The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
TESTIMONY AT INQUEST.

Sigman Austin sworn says: When l
came up TO Mr.. Driggers he and his
sister Mrs. Mamie Boseman was sitting
on the steps SAID good evening Mr.
Driggers Drank Driggersl said hello
Sig" pulled my cap to Mrs. Boseman;
was bird hunting, lspoke to Mr.. Bose
man, Mr.. Frank Driegers and his sister
appeared 10 be in a good humor. When
Mr. Boseman got ready to go he hitch
ed up and Miss Mamie went into the
house, she and Frank came out quarrell-
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Boseman was in a
wagon, after they drove off Mr.. Frank
Driggers told his daughter to bring him
his gun, be said to Mr.. Boseman if he
wanted satisfaction he could get it then.
Witness did not know what he meant by
satisfaction. MIR. Boseman told Frank
to come out in the road, Boseman drove
off about 80 yards from the Driggers
avenue. Boseman had gun in his
wagon. The next thing I heard the gun
shoot. When Mrs Driggers told Bose
man to 60 OF they went oil. DriGgerS
shot the second time in the opposite di-
rection did not see Boseman with his
gun after he left the house.
Sye Garrett said, l met Mr.. apd Mrs.
Boseman in the road and stopped and
spoke to them. saw Frank Driggers
coming with his gun cursing Mrs. Bose
man and said he was going to have sat
isfaction out of her before he stopped.
Mrs. Boseman said she was not mad
with him, and she fell on her husbands
lap, then rode on off down the road.
James Boyd said: Mr.. Driggers aDd
Mrs. Boseman were sitting on The steps
talking pretty loud. t1t could not tell
what they were saying, some little time
after Mr.. BoSeman came up and Mrs.
Boseman went into the house, Mr.. Orig
gers had already gone in, they came
out quarrelling. Boseman was In the
yard at his wagon, he went into the
house got Mrs. Boseman by the arm and
led her to the wagon and helped her in.
Frank Driggers told Boseman to go off
and they drove right off. Mr.. Drisgers
told Mr.. Boseman if he wanted satisfac-
tion he could get it now. Boseman in
vited him into the road. Driggers Or
dered his daughter to hand him his gun,
she did so, also an empty shell, Orig
gers ordered her to bring him loaded
she'll, witness did not see but one shell.
l saw ,Driggers going in the direction of
Boseman, heard gun shoot, did not see
first gun shoot, saw second 10 opposite
direction.
H. F. Boseman, husband of the de-
ceased testified as follows: when I
went to leave Driggers, he and my wife
were disputing about their lawsuit
Frank Driggers struck my wife twice
with his fist. Mrs. Frank Driggers and
her son got between my wife and Frank.
1 went into the piazza aud helped her
into the wagon, and drove off as soon
as she got in. Frank said to me, ii you
have not got satisfaction you can get
it now. | said alright, come out to the
road. saw Frank coming or behind,
when I met Sye Garrett on his mule,
my horse baked, and could not get
him to 60. Frank came in about
twenty feet of my wagon cursing my
wife: she asked him not to do SO, said
she was not mad with him. Frank said
be was going to pile it to her. and shot
Immediately. I was looking at Orig
gers when he shot, did not know my
wife was hit until turned around in
my wagon Drigeess said to me, if you
have not got satisfaction you can get it;
he then unbreeched his gun and put in
another shell, and said, if you amt got
satisfaction you can get it out Of this
load, and turned his back tc me aud
walked off. laid my wife down in the
wagon and led my horse off to MIR. En-
fingers My wife lived about one hour
after reaching Eniipger's house.
The jury was: S NJ. Reardou, fore
man: 0. w. McRoy, G. Mathis, L. D.
Young, f. P. Mcleod: S. W. Thomp'
son, 7. Nj. Young. H. D. Barrineau, r.
L. Bell, S. w. Thigphen, G. VI. Brad
ham, H. G. Barrineau.