The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-02
ANOTHER KILLING.
Magistrate Folk in scuffle With su-
pervisor Scale Was Shot.

Magistrate Folk in scuffle With su
pervisor Scale Was Shot.
WHAT CORONER's JURY SAYS
Both Men Were Popular and HtEhI,
Respected, and the Unfortu.
nate A T.ir is Very Much
Regretted.
A dispatch from Sumter to Th,
State says Magistrate Richard G. Foil
of Providence was shot and killed
Thursday morning about 8 o'clock
near his home, In front of Count,
Supervisor w. H. Scales reaidence
while in scutfle with Mr.. Scale.
Magistrate Folk was candidate
for reelection and damaging reports
were In circulation as to the mysteri.
GUS disappearance of Mr.. Folks doc
koC, a second book in which Is kept
the business Of the court. MIR. Fvlk
was informed that Supervisor Scale
was the author OF these reports.
Sam Folk, brother Of Magistrate
Folk, called to see Scale early Thurs
day morning in regard to the matter,
and Scale told Sam that he had cir.
culated no report. He had told that
Magistrate Folk had said that the
docket was in his (Seale's) office, but
he and Probate Judge Walsh could not
find 1t. Sam informed him that it
had been found. Sam told him that
II Folk would bring 1t to him he would
examine 1t as supervisor, and II found
correct would mark it so and all ru.
mors would be stopped. Sam Folk
went after Richard Folk to bring him
aud the docket, aud after d consider
able wait Scale telephoped The Folks
to hurry, that he wanted to catch the
train for Sumter.
Mr.. Folk answered: "NVait, we are
coming" After reaching the house it
was decided to come to Sumter to
settle the matter. While waiting for
his buggy and horse, Scale walked
alongide Judge Folks buggy, leading
to the end of the avenue from his
house. The discussion was resumed.
Sam Folk was follwing In another
buggy.
AS the public road was reached
Judge Folk. 1t Is SAID, called, Scale a
liar, drawing his pistol at the
same time. Scale grabbad him by the
collar, Folk falling out of the buggy.
Both fell to the ground together. The
pistol was discharged, the bullet pass
ed through Scales coat on the left
side about the hip, and, passing up
ward, entered Folks head in the right
temple and came out left Of the me-
dial line OF the skull.
In the scuttie it Is alleged Sam Folk
jumped from his buggy and attempted
to shoot Scale, Dut Scales son, W..
Seaae, knocked the pistol away and
seize him. When Scale got up he saw
blood on, Folks face. He assisted in
carrying him TO the roadside and
washed the blood from his face and
telephoned for doctor. Folk died in
two hours and fifteen minutes after he
was shot, having never regained con-
seriousness.
Doctors Cheyne and Foster could dc
nothing, as the wound was mortal.
Scale drove into town to tile sheriif's
office to give himself up, but the sher-
III and the deputy were away and he
gave himself up to Mayor Dick Coro-
ner Sam Flowers summoned jury
and began the inquest ut / o'clock
Thursday afternoon. AT 10 O'Clock
Thursday night the inquest has not
adjourned and fuller particulars are
not obtained.
a phone message says Sam Folk
and w. j. Scale, the two eye wit
nesses, tell exactly opposite stories to
the jury Scale says the pistol was
In Folks hand when he pulled the
trigger and the weapon way pointing
toward Folk. Sam Folk says the pis.
tOl was In Scales hands when it was
fired.
The following jury was empaneled:
@. l.. Williamson, forman, e. w.
Parker, DIR. e. w. Parker, Jr., j. A.
Boykin, Sr., j. A. Boykln, Jr., nj. II.
Boykin, j. H. Cumains, w. f. Boykin,
r. l.. Burkett, j. r. Durrant, M. L..
Moore.
Judge Folk was a popular man and
regarded as one among the best citi-
zens. He leaves three brothers and
two sisters and a widowed mother.
j)r. Legrand Guerry OF Columbia
and II. ID. Noise, Esq married the
two sisters. Judge Folk was serving
his third term as magistrate. Super
visor Scale is popular all over the
county. He Is an energetic, patriotic
citizen. lie is serving his second
term as supervisor and Is a candidate
for e-electiOn. Mr. Scale regrets the
sad tragedy. He says he was unarm-
ed. His pistol was in his Office ut the
court house III Sumter.
The coroner's jury have returned
the following verdict: Deceased,
r. G. Folk, came to his death 10y a
Kunshot wound inflicted by the hands
oI parties unknown to the jury"
Attacked by II Niadman.
4 dispatch from Yorkvlle to The
= ate says Magistrate r. l.. A. Smith
OF Hickory Grove shot and killed q