The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-09

'UTHRoN, APRIL 9, 19(
stopped Could not hear what was
said. Vim drew pistol and held it.
by his side;=a moment after he struck
Edwards with left hand in the face
and as he recovered himself brought
his pistol around Can't say who fired
first. Shots came in rapid succession.
They clinclled and Vim fell on his
back in tie street. ran#Gp distance.
of about so feet. Charlie Smith was
lying on his face on the pavement. I
saw Vim short while before diff
Guilty. He was at Cattino's ice house,
was in his shirt sleeves Came toward
me until he got to alley alongside
No. reel house, stopped and looked
toward me for a moment or two, then
went into alley. When he came back
on The way to Il. Harby's had lis coat
on. Did not know there was i'll feel
ing between Edwards and Wipn until
a crowd went to Charleston on excur-
ison a few days before. From what he
saw and heard then he found out that
they were not On speaking terms.
j. D. Epperson was in frontZof
Henry Cnttino' S ice house when I heard
the shots. The first shot attracted ny
attention and the other shots were
fired while I was running toward
Edwards and Vim. When I got there
Edwards was on him striking him on
the head with a nickle plated pistol,
struck him twice Edwards got up
threw down the pistol and said, : |
didn't want to kill him, but I had to
dosit, you all saw that. When Vim
was on his back in the street, gasping,
I thought he was shot in forehead at
first. He had piece Of cigarette
between his lips. took it out and
the ashes fell in his eye. Took out
my handkerchief and Mr. Gaillard
brushed ashes away There were four
shots, the two first came in rapid sue
cession, then the others. The whole
thing was over in about 80 seconds. /
ran about 40 yards
j. d. Jennings was at Mrs.
Dinkins' opposite Harby's stable; was
at supper table when I heard report Of
pistol shots, I opened the door and
went on piazza. Saw Edwards and
VIM clinched. VIM fell on back.
Edwards leant over him and struck
him in the face with pistol When I
got across street crowd had gathered.
II. j. Seymour, one of the city
police, stated that he was on Main
street, heard pistol shots and ran to
Harhy's stable When he got there
saw Charlie Smith lying on his face
on the pavement and Frank VIM on
his back in the street. Saw blood on
Edwards coat and asked him, g VINO.
did this?,, and he said ssl did, Put
my hand on him and said, Consider
yourself under arrest and come with
me. He took pistol out Of left side
pocket Of coat and gave to Policeman
Barwick who had come up. Pistol
had three cartridges discharged
Brought Edwards to Sheriff's Office
and delivered him to Sheriff Scar
borough who drove up in buggy
with Policeman Weeks. Edwards did
not say he wanted to surrender to
Sheriff
e. H. Dorm, Saw Frank Vim at
Cuttino's ice honse about an hour
before the killing He was in his
shirt sleeves and in good humor, was
not intoxicated. Know nothing of
killing; was at home at the time
Henry e. Cuttino. Saw Frank
VIM at my ice house about fifteen
minutes before killing He was talk
ing to me, laughing and joking per
fectly sober Don't know where he
went when he left I went in TO ice
house. When saw him next he was
lying on MS back in the street He
was dead or practically so, gasped a
few times. Know nothings about the
difficulty, did not see it.
Marion Sanders. saw Frank Vim
at Cations ice house about half
hour before the killing. He was pleas
ant as. he usually was and perfectly
sober. When next saw him he was
dead. Heard the shots, but did not