The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
ANOTHER KILLING.

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Magistrate Folk in scuffle With Su
pervisor Scale Was Shot.
WgAT CORoNER's JURY SAYS
Both Men Were Popular and Rish!!
Rs spected, and the Unfortu-
nate Affair is Very Much
Regretted.
a dispatch from Sumter TO Inc
State says Magistrate Richard G. Foil
OF Providence was shot and kil!ec
Thursday morning about 8 o'clock
near his home, in front OF County
Supervisor W. q. Scales realoence
while in scuifie with Mr.. Scale.
Magistrate Folk was candidate
for reelection and damaging reports
were in circulation as to the mysteri'
Gus disappearance OF MIR. Folks dec
ket, 8 second book 10 which is kept
the business OF the court. Mr.. Fcls
was informed that Supervisor Scale
was the author Of these reports.
Sam Folk, a brother Of Magistrate
Folk, called to see Scale early Thurs.
day morning in regard to the matter:
and Scale told Sam that he bad cir,
culated no report. he had told that
Magistrate Folk had said that the
docket was in his (Seale'>) cttce, but
he and Probate Judge Walsh could not
find it. Sam informed him that it
had been found. Sam told him that
il Folk would bring it to him he would
examine it IS supervisor, and If found
correct would mark it so and all ru-
mors would be stopped. Sam Folk
went after Richard Folk to bring him
and the docket, and after q consider
able wait Scale telephone6 the Folks
to hurry, that he wanted to catch the
train for Sumter.
Mr.. Folk answered: ''Wait, 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, it 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 ceat on the LETT
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 scutfle it is alleged Sam Folk
jumped from his buggy and attempted
to shoot Scale, but Scales son, W. j.
Scale, knocked the pistol away and
seized 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-
sciousnesS.
Doctors Cheyne and Foster could do
nothing, as the wound was mortal,
Scale drove into town to the sherln's
Office to give himself up, but the sher-
if and the deputy were away and he
gave himself up to Mayor Dick. Coro-
ner Sam Flowers summoned jury
and began the inquest at / 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 FOX
and ". ]. 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 was pointing
toward Folk. Sam Folk says the pis-
tol was in Scales hands when it was
fred.
The following jury was empaneled:
C. L. Williamson, formap, E. W.
Parker, Dr.. E. W. Parker, Jr., J. A.
Boykin, ST., J. A. Boykin, Jr., NJ. d.
Boykin, J. F. Cumains, W. +. Boykin,
&. L. Burkett, ]. r Durrant, NJ. L.
Moore.
Judge Folk was popular man and
regarded as one among the best clti.
zens. he leaves three brothers and
Two sisters and widowed mother.
Dr.. Legrand Query OF Columbia
and 81. D. Noise, ESQ married the
two sisters. Judge Folk was serving
his third term as magistrate. SuFer'
visor Scale is popular all over the
county. He is an energetic, patriotic
citizen. He is serving his secone
term as supervisor ard is candidate
for re- election. Mr.. Scale regrets thi
sad tragedy. He says he was unarn
ed. HIS pistol was in his Office at TIT
court house in Sumter.
The coroner's jury have returned
the following verdict: Deceased
E. C. Folk, came to his death by
eunshor wound inflicted by the hand
OF parties unknown to the jury.
Attacked by Madnan.
A dispatch from Yorkville to Th
State says Magistrate E. Z. A. Smlt!
of Hickory Grove shot and killed
negro man about 10 o'clock Ffida..
night. The nc gro attempted to d;ai
Mr.. Smith out Of VIII dow OF ri
house and almost tore his shirt CT