The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-23

said, he could get out or the younger
sister, and he told her to bring Maud
TO him. The elder sister, Maud, then
came in and she threw her arms
around her oldest brother and began
CRYING bitterly. Spain Kelley insisted
% knowing what was the trouble ana
Maud said that she would rather ole
than tell, and she told him that sne
had come to him for protectlon ano
that she might as well tell it all. Sne
did so and told her brother that Creecn
was to have met her at home tha1
night at $50 o'clock and righted tne
wrong, but that he had failed to
come, and that she had waited until
9 O'clock before she said anything 10
anyone. She told him that she wanted
to be saved from disgrace and to save
the family = she could, OF the prom
ises that Creech bad made her, OF her
visit to town that day and how Creech
had told her that If she told her
brother or father that he was dead
man. After his sister had told him
the whole story he told her: will
attend to it."
He said that he felt it bis duty to
act as be was the Oldest brother, and
that he had introduced the young
man into the family. BE then called
his father out Of the house and told
him of the trouble and, after consult
ing with friends, it was decided that
the father should go Tor the minister
and that Spain Kelley should 90 Tor
Creech. It was then about midnight.
On the way to Bishopville the father
said that Creech boarded at the home
of maiden lady and that he did not
think that it would be right to dis
turb her and have difficulty there
and so the visit that night was aban-
doned. He went home and later On
found that Creech had left Bishop7ille.
He drove across to the road to Cam
den to try and intercept Creech, but
found out early in the morning that
Creech had already passed. Then be
went home and took nap and next
day started for Camden to lind Creech,
with the full knowledge and con-
sent of his father. he said that
when be started out that it was
his intention to intercept Creech
and make him marry his sister,
and that while sitting by the roadside
} waiting he loaded two shells with
large buckshot. He said that he took
the extra horse to pursue Creech if he
found that he had left Camden. On bis
way to Camden, while going down a
hill, he was almost upon King before
be saw him. All of the vehicles were
moving fast. He heard King call out.
Look out, Creech, here is Kelley
About this time Creech threw the
/ lines to his companion and made
turn in bis seat as if to stoop down
He said nothing, but thought thai
the fight was on and that there Wa:
no time to lose, and be opened fire
He insisted that his hind buggy whee
was just parallel with the hind buggy
wheel of the buggy in which CreecE
was riding. He had to wait little
be said, as there were two between
him and Creech and he could not frt
until he had passed Creech. AS soor
as he fred Creech and his companion
jumped out. He jumped out Of hi:
buggy also and about that time CreecE
was getting up again, and be hret
into him again. He saw no effect from
either gunshot, and then Creecl
began to run and be fred at hin
twice with his pistol. Creech raj
; towards King, who helped him int
the buggy, and they broke and ran il
their buggy as fast as they could. HI
went back to get his buggy, picked VI
bis gun and followed the fleeing men
He said that be followed them TO
some time and, seeing that he wa
| not gaining on them, be unhitchet
his horse, adjusted the saddle AM
started in pursuit Of the men. whom
he overlook in three OF four-mil
race. He said that they went in tn
direction of Barnett's and not in tn
direction Of Bishopville, and tina
), made bim think that they were trying
to escape and that Creech had no
been hurt, because be was able to rul
faster than be did out Of the way O
the pistol balls. AS he turned int
the Boykin place, where Creech an
King had gone, be was met by King
King came running out and be thre1
his gun on King, as he did not wan
to be interfered with and did no
know what King was going to do
After some words with King be sho7
!. ed him out Of the way and fred twice
almost simultaneously, into Creech
He said that be was all wrought up
excited and worried at the time 0
the second shooting. He then got OF
his horse and returned to find hi
buggy, which he turned over to
friend, and then be left the count
to 20 to Monroe, N. c., as he did no
care to be arrested just then. Il
assumed the name Of Law aud, afte
, sending his brother here to look int
matters, he quietly returned t
Sumter, where be surrendered him
self. Up to the time Of the disclosur
Of his sister be had no intimatio
that there was anything in the worl
wrong. The home had been a happ
one and he had the highest regar
, for Creech.
KELLEY ACQUITTED.
At midnight the jury asked Judg
Purdy for further instruction. He IT
| peated his charge in substance an
, the jury returned to its deliberations
After being out until o'clock tn
! jury in the Kelley case returned t
, Court with its verdict Of mot guilty.
. There was murmur, no applause
and no wan. lg Of applause by tn