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

CoLUMrIy, S. c.. Feb 25.-NIl's. john
Stuart is lying at the point OF death,
shot by State Constablcs; John Stuart
is shot in the mouth and ". Il. Craw-
ford, chief State Constable, is shot in
the arm, all about the iispensaly law.
Crawford and the State Constablcs
went to Stuart's home to makca Il search.
Protests followed. Mrs. Stuart asked
leave to send for her husband, who
clerks at NIimnaugh's.
When Stuart came he and Crawford
got into a 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 a foo.
Stuart says s.Yon'rc=a damned fool.
Crawford struck Stuart III the face
and later pulled 4 pistol and struck
Stuart twice in the face withit.
Mrs. Stuart came out and begged
that there ben trouble. Constables
Dorm and Coleman begged Crawford
to leave. Then, the Constables SLY.
Stuart opened the door and fired ut
Crawford. Crawford says he then
banged away, firing three times.
The second ball, a II, hit Mrs. Stuart
just below the nipple.
The Cnnstables say Stuart fired twice
while they were retiring and that
Crawford returned the lire.
Crawford did all the firing from the
Constables' side.
The house is within stones throw
of the Governors mansion. Crawford
has a wound on the arm.
The Sheriff and Chief OF Police Daley
arrested Cooley, who was along, and
the three Constables are now ut N1agis-
trate Smiths court room under arrest.
In response to Il telephone message
Governor Ellcrbc has directed the local
militia company out to protect the men
and ordered that they be taken to the
Penitentiary.
A crowd is outside crying "takc en-
out lynch en-" and the like.
There is much feeling in the city. and
mucli hurrahing.
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 at any
minute.
Crawford has been in two previous
killing affairs as Constable, it seems,
including Il Negro i'll Grecnvillc.
He says he has proof that liquor had
been sold in Stuart's house fol. some
time past and had all the necessary
papers.
Crawford admits hitting Stuart on
the face before Stuart went into the
house and returned witlla pistol wllicl,
he fired.
Mrs. Stllaltfcll ovcr.olltllc door step
of her home.
Stuart opened the door before firing.
The physicians will allow no one ut the
Stuart House.
CoLl,MEIA, S. c., Feb. &c. Il. NJ
Mrs. Stuart is dead and has been
taken to the hospital. A big mob is
yet in front OF the magistrates office
calling for the Constablcs 70 be brought
ont.
AS the Richland Volunteers are on
the grounds no further trouble is cN-
=pcctetl. The Governors Guards have
just come up to reinforce the Nolun.
teers.
CoLrMrlA, S. C., Feb. 2G-AlrS. John
Stuart, the woman shotlast night by
Dispensary Constable Crawford, who
was attempting to scarcllllclshouse for
whisky, died this afternoon at 5:3o
o'clock from the ctfcctsof the wound.
The woman's husband, who was Slot
ut the same time, will recover.
The four Constables, who were kept
prisoners in magistrates Office until
5 o'clock this morning, guarded by two
militia companies, were at that hour
escorted by the troops and Il force of
policemen and shelitf's posse to the
State pcnitcntiary for safe keeping.