The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-01
CONSTABLE KILLS A WOMAN.
Mrs. Stuart OF Columbia Shot in
the Breast by State Constable
Crawford.

CUIrMEI.E 5. c.. Feb. 25-Mrs John
Stuart is lying ut the point of death.
shot by State COnstablcs: John Stuart
Is shot i'll the mouth and w. X. Craw-
ford, chief State Constable, is shot in
the arm, all about the dispcnsary law.
Crawford and the State C0nstablcs
went to Stuart'S home to make IL search.
Protests followed. Mrs. Stuart asked
leave to send for her husband, who
clerks ut Mimnaugh's.
When Stuart came he and Crawford
got into IL dispute about the right to
search. Stuart said the house could
not be searched. Crawford said it
would be as he had il warrant.
Crawford says he reasoned with
Stuart and told him he must be Il fool.
Stuart says you're Il damned fool. .
Crawford struck Stuart in the face
and later pulled Il pistol and struck
Stuart twice III the face with it.
Mrs. Stuart came ont and begged
that there be no trouble. C0nStablcs
Dorm and Coleman begged Crawford
to leave. Then. the Constables say,
Stuart opened the door and fired at
Crawford. Crawford says he then
banged away, firing three times.
The second ball, "A, hit Mrs. Stuart
jast below the nipple.
The COnstables say Stuart fired twice
while they were retiring and that
Crawford returned the fire.
Crawford did all the firing from the
COnstablcs' side.
The house is within stones throw
OF the Governors mansion. Crawford
has Il wound OH the arm.
The Sheriff and Chief of Police Daley
arrested Cooley, who was along, and
the three Constablcs are now at Magis-
trate Smiths court room under arrest.
In response to IL telephone message
Governor Ellerbc has directed the local
militia company out to protect the men
AMI ordered that they be taken to the
Penitentiary.
A crowd is outside crying ''takc 'cn
out" lynch EN-" ana the like.
There is much feeling in the city and
much hurrahng.
The Sheriff has addressed the crowd,
saying that he will protect the prison
crs as he is sworn to do.
Mrs. Stuart is expected to die ut any
minute.
Crawford has been in two previous
killing affairs as Constable, it seems,
including Il Negro in Greenvillc.
He says he has proof that liquor had
been sold i'll Stnart's house for some
time past and had all the necessary
papers.
Crawford admits hitting Stuart OH
the face before Stuart went into the.
house and returned with pistol which
he fired.
Mrs. Stuart fell over OH the door step
of her home
Stuart opened the door before firing.
The physicians will allow 10 one at the
Stuart House.
COLUMBIA, S. G., Feb. &c. l Il. NJ
Mrs. Stuart is not dead and has been
taken to the hospital. A big mob is
yet in front of the magistrates Office
calling for the C0nstables to be brought
out.
AS the Richland Volunteers are OH
the grounds no further trouble is ex-
pected. The Governors Guards have
Just come up to reinforce the Eolun-
teers.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 26.-Mrs. John
Stuart, the woman shot last night by
Dispensary Constable Crawford, who
was attempting to search her house for
whisky, died this afternoon at $50
O'Clock from the effects of the wound
The wOman's husband, who was shot
mt the same time, will reccvAr.
The four COnstables, were kept
prisoners in magistrate :, office until
s o'clock this morning, guarded by two
militia companies, were at that hour
escorted by the troops and IL force of
policemen and sheriff's posse to the
State Penitentiary for safe keeping.
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