Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-10

shot lodging in muscles Of back.
Pieces OF clothing and wadtling be-
| ing found in wound, together with
numerous shot, about No. 4. Speci-
mems of which are exhibited.
B. f. SLOAN, NJ. ID.
JOHN ]. THODE.
March 9Th, 1909.
G. d. Corbin came to his death
from a gunshot wound which was
oblong, on left breast 1 1-2 inches to
left OF median line, breaking second
rib; wound being 2 inches in long
est diameter Center to left),
inch shortest diameter. Shot rang
ed from before backwards. Parti-
cles of clothing and two whole felt
gun wads found in lung tissue. Shots
located behind the 9Th rib in the
back, lodging in the muscles. Pull
monary arteries all lacerated and
cut. Found abrasion of forehead
over right eye, wlKIh could have
been caused by falling on face.
B. F. SLOAN, NJ. ID.
JOHN J. THODE, NJ. d.
March 9th, 1909.
Specimens Of shot and wadding
exhibited.)
Mrs. Mary Palmer, sworn, testified
as follows: 6
am the wife of Bale Palmer. 1
was home last night The Corbins
knocked on the door. Some one ask
ed from inside what do you want.
The door was opened and the Cor
bins came in. Said they wanted to
find somebody. Bob ran into the
loft. In the scufling a board was
Knocked off the house. ! was in the
big room by the fireplace. The scuf-
saw but one Of the Corbins. | was
in the room all the time There was
a pistol fired in the front room.
do not know who killed the Corbins.
/ was SO frightened 1 did not know
what took place. 1t came so cudden
| didn't know what to do, and just
sat there. Charlie said somebody
had busted him with a stick or an
axe or something. He was all
bloody. They all came back into the
house. / was confused and don't
know what took place. The shot
guns were setting near the fireplace.
Those little Gibson boys are a cou-
sins children. l don't know who
shot the mail box. Belcher is Bale
Palmer's grandchild--Lou's child.
Th9v were scuffling in the yard. ]
raised mp and looked but don't
know what took place. There were
four or five guns in the house. There
were no guns In other rooms. The
shots were fired just after they all
got into the yard. Couldn't say how
many shots were fred The guns
belonged to the boys and the old
man. The old man was shot in the
hand and Lou was shot In the leg.
Lou went into the yard. Me and
Lethia was in the house this morn
ing. My sight is mighty poor. Did
not see Corbin with any shotgun.
He had pistol. This is all know
about It. her
MARY X PALMER.
mark
Lethia P.lmer, sworn, testified as
follows:
am a daughter of Bale Palmer.
Am not married. Was at home
Some one came and knocked. Me,
my mother, father, Robert Belcher
and Charlie-six in the efamily-were
there, and the two little boys. Mr..
Corbin said he wanted some one,
but did not say who. Did not hear
any one tell Bob to hide. Mr.. Corbin
came in and ] followed him all over
the house. I did not go to front
room when Corbin got Bob. Cor
bin stood on the stove and looked
into 1.-The loft. Charlie followed the
officers, and so did Lou and my fa-
ther, and tried to get Bob away
from them. Heard one shot fired
in the room. Think the man with
the pistol shot. They all were fight
ing out in the yard. Something like
five minutes after they left that the
shots were fired out in the yard The
guns were in the room where they
always stay. / went to the door and
screamed. | saw the flashes from
seven pistols / did not go beyond
the steps. There were four guns in
the house. ] couldn't swear anything
about the guns. 1t wasn't long after
the shots were fired that they all
came back into the house. Didn't
see the Corbins have any guns. The
Corbins shot pistols in the yard.
They were pulling my sisters hair
and she was screaming. ] know they
were pulling her hair but / didn't
see them. The sheriff has one of
her combs. Couldn't say who killed
the Corbins. Heard my sister say
the men were lying out there play
ing dead. Bob is shy boy, and he
just ran to keep from seeing strang-
ers. They were all mixed up in a
fight, My sister was shot in the
thigh, 1t was an hour about before
the sheriff got there after the shoot
ing The officers were taking Bob
and trying to get him out of the
house. If Charlie shot Corbin IL was
In self-dcfense. Couldn't swear who
shot the Corbins. Don't know who
said they were only pretending to
be dead. we all came In together.
The two Corbins, my brother, and
father were all out IN the yard. 4