The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-12
MIR. GAILLARD DIES.
George Spivens Held as Accessory to
The Negro Smalls in tho Muir
& ..... der.


quiry into the murder of Mr.. j. E.
Gaillard at Manning. The inquest was
> held in The court house. u large num-
ber of citizens were present.
Mr.. l.. l.. Hunter was engaged as
stenogrenhcr.
Dr. S. G.. Baker, who attended the
murdered man, was: The FIRST witness
cxam;n:1. His '""t;m"rv wa2 ir writ
ing. The doctor described the w"und.
He said the ball entered ihe left side
of the abdomen. passed to the right
hip bone. pcrforatin" the inteStines in
its course. The bullet. 3S-calibrc.
was given to the coroner. Dr. Baker
said that Gaillard made no statement
except that he was sitting on his
horse.
Mr.. Charley Haselden next testified
that in Columbia at the penitentiary
yesterday he positively recognized
"Campfirc BILL the negro vino shot
him. G;illard and Rurkctt.
Henry Clark of Manning. next
sworn. WAS III the lcp&t office. and
heard the reports of the pistol, bu,
did Nui sc any ore, nor hear any dis
tnr"Anc". About 20 minutes later,
when tho circus train was leaving. he
saw a white man standin. on one Of
th" platforms rf the coaches with IL
pistol in his hand. Said he would
recognize him if he saw him again.
Grcary SpivcnS. trainma>ter of the
circu>. whn was arrested in Ri>hnpvllc
on Saturday rs 4 witness. w"S hro"-ht
III. Mr.. Clark positively identified
him a> the man he saw with the pistol
John Washington. colorcd. a special
policeman on the Manning force. also
identified Spivcns as the man he saw
with pistol in his hand standing on
the platform of one Of the coaches
Mr.. McSwain Woods cf Manning
was on the depot platform when the
show was loading He saw two flashes
Of n pistol in quick succession and
then three more, not as fast. Saw
man OH Tie platform of cne car with
a pistol in his hand bu; could nnt
recognize him again if he should see
him. lie heard no fuss hrinrc ur altc,
the shooting to attract attention to-
the spot.
George Spivcns, white trainmastcr
Of Cole Bros. shows, said that he Sit
perintended the loading, as was his
duty. Heard the shooting, but was not
near where it occurred. Did not know
anything about it or that anyone
had been shot until after reaching
BiShopvillc the next morning. Then
heard that Il man was shot through
the hand. The morning he got to
=: )" i,T:!;r he drank too much anil
was mad besides about things going
wrong. He did not remember exactly
what he had said TO Flagman j. &.
Mcleod He had said that Il man was
justified in protecting himself when
threats were made to hang him. He
heard the show people talk among
themselves that "Campfirc Bill had
done the Shooting. Spivcns was close
~ examined bu, nothing definite was
brought ont.
Tlagman j. G. Mcleod testified
that SplvcnS came into the caboosc
Saturday morning. He WIS drink
ing. lie asked him about the shoot
ing. Spivcns seemed excited and re-
plled that Il man Ial to rrnlrct him.
SELF. SrivcliS stated TO Mel. .cnd thai
he knew who did the Shooting. He
did moi ask Srivcns who it was.
Wm. u N""rc, culorrl. another OF
those arrested at Bishopvillc, knrw
nothing whatever about the shooting.
lie had been sick in his bunk for two
days. When arrested "Campfirc Bill"
tried to make the officers believe that
he Moor") was "Campfirc Bill"
Ed. Tilton, another show negro ar
rested at Bishopvillc, heard the shoot
ing, Int knew nothing about it,
Heard the show people say that
"Campfire Bill" did the shooting.
just before daylight "Campfire Bill"
came into the car where he slept. Had
never been there before, rs he was
cook and slept in better ear.
Charles Scott, alias "Curley,"' n
mulatto boy who was arrested in
Orangcbug last night as a witness,
saw the shooting, but did not recog-
nize the man that did it, as he was on
the other side Of the horse Mr.. Gail
lard was riding. Heard people say
y. ttCampfire Bill" did the shooting.