The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-07-12
kiLLED WITH 4 HOE,
Ono NeEro Ifnla Another on MIR. j. G.. y
browns place About Eight Miles
From Town-Tho Core.
ner's Inquest,

ner's Inquest,
On last Tuesday Lee Glymp struck
Adam Chick in tho head with u hoe,
causing trcmcfaction OF tho brain, from
which Chick died. Both wore negroes
and wcro working for Mr.. Brown when
| the dillictly occurred.
1t seems that about 8 o'clock in the
morning while both werc in tho Mr..
Browns field hocing corn some little
dispute arose, which developed into q
quarrel. 1t is not known that there
was any i'll feeling between them be-
forc this time. Chick died about 5
O'Clock the same afternoon.
AS soon as the fatal blow was struck
Glymp fled and is still at largo. War
rants arc out for him and it is probable
that he will be captured within the
next few days.
Mr.. Browns plantations, where the
killing occurred is in the Caldwell town.
ship about 8! miles from town. Core
ner Lindsay went up on Wednesday
morning and held the inquest over the
body. Mr.. j. g. S. Brown acted as
foreman Of tho jury. Only one witness
was examined, Mr.. j. NJ. Brown, who
heard part Of the quarrel, and was
about twenty yards away from tho neg
roeS when the blow was struck.
Tho following is the testimony and
verdict of the coroner's inquest
TESTIMONY.
j. Nj. Brown, sworn, says:
was at home yesterday. / live in
Ncwberry County. Lee Glymp and
Adam Chick wero fussing yesterday,
July 8, 1901. Leo told Adam to hush
and Adam said, you can't make me
hush. Then told both OF them if they
would run their hands rs well as they
did their mouths I would get moro
work done. Then Adam told me that
Lee had told him that he was going to
make him hush and that he wasn't
going to do it. Then VIC went on and
hoed corn on and I was Off from them
about twenty yards and I never heard
any more until I heard the lick. l
looked around and Adam was down. He
was lying straight on his back. don't
suppose it was more than ten minutes
from the timo they were fussing until
when the lick was struck. After Lee hit
the lick he walked around Adam and
myself about three times. I told him
that he had killed Adam. lie never made
any reply. Then Lee left. Lee cursed
Adam once. lie said, "Damn it, will
whip YOU" They had no falling ont
before that L know of. Adam told Lee
that hc could try it if he wanted to.
Adam made no threats to Lee what he
was going to do.
J. M. Brown.
j. nj. Brown recalled; The instru-
ment used was eye hoe.
J, NJ. Brown.
THE VERDICT.
The jury returned the following ver-
dict:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
An inausition indented taken at J. C.
S. Browns place, in the county and
State aforesaid, the 10th day OF July,
1901, before e. M. Lindsay, coroner,
upon view Of the body OF Adam Chick,
Of Newberry County, then and there
being dead, by the oaths of J. G. s.
Brown, w. II. Wendt, S. j. Cromer,
e. G. Cromer, Sims G. Brown, William
Sanders, George Brooks, Andrew Gro
mer, Spence Caldwell, Milton Marshall,
Roubin Rutherford, Sims Walker, be-
ing lawful jury of inquest, who, being
charged and sworn to inquire for the
State Of South Carolina where and by
what means the said Adam Chick camo
to his death, upon their oaths do say
that the said Adam Chick came to his
death by wound inflicted with hoo
In the hanGH of Lee Glymph on July 8,
1901, from which wound the said Adam
Chick died in the county and State
aforesaid July 8, 1901.