The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-11
ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED.
Game of Dice at Jalapa on Saturday
Night Results in the Usual
Shooting Scrape.

Henderson Chick, colorcd, was shot
and killed on the line between the
| places Of Mcssrs. S. b. Aull and w
f. Merchant, near Jalapa, at about
9 O'Clock on Saturday night, by Tom
Swlndler, colored, making the sixth
negro killing in Newberry county
since June 20. ~ crowd Of negroes
were gambling, and the usual DISPUTE
over small sum Of money arose.
Swindlcr came to Ncwbcrrv on
Sunday morning and surrendered.
Sheriff 'uford sent his deputy, Mr..
Pope I}nf"rd, to Jalapa on Saturday
night. and Deputy Pope Buford. as
sisted by Mr. james johnson. of Ja-
lapa. made search for Swin,llcr. buf
Failed to locate him. On Sunday
mornin" Sheriff Buford accompanied
Coroner Lindsay to Jalapa. whore the
inquest was held, and while Sheriff
t'nf"rd WAS attending the inm,cSt
SwIndlcr arrived in Ncwbcrrv and
surrendered and was lodged in Jail.
Warrants have been issued for the
other negroes who were in the game
OF dice, charging them with gambling.
Following is the testimony taken
at the r"r"nrr'S inquest on Sunday
morning:
The Coroner 9 Inquest.
Red Rutherford testified: Was on
or near thc line Of S. b. Aull's and
". j.. Merchant 5 on August 8, 1908,
Elliott Chick and Tom Swindlcr were
gambling. Elliott won fifty cents of
Tom Swindlcr'S money. Elliott
changed the money. Tom put his
hand in his pocket and pulled out his
pistol and told Elliott to pnt down
hlS money and not change il. Elliott
threw the money down: then Hem
dcrson Chick grabbed the pistol (Tom
Swndlcr' pistoD: then the pistol
was Fired. but hit no one. Henderson
turned and ran: then Tom shot Hem
drrS"n. Henderson was running from
Tom and was about ten or fifteen
yards off. Red Rutherford. Elliott
Chick. Clint Rivers. Arthur WRIGHT.
Henderson Chick and Tom Swindlcr
were there shooting dice. Did not
see any pistol but Tom Swindler's.
was shot over the left ear from be-
hlnd. Tom Swindlcr said, Cred, Won
Know would not have shot him if
he had not grabbed my pistol and
torn my Shirt
Elliott Chick testified: Am 4 bro
thcr Of Henderson Chick. Was on the
line OF Mr.. Aull's and Mr.. ATer-
chant $ on Aug. s. 1908. shooting dice
with Tom Swindlcr. Red Ruther-
f"rd, Henderson Chick. Tom Swim
dlrr, Arthur Wright, Clint Rivers
all there Shootin" dice. | won a half
dollar of Toms dollar and gave
wv" quarters in change | got the
dollar. Then Tom Swindlcr reached
IN his inside coat pocket and cooked
II ami "throwch' it on me. Red
Rutherford said to me. "Throw down
the money! Henderson Chick caught
around Tom Swin,llcr from behind
(nr"und both nrmS.) then the pis-
tot was fired, but hit no one. Then
Henderson turned him, Tom Swim
dlrr. loose. then walked off about ten
Feet. then Tom Swindlcr shot Hem
dr"S"n in thc left side of the head
from behind. Saw no pistol but Tom
>Wmdlcr S. Saw no knives. Hcndcr-
son said nothing at all after being
shot.
Clint Rivers testified: Tom Swim
dlcr and Elliott Chick were gambling
near the line of Mr.. Aull and Mr..
Merchant on August 8. 1908. Elliott
won 30 cents Of Toms dollar. Tom
got mad and told Elliott, "Lct's 60
nom" and not have no fuss.' Elliott
got mp and gave Tom two quarters
and picked mp Toms dollar. Tom
ran his hand in his inside coat pocket
and got ont his pistol and said. "Sit
down, lets play on Elliott sot
down then Tom cooked his pistol and
thr"wcd' il on Elliott'S face. and
Sa'd' 'Throw down all Of my G.
d. money! Elliott put the mon
cN down. Tom said he would kill all
OF us if he didn't put down the
money, Red Rutherford. Elliott
Nh1ck, Clint Rivers. Arthur Wright.
Tom Swindlcr and Henderson Chick
were all there. All had been shoot
ing dice. Henderson went up IN
front of Tom Swindlcr and grabbed
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