The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-11

be killed. Some one4threatened my
children in Bush Branch on Monday
night before he was killed. Tom
Fairey said he would not tell what
he knew about it for fear he would
get killed.
Ollie Canty-On Monday night be-
for P. Reeves was killed / saw a
man in Bush Branch. Could not
tell if he WIS white or black. Gould
not tell who it was.
A. j. Hoover, Sri knew Press
ley Reeves. I have never heard any
one making any threats. Have
heard that something would happen.
I did not hear Mr.. Arant say any
thing only he told the constable he
expected to be arrested before
night.
Isaac Simmons knew P.
Reeves. Saw him three days before
he was killed. I heard Mr.. Arant
say he ought to be killed. Heard
Mr.. M. Reeves say he would xii!
him. I have never heard Of any
other threats. Know nothing else.
Ellis McAlhany-I know P.
Reeves. Saw him a week or two
before his death. We have had no
hard feelings between us. Our
family was on good terms with P.
Reeves. Had no conversation with
Tom Fairey concerning the death OF
P. Reeves. I was at home at work
when he was killed. Did not tell
Tom Fairey that the damn
ought to be killed long ago.
Jno. A. Hartzog-I knew P.
Reeves. I was out on the river
picking cotton, down on the wire
road, on what they call the Utsey
place, saw M. Reeves the next day
and asked him if he knew P. Reeves
was dead, and he said no, and sail
he was sorry. I heard of his death
about daylight. I did not tell M.
Reeves to keep quiet and we will
clear you. I did not go to Kits
Mosley's between II and 1 O'Clock
Monday night. I did not say to NJ.
Reevs, 1--WE sure got him and If
you will keep quiet we will get you
out of it" About good dark was
on my way home with my family
on my wagon with my cotton AMI
passed Mr.. Gamers place and spoke
to him.
]. A. Rloom--I know P. Reeves.
I, never heard any one make any
threats. I went to the place on the
road where he was shot. found
tracks leading to the place. took
1t for Mr.. Arney McAlhany. He
lives about mile from there. Mr..
Connolly and Mr.. Win. McAlhany
were with me, I am familiar with
his tracks, having lived by him for
seven or eight years. He has a pc
culiar track, very much parrow-
toed.
Golly Mason-I knew Mr.. Press
ley Reeves, saw him about month
before. Merriam Reeves and had
a bargain to go hunting Monday
night. Went Tuesday, went by Mr..
Merriam Reeves's place and asked
him to go, and he told me he could
not. The next day he told me about
Presley Reeves being killed, and
said he would be sorry for me If the
hounds had got on my track. ! was
to go with him on Monday night,
but went on Tuesday instead. Me-
riam Reeves said If Presley Reeves
was killed they would get the credit
for it. L. M. Reeves did not advise
me not to go. The boys said they
could not go because their shoes
were in the field, and Merriam said
he could not ge because he was too
tired.
Bellinger Garner-I know Press
ley Reeves. Saw him few weeks
before his death, 1 saw man &C.
ing by my place Mr.. Ellis Arant
went by my place with his gun on
his way to his steel trap at the riv-
er. That was about the middle of
the day.
Dave Reeves Il knew Presley
Reeves. Saw him one month before
his death. Was at home the after
noon he was killed. Did not go to
Mr.. Arant's that day. Do not know
of any threats.
Merriam L. Reeves-I knew Press
ley Reeves. He and L were not on
very good terms. I saw him in
a few weeks before.
was at my home that night. 1 did
intend to go hunting that night.
Charley McAlhany told me the next
day that Presley Reeves was shot
He did not tell me the work was fin
ished and to keep my mouth shut
and he would help me out of it.
Neither did I talk to Jane Hoover.
He talked with me at my front gate.
Did not hear any one make any
threats. Did not make any myself.
We had a row in Branchville, said he
was going to run me out of town,
but did not. Did not annoy him in
any way. didn OF see any one pass
ing along the road with gun. He
picked at me about putting
CHAMBERS mule on my own lands. I
gave the mule to darky to fatten
him and I told him would give
him half he got for it.