THE CHILD'S STORY.
The Oldest child. girl of IL years.
was, with the other children, g witness
Of the whole horrible affair Her story
| is thas the three constablss came to the
house about $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon They asked for Israel, the
negro who stays on the premises, aud
not being able to 6od aim. they told
Mrs. Stuart they had come to search
the house. She then refused to let
them 90 go, and sent for her husband
The child stated that When Mr.
Stuart came be refused TO let the coz
stables search the house. There we're
heated words ADD ,..she tall man with
the black moustache' fred at her faith
er. the bail striking her mother, who
had ran in between them. The next
shot, she says struck her father iu the
mouth. he then, according to her
statement, fred three times ast5e now
fleeing conssables
sWhea asked If the copstables we're
drunk. the child said that they we're !;
that when they drst came to the house
ehs man who did the shooting attempt
ed to kill the gard dog. aHd at that
time shreateusd her mother
When the conssables left the place
they went to their boarding house. the
home of Mrs. Adams, just across the
street from the agricultural bali Here
Constable Coieman's arm vas dressed
by DR.. Watson The wound ia a
slight one. the ball having passed
sbrough the feshy part of the left arm
about two inches above the wrist
Il was in this room that they we're
arrested
Officer Hedgepath of the police force
informed Deputy a. Fl. Cathcart OF the
shooting Mr. Catbcars 10 turn 10
formed his father, Sheriff w. j. Cath
cart. Not having warrant. the sheriff
accompanied by Sergeant Joues OFF,
Ger Hedgepath and Mr. & e. Cath
| cart, vent TO Goleman's room and
arrested tbs coDstables. Coleman, Craw
ford, Dorm and j. B. Cooley. .Tbs
arrest aas msde 10 the name Of the
police authorities, aud the coussables
raised no objection, with toe exception
of Coleman, who was lying 10 bed.
The prisoners were then taken to
she Office Of Magistrate j M. Smith.
where the sheriff was to obtain warrants
in order to commit them to jail.
The small crowd which followed the
party around soon grew in size. and
Magistrate Smith had to order his Office
cleared os sll except officers. policemen
sad others entitled to admission. The
crowd on the outside grew, aud wbeo
there we're suggestions Of tskiug the
men out from the rear small party
vent to thd rear of the Office to stand
guard. aud every few minutes there
would be shoop. bring them out!!'
OF something oa this line.
ALMOST A LYNCHING.
Wheo the news came that Mrs.
Stuart vas dead the crowd got almost
frantic, aud one pistol was fred. but it
was promptly stopped. Sheriff Cath
cart got on the step and made bold
speech. He told bis friends be had
been elected by them to do bis duty.
aud be vas going to do it, aad they
might as we'll 60 ':ome He would
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