The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-17

Nth Postmaster Byrd. He begged
the postmastsr'sI pardon and asked
him to- excuse, him for raising "a
disturbance In the building. Jones
started out, of-the front door. Just
az Pearlstine and Postmaster Byrd
we're. about to enter Postmaster
Byrd;s q Office Jones came back, and
stepping, in front OF Pearlstine, drew
Iris pistol and fred. the ball taking
reject in the right. side. The wound
was fatal. Pearlstine reeled and
fell In half minute. Jones ran out
OF the postofice and across the
street to his place of business. He
stood in the door, aiming his pistol
toward the postofflce as If he were
uncertain of having killed Pearlstine
and expected him to follow, him.
"Dr. ]. S. Wimberly, who was on
the street, near the postoffice, heard
the pistol shot and ran Immediately
in the postoffice to the wounded man.
POSTMASTER Byrd had called the as
gistant postmaster and told him to
20 for q doctor, but before he could
start out Of the building DR.. VIM
.terIey appeared on the scene. Pearl
stine called out to the doctor before
he reached him that he had been
shot and was dying. In a few min
utes he had breathed his last.
"Mr. Pearlstine was very pop
ular man in Branchville. and when
!, il was known that he had been shot
b, Jones many .of the citizens were
60 aroused that they began to talk
ef taking violent measures with the
slayer. In q few moments big
crowd hal gathered around the post
cfflce. Alderman s. S. Byrd went to
Jones' place of business and took
charge Of him. He turned him over
TO Chief OF Folice M. o. Browning,
who disarmed him. AS 1t was about
train time Officer Browning decided
it would be best to get Jones to Or
aneeburg and place him in the coun-
ty Jail without delay. Accordingly
he and Mr.. Howell Black boarded
the train with Jones and took him
to Orangeburg."
Jones BADLY Bunged.
in less than three hours after the
unfortunate encounter jones was In
the sheriff's office at the court house.
He gave evidence OF having been
pretty roughly handled by Pearlstinc.
lie had several bruises on his face,
which was still bloody from the
l.,ows he had received in the fight.
After arriving here he went to a
photographer and had himself pho
tosraphed. The picture shows the
scars and bruises he received in the
encounter. Jones refused to be In
terviewed by the press, saying that
he would rather not make any state
ment about the unfortunate affair for
ublication. Jones was advised by
his friends to leave Branchville at
once.
w. c. Martin, Esq, Of Branch
vile, represented the dead
mans family at the Inquest. and W.
c. Wolfe, Esq, OF this city, repre-
eerted Jones. 1t was brought out at
the inquest that while Pearlstine was
the aggressor, he was not armed. not
! ] aving even a pen knife on his per-
son at the time the fatal encounter
took place. It Is claimed by Jones
frienSs that Immediately before the
shooting, Jones was set upon by
Pearlstine, who begin beating him
very violently, knocking him a!ainst
the wall OF the building, which pre-
vented Junes from being knocked
completely down; that during this
OF slaught Jones repeatedly asked
Fearlstine to desist, but wlthor:
avail.
Such Is the sad story as we could
gather it from different sources. Mr..
! Jones, who did the killing, is a
oung lawyer who has been living In
rranchville scme two years or more.
He came there from Colleton county,
where he was born and raised. lie
is about thirty-five years Of age and
has a wife and several children. He
is young man Of good address, and
Gerortment. He is well-known in
this city, where he has many friends.
Mr.. Jones has not the appearance OF
an aggressive or ouarrelsome man.
Mr.. Pearlstlne, the victim Of the
unfortunate tragedy, was thirty-four
years old. He was born and raised
in Rranchville, and had lived there
nearly all his life. He was promi-
rent in the business Affairs OF
Kranchville'. Besides being the man
ager of a large mercantile pustness
there, be was director Of the
JranchyilleI Hardware company and
was member Of the board Of Ii
rectors of the Bank Of Branchville.
He was social favorite Of the towu,
and enjoyed the love and esteem of
both yorng and old.
Mr.. Pearlstine is survived by a
widow and two little boys, his ageo
mother, who has been living with
him, three sisters. Mrs. Ethel ia
cobs, of Charleston; Mrs. Rachael
Wolfe, of Allendale; Mrs. Sarah
Pearlstine, Of St. Matthew's; four
brothers, Mr.. Shep Pearlstine, OF
New York: Mr.. Thos. L. Pearlstine,
i CT Allendale; Mr.. Sollie S. Pearl