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CORONER'S INQUEST.
Jury's Verdict that Jim Brown Game
to IIis DEATH Rt thc Hands OF 'Es "ktrt
Quinn. with Coot Hiblcy Arres>"ry.

State Of South Carolina.
County OF Nhbnv!ile.
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An lnuuIsitiuu ind.n,ed. taken nt Nj. Car
M ell. In Abbeviile County, the 10Th July. A..
ID, 1907. before W. B. Going. Coroner fnr said
County, upon view of the body. Jtm brown
linen and ihers be'ng dead. by the oaths of =.
u. Weils, Henry M.pnfii.. Alien Curry T..
l'ressly, Richard Turmsu. William Brewer.
I.nrk oliver. Pat smith. a fred Moss. Portcr
pubose. Ed Mobley. being n lawful jury oi in-
quest, who. being charged and sworn 10 IN
,iuire for the State how ana by what means
the I'D Jim Brown came io his death upon
their naths do say: We lind that Jim Brown
came 10 his death ny u pistol shot wound IN
the hand OF ono Iske Quinn. aud that one
Cool HIhiey was accessory thereto. And so
rho Jurors aioresaid do say that the aforesaid.
Z.ke Quinn In manner and form aforesaid.
linn Brown then and there feioniOusy did
Kill, nga inst The pence and dignity OF the State
aforesaid, and That Coot Hioiey was accessory
thereto. In witness whereof /, w. b. Going.
Coroner Of Abbeville County. and the jurors
aforesaid To this inquisition, have nterchang
ably put our hands aud seal. the day and year
above written. , Wall.
w. Is. Going. =. d. W els.
Coroner. FOREMAN.
&c. Pressiy. y. W. Mohiey,
II I carry K. Tnrman.
lark Oliver. Henry McDunie.
"''''r% b1s "'e"e'' Pat < smith.
mnrk his
his Allen Y banks,
Porter x Dubose.
mark.
John Cade, sworn. says: lie Ives IN Aooe-
vile Ezekiel Quinn was sitting 10 my piazza.
linn came dnwU the road on mule. When
Z.ke heard him be jumped up and saiu tnere
IA the dam rascal now. When he came around
the garden ne hailed him told him be wanted
around and met him. Jim laughed and ask
ed n he was not lost. he said he was not de
asked jun VI he mei.kezlah Saturday .JlEl salo
no lie asked II hedid not come TO my house
he got with her. He said. In the road coming
from Mt Carmel. de asked something more
lin said, am not after your lOoiishnsss now.
have not had any thing to DO % Win YOU. on,
goipg 10 x III you. He took pistol In hi. LETT
hand and rock In his righi, threw ut him:
lie Jumped on the mule. When be struck
the ground he ran around anu usad stueS on o ,hs No
other side the mule. Zeke rnn around the
mules head, met him and shot him, told nlm,
dam you, get. He then went on. Cool was
sitting In the piazza, followed as,Sar me a. Tasw
came the night before the shooting. jim do
NOT have u pistol. He tried 10 get out ol the
way. Don't know why he shot Jim, no cause
:e Before the shooting was Zeke and Coo,
70 talking. heard Coot ray I could get
m Nil In row and drive thSrn down there.
John X Cade.
mark.
sworn tn before me this 18th :, Jsly; n.y., a. d.
1902. W. Is. doing'
Coroner AbbeviiIe County.
Celia Harris. sworn, says: she iives IN ho'
hsv,ile (,ounty. SAYS when ] saw jim Brown
coming down the road Zeke called him:
sald. who 10 that Henry In talking to: The
person he ~es talking 10 came out OF Jonn
G ysId NY boy asnrS .nas ad ssid hs ,Sas
Knock ed him 0T the horse. Said now Henry
is running. ! ran 10 the door, Jim WAS rum
ming around the mule. Zske met MIN. saw
him throw up the pistol ana hos,a .ne re 70
matter was He said. that dani.son OLA Ditch
mas shot tnr. Asked did he hit him. he said
yes When he got 10 the door saw Tue oioou'
a Harris to sst nn ana IN. eTns Tud coa, ~sn
out The yard and went up the road Win Zexe.
Cells x Harris.
mark.
sworn TO before me ,his 10th Jaly. A D..
lso2. ". b Going
Coroner Abbeville County.
Iobn Cade recalled, SAYS: When ZeSe and
c,ot came To my house. the night before they
ran in my house. they passed me insS cum Gun,
in together. Zeke was 10 HOnt think. luey
ex pecied 10 find Jim In my house: lie as9ed
me To 20 10 the melon patch. did not 90. Ny
wife said II they were hungry we would cooh
sometb ing for them. He said ne only want
ed melops. I then went 10 the pntcn win
him, He did not say anything 10 me ABOUT
lin. Asked what time the train passed.
Dr. ] NJ Carlton, sworn. says: he lives In
AbbeyiIle County. Says / was called 10 see
linn Brown yesterday eve. Found him sui
I,ripg from pistol shot wound In the aodo
men Shot In the right side OF The bowels,
ranged slightly down ward and nearly through
on the left side. The wound caused his death
1 was able TO do nothing for hlm. ! TOOK tnis
ba n from the left side OF his bowels after he
died. he wins too weak ID take u fr ON him be-
S,rn he died ]. N. Carlton, II. ID.
sworn TO before W. b. Going. Coroner Able.
willie County. July 10, A. d.. 1872.
John Cade, optinusd, says both the ooys
had pistols In their pockets Lawrence Hes
Ter came down there. Zeke asked 10 see bis
rifle. He let him shoot u. He bought II nails
from Lawrence and shot them around. went
IN the field. Zeke went with me. stayed there
until II o'clock and went 10 tho houte.
John Y Cade.
mark.
sworn to before me this 10th Jolly, A. D..
,,Ers w. Is. Going,
Coroner Abbeville County.