The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-27
NEGRO BOY KILLED.
Mysterious Shooting in No. II Town.
ship-Testimony Taken at the
Inquest.

SoAoicQ SouVl, was
shot to death in the house of Rachel
Wicker. Magistrate w. +. Suber
dleld the inquest on March Gth.. At
that time he examined Rachel Wick
en-, Jake Braxter and Elizabeth Kelly.
Rachel Wicker testified that She
WAS Ill her room and the others
who were in the house at the time
were III the other rooms. That she
had gone to bed and there was some
noise III the yard. Emanuel went to
the door and she told him not to
open the door. Tie sail that some one
was lighting a match and trying to
look through the chaip hole. Emanuel
went again to the door and she told
him not to open it and If seems that
he did open the door and as ne did
SO a shot was fired and Emanuel fell
dead.
Jake Braxter testified that he was
at the house Of Rachel Wicker and
that about ten thirty O'Clock
som one made Il noise outside and
Tor Il while seemed TO go off and then
|" come back with Il light. lie asked
the people inside WHO it was and they
said they did not know. He said that
the man that he saw outside was u
little taller than he was. He says he
went out Of the door once before the
pistol was fired and then went to
the door when the boy was shot aud
that he heard some one run when the
pistol was fired. lie said that the
boy was shot as soon as the door was
opened. He had brought his gui.
with him but had no idea of a conflict
with any one ut the house when he
eft home with his gun, and that he
had had no difficulty with any one.
That after the boy was sIlot he re.
manned all night at the request OF the
people who lived in the house. lie
Says That when he went out Of the
mouse before the shouting nc took his
Gun with him and saw somebody run
but he did not hail him. lie says he
was afraid to 60 out after the shoot
ing and that he has 10 idea who did
the shooting.
DIR. E. 0. Hentz certified that En-
anuel Dawkins came to his death by
the in!liction of Il wound penetrating
the left breast and scvcriny the as
c"ndln% aorta just ut the point where
II leaves the heart.
Elizabeth Kelly also testified as to
the noise and light at the door. She
said that Jake BraXtcr when he came
Jeff his gun standing up outside the
door and when he SAM the light he
brought ii inside. She told Emanuel
not to go to the door. she said that
some one kept striking matches and
putting lighted paper sack through
the crack.
The inquest was concluded by Mag
istrate Snber or March 10Th, at
which time Matte Crooks and Henry
Giles testified.
Matte Crooks says that she is the
mother Of Emanuel Dawkins and
That the boy was put in Rachel Wick
cr's are by his mother.
Henry Giles testified that he went
to Rachel Wicker's house on the
night of the killing and as he was go
ing he caught up with Jake BraXter
sitting down in a cotton patch ear
an oak with a double barrel shot gun
and that they went TO Rachel Wick
er's together. That Jake stopped out
side the door and that he, Henry,
went on in the house and told Eliza
beth Kelly that Jake said come out,
that he wished to see her. She did
not go and in a few minutes Jake
came in and placed his gun on the
outside of the door and sat down.
The children said they heard a noise
outside the door but lie did not hear
any fuss, they did not know who it
was or what it was. After some
minutes he went ont and went home,
but he saw no n as he went out
and suspected nothing and he Went
straight home. Shortly after going
home he heard two shots in the d.
rcction Of Rachel Wickcr's house
and nc thought perhaps it was Jake
that was doing the shooting on ac-
count of the noise which the children
said they heard on the outside.
This is the substance Of all the evil