Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-23

orchards about the home place. he
carried a shotgun. He did not usually
go thus armed, and the sight OF him
with such a weapon caused the wire
and daughters to fear that some harm
might follow. They sent over and got
Mr.. Harvey Dickson, a neighbor, to
come and spend the night with them.
Mr.. Ed Terrence had heard Mr..
Faires say about sundown, Il am gong
to stay all night at home and eat my
breakfast there in the morning. If Pa
sour. or Goble or Huffstetler comes
here I'll kill EN-
That night he sat down on his porch
with Mr.. Dickson, the two nelsnpors
conyersing in as friendly manner as
ever. At bedtime he expressed wish
that Mr.. Dickson would not stay all
night. "I didn't invite you,' said
Faires take your daughter and go
home" Mrs. Faires testified that her
husband coupled with the remark, a
threat to shoot Dickson. Mr.. DICKSON
retired. quietly re-entered through
hack door and went to bed, after Wnlcn
the light was put out. 1t seems tnat
Mr. FAIRIES did not want the light put
ont and remarked, You may put IL
out, but there'n be another hgnt III
there before morning. someone ol
the family lighted the lamp again IN
the visitors room, and at that moIneh.
q load Of shot crashed through a pane
of the window at the head of the bed,
and entered Mr.. Dickson's thigh as ne
Law on the bed, two Of the shot lodging
in his elbow.
An alarm was given, the ne1ghporS
rushed in, a physician was called, ana
the wound dressed. 1t was found 10 De
a flesh wound, bleeding some, Dut not
dangerously. The range was so snort
that the shot did not have time to scat
ter. The pane Of glass was smoked py
the explosion Of the powder.
Faires had disappeared. AS the eH-
citement subsided the netghbors pres
ent spoke Of bloodhounds to capture the
fugitive. About 2 o'clock a preliminary
search was made about the yard. AL
the west gate Of the yard were found
Faires's coat, and his shoes and socks
II was believed that he was Still near
the house and the search proceeded
more cautiously. In a few moments
his lifeless body was found on the
northside of the house, outside tne
fence. and under a tree, the gun and
pistol lying beside the body.
A suspender was tied to the trigger
of the gun. The coroner at the inquest
requested some one to take the gun and
discharge the other barrel that nobody
might be accidentally harmed by II.
But it wouldn't shoot; the cap was no
good. The natural supposition Is that
Mr.. Faires first tried to shoot himsel1
with the gun. but when 1t refused to
20 off, he threw it aside and used the
pistol There were two balls left in the
pistol one or two empty cartridges ana
one two empty chambers.
After the discovery Of the dead BODY,
it was recalled by one or two OF the
family that they had heard the report
of a pistol twenty or thirty minutes af-
ter Mr.. Dickson was shot; but In the
excitement they had not at the time
attached importance to it.
Mr.. Faires was about 60 or 6O-odd
years Of age.
After the inquest the family viewed
the body and the neighbors prepared
1t for burial. The funeral exercises
were held at Olney church at o'clock
this afternoon and were attended by
great gathering of people.