Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-17

ed it to him. He-poked the gun il
the window and shot. He shot
George Ann. She ran out upon The
hill. He said nothing and went off
He tried to use his knife and cut
me on the shoulder. He did moi
have a gun when I met him coming
to my house. He went back ther
and got his gun. When. he put the
gun in the window caught hold
| of it. I had hold Of it when he
fired. He did not try to shoot me
after he come out of doors.
I(Signed) BOB
mark
Ann Broadwater, Senior, being
[sworn said:
/ live on this place. / was at
home. I was at home on the 26th
of April. Bill got to fighting me
about some liquor. He asked me
who drank the liquor out of the
bottle. / told him ne done it.
Then he hit me with a chair. / ran
out of the house. come to Bob's
house. / went in the house and
fastened the door. E[e followed me
over here. He went to Josh's house
BE came back and pulled the win
dow open and poked his gun in the
window. George Ann was sitting
on the bed. / was hiding from
him. Bob grabbed the gun. The
gun went off in his hand and hit
George Ann. Bill then went off.
her
|(Signed) Ann
mark
Carrie Broadwater being sworn
said:
live at my fathers, Bill Broad
water. ] was at home on the 26th
of April. My father there from
that evening. II COM
menced ~quarreling with Ma about
some liquor. He told me that if
she did not get out of there, he
would kill her and throw her out of
the window. He beat her with a
chair. He then come to Bob's
house. I came before he came.
After he stopped fighting Ma, he
went back to the house after the
gun and followed us. He pulled
the window open and put the gun
through. Bob took hold of the gun
and tried to take it away from him.
He shot and hit George Ann. He
then went away. George Ann ran
out of the house up the road and
fell down. We brought her back
to the house. We put her in the
bed and sent for the doctor. She
died last night on May the lst.
her
(signed) CARRY
mark
Josh Broadwater being sworn
said:
I live on this place. Bill Broad
water is my father. I got here the
same time he did before the shoot
ing. When / got here he was do
ing nothing 'but standing mp. /
asked him what was the matter. I
1 carried him to my house. He
said he spoke to mother about some
liquor he brought there. He went
up the road and stayed Is or 90
minutes. Then left and came back
here. / was sitting at the corner
of my garden when I heard the gun
shoot. My sister came after me.
She said her father had shot George
Ann. When / saw George Ann
she waslying down. Her arm was
shot nearly off. When I was here
with him he had his gun with him.
do not remember what he said.
I(Signed) JOSH
p. G.. Middleton being sworn
said:
1t was not more than ten minutes
after the shooting before he was at
my house. My son proposed to
him to let him examine the gun.
Both of them said one shell was
empty. He said he had not shot
anybody. Then he acknowledged
shooting his gun. He then left and
said he intended to kill the last G.
ID one of them the next morning.
/ saw him was still cursing and
threatening. Had his gun with
him. / told him to get away. He
left
(Signed) p. G. MIDDLETON
Meriwether, 81 c., Nov. 10, 1909.
Certificate of Mrs. Fannie L.
Middleton and children:
This certiies that Bill Broad
water lives on my place, that the