The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-14
SAYS He DID II
Unexpected Confession Made in
Murder Trial.
HORRIBLE DETAILS
Y. Ono Of the Mcn

Ocorce on the Night Of March s.
Claims He Fired the Shot, That
Proved Fatal.
Yes. ! killed The Cor5!ns- Win
;hese startling words did Bob Be!ch-
e. c!ea. Up TUESDAY the mystery as
20 who s.ed the tatetul shots ssas
removed forever Deputy United
States Ma.shc. ". 3. ?. Co-oiu and
and ii, deputy, Chris" Coro'n.
-Four persons. ]. 2. Palmer. Charley
Palmer, !a:he. and son. ana Lou
Belcaer and Bob Belcaer. mo'ae!
a:t soa, stand charged with murder
ing the two officers near Walhal!a on
tie nigh: OF March s. 1909. TIER
case was begun IA tie Sessions Court.
Although nearly score OF witness
, .s had Been examined. not before Bob
was placed OF the stand lad the au-
tho, 81 the sho, been revealed.
selche-. nervous ane pe:sDi.:ns. told
The following story OF the event OF
; tia: night:
, "Aeou; o'clock that nigh: come
one Knocked on The door. start
ed 10 open II. su. my grandfather
said: lie, me open It. He asked
wso was there. The reply was Cor
bin. Open the doc. o. | VIII bust
!; down. Pap. J. 3. Palmer. un-
su:,oued lie door and the CoTo!n
TIE old one Nv. 3. E.l. came into
he room where We were sitting a2out
I n. ire with a cooked p!s:o! n his
-!gh; hand did rot run and hide.
! did 40, know who they were. nor
VIA; they wanted l backed into q
-oon. 20 the left. and ". 3. Z. Cor
bin glanced az NE. but said moth
/ ing. Pap asked him his business
and 10 made no answer. He wen'
into the COOK room. took up lamp
there. and climbed up on the stove
Lou told him 10 get down. as Vt
had stolen nothing. He said: That's
all right, Lou said be could moi
walk around tie house With cooked
pistol. Again he replied: That:
al! right. Lou and Charley Paine.
ny uncle. followed hin. He search
ed around II there about FIVE min
utes. l stayed in the front OF -.
hous. watching Chris Co.b!a. whe
vas standing w.,a a pistol draw
10 the front door. Bill Co.b!n cam,
back into the big room. a26 with
ou: word walked Up 20 re aae
put his big pistol barre! :.Sht ore'
my heart. Charley knocked the p!s
70, 10 one side just as !: VAS drec
he wanted 10 kill me. but cid no
have time 20 are. I lodged. Chris
then ran II and grabbed my hand
and il jerking loose from him II!
elbow Knocked a board from tn
side Of The house. Chris grabbed
ne by the coat. and pulled ne 10
ward the .roae door. firing again
Jus, ;hea Lou said: oh. YOU sao
ne. and grabbed the pisto! 20 p.o
tee, my mother. He dragged ne ou
o. the coo: and fred twice a: N.
head. but turned the pistol. Il
dragged NE out doors toward q:
apple tree. Aeou. that time. 3he!
iCAa-ley and Lou were begging then
no, 20 Kill. ne. heard Charley say
oh. Lord. you have killed me. ant
:.!.. jerked loose from Chris Z
run 20 Charley. when saw Bi!
Co-b:n trying 70 chop NY nlo;he
With ar axe ran in The hous'
and go, my shotsua- FL! kep, com
ling with his axe IS /; BE meant 4
xii! either me or Lou. SO when b
vas three feet OF. sho: AZ b.
:e!:. Chr!s Corbin then 6Ted aga!.
a. me. and returned the 6-e aat
&c fell. l though, Charley was deat
on the ground shot because / saw
they were trying 20 Kill me. neve
did know what they were trying <
xii! NE FOX saw no papers.
could have escaped through the win
dow when they came"
u there vas ever any doubt a:
to ,he plea OF the defendants |: /:
cow removed Illegal invasion 0: :
mans house and firing 20 Kill al
,hs defendants will Be charged
against :he TWO dead men. On cross
examination by Solicitor Bonham. the
witness was considerably confused
It was truly gcuel!!ng examination
Court adjourned 70! the day with .he
witness still Oh the sand The State
rested its case before the dime:
hour.
II was evident thai they will t!y
TO prove conspiracy 20 preTent the
a--es, OF Bob. Judge Daatzlev ad-
m:t;ed testimony going 20 show ;hat
tie defendants knew that wa:ran;
20. Hob's a--es: to- shooting into
mail rox would De issued. VIZ
aeSs-s were introduced 10 prove and
d!sprove tha, soc,e one had been IN
! the loft. where. the State contends.
Fob was ;oid by the others TO hide
Many s-u"some objects We're o.
tered in evidence. including bloody
gun wads and shots. taken from the
/ lungs cs :he dead man: bloody skirts.
F., trousers and waists worn by the de-
! PENDANTS. The crowd overaowed
FROM the court room into the square
anG streets nearby. Many women
wc-. present.
GAS EXPLOSION KILLS NINE.
Miners Sutfocate in ri, at Tollerville.