The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01
Will ran off.
his
Marshall X Burgess.

VIII Young sworn says: Was at
Mr.. Evans kinarl place on Tuesday.
August 23th. Vent to Marshall
Burgess house betweel ten and elev-
en- clock. Was sitting there talk
ing. Was joking Marshall about tell
inc tie mule threw him. Marshall
said. ''Come in let 5 eat dinner" We
all went in kitchen and sat down..
Someone said, II see Rich Gallman
enmiAc.' Rich stepped on porch and
talked to my mother-in-law. He came
on through house to kitchen and
said: Hey there Mr.. Means. | II
take down your name. Consider your
self under arrest. Means said.
"Don' take down my name. We
amt doing nothing." Pointing at
Will Rogers he said. "Hev there, YOU
are Mr.. Evans wage hands. I'll take
down Your name.'' Will reached
back and picked up the gun and fir
ed. After shooting he said he didn t
know gun was loaded He ran oft
then hollering and crying. Some
cards up over the door. no playing
there that l saw. No i'll feeling be-
tween parties that I ever heard of.
his,
Viii x Young.
mark.
John Young sworn says: August 25,
Tuesday, was at Mr. Evans Kinard
place. Newberry county, s. G. Mar
shall was in house eating dinner. Two
Of us were rabbit hunting and went
by. Got there about fen minutes to
| twelve o'clock Marshall was in kitch-
en- eating and we were all sitting in
there talking with him. Didn t see
Richard Gallman coming. Richard
Gallman came through house to kitch-
en-. He came to door and said, "Con-
slider yourselves under arrest.' Will
grabbed for the gun. It was nv gun
and when T put the gun in the corner
I took the load out and put it on the
table. Who put it back in the gun,
I can't tell. The gun fired while VIII
was standing up and had it in his
hands. Will walked out of the house.
Will said he didn't know the
gun was loaded. No i'll feeling be-
tween them as I know. Been friendly
as long as I have known them.
his
John x Young.
mark.
Sheriff NJ. NJ. Buford sworn says:
Saturday night about IL o'clock I
was told that Richard Gallman had
died. I went out to arrest Will Rog-
ers. and he said Rich came along and
stepped up where crowd was and
said, "Consider yourselves under ar
rest," taking out paper and pencil
as if to put down names, and throw
ing hand back as if to draw pistol,
and said he picked up gun and it went
off. Said il was accidental as he
didn't suppose he had paper for
him.
M. NJ. Buford.
Exhibit A.
Newberry, S. c., August 26, 1908.
On August 25th, about noon, I went
with one Of Mr.. Turner Hips
hands by the name Of Sam (his last
name I do not remember) over to
the house Of Marshall Burgess, Eho
stays on Mr.. Evans Kinard place. AS
I reached the house I saw through
the open door several men sitting at
table. then stepped in the door
and said, "Men,I have a warrant for
YOU, consider yourselves under ar
rest. At that moment VIII Rogers
reached and got a shot gun and shot
me. I asked him why did he shoot
me, and he said that he did lot IN
tend shooting me as he lid "ot know
that the gun was loaded
Richar'l Gallman.
Witnesses:
Bennie Gary.
Henry Gaiir'an.
George Young.
Lucy Gallman.
This statement was taken by G. E.
Stephenson.
Richard Gallman died on August
90 and Coroner Lindsay held an in
quest on August 30.
After taking the testimony above
given the jury of inquest fund