The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-26

the boy and voice too. I recognized
voice because the high language he
used. He was either drunk or play
ing drunk.
George Robertson.
Annie Belle Young sworn say As
! I was going in by MIR. LeaveH Jack
! gate, Mr.. Stanmore Langford was
standing up there. He come up to
me and caught hold Of my arm, said
he was going to shoot me. He shot
after that. I run around him and
lodged him. Got a loose and run. He
fell. He did not say anything about
shooting Riley Penn. There was no
one with him. I cook for Mr.. Wicker.
I was going from cooking home. |
never met anybody afterwards. [
have been knowing Mr.. Langford a
long time. I saw his pistol. He shot
at me. He had hold Of my arm. I
did not see Riley Penn when shot was
fired.
her
Annie Belle x Young.
E. N. Austin sworn says: ~ receiv-
ed phone message from Mayor Lang
ford. I went to Mr.. Leavell's gate
and found Stanmore Langford
drunk. I brought Stand down to his
home and put him under bond. I
found out after I got down there they
had phoned for DOCTOR I did not know
at that time there had been any shoot
ing. I put him under $4,000 bond.
Negro was at home with Doctors El-
lesor and Stephenson when I saw him.
I know nothing of shooting. [ did
not search Langford when arrested
him. I didn't know who other young
man was with him.
E. N. Austin.
kirkland Wicker sworn says: l
was at shooting. I was with Stan
more Langford. We were walking
along and met two negroes. Stan
asked them for a match. One Of
them looked in pocket, that is one that
was not shot. He said he did not have
any. Then he asked the other one
for match. I told Stan to come on
lets 20, I have a match. [ had walk
ed three or four steps and turned
around and saw the flash Of pistol.
Negro said GO, Lordy, I am shot.
Then both of them turned around and
come back to where we were. The
one that was shot gave him two or
three matches, Stan turned around
and asked the other one if he had a
match. He looked in his vest pocket
and pulled out something. [ don't
know whether it was a match or not.
Then I got Stan to leave The ne
groes walked on down street and we;
came on mp. He got as far as their
house and I got hold Of wire, that was
as far as I got him. left him there
and went on up street.
I did not see pistol after shot. /
ID just turned around and saw flash
Of pistol.
He asked for a match, that was all
that happened before shot. He came
afterwards and gave him two Or three
matches. Kiefer and Olander Wick
er we're with us that night but not at
time Of shot. All Of us had been
drinking, but none drunk except Stan.
Could not walk by himself. We were
drinking corn whiskey. [ had left
him when he shot. Just as [ turned
around pistol fired.
Kirkland Wicker
Kiefer Wicker sworn says: | WIS
not at shooting. Orlander Wicker
and my self had just left about four
minutes before. We we're in front of
DR.. Gilder's big gate when we heard
the shot. I don't know how far Oft
| Stan and they we're. [ left them at
f! Jack Gilliam's corner. We did not
90 back when we heard shot.
Kiefer Wicker.
Dying Statement.
SOUTH CAROLINA,
NEWBERRY COUNTY.
I, Rilev Penn Of the county and
, State aforesaid, who being duly
sworn says, that I believe that [ am
Sin extremis," i. e., ami going to die.
That on Saturday evening, Febru-
ary Goth, 1909, I was coming from
towards town on my way home, and
that after I passed the residence OF
; Mr.. R. Y. Leavell a young man asked