The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-12

hand and the position Of the wounds
on Green g body might indicate that
there was a confederate with Mar
shall, and that the confederate shot
Green from the left side after Green
had shot Marshall at closer range
This theory has its supporters in
those who have examined the spot
and the circumstances, but it is pos
sible that the two men fought to the
death, hand to hand, alone in the
dark. w.. , ...
Wife Alarmed and Search is Made.
When found Green s clothing was
on fire and the money in his right
hand pocket was burning. The cur
rency had been practically consumed
and the coins were melting. The coat
was burned and the money sack also.
The homicide was discovered when
Mrs. Green aroused her neighbors at
2 O'Clock when she could no longer
endure the suspense in which she had
existed for several hours, because
her husband did not come home.
Neighbors went to the store and then
along the route Green had followed,
finding the bodies in the positions al
ready described. The officers Of the
law were notified and the bodies were
brought to the city. An inquest was
held at noon and the jury found a
verdict that G.. B. Green and Edgar
Marshall came to their deaths from
gunshot wounds.
Who Marshall Was.
None of the neighbors knew Mar
shall and he was not identified for
several hours, until his father was
taken to the undertaker's establish
ment and said it was his son. He
was a young man, not yet 80 years
DID,. and had been around Columbia
for several years until few months
ago, when he returned from Panama,
where he had good position as ma
chinist. He went there from the
Baldwin Locomotive Works. He first
became machinist when he entered
the Southern shops here at the time
Of the strike several years ago, and
at that time had some trouble with
the strikers, who attacked him as a
scab He was considered wild and
reckless. For several weeks he had
been staying at the home of a friend
not far from the scene Of the tray
edy. His father is employed at the
store of j. J.. Mimnaugh and the
family connection is a large one in
Columbia.
Young Marshall was seen in Evans
store, not far away, half hour or
hour before the tragedy. A citizen
who went out on the Shandon car
with Marshall, saw two other men,
whose actions aroused his suspicious
in connection with Marshall, but he
did not know Marshall at that time
nor the other two men.
Wife Heard the Shots.
Green was about 45 years old and
had been in business at that point
for several years, He married Miss
Levin, sister of Mr.. L. p. Levin. Mrs.
Green has been in i'll health for some
years, and had only recently returned
home from sanitarium. The effect
on. her of the shock is greatly feared.
She probably heard the shots which
her husband fred and those which
took his life, as their home is not
fifty yeards away from the spot
where he met his death. Others in
the neighborhood, including Mr.
Ward, heard the firing, but, as that is
common occurrence, they paid no
attention to it, and not even the fam.
lily at whose gate the tragedy occur
red knew that any one had been kill
ed. The town of Shandon is a sep
arate corporation from Columbia and
has one marshal.
Coroner Walker and Sheriff Cole
man have been at work on the ease
all day, following up every possible
cline that might lead to the discovery
Of confederate with Marshall. '.
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