The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
KILLING AT NlLLICAN.
An Alleged Attempt at Criminal As
sault Causes Homicide.


Millicans, a station on the Pregnall
Branch of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway between Eances and Holly
Hill. on last Saturday The killing
was the result of row between Con-
nor and H. T. Rush, father of the
slayer of Conner, earlier in the day.
Bad blood is said to have existed be-
tween Connor and the Two Rashes
for some time, and the tragic event
of Saturday was not unexpected by
those who knew the real condition
of affairs.
The testimony taken at the coro-
ner's inquest involved H. T. Rush.
Mrs. S. C. Cannon, widow of the late
Leon Cannon, who was killed in Spar
tanburg by his stepson, and sister
of the man who was killed Saturday,
testified that H. T. Rush attempted
to criminally assault her and she told
her brother of the assault; that he
went to the store of Rush, which is
only a few hundred yards from the
Cannon home, and after indulging in
a very heated quarrel both men drew
their pistols and began firing, Rush
receiving a slight flesh wound in the
arm and Connor coming away un.
hurt.
Connor started back to his sister $
home and met her on the way to the
scene Of the shooting. Mrs. Cannon
prevailed upon her brother to go
back to Rush's 5 store and make the
quarrel up with him. Arm in arm
Mrs. Cannon and her brother, lewis
Connor returned to the scene Vi the
trouble and just as they reached the
store young Barley Rush fred on
Connor with a double-barrelled shot
gun loaded with buck-shot, the entire
load taking effect in the abdomen and
thighs. He released his hold from his
sister and fell.
Like in all such cases the witness,
es do not agree as to the particulars
Some of the witnesses testified thai
Connor shot four times at Rush, ane
others say that he threw his pisto
aside when Rush shot him and he
fell mortally wounded. Mr.. ]. S
Strock. who was some distance ava!
when the shooting took place, testi
fed that be heard both pistol shots
and gun shots. The killing Of course
will be thoroughly investigated at ths
next term of the court Of genera
sessions, when no doubt all the fact!
connected with the unfortunate af
fair will be brought out.
Lewis Connor, the man that wa
slain, was the only son Of Mr.. Benson
Connor, who died few years ago a
his home near Holly Hill. He was ;
good man, left a good estate, and wa
connected with the very best people
of his section. Recently the unfor
tunate young man left his mother
home, near Holly Hill, where he liv
ed, and went to spend sometime will
Mrs. Sue C. Connor, who was hi
sister, and lived at Millican's, wher'
the tragedy was enacted. After be
ing shot young Connor was carried
to his sisters home, where he died
Up to a few years ago the unfor
tunate young man stood we'll with al
who knew him, bG. he fell into bat
habits and for the last year or two
he has been regarded as a dangerou
man H T. Rush and Barley 7
Rush are father and son. They are
tenants on the place of Mrs. Cannon
and keep little store in connection
with their farming operations. Boil
of them are now charged with seri
Gus crimes. The father with at
tempted criminal assault on Mrs
Cannon and the son with murder. Nc
doubt both cases will be ventilated il
the criminal courts, unless the YER
dict Of the coroner's jury ends the
matter.
The verdict Of the jury was thai
Lewis Connor came to his death by
gunshot wounds in the hands Of
Barkley T. Rush, and that the kill
ing was in self-defence. The body was
taken in charge by Undertaken W
H. Dukes, of Orangeburg, and carried
to the dead mans mothers home
Monday morning. Interment took
place in the old Target Church yard
The slayer was taken in charge by a
constable.