The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-05-28
G1sT,s SLAYER RUN TO EARTH.
Captured Near Carlisle-Prisoner In
no Danger from Mob Violence
He was Told Gist Had Made
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and instantly killed Clarence E. Gist
at Carlisle, was arrested about $50
O'Clock this morning and brought to
Union on the 9.35 train and is now
in Jail.
The arrest was made by Deputy
Sheriff G. c. Sanders, at the home OF
Charlie Dawkins, a we'll known, we'll
to-do and respected negro who lives
few miles from Carlisle. The de-
putty sheriff was accompanied by
Richard Gist, brother of the young
man who was killed, and James
Sprousc. The search for the negro
was begun at Carlisle, and every ne
gro house there was inspected. No
evidence Of the ncgro's whereabouts
being found, the posse secured hand
cars and went on the S. A. L. Rail
road as far as Pride IS, searching all
the negro houses along the line. De-
putty Sheriff Sanders then, with two
companions, switched his car on the
Union and Glenn Springs Railroad
and, searching all the negro houses,
finally located his quarry in the home
of Charley Dawl1ins. IN answer to
a hail, Dawkins said that Davis was
there, and the deputy sheriff immed-
lately entered, ran upstairs and
found his man just getting out of bed.
The arrest was made without diff
Guilty, and the prisoner, securly tied,
was taken back to Carlisle on hand
car, where the inquest was held at an
early hour this morning by Magis-
trate T. j. Vinson, Of Union. Little
evidence was adduced and only that
of K. D. Bailey and the prisoner is Of
much Importance. Bailey was the one
eyewitness to the shooting. He tcsti-
fes that he and Gist were crossing
the S. A. T.. Railroad track when
something attracted Gist's attention.,
and the latter, accompanied by wit
ness, went towards the depot, where
some one Immediately opened fire.
Something had been said just before
the shooting began as to what had
occurred at the base ball ground. Mr..
Bailey did not know how many shots
were fired and his testimony was
brief. He was sure Arthur Davis did
the shooting.
Davis's Statement.
Arthur Davis, made in substance,
the following statement at the in
quest:
"My father and Mr.. Pitts took me
out of the calaboose. went to Daw-
kins's store and Sullivan's market.
Sullivan called to me and said had
better go home as Clarence Gist had
found pistols and was going ii kill me-.
Afterwards I met my brother, who
asked me to 90 with him, but / re-
fused, and told him what GiSt had
said. went to my fathers rcstaur-
ant for my coat, but did moi get ii. [
got a pistol from the wall and put
it in my pocket and went towards the
depot. saw Gist and Bailey COM
ing, but did not call to him. Gist
came up and we had some words.'
At this point the material evidence
comes to an end except that the ne
gro, Sullivan, denies having told Dav-
is that Gist was going to kill him.
The verdict was that the deceased
came to his death from the effect of
gunshot wounds received at the
hands of Arthur Davis. The ball en-
tered the left arm, penetrated the
1>oJ,, o,,I hath l,,ooe ooD,;no o,,t On
the right side, showing that Gist was
walking with his side to Davis when
the latter fired Gist died in a few
moments, having empticd his pistol
firing the last shot as he fell. The
pistol. seems to have been a 3S-cali-
brc, but it has not been found. One
was found on the person of the ne
gro IS brother-in-law, who was prompt
ly arrested for carrying it, and the
srpposition is that this was the pis-
! tol used by Davis. Along with the
latter and his brothcr-in-law the ne
gro's brother and father were also
arrested and lodged in Jail as acccs-
,ssories to the homicide.
e No Talk of Lynching.
There has been no talk Of lynch
ing. Some excitement existed and
still exists, but no effort was made to
harm the prisoner.
Sheriff Sanders went promptly to
the scene Of the shootin% as soon as
he heard Of it, accompanied by twen.
ty deputies, including his fonr sons.
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