The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-08-23
OF the defendant himself, made
before Notary Public Paul
Moore, of Lancaster
THE DEFENDANTS STORY

Before me personally came A.
Jeit Gregory, who, being duly
sworn, says: That he is cbarg.
ed with the shooting of W. 7.
Catoe, in the town OF Kersha W j.,
county and state aforesaid, on
the night of August 8, 1908,
from the effects Of which wound
it is claimed that said w. II.
Catoe died on the 9th dav Of
August, 1905; that, at the time
of said shooting. depouent was
the night watchman or police.
man OF the said town OF Ker
shaw, and was, at the time, en-
gagged in the discharge Of his
duties as such policeman that
the authorities of said town had
placed at various places within
its limits keys 70 a clock which
deponent was required to carry
with him at night, ana it was
his duty to make regular rounds
and punch said clock with said
keys; that one of said keys was
located at the store Of J. NJ.
Carson & Co. and, in order 10
reach this key, it was necessary
that deponent pass by the store
occupied by w. 7. Catne that
on the night of August s, 1905,
between 8. 80 o'clock and 10 o,
clock, deponent made bis regular
visit to the store OF J ~, Carson
Il Go, punched said clock, and
was proceeding along the atreet
as usual about the time he ar.
rived at shoe shop run bv one
Major Arthur, which shop was
one or two doors below the said
Catoe's store, n very hard show
er OF rain came up depOnent
stopped in said shop for protec.
tion from the rain that n very
few minutes after entering the
shop, and while standing in the
door of same. W. r. Catoe, J.
ID. Wstson and j. T. Davis pass.
ed along on the pavement, golng g
in the direction of Catoe' . 5 tore /:
that said Catoe carried a double
bsrreled gun (dspouent will say
here that before punching the
clock at the store Of J. M. Caraon
u Co. as above stated, he noticed
said Catoe with others, sitting
on the steps of j. Nj Carson d
Co.'S store aud that Catoe then
had a gun in his hauds) that
deponent left the shoe shop in
few minutes after Catoe and his
companions passed, for the pur.
pose of continuing his regular
rounds; that as he reached
point on the pavement almost
directly in front of Catoe's store
door he saw Catoe, Watson and
Davis standing in and around
the door that it was Opponents
intention to pass on, and he
would have done so had not the
said w. T. Catoe called out in a
loud and boisterous tone Of
voice. saying Hurrah for Ker-
shaw ~ or words similar, at the
same time reaching with his
left hand for his gun, which was
leaning with the muzzle against
the upper panel (Which was Of
glass) of the upper or west door,
the store door being double
one, and at the same time draw.
ing from his pocket q pistol
with his right hand, pointing
said pistol at deponent, and de.
ponent distinctly heard the click
OF said pistol as Catoe snapped
same at him that just as Catoe
called out 'Hurrah for Ker.
shaw i deponent spoke to him,
and the two boys, saying Now
boys, you must not start any
disturbance; that when said
Catoe reached for the gun and
drew his pistol, deponent had
taken a step or two further,
which placed him somewhat
past the centre Of said store {;
that as Catoe reached for the
gun and presented the pistol at
deponent, deponent i'm mediately
fired upon him, shooting twice
in rapid succession, and, not
knowing whether be had hit
said Catoe, moved rapidly lit.
tie further m the straet 90 =.