The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-13
a GREENVILLE TRAGEDY.
In Which q Moonshiner and a State
Constable Are Killed

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Constable Are Killed.
Wednesday afternoon a desperate
fight took place few miles above
Greenville between Constables Corr
we'll and Cooley of the State constabu-
larry, and George Howard, whose home
is just outside the city limits, on the
Buncombe road near the Sampson and
Poe cotton mill. It seems that Corn
we'll and Cooley were en- the scent of
whiskey wagons and met George How
ard with another man coming from to-
wards the mountains, but there is no
accurate information as to what took
place except that shooting began with
out any unnecessary delay.
4 dispatch to The State says the
shooting ARRAY took place in a piece
Of woods near the Paris mountain road,
just before it crosses the Southern rail-
way. George Howard was there with
his unknown companion, who had driv-
en- covered wagon into the woods this
morning. The constables were out on
raid, and circled around the wagon.
One Of them discovered liquor kegs and
notified the other Cooley took charge
of the liquor and carried it to his bug.
gy, while Cornwell approached the men,
who were sitting on the ground before
fire near the wagon. The men sur
rendered without resistance and How
ard says that CornWell took hold Of
him, at which he demonstrated, telling
him that the liquor belonged to the
other man, but that CornWell again
seized him. After saying this much he
declined to talk any more.
Cornwell has said that Howard in
formed him that he was not armed, but
that Howard opened fire on him, which
he returned at close range, inhictiDg
FIVE wounds, and when Howard was
found on the roadside by his nephew
his overcoat was a6re from the powder
of Cornwclls pistol. Cooley was put
ting keg in the buggy on the opposite
side from where the others were stand-
;ng, and says he was fred upon when
his back was towards them. He thinks
it was the man who ran away that shot
him, and says the fire was repeated al
most instantly. He raised up and fired
a rife at Howard and then emptied his
revolver at him.
Howard was wounded five times, the
most serious of which is in the left
breast, just below the nipple, the bull
let going in straight, and the doctors
are afraid to probe for it. He was
taken to his home on the Poe hill, and
the physicians injected nitro -glycerine,
keep his heart going and prevent col
lapse, while they were examining his
wounds. Cornwells wounds are also
considered fatal, the ball passing
through his intestines, and the physi-
clans do not express any hope Of his
recovery. He was married about two
months ago in Chester county and his
wife is seriously i'll at their home,
which caused him to be taken to the
hotel. Cornwell walked about 50 yards
on the rod to town before he fell, and
when Cooley found him on the side Of
the road he was too weak to get into
the buggy. Cooley theA hastened to
town for assistance, which was speedily
given. Howard walked 100 yards be-
fore he gave up aud when his nephew
came to him on the roadside driving
wagon out of town on his way home
Howard informed him very cooley that
he had been in shooting scrape and
was certain that he had shot one Of the
constables.
\ dispatch from Greenville to the
News and Courier says: Dispensary
Constable John B. Cornwell, who was
mortally shot in the stomach by Gee.
Howard in Tuesdays fierce battle be-
tween dispensary constables and moon
sinners, died Thursday morning at 2
o'clock. Howard, who was shot FIVE
times by Cornwell, died Friday night.
He made no sworn statement. Cooley
testified before the coroner that he
killed Howard. Cooley's condition is
somewhat alarming. A reporter &C
companied Drs. Wright and Bramlett
on visit to Mr.. Howard at 6 o'clock
Thursday night. Mr.. Howard had then
recovered from the first shock, his tenn
perature being normal.
The gritty moonshiner looked like
wounded panther last night as he lay
on his bed with a bored expression on
his face, slightly drawn with extreme
pain, but fire in his clear blue eyes as
he opened them occasionally.
Did Cooley run?" he repeated in an
swer to question. ''If lie done any
running it was at me, not away from
me. Nav, he never run. | know them
both and saw what each was doing dur
ing the fight"
"Who fired the first shot of the bat
tle-your friends who ran away?'
I'LL tell you all about that in u few
days" was the reply, after som9 hesi-
tation. 1t hurts me to talk, now.
Nav, it want VIII Gosnell with me.
I amt seed viii Gosnell.