The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-04
THE INQUEST HELD,

I'LL 4ASY OA1AA
THE TESTIMONY OF ONLY THREE
WITNESSES TAKEN.
The Ceplorabls Tragedy Has Caused
Universal sorrcw in This
Community.
Coroner e. n. R:ckenb2ker inpsn-
elled jury Of rquest Saturday norr
ing, and the reglar inquest was held
according to Law ever the remains OF
MI. Parks. Tue fodiag was in the
following language: "The said J, T.
Parks came to nis death By a gunsnoS
wound in the bands CT B. q. CoVar "
The jury of hquest was composed o1
the following business men: Messrs.
f. J. d. Fielder, A. L. Dukes, =. h
Psulling, P. NJ. Smoak, r, B. Keller
A. D. Ruple, ]. K. Weeks, j. q.
Pike. R. D. McMichael, A. W. Hof-
man, J. ". Stack AMI ], L. Weeks.
Only three witnesses we're ezanin.
ed, including d.. Hjdrick, who con-
Quoted the post mortem examination.
Mr.. Charles P. Brunson, the msgis.
trate in this city, has his sfice in toe
rear room OF the Court House, and ne
vas just going towards bis cf1ce, He
was one Of the closest Of any OF the
spectators to the parties at the time
Of the shooting. MI. A G. L':steot
is well known in business circles o!
this city. The testimony at the In
quest is given as fellows:
Mr.. c. 2. B.unson, sworn. says:
That on Jure 2s, 1905, about II
O'Clock 3. M, I vas driving Up to the
Court House gate, at my office. Be
fore getting to the usual place Of
stopping MIR. A. NJ. Bczsrd came up
and spoke to me, relsting the oeasb
scene Of his wife. Just then l saw
the deceased, J. T. Parks, walking
out Of the Curt House, and at the
same tiue Mr.. & q. Ccvar coming
toward Russell street side OF the
Court House, on Church street.
was looking at them. Just al the
gate they met. Mr.. Parks gave MI
Covar a hand salute. Just then MI.
Parks spoke to Mr.. Covsr and MI
Coysr replied. Just then Mr. Parks
struck e presume) MI. Covar. Just
as that happened Mr.. Covar backed a
little, both hands to his shirt ho5on
in the twinkle OF any eye he (Covs~.
presented pistol st PARKS body ano
fired and continued firing. Thel
Parks kinder turned, and then drew q
pistol and fred. Then 1t was con
tinual firing by both men.
Question. Did any one else hre
pistol? ,,
Answer. No one. 1 saw Mr.
Coysr's father with pistol In hi'
hand, and saying to bis son: Ku
him." and going iu direction OF nl:
son and Parks. Parks was moving
backwards. G. Z. Brtnson'
Mr.. a. @. LlDstedt, sworn, sag
That on June 20. 1906. about Il
o'clock a. m, I was coming do"r
Church street by tie Court Hcus'
fence. I saw Nj. Parks strike Mr.
Covar. Then instantly shooting com
menced. MI. Covar fired first. They
could not have been over eight or tel
feet apart at tie first shot. 1t cou!t
not have baen more than a second be
fore rapid firing by both partles
Parks aid Cavar. Just at the time
tney ceased firing and cou mt need {;
reload, | rushed to Mr.. R. e. CoVa
and dissrued him. Just as I lcokst
around saw Mr. Covar's father con-
ing up, hollo~irg, "R>5oie, stoE
stop" He was srmao 1 tried u
take the pistol away from hin. Hi
said: Don't d;sarm me-" l said
Put it in your pocket" Then he
put it in his pocket and ~ent L VIII
his son. I then turned Nh. CoVar''
pistol over to tie sherf.
Question by foienaD: Would yot
know the pistol nov II you saS Il!
Answer. Yes. (2istol presented
1t is the pistol, it "as unbreachee
when l got II; had two loaded shells
in 1t; no empty shells in it.
A G. Ltnstedt.
DR.. A. S. Hydrick, being sworn
saws: That be has this day examined
by dissection the body OF ]. T. Parks
and finds on the body OF ths said )
T, Parks three gunsaot wounds VIZ
First, one shot entering and fractur
inc the chin and passing out, thf
direction b ling from right to LETT anc
from above downWards. The second
a eunshot wound, entering on the
right side OF the body between the
ninth and tenth ribs, il the axillarJ
lobe ct the liver and the transverse
colon, the point OF entrance being nVs
inches belov the nipple, right SIDE
and the point OF exit, 1ncnes
below nipple on left side. Third, a
wound below and to the right OF tne
umbilicus, which WIS made by a spent
bullet and did not pass through ao'
domiual wal. There vas about three
pints of blood In the abdominal
cavity, and evidence OF general pefi,
tcnitis. In my judgment the death oi
The said J. z. Parks was due 20 the
wounds described above.
a. S Hydr.ck.
The death Of Mr.. Parks: which oc-
Cured a little after twelve O'CLOCK
Saturday morning, has cast q deep
shadow Of sorrow over this connunl'
ty, and the greatest sympathy is felt
tor Mrs. Parks and her little boys 10
the terrible calamity that has befallen
them.
Mrs. Parks, who Wss Miss Annie
Perreyclsar. tie daughter OF MI. and
Mrs. W. q. Perreyclear, was popular
as a young lady in this city, and nas
q large family connection here. ID
addition to his wife and two little
boys, ore q mere baby, Mr. Parks
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