The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-14
LOOKS LIKE MURDER
UBsrrmoNx TAKEN BY CORONER
HyCKENBAKER IN TEE

4S4CA&N 6aRA6S LIN Ah6
Uase Of Thomas Mcdaniel, Who Was
Shot and Killed Sunday Morning
by Thos. Barnes, Jr.
It Is claimed by many people who
seem to be we'll acquainted with the
facts in the case that the killing OF
Thomas Mcdaniel on last Sunday
morning by Thomas Barnes, Jr., was
q cold blooded murder. 1t is claim
ed that the report as published in
THE Times SAID Democrat on TUESDAY
was not correct. In the
first place there was no whiskey mix
ed up in the case. as We were INFORM
ed by the party from whom we got
our FIRST information about the kill
Ing. We got that information from
what we considered a reliable source,
but IL seems that it was wrong, as
the testimony taken by Coroner
Rickenbsker, published below, will
show. That testimony put new
,hase on the matter. It will be seen
from 1t, that the man who was shot
to death was named Mcdaniel" and
mot MACK" as has been published.
Ie will be remembered that the kill
ing took place on the plantation OF
Mr.. Charles Inabinet q few miles
from Ibis ci y on the Bellville road.
Both Mcdaniel and the Barnes lived
aon this place, and were near neigh
:Oors. In justice to all concerned
we publish all the testimony taken
ae the inquest by Coroner Ricken-
baker and the jury. The first wit
ness was Bessie Mcdaniel, the wife OF
the man who was shot to death. She
tes ifed as follows:
Bessie Mcdaniel sworn says on
yesterday, October 10, 1903, about
ten o'clock / went to Tom Barnes
house for water. We get water there
all the time. I told Tom Barnes
about the hogs Of his eating our
peas. Toms wife told me that was
a liar. She jumped out of the window
and picked up g board and struck me
three times and told me to get out
of the yard. left with the water
and told Thomas Mcdaniel, my
70 hn
see about It Thomas carried sim
gle tree. Thomas Barnes came out
of his house with gun, then Thomas
Barnes. Jr., came out with his. l
went up to where they was and the
old woman Barnes jumped on me
again and was beating me in my
face while she had me down. Old
Barnes told my husband not to take
her OF. That if he did he would
blow him down. Thomas took her
OF. Then old man Thomas Barnes
shot of the gun he had but did not
nit Thomas Mcdaniel. Thomas
ran to him and caught the gun and
the gun broke. Thomas Mcdaniel
had the barrel and old Barnes held
the stock. Then little Thomas
Barnes. J-.. shot him in the side.
They were in the public road, known
as the Bellville road. Thomas fell
and we brought him to the house.
The Barnes went in their house.
(signed) Bessie Mcdaniel.
The next witness was Peter Jack
SON, who also lives on the place,
and was eyewitness to the killing.
He testified as follows:
Peter Jackson sworn says that on
yesterday morning I heard a noise
in the road at Barnes house. I saw
Barnes wife have Bessie Mcdaniel
down beating her in the face with her
fist. Thomas Barnes was on one side
with gun, cooked and presented,
saying no man touch them. Barnes
wife got up, walked in the road and
got stick and walked to me saying
what che was fighting about. The
two women began fighting again.
The Barnes woman had stick.
Thomas Mcdaniel took the stick
from the Barnes woman. Barnes
said take your hand of my
wife. (His hand was on the stick
Then Mcdaniel reached for the barrel
of the gun that Barnes had present
ed. Then the gun went of. They
began to tussle over the gun. The
gun was broken. Then Thomas
Barnes, Jr., shot Thomas Mcdaniel.
He was standing in position ready
TO shoot soon as he got an opportun-
KY. When he shot Thomas McDan-
iel fell. Then I walked off. He
was shot in the Bellville road in
front OF Barnes house. We then
brought Thomas Mcdaniel to his
house.
(Signed) Peter Jackson.
After hearing the testimony of the
above witnesses and deliberating
the verdict Of the coroners jury
was that "the said Thomas McDan-
iel came to his death from a gunshot
wound inflicted by a shot gun in
the hands of Thomas Barnes, Jr., and
that we find Thomas and Josephine
Barnes are accessories to the killing
OF Thomas Mcdaniel.
Mr. L. 8. Rickenbaker acted as
foreman OF the Jury The Barnes,