The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
.FO0TPAD KILLED.
But the Merchant Who Stayed
Him is Himself Killed.
BOTH FOUND DEAD.

" - ~ ~seD ~@G R1e
Edgar Marshal, Wayward Son O
EmiRently Respectable Residen
Of Columbia, Holds Up Charles B
Green, a Merchant, ut Midnigh
aad is Shot to Death By Mr.. Greea
! Who Is Also Killed.
A most shocking affair occurred
! last Saturday night in Shandon, {
| surburb Of Columbia An attempt
| to waylay and rob Charlie B. Green
] a Shandon merchant, resulted In the
death of Mr.. Green and Of the would.
be robbeT. who was identified as Ed.
gar Marshall, son Of Mr. P. G. Mar.
shall, An emtnently respectable and
highly respected citizen Of Columbia.
The robbery and double homicide
TOOK place within sight of the home
of Mr.. Green, in the surburh of
ShaSdon, shortly before midnight
Saturday night The bodies lying
feet 70 i'oct, were not found for sew
era hours and the affair has created
a tremendous sensation in Columbia,
as 1t is possible that there was anoth-
or robber or robbers.
Mr. Green ran the store on the
10 Tarrv fho Tn
worth Orphanage, in the pretty vii
lage Of Shandon, about two miles
from the city of Columbia proper.
On Saturday hight he locked up the
store and left In company with his
clerk, J. B. Ward, who also lives in
Shandon. They walked two blocks
together along Woodrow street, and
when they reached the corner Of
Woodrow and Preston streets MT.
Green turned to his right to go to
his home one block down on Preston
street. When about half way Of
this block, just at the rear gate Of
his neighbor, MI. Toney, he was ac-
costed by a man In hiding and was
probably struck across the head with
a slung shot, the man being conceal
ed behind the open gate.
Green, it is thought, was carrying
his pistol in his hand, as that was
his custom when going home late
from the store with money in his
possession. He evidently threw up
his left arm to ward off the blow,
and fred with the pistol In his right
hand at close range. -Four chambers
Of his pistol were fred, and three
of his shots took effect in Marshall's
body. One entered just below the
left collar bone, another entered his
face Just where the lips join, making
a flesh wound on the left side Of the
face, and the third entered at the
back Of the neck, on the left, also
making a flesh wound.
Green was also wounded three
times, each Of the three wounds be-
ing In his left breast and one Of the
balls probably piercing his heart.
The last shot was vidently fred at
ter Green had fallen to his knees,
and it is supposed that the first shot
which struck him killed him.
The two men were found lying
feet to feet, about four feet from the
gate, where Marshall was conceal
ed and toward the road. By Green S
right hand was his pistol, a 81 Smith
and Weston, with four chambers
fred. By Marshall's right hand was
found a 38 Smith and Wesson, with
hone Of its chambers fred. By Mar
shalps left hand was found Al
Colts, with five chambers fred and
one intact. Underneath Marshall S
body was found slung shot, the
bag bing filled with small shot, and
the string being a leathern thong
several feet in length. 1t was a
highwayman's weapon, intended 10
knock the victim unconscious.
Green's derby hat was found near
his head, with a hole, evidently made
BY the slung shot. Marshalls face
vas concealed by black mask
through which the bullets which en-
tered his face had gone, and he also
had a woollen comforter around his
neck. A soft black hat was near
his head and another soft black hat
was In his overcoat pocket, while
IN gray hat which he was usually
seen wearing was found inside the
gate Of the Toney yard. The hats
the unfred pistol near MARSHALL g
right hand and the position OF the
wounds on Green's body might In
dicate that there was confederate
with Marshall, and that the coneed-
crate shot Green from the left side
after Green had shot Marshall al
closer range.
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. Inc
| coat was burning and the money sacs
also. The homicide was discovered
when Mrs. Green aroused her neigh
bors at 9 o'clock, when she could nc
! longer endure the suspense in whicf
she had existed for several hours
because her husband did not come
home. NeIghbors went to the store
and then along the route Green fol
| lowed, finding the bodies in the pos
ttions already described. The ON
GERS OF the law were notified and the
| bodies were brought to the city
{ None Of the neighbors knew Mar
shall and he was not identltled fo1
! several hours, until his father wa:
| taken to the undertaker's establish
ment and said it was his son. ne
was young man. not yet ~ year:
old, and hadn't been around Colum ols
for several years until few month:
ago when he returned from Panama
where he had a good position as
machinist. For several weeks ~
has been staying at the home OF
friend not far from the scene Of th'
tragedy. His father IS employed a
the store Of J. L. Mimnaugh ant
the family connection is a large on
in Columbia.
Young Marshall was seen in
store not far away, a half hour o
hour before the the tragedy. A citi
zen who went out on the Shando1
car with Marshall, saw two othe
. men, whose actions aroused his sus