The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-16
TRAGIC DhATR.
p L.C NNON SLAIN BY BIS STEP.
son.
Wh1shot Elm, Ee. Says, Because
Ee illtrsated Eis M.ther
and Sister

PL Cannon, who was borned anc
,aeed il the cE:y OF O 'angeourg, was
,hct AID instantly killed by bis step
son Obi Millican, on the streets CT
the city o: Spartanburg ss ten o'clcck
last Saturday night. Tae shoe :ine
took placs on Morgan Q1are, shines,
n front OF the Palm cafs The des
vas courit ed with 8 ~ clliore Win
chester 1:f'.
Cannon fell dead in tee door OF the
ATE, into which be had started u;
run, the bullet having en- cred +
cack at the centre Of the left shoulder
blade and passed through the hes1t,
c31iag OFT j1st u.ef tic ieit nipple.
Desth in the opinion OF the physicians
vas instantaneous.
Mi.licsn was arrested by Chief Of
Police 4. B. Dan, who attempted to
get hold Of the young man before the
irss shot was fred The young man
tated that he had shot his step
father and that he hoped that he had
killed him. he stated that Cannon
nso beat his mother apd had made
a6vsuces to his sister. The coroner's
ire uess was held Saturday night snd
vas in session st q late hour. The
shooting occurred when the square
was crowded with Saturday night
shoppers snd attrsced large crowd.
From the testimony Of the witness
es at the inquest, Cannon was stan.
dicg in the street nesr the curbing
With his back turned to the street.
Q II Millican was seen coming down
The square by Chief Dean, as be stat
ed, from the direction Of the Car line
Chief Dean ran towsrd the young man
and before he reached hin the first
shot was fred, which shot is thought
70 be the one which caused Cannon's
death. Cannon ran toward tee cafe
do3r and en5savo1s1 to enter che
place. AS soon as his haud wss on
the door bis strength failed him and
be fell in the vessicule dead.
a, di'pssca from Sparsaaburg says:
Cannon was well.known th 70, havirg
at one time been part owner in the
Palm cafe. The family, consisting OF
Mr.. and MIS-. Cannon, Uoi and q
daughter, moved to Spartanburg
some time ago from the Vances Sec
Gson OF Orangeburg County, where
Mrs. Cannoa owed considerable real
state, which had been accumulated
ay her first husband. Tue dispatch
;arther says that Cannon vas heavy
tinker anG rspcris Of the mistreat
rent Of his wife had been current on
The streets for some tine.
TIE news Of Cannon's tragic deeth
sas ssrck 10 his relatives an5
friends IL o ,rgeburg, where he hac
lived all bis life up to atew yeare aSo
S me years ago ne married a widow
Isdy b? the rane OF M;llican Who liv.
ed near Vsnces in O augsburg County.
The wonan's first husband, NJ llican,
vas s urrpentlne operator, and b.
nard work had accu cunu:ated consider
able property. TIE marriage s:sms
TO have been sn unhappy one, as the
couple Qls1rel=d and wranglsd almost
rrtm the start. Mrs. Canncn was
considerably elder than her hug
oand.
The unfortunate you1g man was
5he second son OF the late Mr.. and
Ms. P-rer G. Canon, Ct Orange
b2rg, who were htg"ly respected
citizens. Ee left three b others anc
three sisters, who have toe S: N athy
II all our people in their Bereavement
caused py the trsgic death Of their
brother. Por several years past
you3g Cannon was very 6lssipate5 tr
ais babtIs. ard his tragic end cid act
surprise tho,e who were. tatSmSSely
:. lainsed With ths mSa nalkhsw
MS mode OF living. he has hSd sev.
s,al rowes, in o2e Of which be was
snot so badly that i5 came near ter
ninatirg his life.