The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-01

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first gate from the house there were
two pistol shots fired from the door
I heard the whistle Of one ball right
by my ear. I didn't pull my pistol
at all. Mr.. Crawford returned two
shots I walked on out Of the gate
and he followed me-"
10 answer to the question by Tue
States reporter, Dorm said that Mrs.
Stuart fell backward almost in the
door.
Constable J. B. Coleman's story CT
the fight vas as follows:
coLEMAN's STATEMENT.
"When We reached Mrs. Stuait's
house Mrs. Stuart's little gill met US
at the gate. We told the little girl
our business. Her mother came to
the door and we told her-thas is,
Crawford told her-that we were
State constables and wanted to
search the house. She said that we
had a very low position. We went
through the gate and on the steps.
She refused to let US in the house,
.,5 lo,l,d ~ door
Mr.. Crawford told her that we
were State constables and would be
obliged to search the house. She
refused us again and then asked US
to wait until her husband came if we
were determined to search. We did
wait.
when he (Stuart) came, Mr..
Crawford and Mr.. Dorm were in the
back yard. She ard her little chill
dren, two or three Of them, and my
self were standing on the piazza.
She told the children TO 60 in the
house; I see your papa coming, and
1 know he will be mad: She un-
locked the door and the little chill
dren and herself walked into the
room. She was locked on the out
side of the house until Mr.. Stuart
came up the steps. When MIR. Stuart
came up the steps he spoke to me
and asked what I wanted. I told
him that I was . State constable and
that Mr.. Crawford was in the yard,
who had charge OF the men and
would talk to him. By that time
Mr.. Crawford came up, told him who
he was; that he had a search war
rant and wanted to search the house.
"Mr. Stuart said: well, you can't
search it; you nor no other man
Mr.. Crawford told him he thought
he was wrong; that We were officers
and were obliged to discharge our
duties. He told him that his house
had been reported to US as having
liquor in it for sale; that we would
have to search the governors house
if it was reported to US.
"Mr. Stuart said: If you search
it, you will have to search it over my
dead body
"They multiplied words something
similar to this for some time, and
MI. Crawford called MIR. Stuart q
fool. Mr.. Stuart told Crawford he
was a damn fool. Mr.. Crawford then
slapped him. I got between them
as quick as I could and asked taem
not to have any trouble, and I push
ed Mr.. Crawford back over on the
piazza. By that time Mrs. Stuart
opened the door. I still had hold of
Crawford.
"She walked right 10 front of the
door. Mr.. Stuart went in the house
behind her and shot his pistol from
behind and around her. Mr.. Crsw-
ford fred. Mr.. Stuart fred the
second time. Mr.. Crawford fred
his second shot and hit Mrs. Stuart.
II can't tell whether there were
any more shots fired on the piazza O.
Eot. I started down the steps and
MIR. Crawford followed. I walked
straight on to the gate. Just before
I got to the gate I heard another
pistol fire. I looked around and
there were two or three more shots
from the house. Crawford shot two
or three more times in direction Ct
the house.
THAT is about all I know. We
came on up town"
Coleman said he did not see Craw-
ford strike Stuart with his pistol
after slapping hisface. The first he
saw of Crawford's pistol Was after
Stuart had gone into the house ard
before the first shot Vas fred.
Crawford struck Stuarttwice. The
first time I know he didn't hit him
with his pistol, but the second time
he struck T had my side to him.
STATE CT SIEGE
After the warrants had been taken