The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-09
ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED.
Shot to Death by His Sons Wife
She Claims it Was Accidental:
The Testimony.

of the sessions court it was stated !:
GAS is usually the case, however,
just before court there seems to be an
epidemic of crimes, and it is proba-
BILE that there will be a pretty fair
docket for the court when it con-
venes -
That statement was last week. Be-
fore the end of the week a homicide
is committed in the county. If one
stops to consider it will be easy to
recall that this has been the history
Of crime in this county for the last
several terms of the criminal court
Just prior to the convening of the
court it seems that the negroes and
those Inclined to be criminal COM
mence committing. crimes.
On Saturday night on the planta-
ton Of Mrs. N. R. Lester, in No. 9
township, some eight miles South Of
Newberry, Lou Smgley shot Lang
Singley to death. The coroner held
an inquest on Sunday morning and
the testimony taken at the inquest is
printed in this connection, which ecn-
tains all the facts 50 far as known.
Lang Singley and his wife Bella
Singley had not lived pleasantly to-
gether and had separated, and Bella
had taken some Of the household. BE-
longines to the home Of Burr Singley
and Lou Sinsley. Lang had gone to
Burr's to get his things and it was
out Of this visit and request Of Lang
to get his things which had been left
there by Bella that the difficulty arose
which resulted in the killing. Burr
Sirgley is the son Of Lang.
Sheriff Buford went out with Cor
oner Felker Oh Sunday morning and
after the inquest arrested Lou Sing
ley, and she is now in jail awaiting
trial on the charge Of murder. It is
understood that she admits the kill
ing but says it was accidental.
Burr Singley is the son of Lang
Singley, who was killed. It is said
that Lang Singley was one Of a crowd
of negroes, who just after the war
started out to shoot up the white peo-
pie and that he was in the crowd that
killed MIR. CuretOu. Lang was about
IS years old.
The following is the testimony:
The Testimony.
Burr Singley sworn says: This wo-
man Bella had some things at house
where they lived last year. Bella
brought things up to my house yester-
day, and put them up on loft of house:
Lang came to my house Last night for
things. I says to Lou, ''Is Bella s
things here?" She says: ;'Yes, on
loft" Pa started up in loft to get
things I told him I would get them
for him, as Mrs. Bird Lester says they
should not stay here. [ went into loft
and found things up there. At that
time the gun fired. No one in house
large enough to fire gun but my wife.
The gun was in the rack. Gun was
my gun. Killing happened about eight
o'clock. When I come down out OF
loft, I said to my life,' Lou, that
you have killed pa.' Killed on place
Of Mrs. N. R. Lester, Newberry coun-
ty. When I come down out Of loft I
found gun OH bed. Don't know who
put gun on bed. It has been my Gus
tom to keep my gun loaded all times.
Don't know whether my wife knew
gun was Loaded or not. My father and
my wife were on good terms.
his
Burr K Singley,
mark.
Robemt Singley sworn says: That
he is eight years old. I was standing
in door. Grandpa says that clothes
was there and Mrs. Burr Lester says
to come and get them. Mamma told
grandpa to let the things stay there,
until Aunt Bella come and see about
them, that they were her things that
she did not have anything to do with
them. Grandpa started up in loft
a,fto, th;b,o> No Sayc IF you break
anything on table I will kill you.
Grandpa broke bowl and pitcher when
he got up ON table to get in loft. Pa
said to grandpa he could have things.
Ma told him he could not have things.
Ma says she did not intend to kill
grandpa just thought she would scare
him.
his
Robert X Singley.
mark.