The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-30
BOTH WERE SHOT
Dead Bsdes Of Two Beaaetisvile Lads
Were Found n a Braneh.
MURDER, OR ACCIDENT


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The deaa bodies OF Guy Rogers
and prentsss Moore were found Sat
usday mora;.g about ten o'clock. The
.wo boys let, their homein Senoes:s-
vile early Thursday morning for a
hunting trip. They. went TO Gardner s
Bluff. hi,ched taes- horse and SuEsE
and nothing definite could be learn
ed OF their whereabouts: until the
bodies were found
Prentiss Moore. aged II. the son
Of Mrs. Emily e. Moore. was found
lying on the south side OF. a branch
abou, ave feet detp- His fee; were
toward the bottom of the branch
and he clueched 2 briar between his
fingers Examination showed thai
the load from q shotgun had entered
the aide near the edge Of the shouide,
blade and ranged toward the middle
OF the chest. passing through the
body. The entire load. shot and wad
vas lying underneath his clothes
1 In front Of the chest
Guy Rogers. aged IS. son o. \. 3
. Rogers. cornty treasurer. was found
IN the bottom Of the branch. only
, tew feet from the BODY OF little
Moore. ais face was turned TO The
ground: his body was nearly in 2
snetlias position. with the head II
the edge OF the Ga:er in 2uad!
OF blood. He. too. was wounded Wit
shotgun. the load entering di;sect
4 b into the heart from the iron;
passing through the chest shat.er:a
rae ribs On the back side. son'
! shot burying themselves in the skir
IN the back.
One Tad. that between the powde'
and shot. was found inside the sair
rsar the wound. The wound =:
young Rogers body ranged shght.'
Gown from sse trent a double bal
relied shotgun was found on the
e brink OF the branch. the mazz,'
slightly elerated. pointins towsrt
the ditch. one trigger cooked and Il
8 the breech was caught a small gar
Of tae shirt OF Young Rogers. ont
barrel. the one with the cooked eris
s..-. was found empty; the seeonc
barrel contained an empty shell An
4 other empty shell was found within
8 few inctes Of the mcszle OF ta,
4 gan.
The branch runs through q hreat
aeld. An orerg-own hedge coveres
the hanSs OF the brsnch. which ]:
shout fve feet deep and about st
feet ride at the top. Within abou
$50 yarss ss q negro cabin An olf
negro woman who lives there sait
j that she saw sha. boys cut eher'
shooting. bu. that she paid no atsen
3 ton to them and knew ncshing O
I their disarcearnsee- Within halt :
4 mile away there are three othel
kenoes The. point where the soy.
{ hiscned their horse was about a Quar
ter OF q mile o; where their bodie:
were found.
Thursday night and Friday morn
s Ing searching parties we're out look
q ing Tor the boys. The party was in
I creased largely Friday night and wit.
lanterns the entire swamp on th!'
( side Of the river was carefully search
cd.
a party was asssn formed Satur
day morning. many who had bee.
B cut all night renewing the search
: which was begun at the place wher1
the boys were isst seen. with the
understanding that it was TO spread
gradually and take in every foot o
tie groraa.
The portion OF ground where th.
4 boys wess found was assigned to !
party among whom were Franz
Erosiand and ". c. Carlisle. Ar
csosiand sss riding horseback II.
The branch when be saw the body o
Young Moore.
The bodies remained as they ws-'
found until the coroner empsaeiet
his jury. when they we're moved ans
I an examination made by DR.. IS. J
Crosiaad. The jury made tho:
ozgh examination and took the :es.i
Nony OF every one in the immediate
vicinity. It is practically impossible
70 harmonic facts With the theor,
OF accident. yet nothing has develop
ed 90 point conclusiyely to the ,heor,
OF murder. =
BOTS LOST N SWAMP.