The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-06-04
". ]. IsENHoWER BADLY HURT.
Shot by Henry Buggs, Colored, Near
Winnsboro, s. G..

Winnsboro, May 31.-A very de-,
plorable occurrence was the shoot,
ing and fatal wounding of Mr.. w. ].
Isenhower this morning about 10
o'clock by negro boy, Henry
Buggs. The tragedy was enacted
about one mile from Mr.. Isenhowers
home, which is about eight miles
Northeast of Winnsboro. There
were no eye witnesses to the shoot
ing and the below antemortem state
ment made by Mr.. Isenhower soon
afterwards to Capt. John G. Mobley
explains the causes leading up, to-
the crime.
Mr.. Isenhower was found lying in
the road by some negroes who hur-
ried to Mr.. T. A. Moore's house, half
a mile distant, and reported to him.
Mr.. Moore fastened to the scene but
the wounded man was already being
carried to his (Mr., Moore's) home.
He is now there, and at the last re-
port Is resting well. Drs. c. s. Pix
ley and J. s. Beatty were summoned
from Winnsboro to wait on the
wounded man. They found on ex-.
animation that the bullet, 32-calibre,
which struck Mr.. Isenhower in the
left side about on a line with the
waistband, ranged backward and up
ward and is probably lodged In the
muscles of the back.
The negro who did the shooting
Immediately after firing ran toward
his home, short distance oil, where
he, on the advice of his father, VII
liam Buggs, decided to ride to-
Winnsboro and surrender himself 20
Sheriff Hood. It appears, however.
that Henry changed his mind and
took to the woods. The chaingang
bloodhounds were quickly secured
but as yet they have not captured
Buggs. They took the trail and
made a brilliant start. The state
ment as given by Mr.. Isenhowers i6
as follows: 81
Believing that death is near at
hand to me from pistol wound in-g
flicted on my person by Henry Buggss
a brown-skinned negro, I make this
my last statement: 5
'sOn yesterday Henry Buggs came
to my house and made threats
against me. My mother is an aged
lady and on her account I avoided g,
difficulty there. Henry said that he.
would meet me again to-day. May
81. / accidentally met him on the
road this morning and no one swas
present except he and myself.
asked him why he had attempted to
raise a fuss at my house. He made:
some apparent apology and start
ed to ride on. AS did 80 in passing
him he shot me in the left side. )
considered that / was mortally
wounded and tried to get OF my
horse. AS did 80 he fred again
and maybe a third time. had
reached the ground at this time, but
was too weak to fire with any eftec-l
tive aim but discharged my pistol
81 have given in this statement
the truth which believe to be my
dying declaration, 80 help me Coz. So
Mr.. Isenhower is young single
man, about thirty years Of age, and
lives with his widowed mother, near
Wateree church. He is a good farm
er of some means. About two years
ago he killed a negro in self-defense
and was acquitted by the, law.
Sheriff A. D. Hood has just re-
turned from the scene Of the shoot
ing, and as is his usual custom has
his prisoner. Buggs was captured
at negro's house, about four miles
from here. He stated to Sheriff
Hood that Mr.. Isenhower made IN
attempt to fire at him before he
(Buggs) shot. This contradicts the
statement made by Mr., Isenhower.
The negro is lodged in the coun-
ty Jail and no trouble whatever is
anticipated. 4.