The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-06
NEGRO WOMAN KILLED.
Shot in the Back by Rich Collins
So Far Has Evaded the
Officers.


Officers.
Two negro killings took place II
Newberry county on Saturday, one al
Prosperity, in which one negro mar
killed another, and one up at Spear.
mans in which a negro man shot g
negro woman in the back, killing hel
almost instantly.
The Herald and News gives the
testimony before the coroner as tc
the killing Of Mary Camel, and from
this testimony it seems that is was a
case Of plain and simple murder.
1t is stated that Collins and Mary
had a quarrel about a week before
the killing. The following is the tes-
/ timony taken at the coroner's in
quest. Collins has not been arrested,
but the coroner has placed a warrant
for his arrest in the hands Of the
she Z.
Sheriff Buford, when he heard of
the killing on Saturday night, had ar
ranged to go to Savannah on some
important business, but without wait
ing for the coroner's inquest, immed-
lately dispatched his deputies to the
neighborhood of the killing with in
structions to arrest Collins if posi-
BILE. Up to yesterday, however, Col
Inns had been successful in evading
capture. The inquest was held on
Sunday.
Testimony.
Alice Jesse, sworn says: Just as
Mary Camel and I got off the bridge
Rich Collins asked Mary where she
stayed last night, FRIDAY August
2nd). The bridge is the overhead
bridge at Spearman's Siding. Mary
said she stayed with Alice Jesse.
Richard said hush, not to tell him
damn lie. Mary says, ~ am not
telling you lie." He then shot her
with gun. The gun was single bar
rel. After shooting her he threw out
the empty shell and put in another
one and shot her again. Before shoot
ING the second time she run behind
me. He told me not to tell him any
damn lie. I replied that I had told
him no lie. After shooting he went
up the path towards home cursins at
her. She, Mary said, "good-bye,
I am gone.' The time of. shooting
was about setting Of sun. Mary was
returning home from Mr.. Hudson's S
place. :
Alice < Jesse.
mark
Louis Jesse sworn says: I heard
two shots about the setting of the
sun. I was at home. This was August
3rd. The shot sounded like they were
down at the overhead bridge. [ think
it is about three or four hundred
yards from my house to the bridge.
After the first shot heard hollering,
someone saying, go Lordy.' Then
I heard another shot, then. I heard
nothing else. Mary's boy, George
W'erts. and I then came down here.
I saw Richard Collins going towards
his home with shot gun in his hands.
I met my wife coming towards me-
She told me Richard Collins had shot
Mary. When I reached Mary she
was dead. The dead woman was
Mary Camel.
his
Louis Jesse.
mark
George Werts sworn says: Mary
Camel is my mother. Richard. Collins
told my mother if she ever: came on
Mr.. Hudson's place he would kill her'
That was about two weeks ago. l was
at Louis Jesse's house August 3rd
and heard two shots. This was a
little before sundown. [ heard hol-
lerine. I came on down to the bridge
where the shots came from. When l
cot to mother she~was gasplng. one
did not say anything.
his
George Werts.
mark.
DIR. ". A. Dunn was sworn and
testified August 4th, 1907.
The woman, Mary Camel, died from
gun shot wound. which penetrated
the lungs passing from beneath the
right seapular. The direction OF shot
a little to the left.
W. A. Dunn, NJ. D.