The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-12
:, them. While the shooting was going
nm he heard some one tell Parks to
'sshoot him." Saw the papers fall out
Noor,c honS

them. While the shooting was going
on he heard some one tell Parks to
'sshoot him. Saw the papers fall out
of Covar's~ hand.
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. James NJ. Brailsford testified
that, Coyar W, S in his office on the
morning of the tragedy and left I'M
mt diately prior to the sho,t'rg; that
Coyar told him that BE had heard Parks
had threatened him; and that be knew
that Parks was in town and he wa
trvirg to avoid any difficulty.
Mr. Frank Sryder, who was IN range
of the shooting, testified that Parks
fred The first shot. Mr.. Snyder's tes-
timony tailed closely with Mr.. Lind
stedt's
MIR. NJ. F. Inabinet testified that
Parks was in the Auditors Office on
the morning of the tragedy and JUST
orior to the shooting, saying that ne
would see him later, InaI MI faiAo
seemed TO be in a good humor.
Mr.. T. R McCants testlfled tnat ne
was in the corridor Of the COurtnouse
at the time Of the shooting and that
the Elder Covar was in one OF tne o.
fees in the Courthouse and WenG OUT
at the same time he did. He did nog
get out until the shooting had ceased.
Col. NJ. .. DantZler testified thai ne
was in the coui thouse at the time OF
the shooting; that he heard the snots
and saw Mr.. Parks back across Lne
path Gown in the direction OF Law
Range. BE did not get outside until
the Shooting had ceased.
a letter was read from Gov. Shep-
pard testif, ing to the good character
| of Mr. Covar. Mr.. Jas. L. Sims also
testified to the peaceable character OF
Mr.. Covar as well as Mr.: Parks.
Mr. E. H. Covar testified as folio" S
| in his own b half: BE said be came
! from Edgefeld to Orangeburg to work
! for Mr.. Parks, and worked for him for
lover five years until last January
when Mr.. Parks sold the business to
Fuuderburg and Covar. MI. Parks
and himself had kns wn each other
when they both lived in Edgeheld, |,
and had been as intimate is ts
brothers up to the time he an !
Funderburg bought the business.
After that differences arose between
US as to who was to pay the outstand-
ing debts Of the Patriot when it was
| sold by Mr.. Parks which caused some
i'll feeling. Before the day Ct the un-
fortunate difficulty Mr.. CoVar said be
had not seen Mr.. Parks in several
months. On that day he saw him
twice in the alley near the beer dis
pensary. BE started to the postcthce
for the mail and he saw Mr.. Parks
again at the corner in front Of Bosch's
store as l passed. He was talking tc
Capt. John S. Rowe. There were
several other people there, but ne did
not notice who they were. As be
passed Mr.. Parks saw him. BE then
went on and got the mail and on his
way back stopped at Mr. Lathrop.s
office to see him about knight
Of Honor matter. He left there and
went on over 20 Mr.. Brailsfords Office,
AS be left Mr.. Lathrop's office and
came on across the street be saw MI.
Parks and Mr.. Funderburg standing
in front of the old Patriot Office and
went into Mr.. BrailforH's office ane
collected a small bill toat he owed me
I talked with him awhile and tolc
him I had heard of threats that Mr.
Parks had made that day and that
had come in there to avoid trouble.
stayed there about twenty minutes
until I noticed that Mr.. Parks hac
gone. He then told Mr.. BrailSforc
that the way seemed clear and thai
he would 90. / went up to the en-
CINE house and crossed diagonally
across the street towards the Court
house, and when I got there about the
gate l hearo some one walking. aGc
looked up and saw MIR. Parks. 1 was
reading my mail when | heard some
one walking and looked up and saw
him. 1 had just crossed the bridge
in front Of the Courthouse gate going
! in tie direction of the printing office
I had Just stepped on the Sidewalk
when he said: II want to tell yor
that you are dirty lying: thievine
son Of a bitch' and just then he
knocked me in the eye, and being
heavier man than l knocked me back
{ and broke the glasses in my eye, which
almost blinded me, as my righ0 eye Is
almost my sole dependence. The blow
TUNED me and knocked me off The
SlOCW CWdlh. 0lUCl uC SU1 oSh LIZ AS
drew bis pistol and fired the first shot
which went through my hat. He Tan
; back a few steps before firing. hac
my pistol in NY bosom as I was in ms
shirt sleeves and had to tear my shirt
); open before l could get my pistol out
As soon as / got my pistol out l fred
and continued to ire until the pisto
was empty He was struck three
times. Dill not know how many
times Mr.. Parks shot. He said his
father came up and told him to stop
His father came out Of the Court
house. His brother and Mr.. Linstedt
also came up and he gave the latter
his pistol. Mr.. Covar said he and Mr..
Parks had always been good friends
up to the disagreement, and that Mr.
Parks was a peaceable man, but be
had been warned by several persons
that MI. Parks would shoot him on
sight, and that he really expected to
be killed when Mr.. Parks came up and
struck him, and that be only shot to
save his own life.