Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-19

Of human Kindness" respect for the
| rights of Others" fairness and JUS
tice," and charity" are beautifully ex-
emplified in the letter of Mr.. Thurmond
to which refer. But let us not be-
cloud the issue. A murderer has been
turned loose, so hearken to the evil
dence:
At the inquest Bob Broadwater be-
ing sworn, said: Il live on this place.
On the 26th Of April, my wife, Geor-
sia Anna Broadwater, was shot.
reckon my father shot her. The gun
was out Of doors and we were in the
house. Ny father (Bill Broadwater)
! lives about 500 yards off. My father
had been to Augusta that day and
came back on the o'clock train. When
first saw him he was coming from
his house. He had his gun. was
called to come to his house. started
and met my father. He asked me II
1 came there to run over him. He
jumped on me and hit me with his
hand. 1 come back home and shut the
door. took the knife away from him.
He come to the window and told me
to hand him his knife. I handed 1t to
him. He poked his gun in the win
dow and shot. He shot Georgia Ann.
She ran off up on the hill. He said
nothing and went off. He tried to use
his knife and cut me on the shoulder.
He did not have a gun when met him
coming to my house. He went back
then (this was after he had cut Bob)
and got his gun. When he put the gun
in the window I caught hold Of it.
had hold Of 1t when 1t fired He did
not try to shoot me after we come
out Of doors. Copy
(Signed) Bob Broadwater."
His (X) Mark.
Ann Broadwater (Bilps wife and
Bob's mother) being sworn, said: Il
live on the place. was at home. /
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 he done
It. Then he hit me with a chair. I ran
out Of the house. I came to Bobs
house. went in the house and fast
ened the door. He followed me out
here and then went to Josh's house.
He came back and pulled the window
open and poked his gun in the window.
Bob grabbed the gun. The gun then
went off in his hand and hit Georgia
Ann. Bill then went off. (Copy)
(Signed) Anna Broadwater."
Her (X) Mark.
Carrie Broadwater, sworn, said: Il
live at my fathers, Bill Broadwater.
was at home on the 26th Of April. My
father was there from Augusta that
evening. He commenced quarrelins
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. came before he did. 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 1t away from
him. He shot and hit Georgia Ann. He
then went away. Georgia Ann ran out
Of the house UP the road and fell down.
We brought her back to the house. We
put her in bed and sent for the doctor.
She died last night on May l, 1903.
q (Signed) Carrie Broadwater."
Her (X) Mark.
Josh Broadwater, sworn, said: Il
live on this place. Bill Broadwater Is
my father I got here some time
before he did, before the shooting.
When I got here he was doing nothing
but standing up. 1 asked him what
was the matter. I carried him to my
house. He said he spoke to mother
about some liquor he brought up there.
He went UP the road and stayed IL or
20 minutes. Then left and come back
here. was sitting at the corner OF my
garden when heard the gun shot. My
sister came after me. She said her
father had shot Georgia Ann. When
saw Georgia Ann she was lying down.
Her arm was shot nearly off. When
was here with him he had his gun with
him. do not remember what he said.
(Copy)
(Signed) Josh Broadwater."
His (X) Mark.
P. C. Middleton, white, being sworn,
said: 1T was not more than 10 min
utes after the shooting before he (BilD
was at my house. My son proposed
to him to let him examine his gun.
Both Of them said one shell was emp
ty. He said he had not shot anybody.
Then he acknowledged he had shot his
gun. He then left and said he intend
ed to kill the last -- one the next
morning. saw him next morning.
Was still cussing and threatening. l
tcld him to get away. He left
(Signed) "P. C. Middleton"
(Copy.)
Last night Mrs. Fannie l. Middleton,
wife of P. c. Middleton, and owner OF
the place. gave me the following certi-
ficate, signed by herself and six chill
dren, all grown except Robert:
This certifies that Bill Broadwater
lives on my place and the night Of the
killing of Georgia Anna came to our
house and after being advised to keep
quiet he swore that he was not AFRAID
of the president Of the United States
and the next morning he intended TO
kill the last damned one Of his family.
(Copy.)