The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-25
said, he could get out ofthe 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 |
on knowing what was the trouble and |
Maud said that she would rather die |
than tell, and she told him that she
had come to him for protection and
that she might as we'll tell it all. She
did so and told her brother that Creech
was to have met her at home that
night at $40 O'Clock and righted the
wrong, but that he had failed to
come, and that she had waited until
O'clock before she said anything to
anyone. She told him that she wanted
to be saved from disgrace and to save
the family II she could, Of the prom
ises that Creech had 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: II will
attend to It,"
lie said that he felt it his duty to
act as he was the oldest brother, and
that he had introduced the young
man into the family. He then called
his father out Of the house and told
him Of the trouble and, after consult
ing with friends, 1t was decided that
the father should 20 for the minister
and that Spain Kelley should go for
Creech. 1t 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-
doncd. He went home and later ON
found that Creech had left Bishopville.
He drove across TO the road to Cam
den to try and intercept Creech, but
found out early in the morning that
Creecil had already passed. Then he
went home and took nap and next
day started for Camden to find Creech,
with the full knowledge and con-
sent Of his father He said that
when he 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 IL he
found that he had left Camden. On his
way to Camden, while going down a
hin, he was almost upon King before
he 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 a
turn in his seat as if to st0op down.
He said nothing, but Thought that
the light was on and that there was
no time to lose, and he opened fire.
lie insisted that his hind buggy wheel
was just parallel with tine hind buggy
wheel OF the buggy in which Creech
was riding. He had to wait a little.
he said, as there were two between
him and Creech and he could not fire
until he had passed Creech. AS soon
as he fired Creech and his companion
jumped out. He jumped out OF his
buggy also and about that time Creech
was getting up again, and he fired
into him again. He saw no effect from
either gunshot, and then Creech
began to run and he fired at him
twice with his pistol. Creech ran
towards King, who helped him into
the buggy, and they broke and ran in
their buggy as fast as they could. He
went back to get his buggy, picked up
his gun and followed the fleeing men.
lie said that he followed them for
some time and, seeing that he was
not gaining on them, he unhitched
his horse, adjusted the saddle and
started in pursuit of the men, whom
n
race. He said Iiat they went in the
direction Of Barnett's and not in the
direction OF Bishopville, and that
made him think that they were trying
to escape and that Creech had not
been hurt, because he was able to run
faster than he did out of the way of
the pistol balls. AS he turned into
the Boykin place, where Creech and
King had gone, he was met by King.
King came running out and he threw
his gun on King, a3 he did not want
to be interfered with and did not
know what King was going to do.
After some words with King he shoy-
ed him out OF the way and fired twice.
almost simultaneously, into Creech.
He Said that he was all wrought up,
excited and worried at the time of
the second shooting. He then got on
his horse and returned to find his
buggy, which he turned over to a
friend, and then he left the county
to go to Monroe, N. c., as he did not
care to be arrested just then. He
assumed the name Of Law and, after
sending his brother here to look into
matters, he quietly returned to
Sumter, where he surrendered him
self. Up to the time Of the disclosure
OF his sister he had no intimation
that there was anything in the world
wrong. The home had been a happy
one and he had the highest regard
for Creech.
KELLEY ACQUITTED.
AT midnight the jury asked Judge
Purdy for further instruction. He re-
peated his charge in substance and
the jury returned to it's deliberations.
After being out until o'clock the
jury in the Kelley case returned to
Court with its verdict of not guilty" !"
There was murmur, no applause,
and no warning Of applause by the
Judge. Young KELLEY was forthwith
discharged and went home. An ac.
quittal was generally expected.