The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-12-13

buggy, and picked it up. AS l did so
the stranger standing at the tree shot
me in the back. (Thc gun is the gun |
picked up and fired at Howard.) AS l
turned with the gun the stranger ran be-
hind the tree he was standing by ana
continued to run keeping the tree be.
tween me and him. l her turned on
Howard and fired the gun at him. After
that the repeating rifle hung and l
threw it down and drew my 5 shooting
3S Smith IL Wesson revolver from my
hip pocket and fin ed four times at How
ard.
GAS l fired my first revolver shot,
Cornwcll had cmpticd his first revolver
and was in the act of closing in on How.
ard and shooting him in the neck with
another. l closed in on Howard and
fired two or three shots, / won't be posi-.
tive which, into his left side. feeling for
his heart. AS / did 50 Howard said {:
Don't shoot me no more; you've
killed me
Just before l closed in on him he
says
YOU'D better get away; Ivc got two
or three more pistols
when he said don't shoot me any
more, | quit and the battle closed. /
did not know at that time that / had
another loaded cartridge in my revolver.
The revolver introduced in evidence is
only o u men present-Cornwcll, How.
ard, the stranger and myself.
The tight, as near as | can get at it,
occurred between 3 and 4 o'clock Tues
day afternoon, December 9Th, 1899
probably nearer 3 than d.. | left SittOr
IL Kclley's stable in Laurcns street neal
police headquarters at about 2.30 and
drove directly out to the scene after
picking up COrnwcll at the home OF
Chief LaFar in West Washington street,
when the shooting was over l went
after the team, the horse having been
frightened away about 200 yards.
brought the team back by where the
fight occurred and got into the main
CornwoIl had sat down on the side OF
the road near the cabin. / passed How.
ard in the main ROAD before l got to
Cornwell.
Il never did see any more Of the
stranger.
"As l drove up to Cornwcll he said
again, He has shot me and killed me-
and asked me not to tell his wife. He
said he was too badly hurt for me to
carry him in the buggy and asked me -
send a doctor to him. | came in with
the buggy and whiskey to LaFar's and
reported the matter to him and he sent
assistance to Cornwcll.
IL didn't know who the men were be.
lore we went out to the place. 1t was
reported to me that two men were in the
woods with whiskey violating the dis.
pensary law. Their names were not
given me.
IL was wounded in two placcs-.n the
small of the back and in the left fore.
finger. Howard must have shot me ia
the finger as l pulled down on him with
the rifle. The keg Of whiskey intro.
duced in evidence is the keg / seized
from Howard"
DIR. G.. j. Earle made the following
statement y
II was called to see J.. B. Cornwe |
Tuesday afternoon and found that he
was suffering from a gun shot wound of
He also had been shot under the left arm
pit, the ball coming out behind, lust be-
low the shoulder. He also had his skin
grazed in front of his chest, probably
caused by a third bullet. His death was
due to ~peritonitis, caused by perforations
OF the intcntincs due to tho bullet
wound"
State Constable Cornwell died at the
Windsor hotel at 2 o'clock Thursday
morning. He realized from the first
that he would die, and was not able to
make a connected statement. He at.
tempted to give Rev. w. l.. Boggs an
account of the affair, but was in such
great pain that his mind wandered. His
fatal wound vas through The bowels,
tho intestines being puncturcd seven
times. Drs. II. r., 9. b. and J. b. Earle
and w. @. Black operated on him, but
they had little hope Of saving his life.
he was under the influence of chloro.
form several hours and was partially
under he influence Of opiates until his
death. dc was conscious at times and
recognized his mother and other mem
bers of the family who arrived Wednts 8.
day. The body was taken in charge by
Undertaken Mackey. The inquest was
held in connection with that over the
body of Howard. The remains were
sent to Chester by way Of the Coast
Line Thursday at noon. Tho fnnera;
took place near Chester.
George Howard died at his homa neal
the Foe mill Thursday afternoon at 3 30
O'Clock. He made 10 sworn statement,
although he made a revelation of
some kind to Capt. j. A. Mooney. He
wanted to make a statement to his
brother, but he did not arrive in time
His talk to the physicians and the news.
paper men was positive to the effect
that Cooley killed him aad that Corn.
Wells shots were badly directed. It
was discovered by Drs. Bramlett and
Wright that tho bullet which was at first
thought to have done the deadly work
made only a slight wound and instead
OF two balls going into the neck there
was only one, 1t going through. The
ball which caused his death entered the
left side and ranged upward through
left lung and into the right lung.
The body was carried to Piedmont yes.
for burial.
State Constable LaFar telegraphed