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

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Evans returned and again telephoned for
o physician. 1t was about 2.16 or 2.3O
when the report Of the pistol was heard,
and IL Vas 2.45 when Evans teiephoned
DIR. Gibbes.
BULLET FIRED FROM DIsTANCE.a
DR.. Robert Earle, who had held tthe
post-mortom, testified that tho ball mdst,
havc been fired from distance of fito5
feet or more from Griffin. There wore
powder marks on the back of Griflln's
right forearm and there woro bruises on
each side Of his face, on his nose, on his
forehead and under his chin. The owl
denco of DR.. Gibbes confirmed tho report
Of the dramatic scene betweon himself
aud Evans, when tho latter was informed
that Griffin was dying.
Othor evidence corroboratcd the main
story, that thore were no oye. witnesses
and that in tho room were Indications of
drinking. Tho police described Evans
hysteria and declared that ho assorted
that Griffin had shot himself.
NO POWDER BURNS.
Tho physician who made tho post-mor-
tom testified to an absence of burns from
Capt. Griflin's shirt and hand, which
wore powder pittod, and that tho muzzlc
of the weapon was at least five fcot dis
tant. This was staggering blow to
Major Evans declaration that it was
suicide.
In his testimony Police Officer James
Dunning related how DR.. Gibbos had
como to the station, told him of tho
trouble and warned them that Evans was
crazy drun'- Ind had a large Colts pistol
lying on tho table. Hc, Dir. Gibbes, and
Officer Willingham won't to the room.
81 went up to the room, keeping pcr-
fcctly quiot. l asked DR.. Gibbes to
knock Mt tho door, thinking lie would
lot DR.. Gibbos in before lis MS ho had
been in before. Meantime Judge Gary
| camo up and said ho believed he would
call him. Hc called him several times by
his namc, Barney IIc camo to tho
door. Judge Gary told him that the
officers of tho law were up there and lie
had to como out of tho room. / was
standing by Judge Gary and walked up
to tho door, and he said: You all can /
come in here
Evans said this to Judge Gary and
myself. Laying his hand OH my shoul-
dor, he said to mo: You all can't como
In here n'
81 told him it was our business to como
in and we were going in. IIo attempted
to close tho door We went on in aid
he offered no further resistance. Myself,
DR.. Gibbes, Judge Gary and Officer Will
! lingham entered tho room. Iio ordered
Judge Gary out and told him to get
out Dir. Gibbcs walked on to where tho
man was lying on tho bed. Ho ordered
DIR. Gibbcs out and said ho was trying to
kill the man and ho had givon him an
injection and thrown tho syringe away,
and he wanted Dir. Gibbes to get out. DR..
Gibbcs told him if he did not want him
to attend tho man he would not do it.
EVANS WANTED GIBBEs TO LEAVE
"1le said ho wanted u doctor, but did
not want DR.. Gibbes. Wo 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 hc said that he
would do. i stepped to tho room door
to send for DR.. Philpot. saw DR.. Fish
burne in tho hall and asked Evans if he
would do, and he said no. he knew
nothing about him. saw Officer Scott
and sent him after DR.. Fhlpot. In a
very fow minutes DR.. Philpot camc. We
opened the door and DR.. Gibbcs came in
with him.
"Major Evans ordered DR.. Gibbcs out
again and told him to get out of tho
ROOM DR.. philpot said hc wanted DR..
Gibbcs. DR.. Gibbcs said hc was there
and was going to remain, and called on
us to protect him. We told him to re-
main and we, as officers, would pro-
tcct him. He told Major Evans ho had
taken enough of of him and he was
going ahead with his work, and il had to
stop. They came very near getting into
a fight.
DIDN'T WANT rlnLpOT EITHER.
CDR. Philpot walked around and felt
the wounded mans pulse and pronounced
him dying, and Evans ordered him out 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. We put him in Il hack at
tho side gate and took him to Jail"
GENERALIN ACCEPTED AS PROPER.
The verdict of the coroncr's jury has
been generally accepted as proper.
Nothing except the homicide has been
talked OF in Columbia to-day There is
intense interest and in somo quarters
deep feeling. Capt. Griffin had but
recently moved his family to this city
His death leaves them in very unfortu-
nate circumstances.
EVIDENCE WAS SUFFICIENT
Coroner Green offered the jury moro
testimony, but they stated that none vas
needed and found the 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 arc no new 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 donc in clf-dcfcnsc. Some days
will clapsc before application for bail is
made.