The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-19

thing ike that. Just then Mr.. Vim
Struck Mr.. Edwards in the face
with his left hand and brought his
pistol around and shot. Mr.. Edwards
grabbed the pistol with his right
hand, drew his pistol win q: ms
left, they clinched and they h+ contln+
ued firing. When Mr. "lnn oronsne
his pistol around, my brother,
Charlie Smith, ran up to part them,
or stop the difficulty, and ne vas
shot. VIM and Edwards struggled
together until Mr.. Winn fell. do
not know for certain how many
Horace Hardy: I was in my Office
when the trouble occurred. I saw
Mr.. VIM come out of my stable
and Mr.. Edwards was at my lot
gate. with his back to the LOT. Mr.
VIM walked out. Mr.. Edwards ac-
costed him. could not hear the
words that passed; Saw Mr. Mlnn
strike Mr.. Edwards, but could not
see his right hand with which ne
drew his pistol, on account OF MS
position. The two tussled together.
Shots were exchanged, how many
could not tell. Saw Charlie Smith
fall and then [ ran out Of the office.
NV attention was absorbed by Smith
and / do not know what took place
between the other two. Some one
said. sFrank VIM is killed!'' Look
ed over and saw him lying on the
ground on his back. Do not know
Who shot first. Did not see Mr..
~ II cto
Henry Hardy: | heard no words
pass when Mr.. Vim came out OF Il.
Harby's stable. Was standing at the
corner of the stable. Mr.. Edwards SAID
to Mr.. Vim: Crank, you said ="
but did not hear the balance. Almost
at the same instant Mr.. Winn drew
his pistol. A few seconds afterward
he struck Mr.. Edwards with his left
hand. Then the shots followed, how
many I can't swear to. Who fired first
I do not know. They grappled and
tussled around until almost opposite
The Office door. VIM was falling
when I cot to them. Edwards followed
up the attack and got on VIM and
struck him once or twice. said to
Edwards, ssDon't hit him, he is shot,
YOU have killed him already or
words to that effect. Edwards imme-
diately got off him and threw down
the pistol he had in his hand, which |
afterwards learned was Winn's pistol,
and picked up his own. About that
time Policeman Barwick came up and
handed him the pistol which had
picked MP, and am almost sure Ed
wards handed him his. Did not see
Edwards draw his pistol.
T. B. jenkins, Jr. On my way home
yesterday evening I saw my uncle E.
A. Edwards, in front OF Mr.. Harby's
lot gate. I went across and Joined
him. He told me Frank Vim was IN
the stable and had been hanging
around him all the evening. In few
minutes Mr.. Vim came out and stop
ped when he got in front of Mr.. Ed
wards. Mr.. Edwards said g Frank you
said today that what I stated was not
true Mr. VIM faced little to
his right, and said 'sBy God what OF
it?" Mr.. Edwards said Chow did you
mean that'' Mr.. VIM put his hand
in his right hand rear trousers pocket,
drew out his pistol and held it slight
ly behind his right hip and said, 1
mean it any d-n way you want to
take it,
When he said that he drew back
with his left hand and struck Mr.. Ed
wards in the mouth. He threw UP his
right hand in which he held his pis-
toI, whereupon Mr.. Edwards pulled
his left hand out Of his pocket with
his pistol and with his right hand
threw up Mr.. Winn's right hand; AS
he did so the pistol went off and Mr.
Charlie Smith fell to the ground.
Mr.. Edwards fired. his pistol twice
into the body OF Mr. Vim. They
clinched and Mr.. Vim seemed to be
doing his best to discharge his pistol
into Mr.. Edwards side Mr.. Edwards
threw him down took WINS pistol
and struck him in the face with it and
got up. can't swear how many shots
were fred, but there were three, pos
sibly four. Mr.. VIM fredE first.
Dr. A. G.. Dick submitted his testi-
mony in writing as follows: At the
request Of the corner I have made a
post mor5em examination Of the body
of Mr.. Frank Z. Winn, and in my
opinion the cause Of his death was
gunshot wound bullet wound), which
entered his chest on the left side about
two inches below the nipple and about
one-half inch to the left Of vertical
line drawn through the nipple-be-
tween the fifth and sixth ribs-which
passed directly through the chest from
left to right almost horizontally, but
somewhat backwards, and came out on
the opposite side at a slightly lower
level and about four inches to the
right of vertical line drawn through
the right nipple. Death resulted from
hemorrhage. The bullet, which I now
hand you, dropped by his right side
as his shirt was being removed. It had
not penetrated the shirt on that side.
Another gunshot wound bullet woundl
was found. The ball in its course had
apparently grooved the skin Of the
right breast for about an inch and one
half in length, passing from left to
right. almost horizontally, but with
a slightly upward inclination-and
had then entered the right arm about
the junction Of the upper with the
middle third, to its inner aspect