The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-24
STORY .Of THE TRAGEDY
aa aDID By THOSE WHO WERE
aqREsENT AND saw II
Fesasmony Before the coroner's Jur:

Fesasaaany BEFORE the coroner's Jury
ea clio KILLING Of Abe Pearlstans
= eg ,. J. Jones.
4 ne puhliah below the full and
eessssp,eae testimony given before the
e,eoner's Jury in the sad tragedy at
Bsanehville, In which Mr.. ABS
pearsstlne vas killed in personal
Satfacs1Ky with Mr.. J..J. Jones. The
fnyestisatio.: was conducted BY Mag
s5trate A. 8. Dukes, acting as coron-
o.. ". C. Wolfe. Esq, represented
aEr. Jonea, and Messrs. Martin &
warren, represented the State at the
1aauest. Here La the testimony IS
reported by the stenographer. Mr..
NJ. L. Rodlgues:
Ms. J.. M. Byrd. sworn, says:
Questions BY acting coroner Dukes.
Nhero do you live, Marion? In
EranchvilIe.
What county and state: Orange
burg County. South Carolina.
What Is your oecupation' Post
master.
Tell the Jury about this killing
ehls morning that you saw. We just
vant the outline Well the first
ching heard was scui1e
In the oRcs. thought it was one
nf the carriers playing: l said,
: ~stop' playing" Doc said that 1t
uas fight. OF course went out to
seperate them and did stop the fight
saying. "stop fighting" that my wife
was In here. Abe ,Pearlstine stopped
chen and came back with me, apollo
giaing. The next thing heard was
the report from the pistol. Abe
Pear4stlne said he vas shot. told
aim to let's go. to. the drug store.
Ese said he was shot. I hollered to
Boo to get a doctor.
Who did the .shooting?. John J.
zones.
You saw L.? I saw lin with a
pistol In his hand just after the shot
was fred. At the time Of the shot
1 Mad my, hand on Abe Pearlstine's
arm, and he was apologizing.
Questions by Mr. W. c. Martin,
For the State:
Mr.. Byrd. state whether or not
there was any effort on Mr.. Pearl
etine to go to Mr.. Jones? You mean
after tae fight: none whatever, be-
cause we were talking and he was
,Epologizing. 80
, The fight was over? Yes. sir, I
had separated them, and Abe Pearl.
stine and myself we're coming OF
together. From the time separated
chem I did not see Mr.. Jones until
che fash of the pistol
Where was Mr.. Jones standing
when be fred the pistol? Between
she postmaster's door and the front
door.
.:Syhat position was Mr.. Pearlstlne
in when shotf He was walking with
Ene,
Going In which direction? Toward
Che front door. During the fight
JoSes was jamahp against tho car
Ffer'S door, told them to stop
lighting, and that my wife was back
there, We walked toward the post
masters doorsEby the money order
window. l then saw the flash Of the
pistol. That called my attention and
J, saw the pistol in Mr. Jones hand.
Where did Mr.. Jones go after tbs
shot! 1 presume to his place; did
not watch him.
State whether or not Mr.. Pearl
stane said anything after they sepera.
eed. No, he came with me- Even
after he was shot, he only said, I'm
shot" + tried to get him to the
dru3 store. He said he was shot.
hollered to the clerk to 60 for
doctor.
Was anyone else in the lobby at
Che time? Yes, sir, SO hear, but
did not see them when I went out;
Z was looking at the fighters.
How.long after you separated them
before the shot was fred? could
hardly tell you that because did
not time r. 1t was not very long;
we had walked about fifteen or etgh-
Teen feet. and the shot was fired
right afterwards. -.
The fight was over. you consider?
Objection by Mr. Wolfe on the
ground that the answer to this ques.
eion would necessarily be e matter
OF opinion. Objection sustained.
Questions by Acting Coroner
Dukes:
Where did this happen? In the
lobby of the postoffice
At what place? In Branchville,
CraE seourg County. South Carolina.
Questions by Mr.. Wolfe:
It all happened very quickly, Mr..
Byrd! Yes. sir. in a few minutes.
There were hardly any minutes to
It. we're there" You could hardly
bay took minute? Well, I did
not time It.
You would not attempt to say HON
long? No sir, being little excited.
Did YOU notice Mr.. Jones being
bruised and bleeding? I noticed a
little blood on his face.
You did not pay any special at