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

1HETEsTIMoNY OF ONLY THREE
WITNESSES TAKEN.
The replorable Tragedy Has Caused
Universal Sorrow in This
Community.
Coroner E. N. Rickenbaker impan'
elled jury ofirquest Saturday morn
ing, and the reglar inquest was hello
according to law over the remains OF
Mr.. Parks. The finding vas in the
following language: The SAID >. /,
Parks came to his death by gunsnol
wound in the hands Of R. q. CoVar. .
The jury OF Inquest was composed Of
the following business men: Messrs.
F. J. d. Fielder, A. L. Dukes, E. b
Paulling, P. M. SNEAK, R. B. Keller,
a. D. Ruple, j. K. Weeks. J. G.
Pike, &. D. McMichael, A. W. Hof
man, J. W. Stack AMI J. L. Weeks.
Oaly three witnesses were e1an1n,
ed, including Dr.. q 5drick, who con-
Quoted the post, mortem examination.
MI. Charles P. Brunson, the magis.
trate in this city, has his cfdoe IN the
rear room OF the Court House, and be
vas just going towards bis cfice. He
was one Of the closest of any OF the
spectators to the parties at tie time
OF the shooting. Mr.. a c.. L'Hstedt
Is well known in business circles OF
this city. The testimony at the in.
quest Is given as fellows:
Mr. G. P, Brunson, sworn, says
That on June %, 1905, 3bout II
o'clock g.. m, I was driving Up to 6he
Court House gate, at my Office. Be-
fore getting to the usual place Of
stopping Mr.. a. NJ. B1zsrd came up
and spoge to me, relating the Death
scene of bis wife. Just then l sa"
the deceased, J. T. Parks, walking
cut Of the Curt House, and at the
same tiue MIR. r 81. CoVar coming
toward Russell street side OF the
Court House, on Church street. I
was looking at them. Just a. the
gate they met. Mr. Parks gave Mf
Covar a hand salute: Just then Mr.
Parks spoke to Mr.. Covar and Mr
Coyar replied. Just then Mr.. PafKs
struck & presune( Mr.. Covar. JUST
as that happened Mr.. Covar backed a
little, both hands to his shirt bosom
in the twinkle OF any eye he (CoVa')
presented pistol at PARIS body and
fred and continued firing. Then
Parks kinder turned, and then drew a
pistol and fred. Then 1t was con-
tipual firing by both men.
Question. Did any one else fire
pistol?
Answer. No one. I saw MIR.
Covar's father with a pistol In his
hand, and saying to his son: XII
him. and going IN direction OF bis
son and Parks. Parks was moving
backwards. G. Z. Brunson'
Nh. A. @. Liustedt, sworn, says:
That on Juoe 20, 1906 about II
o'clock a. NJ, 7 vas coming down
Church street b7 the Court House
fence. / saw Mr.. Parks strike Mr.
Corar. Then Instantly shooting com
menced. Mr. Covar fred first. They
could not have beer over eight OF ter
feet apart at tie first shot. 1t could
not have bsen more than a second be
fore rapid firing by both parties
Parks AID Covar. Just at the time
they ceased firing and couni need to
reload, I rushed to Mr.. B. q. CoVar
and disarrned him. Just as l lookeo
around I saw Mr Uovar's father com
ing up, hollowirg, Robbie, stop
stop" He WAS armed I tried to
take the pistol away from him. H
said: Don't disarn me" I said:
Put it in your pocket. F" Then ne
put it In bis pocket and vent If With
his son. I then turned MI. CoVar's
pistol over to the sheriff.
Question by foreman: Would 3ou
know the pistol no~ If you saw il?
Answer. Yes. (Plstcl presented }
1t is the pistol, 1t was uobreacheo
When I got #; had two loaded shells
in 1t; no empty shells in 1t.
4 G. Linstedt.
DR.. A. S. Hydrick, being sWorn.
says: That be has this day examined
by dissection the body Of J. Z. Parks,
and finds on the body OF the said j..
T. Parks three gunshoo WOUNDS. VIZ:
First, one shot entering and fractur.
ing the chin and passing out, the
direction baiDg from right to left and
from aboye dovnwards. The second,
a gunshot wound, entering on the
right side OF the body between the
ninth and tenth ribs, in the axiilary
lcbs Of the liver and the transverse
colon, the point OF entrance being hVe
inches below the nipple, right side,
and the point Of exit, s 2 inches
below nipple on left side. Third, a
wound below and to the right OF the
umbilicus, which was made by a spent
bullet and did not pass through 40
dominal wall. There was about three
2ints Of blood In the abdominal
cavity. and evidence CT general pe1l.
tonitis. In my judgment the death OF
the said J. r. Parks was due to the
wounds described above.
A. S. Hydrsck.
The death Of Mt. Parks, which oc'
Cured a little after twelve O'CLOCK
Saturday morning, has cast a deep
shadow OF sorroW over this ccmnunl-
ty, and the greatest sympathy is lelt
for Mrs. Parks and her little boys 10
the terrible calamity that has befallen
them.
Mrs. Parks, who was Miss Annie
Perreyclear, the daughter OF MI. ano
Mrs. W. q. Perreyclear, was popular
as young lady in this city, and has
q large family connection here: ID
addition to bis wife and two little
bows, one q mere baby, Mr.. Parks
ao,rbtor ohcnt sixteen wears