The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-16

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their affidavit as fully and to the
same effect and intent as if it were
again repeated here.
MAJOR HAvELOCK EAVEs.
The showing for the prosecution
started out with the report of the
evidence at the coroner's inquest.
The first affidavit is that of Major
HavelOck Eaves, who says that last
Friday morning, while the morning
mail (about 10 o'clOck) from Charles
ton was being distributed, the de-
ponent was in the lobby eff the post
office talking with w. II. Bellinger
about the merits of a typewriter.
While they were talking Mr.. Joe
Brown walked in the lobby; the de-
ponent spoke to him. He was on one
side of the deponent, Mr.. Bellinger
on the other; Mr.. Johnson was there
also several minutes after, when de-
ponent was leaving. Deponent does
not know whether Mr.. Bellinger had
left before deponent saw Mr.. John
son or not.
MISS BAMBERG AN EYEWITNESS.
The next affidavit is that of Miss
Lulie Bamberg, a student attending
the Carlisle Fitting School, and
daughter of Gen. +. Nj. Bamberg,
who said that last Friday morning
about half-past 10 o'clock, she was
on the front piazza of the girls
boarding hall of the fitting school,
facing on the campus; saw Mr.. Joe
Brown drive up the street from to-
ward Railroad avenue, turn the cor
ner and stop his buggy in front of
Mr.. Johnson's gate. In a few min
utes Mr.. Johnson came out of the
house toward the buggy with a gun
In his hand; the impression made
on the depOnent was that he was
going hunting. The deponent then
saw Mr.. Willie Bellinger in the path
leading diagonally across the path to
his fathers house. He had paper
In his hand. Mr.. Johnson did not
stop at the buggy. but walked rapid
ly across the road that runs in front
of his house to the telegraph pole in
front of Mr.. Bellinger's lot, and as
Mr.. Bellinger turned into the short
path leading to his house, the de.
ponent, fearing something would
happen from the manner in which
MIR. Johnson was carrying the gun in
his hand toward Mr.. Bellinger, went
to the hall door to go into the piazza,
when she heard loud report as of a
gun, followed by several pistol shots,
and, looking back saw Mr.. Bellinger
falling, with his pistol in his hand
shooting. The loudest report was
the first. Miss Verbena Brabham
was with me on the piazza at the
time. 1 could not tell whether the
first loud report was one gunshot or
two simultaneously. 1t was as two
barrels discharged almost altogether.
After Mr.. Johnson shot and Mr.. Bel
linger fell Mr.. Joe Brown drove up
by Mr.. Bellinger, looked at him and
drove off.
MISS vERBENA BRABHAM.
Miss Verbena Brabham, daugh-
ter of DIR. II. G. Brabham, of Haw-
thorne, another student, said: That
last Friday morning she was on the
front piazza of the hall (up- -stairs)
with Miss Lulie Bamberg, little
after 10 (half afterD when she saw
Mr.. Brown drive up and stop in front
OF Mr.. JohnsOn's front door. Mr..
Johnson walked Out in a hurry with
his gun, ard from where I was
on the end of the piazza, /
had side view of him, and he went
near the telegraph post. 1t did not
seem to be exactly behind it from
where was. He was carrying the
gun in his hands and raised it in a
hurry; stopped a second and shot.
Mr.. Bellinger had his paper in his
hand, and saw him pull his pistol
as he was falling and shoot twice, l
think. Lam sure Mr.. Johnson shot
him down before he drew his pistol.
did not leave the piazza until after
d crowd got there. When Mr.. John
son came out of his yard, he did not
touch the buggy, but went by it in
hurry.
OTHER AFFIDAVITS.
Nathaniel NJ. Salley, James l..
Cleckley, l.. O. HERS and +. Eldon
Dibble make afIidavits on the same
line as those preceding.
Aaron Rice in his affidavit says:
That on Thursday last deponent
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