The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

'NIiaS Ji'llt>lbnt.
Intcndant.
Acting Coroner.
Jurors Summoned.
|. John q. Peoples.
>. NJ. W. Miller.
,. Peter R"l"I>prr""r.
l. b. j. RnmH2"
>. +. =. Slider.
G. .I.hn &. Martin.
:. DR.. ". y. Williams.
$. T.. :. Bailey.
.. j. ". Grirrs"n.
10. W. {. Johnson.
II. y. B. Knox.
-. II. II. kinarl.
rs. X. :. Whalry.
~. :. Montgomery.
shall for Nrwbrrry, Il" hereby rcrti-
~ that ! personally summoned the
Panel within NAMED L" meet ut >
clock =. NJ. at i'rr Court House of
New berry District l"r the puru,>r Of
'r.AriI;n" " Jury IT inquest - III
rr"'r,, ly -. within warrant. S"!'~
i,'"'3"'. ~tn.. l~G,I.
.JaInr~ T.. Peterson.
Town MARSHALL
itr'u,u .N"rn t" before n" NllI. "t
S"p'rrn',rr. lN!i',.
Burr j. Rama"r.
Clerk and Rr"iSirr. Oilrin Magis-
tralr.
Testimony "n in,ui>ili"n taken up
ON view "i body Of Calvin tr"zi"r,
5 September. lN'i.l.
Jacob S. Bowers, sworn, tcstities.
Witness has charge TT repairs nr
the !>t Division tt &. and {. Rail
read which PASSES through this place,
train having run OF track. | came
Il,m shops last night T." put il on
alrul nm' "r two "'rluck. when we
came I" ears. !,avin" seen c"ILiiinn
of train. | r",ll the hands I" back end
Of ear, n',l lh"n SAW tW" Ei"n en-
ynyrd la ti:,l. After Il while enc ct
Them ran past mr. and the other went
in e., uirarv direct ION. calling ont THAT
he was cut. Presently Srmr three or
four r"l"rr'l S"l,lirrs passed by me in
pursuit "i the on" that first passed by
me. and the fourth in passing. caught
hold nf mr and cried out "IIcrc he
is, and took me upon the platform
ul depot, where there were some fifty
or more rnlurrl troops. ! protested
that | WAS not the man that had cut
the rrI"rr'l S"IIicr. The rrivatrS
threatened ln kill me-. but the ser
grani inir, r,irrrl. Hud Tor time pre-
vr1lrL i'n'n until they brought NJ
the man wh">r body this is. The de-
ceased stated that he waS the man
who cut the cnlorcd soldier. The ser
Grant. Il rnlnrrl man. gave me his
name rs Prince Rivers. rnI"rrd pro-
vuSt guard. Co. \. .}3 tnlnrcd Troops.
j. :. Bowers.
Sworn and Subscribed before me,
SilaS ,]uhnStone. Intrndnnt.
Acting Coroner.
Jas. B. Brown, sworn, tcstifies.
Ann acting superintendent Of Il. 4
{. Railroad. Came to depot at New
berry this morning hriwrr one and
two 'rl"ri Tor the purpose of replace
ING train. which had run off the track.
| suppose the train had been thrown
OF by obstacle placed nu track by ne
gro troops camprd near by. Mr. ia
cob =. Hnwrr>. supervisor lSi DiviS-
ION nt &. 4 {. railroad. came with
me. lie went ahead tn see condition
Of train which had rum off. | was in
his rear. AMI found man who is tlr
deceased complaining to captain
about the treatment he had received
from Il ncgr" soldier As far as I
can remember. he stated his ease in
this manner care You captain in
the L. S. service? | have ladies in
my shop whom am compelled to sec
respected. \ negro soldier came iii
to the ear and insultcd the ladies
grossly. I ordered him out. Tie, (thc
ncgro) said I had no business to in
tcrfcrc, several negro soldiers COM
ing up at the time, this captain told
them they knew their orders and when
they must obey them. The man must
be taken to your commissioned officer