The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19

and :old him 20 pick It Up and defend
himself and he reached back tor his
pistol and I said. Joe Ben. ger out OF
the way and he walked out and
Blease and myself had tr1ssle and |
had the advantage OF him but ! never
could get hold OF the arm that he mad
the pistol in but | had him in there
I thought plenty long tor Coleman to
turn the corner.
The Shooting.
FINALLY he got the advantage OF me
and gave me a shove. He was the
strongest man then I have tackeled or
l had weakened, but l was nervous
and as he got ont from me two or
three steps ] saw him throw UP a
pistol and pull down but I could not
see Joe Ben. 1t happened that Mr.
Blease was between us and as he shot
he pulled and shot second time. and
I saw Joe Ben turn the corner |
made sure he was safe and therefore
wasn't in a big hurry to get there,
but Mr.. Blease advanced pretty pert.
Mr. Blease advanced and Dan Smith
came out and they had a tussle and |
think Mr.. Blease went on his knees.
and that is when Mr.. Blease turned
TO the other side, but he soon freed
himself and that is when he shot
down two or three times"
0. There were two shots tired?
A. Two or three. He shot on the
ground and about the time I got to
him I run up and put my hand on his
shoulder and he throwed his pistol
down.
Q. Who threw his pistol down?
A. Mr.. Blease did.
0. What kind of pistol was that!
A. 1t was a black looking pistol,
suppose what you call blue steel.
0. Do you know what name It
was, what calibre?
A. No, sir, do not. About the
time ! got hold of him he throwed
his pistol down and hollered out as
loud as he could, Il shot him about
my wife, Remember Mrs. Mary
Alice Smith was standing in the door
and he seemed to have spoken to her
about it. And then he said, Il sur-
render to the sheriff" About that time
he saw the deputy sheriff and he said,
II surrender to the deputy sheriff"
About that time I went up to Mr..
Coleman and saw a pistol, a little
derringer and and that pistol Mr..
Blease had thrown down, about a
foot to the right OF the little der
derringer and that pistol Mr..
right of Joe Ben. I picked up Joe
| Ben's hat and laid it in his lap and !
asked him if he was shot. He says,
Yes, all to pieces I says, 'Where?'
He says, In the stomach l could
see he was shot in the right shoulder
and he claimed to be shot in the leg
and asked me to straighten out his
leg for him. I said, I don't think
YOU are shot except in the shoulder
and leg. I think you will get over it,
He says, No, I am shot to pieces
I says, Did he hit you the first shot
He says, No I says, Why didn't
you get out Of the way' I don't re-
member what reply he made, he was
saying, oh, Lord, Oh, Lord DR..
Kirksey had come and a crowd
had gathered and I went 70 get the
pistol and both pistols were gone, an
l saw Mr. Able going off with a pis-
tol in his hand. I said, Is that the
pistol of Mr.. Bleasc?' He bowed as
though it was. I turned and asked
who had picked up the little derringer.
Dan Smith says, I did I asked him
where i! was. He said in the store.
He went and got it and brought it to
me. He says, 1t is cooked. I says,
why don't you let it down: He says,
I don't know how I pulled it down
and walked up to the store and me,
Mr.. Bob Ramey. I says, I want to
tie string around this pistol so as
not to get it mixed up with the one at