Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-09-22

other man in the carriage might
have been clean shaven. Do not
know that he did not have nous
tache. He seemed to be a light
not heavy man.
j. H. B. Jenkins, policeman
on duty at night, testified as
follows: : about 1 o'clock was
in front of Carolina hotel. Mr..
Paul Bratton, of Yorkville, came
down the stairway and out of
the hotel. He knows Bratton
well and recognized him dis
tinctly. Bratton was much un-
der the influence of liquor. He
spoke pleasantly to witness and
went up street. A few minutes
later Will Caldwell, a negro
from Yorkville, came around
the corner of the Ratteree build
ing. He knows Caldwell asked
what he was doing here at that
time of night. Caldwell said
he drove a team for Glenn &
Allison and had brought Mr..
Paul Bratton down. Mr.. Brat
ton was looking for Mr.. Brown,
the painter. Mr.. Bratton had
said he must find him tonight.
Bratton had on a dark blue sack
coat, light pants, thinks striped
a light straw hat, no vest. A
few minutes later the negro and
Bratt IN were both out Of sight.
The carriage drove east on Main
Half an hour later the carriage
came west on the same street,
going rapidly ; slowed up about
the postoffice and crossed the
Southern Railway slowly. He
believed the driver to be Cald-
well. After crossing railroad
carriage drove away very rap
idly. Witness saw Brown after
he was shot and asked him three
times if Mr.. Paul Bratton had
shot him. Each time he mum
bled" "oohoo," family, an answer
that impressed him meant
Eyes"
The following statement of
the attending physicians was
submitted
Crock Hill, S. c., September
Is, 1900. We, the undersigned
physicians of Rock Hill, S. c.,
having made an autopsy on the
body of II. A. Brown, deceased
find that death was caused by a
gunshot wound, ball entering
the right side and body, punct,
uring the intestines in five or
more places.
T. A. Crawford, NJ. D.
w. G.. Stevens, M. D."
DR.. L. A. Crawford Saw Brown
few minutes after he was shot.
| recognized at once that the
wound was mortal. Told the
family and advised that q state
ment be had from Brown as to
who did the shooting and the
causes. His wife dreaded pub
liclty. She whispered in her hus
bands ear and he would not at
first talk, but he advised that all
the matters would come out, and
then Brown did talk. He ex-
planned that he had a difficulty
IN Yorkville. He didn't know
who did the shooting, but it was
one of three parties or four. He
explained that he had had diff
Guilty with John S. Bratton that
week. He was dazed when shot
and couldn't positively say who
fred on him, but said it was
either Amry Crockett, Gale OF
Bratton himself. He made nc
statement as to what caused the
dific o!ty. He expressed regret
that ne had not taken his wifa'f
advice in connection with the
matter.
DR.. w. q. Stevens only heard
part of Browns statement, but
heard him say that he had beer
shot by either Amry Crockett
Gale or Bratton himself. Wher
later Brown was asked if Pau
Bratton did the shooting, ! un
derstood his answer to be (aha
in the affirmative. Brown wai
rational at the time. When !
asked what Crockett he msa mt
be answered a brother of the
glrl, and that he was from Rich.
burg. His apparent affirmative
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