The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-09-22
FACTS In TEE Case A 5
as Z; TESTIFIED i no BEFORE THE
50 q JURY M Z { OF INQUEST. &

cover the Dead Body q Charley Nc Nc,
Alhaney, Who Was killed by Bry-
amt Dukes. q; ~ $50.
An inquest was held over the dead
body Of Charley McAlhaney, who VII ", was
shot and killed last Saturday after
i noon BY Bryant Dukes, on the place
of his brother Curtis Dukes, near
Branchyille The; inquest was held
4 BY Coroner Rickenb baker, and the
sury. after hearing the testimony,
rendered a verdict that the shooting
was done in selg- defence, which ex-
-onerafed Bryant Dukes. Curtiss
Dukes, son whose place the shooting
cook place. is q brother Of Bryant
Z Dukes, the man who did the loot
dng. and a son-in-law Of Charley Nc
Alhaney, Il the man who WAS killed
we give below the testimony upon
. which the jury based its verdict Of
5zelf- f-defence. The first witness was
Rufie Dukes, IA. brother aof Bryant
and Curtis Dukes. After being
sworn he testified as follows: ~
70 St.asI was at Curtis Dukes home
place ON Saturday evening. Sept, II,
1910. Bryant and myself went into
che field to tie UP some fodder for
Curtis Dukes, brother; Of mine.
Just got to the fodder field when
Charley McAlhaney drove up. He
threw his pistol up and snapped it
1 In Bryant Dukes, face. ] saw him
working his fingers. NY brother,
Bryant, begged Mr.. McAlhaney to
let him 60. McAlhaney told Bryant
TO get of the place. Bryant walked
anto the yard TO get the buggy to
go. Bryant end myself got in the
buggy to go, and McAlhaney ran
& and shut the gate. He grabbed 3
shovel and said he would split his
brains out. Bryant Dukes jumped
out OF the buggy on the other side,
and McAlhaney ran up with the shov-
el, and said he would split his brains
out, then Bryant begged McAlhaney
90 let him 60, and he ran up. again
land chopped at him with the show
a.. Bryant walked back and was
walking backwards. Ny brother
begged him to let him go, walking
ON backwards. As he raised the shov-
.el to strike at him again, my broth
or shot him. While he was jumping
out Of the buggy. be had the gun In
!. sais hands, single barrel gun. First
pull Of the trigger the gun fired,
NacAlhaney walked back few steps
and fell. Then we got in our buggy
and left.
On cross examination RufIle Dukes
testified that q little boy was near
and saw all. That he say McAlhaney's
pistol which he snapped at his broth
or. and when isrfsiled to, shoot Nc
,Alhaney put it back in his pocket
and got the shovel. He said Nc
I Alhaney Cid not say why they should
not tie the fodder. It was my Broth
ier Curtis fodder, and my brother
Curtis and Berry McAlhaney lived on
the same place. We were working
together. We were in the field when
McAlhaney snapped the pistol in
Bryant's face:.i>;sWe helped Curtis
strip this fodder Friday. About half
hour before sunrise We were in the
field. Bryant and myself were in
: the field first, but not long before
McAlhaney came up in his buggy. A
little boy came with his father, but
did not get out Of the buggy. When
AcAlhaney snapped the pistol In Bry-
ants face he had the gun in his hand
and begged McAlhaney not to shoot
him. When we got to the house
Bryant put the gun in the buggy.
when Bryant got out Of the buggy
he got out with the gun in his hands.
.RdcAlhaney got: the shovel from .un-
der the buggy She'd. Carried the
gun to the field to shoot rabbits. Did
not know McA1haney was coming
that evening. Bryant had. never had
any fuss with McAlhaney previously.
Quincy McAlhaney, the eleven
year old son Of Charley McAlhaney,
testified as follows:
On Saturday evenings Sept. IL: I
was with my father, Chas. McAlhan-
ey. We rode in the buggy to Berry
McAihaney's place. We came about
four miles from home, and went
straight to BERRY McAlhaney's home.
Bryant Dukes was there first, and
was taking out his mule. He hitched
his mule to q post at the lot fence.
My father drove up to the right side
of the oak tree. Bryant Dukes got
out OF the buggy and carried his gun
with him towards the field. Bryant
and Puffe uent tn tie fodder and