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TESTIMONY AND AFFIDAVIT.
In the Case Of Charles M. Cochran
Charged with the killing Of Lee
Mosley.

Charged with the killing Of Lee
MosIey.
State of South Carolina,
AbpevllIe County.
Personally appeared Charles NJ. Cochran,
VINO being duly sworn, says that lie III the de-
fendant In the matter now before the court,
ueing charged with homicide In the kliling OF
Lee Mosley. Deponent says that ON Saturday
evening, February z7tn, 1893, he was In Abpe-
Vile, and reached home, a. lhe Gordon place,
between shutdown and DARK; that When ne
reached his home, the DECEASED, Lee Mosley,
and his BON, Ed Mosley, were In a difficulty ~
their home near The home OF me Opponent;
and each OF them had double Darrell snot
guns, Threatening To shout each olner, ana
shortly after eponent reached home, the
SAID Ed Mosley ran through deponents yard,
followed ny Lee Moseley with his snot gun;
that the said Lee Mosley stopped In depo-
nent's yard ut The well, and commenced ours
spoke 10 the said Lee Mosley and tod him
that he must quit using prolane language IN
mis- yard, In the hearing OF hls VILE; ana tnat
the said Lee Mosley diu Tor b time stop using
profane language; aud d~eponent went into
mis- house;
Depunent further says that, shortly after
the SAID Lee Mosiey began again 10 curse VIC.
len lily and proianely In ~depuntnts yaro; ana
deponenL secured lis pistol, which he had
not had before, aid went Into Tue yard, and
warned the said Lee Mosley To deslsL from
usipg profane language gu his premises, ana
TO quit the premises. Whereupon Inc SAID
Lee Mosley began 10 curse the aeponent and
drew his snot gun upon deponent, as II 10
shoot him, when deponent hred. Deponent
says that the said LIE Mosley ran 10 the
woOdplIe and got ~deponenps axe. and ad-
yanced upon %deponent, aud threw the axe III
him. WnereupUn, depUnent fired at the said
Lee Mosley the second time, striking him the
said Lee Mosley, and causing his death on
yesterday. -,
Deponsnt further says that. after the said
Lee MosIey was shOl, he continued To ad-
vance upon ,deponent, being very close ~
MIN, taking ~depOnents pistol from MIN, ano
Lrieu 10 shoot depunent with IT.
Deponent further says that he shot the SAID
Lee Mosley because he believed that bis lie
| was in danger, having been attacked by the
| sald Lee MosIey, and that IL was necessary
for hlm 10 protect hlmseif.
Deponent further says mat In the struggle
between himself apd the said Lee MoS!ey
over the deponent's pistol the same WAS nred
again.. striking deponent IN Inc hano: sho
lnat, after the said Lee Masley had taken the
pistol from deponent, The bald Lee Mosley
still tried 10 shoot deponent with II; and on
account of the TACT That The eylinoer uf the
pistol refused 10 work ne was not aple 10 oo
80. Cnas. M. Cochran.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Isl
day OF March, A. D. 1910.
Clerk " Court.
State Of South Carolina, ,ooo
County VI ApD6YllIe. reo. Iotn' iooo'
Dead body OF Leo Mosiey.. 49,
@. What county do You live ins A. Aobe-
O. State what you know Of the dead body
of Lee Mosley? A. l just saw Mr.. Charies
Cochran when be shot Lee Mosley.
O. Was there any words between them7
A.. l beard nothing said between them al an.
O., How far were you from them Wnen Inc
shooting took place? A. was at the we'll,
@. How many times did ne shoot1 "A.
: q. When did it happep' A. Yesterday.
Emmlt K Gilbert.
Sworn to before he. 18th Feb. 1909.
a. W. Bowie,
Coroner, A-C.
Edd Lee Mosley. sworn says;
@. Tell what you know OF this shooting?
A. Ne and my father got In q little fuss, ano
ne Was after me and my vie. he run me by
Of the house. and then Mr.. Charles Cochran
shot. my father asked him If he was shooting
at hin.
Q. Did you hear any words between your
fal ner and Mr.. Cochran? A. No., sir.
@. Did you 60 to MI. Miliord's TO phone for
Sheriff. A. Yes, sir, I wanted 10 have him
arrested 80 I GOULD have some peace In my
q. And you did phone o rsherin9 A. Yes.
q. Can you tell how your father got MIR.
Cochran's pistol? A No, Sir, I didn't see
Q. Do you Know that he had Mr.. Charles
Cochran's pistol? A. Yea, sir, he had IL.
@. When did he die. A. He died today.
q All this happened in this county, A.
Edd Lee X Mosley.
Sworn to before me asth Feb. IeSs.
II. w. Bowie.
Coroner, A. G.
Gao Ralchar auorp aavs.
Q. Geo. State. A. AS 1 was coming up
the road yesterday 1 heard two shots and
when l come up Lee Mosley had the gun and
axe going towards Mr.. Charles Cochran, he
and was tussling with Mr.. Cochran trying 70
get his pistol and then the third shot was
made.
O.. Did he get the pistol from Mr.. Cochran
A. 1 on know.
@. Did you hear any words between them.
A. Lee Mosley asked Mr.. Cochran who he
was shooting at and he said he was shooting
G.. How far were you when the first shot
was fired? A. 1 was about so or 60 yards.
Q. How far when the last snet was fired.
A. 40 or so yards.
taIkipe? A. Inever heard anything at all.
@. There was nothing 10 keep you from
seeing the parties. A. No. sir. 1 could see
q. bid you see that pistol Of MI &, coohran'''
Geo. K Belcher.
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Sworn to before me 18th Feb. 1869.
81. w. Bowie,
Coroner, A. G.
This is to certify that the undersigned
practicing physicians OF Abbev.lle County
being duly sworn testify that Lee Mosley
came TO his death from q gun shot wound.
said wound was in right side Of body, the
said wound being q punctual wound such az
would be made by q pistol bullet entering the
body in the right hypogastive region. The
bali entering the lower lobe OF the loin and
ranging downward and back punctipg
causing Internal hemorage q
death. Signed,
j. C. Hill, M. D.
w. D. Simpson, 81. D.
Sworn to before me 18th Feb. 1909.
a.. w. Bowie,
Coroner, A. G.
FIN Crowther, u. 81 Foreman.
6. E. Mann, Il. ~
John W. Little (L.S)
Thomas Stevenson, IL. 81
WIS Norris, II. S.)
E.P. K Ethrldse, IL. 81
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Mp: Milford. q. 81
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Sam X Harris, Il. 81
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Dunvin X Harris, IL. 81
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