The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-20
ARREST MADE.
Drayt Bailey, Colored, Charged With
the Killing of Negro Woman
Below Prosperity.

perltN. on Wednesday nlSht. Ine ar
rest was made as a result Of the tes-
timonv adduced at the coroner's in
quest Thursday afternoon. Bailey,
who denies the shooting, is now lodg-
ed in the Newberry jail.
A full account of the killing was
given in The Herald and News Of
Friday.
Following is the testimony taken
at the coroner'S inquest:
The Testimony.
Mary Ruff, being sworn. SAYS: |
live at Eddie nominick s. [ went 10
my mothe' s yesterday, February =,
1906. T left there about 7 o'ciock p.
m. Ny sister, Henrietta Summer,
was with me walking when I left my
mothers home. We met up with
Buddie Dominick on the hill near
Mr.. H. H. Miller's and we got in the
buggy with him. We came on and
near Mrs. Eta Brook s we met a man
on horse who looked like white
man. The shooting took place just be-
yond Nj. Fred Stockman s. I saw
something lying beside the road and
thought it was log, and heard gun
FIRE. After the gun fired my sister,
Henrietta Summer. fell over behind
me and didn't speak. I am not sure
whether she spoke after that or not.
We brought my sister, Henrietta
SUMMER on to Pierce Ruff's house.
She wasn't dead when we got to
Pierce Ruff's but she died in about
ten or fifteen minutes. No one ever
came to us and told us they had any
thing against US.
Do you have any idea who did the
shooting? Yes sir, I think it was
Drayt Bailey, colored.
Why do you suspicion him? Be-
cause he forbid us from moving into
the house where we now live. I never
saw Drayt Bailey yesterday. Bud
Dominick met us just on the hill be-
low A. H. Miller's and was going
toward the creek, but he turned
around and said he would take my
self and Henrietta Summer down to
the fork of the road near Marion
Dominick S. I didn't hear but one
shot fire.
(Signed) Mary Ruff.
Ethod Dominick, being sworn, says:
live in Newberry county. | left
home about 6 o'clock on February
II, 1906. I came around by Mr.. Fed
Stockman s and then went towards
Mr.. A. II. Miller's. I met Mary Ruff
and Henrietta Summer just below Mr..
A. II. Miller's. on the hill. I told
them they could ride down to the
forks Of the road and they said 0. X.
Just above Mr.. Stocllman $ we met a
man on horse back [ couldn't tell
whether he was black or white. When
We got in about seventeen yards OF
Mr.. Fed Stockman S. some one shot
into my buggy and hit Henrietta
Summer. and we came on down to
Pierce Ruff's and told Pierce Ruff
that some one had shot Henrietta
Summer. She was not dead when We
got to Pierce Ruff's. I have no idea
who did the shooting. | never saw
Drayt Bailey at all yesterday. | nev-
er heard Drayt Bailey make any
threats. Dravt Bailey lives about
three miles from Henrietta Summer.
Why were you where You were?
Just riding about. didn't know
that Henrietta Summer was over
there ct ALL.
Did YOU meet any cne Oh the road
before YOU met the woman?
Yes, sir. I asked Jake Miller the
wav over to see Elliot Sigh.
What induced you to come back
when you met Mary Ruff and Henri
eta Summer?
Just because I heard Drayt Bailey
"a. that he did not have any use for
Mary Ruff and Henrietta Summer. |
don't know who they intended to
shoot. There vas some blood III my
Buggy. enc who did the shootin" must
';arc went in the opposite direction.
! had no shotgun with me-. Some
one dodoed out in the cotton patch
near Rutler Harmon S. but I think it
was a co]ored man. 7 never had
Mary Ruff and Henrietta Summer IN
mv BUGGY before. Henrietta Summer
neve: spoke after she was shot. She