Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-04-17


| Evans returned and again telephoned for
phys!caa. It was about ZIG or $50
when tho report Of the pistol was heard,
and it was 245 when Evans telephoned
DR.. Gibbes.
BULLET FIRED FROM DISTANCE.
DIR. Robert Earle, who had held sthe
post-mortem, testified that the ball niiist
have been fired from distance of fite;
feet or moro from Griffin. There wore
powder marks on tho back of Griffln's
right forearm and there were bruises on
each side of his face, on his nose, on his
forehead and under his chin. The evi-
dence of DR.. Gibbes confirmed the report
of the dramatic scene botween himself
and Evans, when tho latter was informed
that Griffin was dying.
Othor evidence corroborated the main
story, that there were no eye. witnesses
and that in the room were indications of
drinking. Tho police described Evans
hystoria and declared that he asserted
that Griffin had shot himself.
| NO POWDER BURNS.
| Tho physician who made tho post-mor-
tenn testified to an absence of burns from
Capt. Grifl.n's shirt and hand, which
were powder pittod, and that tho muzzlo
of tho weapon was at least i've feet dis
tant. This was staggering blow to
Major Evans declaration that it was
suicide.
In his testimony Police Officer James
Dunning related <how DR.. Gibbes had
como to tho station, told him of the
trouble and warned them that Evans was
crazy drunk and had a large Colts pistol
lying on tho table. He, DR.. Gibbes, and
Officer Willingham went to the room.
II went up to the room, keeping por-
fectly quiet. asked DR.. Gibbes to
knock at the door, thinking ho would
let DR.. Gibbes in before us rs he had
been in before. Meantime Judge Gary
came up and said he believed ho would
call him. He called him several times by
his name, Barney IIo came to the
door. Judge Gary told him that the
officers of the law were up there and he
had to como out of the room. 1 was
standing by Judge Gary and walked up
to the door, and he said you all cam t
come in here
Evans said this to Judge Gary and
myself. Laying his hand on my shohl-
der, he said to mo: you all can't como
in hero }ui :
81 told him it was our business to come
i'll and wo wero going in. He attempted
to close tho door. We went on in aid
| 1,n ffnr g., IL
Dr. Gibbcs, Judge Gary and Oilicer Will
! lingham entered the room. He ordered
! Judge Gary out and told him to get
OUT DR.. Gibbes walked on to where the
man was lying on the bed. He ordered
Dr. Gibbcs out and said he was trying to
Kill the man and ho had givcn him an
injection and thrown the syringe away,
and ho wanted Dr. Gibbes to got out. DR..
Gibbes told him if he did not want him
to attend the man he would not do it.
| EVANS WANTED GIBBES TO LEAVE
He said he wanted doctor, but did
not want DR.. Gibbes. We told him we
would get any doctor ho wanted. asked
him how DR.. Knowlton would do, and he
said he did not want him. Then called
Dr. Philpots name, and he said that ho
would do. l stepped to tho room door
to scnd for DR.. Philpot. l saw DR.. Fish
/ burnc III tho hall and asked Evans if he
would do, and he said mo- he knew
nothing about him. l saw Onicer Scott
and sent him after DR.. Philpot. In n
very few minutes DR.. Phipot came. We
opened the door and DR.. Gibbcs camo in
with him.
"Major Evans ordered Dir. Gibbes out
again and told him to get out of tho
ROOM DR.. Philpot said ho wanted DR..
Gibbcs. Dr. Gibbes said he was there
and was going to remain, and called on
us to protect him. We told him to re-
main and wo, as officers, would pro-
tcct him. He told Major Evans he had
taken enough off of him and ho was
going ahead with his work, and it had to
stop. They came worry near getting into
a fight.
| DIDN'T WANT rHILpoT EITHER.
"Dr. Philpot walked around and folt
the wounded mans pulse and pronounced
him dying, and Evans ordered him ont of
tho room. Meantime we took Mr.. Evans
out. We had to humor him good deal
and coax him, like you would with a
drunken man. Wo put him In hack at
the side gate and took him to Jail"
| GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS PROPER
| Tho verdict of tho coroncr's Jury has
been generally accepted as proper.
| Nothing except the homicide has bcen
talked of in Columbia to-day Thcrc is
intense interest and in somo quarters
deep feeling. Capt. Griffin had but
recently moved his family to this city.
Ills death leaves them in very unfortu-
nate circumstances.
EVIDENCE WAS sUFFIcIENr.
| Coroner Grcon offered the jury moro
testimony, but they stated that mono was
needed and found tho verdict as stated.
Only part of tho available testimony
was brought out by the coroner, but tho
jury was unanimous on the first vote.
There are many theories for the kill
ing, but none have much to support
them. 1t is known that Major Evans
was in financial straits.
No New Developments.
There are no now developments in tho
Evans Griffin affair. No statement has
been made by Evans, but it is said that
his attorneys will claim that the shoot
ing was done in self defense. Some days
will elapsc before application for bail is