Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-10
New SERIES 10. sc7.-volrmc hIx. NO, 10. I

out in the yard. / saw somebody
J fall, and two fell and both fell about
, the same time. was on the door
step when the shots were fred. If
| they didn't fall at the same time
they fell close together. Something
| or somebody ran towards the big
road. didn't see anybody run. I
heard whatever it was. Bob had
powder burns on his face. He was
were defending themselves in the
house. WS knew the Corbins were
revenue officers. We were not ac-
quainted with the Corbins. Corbin
was trying to take Bob away. There
| was nobody but the family at home,
and the two little Gibson boys.
her
LETHIA x PALMER.
mark. ieat
CA razor was found in the little
room by the sheriff on his arrival on
the scene. Lethia Palmer, however, b
disclaimed any knowledge Of it, statl
ing that the only razor belonging I'm
the house, was white handled one,
On questioning she admitted that 1t
might belong in the house, but she
did not know 1t. The razor had a
considerable blood stain on the han
die when found.) s56 SSESi I'd,
= NI
Baylus Palmer, sworn, testified 81
follows
My name is j. B. Palmer. ashjs
shooting took place at my house q Y
little after dark. The men come and s
knocked at the door. My daughter
asked IL they were drunk men. They
told me who they were and ] let
them In. The officers came I'm and
took hold or Bob Belcher and said
this Is the one want. They scuf-
fled toward the door. I couldn't say
how many shots were fired outside
l did not tell Bob to hide. They
were inHthe little room when the
shot was fired Corbin kept his pis-
bodies lying out there by the trees. 4
Did not know they were dead. Char
lie went out to try to keep the Cor
bins from killing Bob. The Corbms
had no shot gun / asked the Cor
bins why they came into my house
that way. Bob didn't know what
they came for. Couldn't say who
killed the Corbins. i did not see who
killed them. Charlie and were In
the house. Don't, know who killed
the Corbins ! went out to see what
was the trouble. The shooting took
place about an hour after da"k II
came to town after the aheri.- :. nd a /
doctor. was shot while In the !,
house, the shot taking effect in my
hand. Eight or nine pistol shots
We're fired ] did not hear any more
shots after left going for the sheriff
and doctor re two Corbins were
lying out under the trees when /
left to go to town. My daughter
was sho while in the fire room Corr
bin and Robert were the only ones
In the little room where the shooting
inside took place. They were still
scufiing and fighting when 1 left.
Think there were one or two shots
fired as | left. The two men were
lying there when / left. ] thought
one was Bob. / don't remember if
there were any shots fred as left
or after ! left. ] left as soon as
saw the bodies lying there. Bob
said the fellows out there were only
pretending to be dead. 1t was to,.
erably dark. l saw the two men iy-
Ing there. / am sure that all the
members of the family were inside
but Bob, and he may have been. I
met Mr.. Garrison and we talked
about the mail box. Bob is my
grandson. Charlie is my son--about
40 years Of age. / knew Corbin was
a United States officer Lou told
Corbin there were no stills there. I
never told anybody that Bob shot
Mr.. Corbin. I don't know who took
the guns out of the house or who
brought them back When the last
shooting was done | was in the
house. 1t was one of the officers
that shot me through the hand.
was then in the fire room. There
was no shooting before they aSme
into the house. Corbin had his arm
around Bob Bob's head was against
the bed, and Corbin tried to shoot
him, and he set the bed on fire.
There We're four or five shots fired
in the big room, and several In the
little room. There were several shots
fred on the outside. We did not
follow the Corbins out into the
yard. / do not know which one of
the Corbins shot me. There was
| continual shooting all the time.
| There were seyera! guns in the room
None of us tried to get them to de-
| fend ourselves, | have powder
| trying to shoot Bob when he shot
| me. BAYLUS PALMER
Sheriff w. NJ. Kay sworn, testified
as follows:
/ am sheriff OF Oconee county
CHIEF Davis came and told me about
this trouble. Told me that Mr.. Pal
mer had reported to him that Mr..
Corbin had heen shot. / met Mr..
Palmer and he said he wanted me
to go to his house; that the Corbins
were all shot to pieces at his house.
No one was there when i got there
except the family. Mr.. Palmer told
me last night that his grandson, Bob,
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