Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-09-22
No. SO

for Brown. After he came out
of the house I heard Mr.. john
Bratton say that he shot Brown.
| did not know what they were
taking me there for. | did not
go to the house. No one put an
arm on me, saying, "Don't tell
this. " Mr.. John Bratton had
on a sorter light wool hat, but
am not pOsitiye whether wool
or straw. Mr.. Paul Bratton had
on a light straw hat Mr. John
Bratton, he thought, had on a
black coat and pants. Would
not say for certain whether he
had on Il vest. Mr. Paul Brat
ton was clean shaven. Mr.John
Bratton had a moustache was
of a sandy color. / did not tell
Mr.. Jenkins that Mr. Paul Brat
ton was down here to see MIR.
Brown. We got back to York
vile at about 5 o'clock.
MRS. BROWN TELLS OF MR.. BROWN
AND MRS. BRATToN's FIRST
MEETING.
TO a representative of the
Charlotte Observer last Tuesday
afternoon Mrs. Brown gave out
the following story: She knew
Mrs. John Bratton as bright,
sweet school girl at All Hoaling
Springs in 1884, after which time
she heard no more of her until
several years ago, when Winthrop
college was being built. Her
husband, Mr.. Brown. was there
at work. One day when Mrs.
Bratton and others called to see
the building Brown acted as es-
cort, and was kind to one and sll
of the party. Mrs. Bratt0n, learn
ing that he had married an old
schoOlmate of hers, treated him
with great consideration, and on
her return home wrote his wife
saying that she had met her hus-
band and liked him. Nothing
more was thought of her until
Is months later, when Brown
went to Yorkville to do some
painting. He boarded with Mrs.
Bratton's father. Then she and
Brown were thrown together fire.
quently. Mrs. Brown was invited
over and took dinner with the
Drattons and her husband, and
was graciously received. Before
the job on which Brown worked
was finished the man with whom
he boarded died. Mrs. John Brat.
ton suggested that he go to her
home. Her husband consentihg,
Brown took a room there and
soon afterward had fight with
a lawyer of the Yorkville bar,
from the effects of which he was
laid up several days, during which
time Mrs: Brown had but little
news from him. Growing uneasy.
she went over to Yorkville, and
on her first appearance in the
house saw that she was not want
ed, Brown recovered rapidly and
went home.
From. that time on he and Mrs.
Bratton kept up a correspondence
Last Thursday morning he wrote
to her, saying that he would see
her that night or die In the at
tempt. Bratton intercepted the :
letter and prepared to kill Brown. d,
lie loaded his pistol and shotgun.
That night he did not go into his
wife's room, but left her alone.
He hung his coat near his bed
and placed pistol in one Of the
pockets. Sometime during the
early part Of the night he heard
someone talking TO his wife. he
got up and reached for his pistol,
but found it gone. When he
sought to find his gun, that, too,
bad disappeared. BY this time
he was so desperate that he
.ruahed out of the house to find
a weapon. In passing by the
window of his wife's room, he
came face to face with Brown,
who, hearing him move in the
adjoining room, had raised the
window sash and jumped out.
A fghtfor life followed. Brown
received the first blow, which
Isndedin the face, making q con-
siderable scar, and then, catching
BrattOn- in-the throat, proceeded
to choke him. Bratton called for
help.and several neighbors rush
ed to his rescue. Brown was
pulled off and Bratton sought his