The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-25
SHOOTING IN COLLETON.
Dr. G. r.. kinsey Wounded by Negro,
Who Escapes.

walterboro. June 21.-what came
near being a serious shooting scrape
occurred at Williams. Saturday night
at 10 o'clock. DR.. e. Il. Kinsey was
shot and seriously wounded by Joe
Freeman. a negro. The story OF the
shooting as given The News and
follows:
Saturday afternoon DIR. Kinseys'
son. Junior, was standing at the door
Of the store OF O'Quin Brothers. IL.
ID. Carroll, who was just inside the
door. when Lena Freeman, negro
woman, came up the steps TO enter
the store door. said to Mr.. Kinsey:
Some one wants to come in Mr..
Kinsey stepped out OF the way and.
looking back. saw this negro woman
He expected to see some white wom-
an enter and jokingly remarked to
Mr.. Carroll that he thought IL was
somebody The negro woman weat
In and putting down a basket, which
she had In her hand. took out a knife
from her pocket. opened II and put it
In her apron pocket and remarked:
II am somebody and am just as good
as you are" The woman then began
to abuse Mr.. Kinsey. who insisted
that she hush. stating to her that ne
mark which was jokingly made. She
continued her abuse and shortly left
the store.
Going to her home. the woman re-
turned with her husband, Joe Free
man. she carrying a gun. Mr.. Kin
sey was informed of this fact, and
went to his home and returned with
his gun. which he put in Mr.. Brab-
hams store. His father. hearing of
this. came over to the store and in
structed his son to put the gun up
and go to Magistrate Wilson and take
out a warrant for these negroes and
have them arrested and let the law
take II course. This Mr.. Kinsey did
and turned the warrant over TO Con-
stable Maxey. who went TO Williams
to make the arrest Knowing these
negroes. Mr.. Maxey appointed DR..
Kinsey and others as special con-
stables TO aid him in making the ar
rest.
The party proceeded to the home
Of the Freemans. bur just before
reaching IL. they were informed that
Joe Freeman was back at the store
Of Oouin Brothers with his gun.
They returned to the store and at
tempted 20 arrest Joe Freeman, who,
seeing the party approach. ran. Then
they went back 10 the home, where
the woman was arrested. After Sc
curing her they started to leave and
Joe Freeman appeared. behind
ciump OF bushes near the house. cry
Ing get out OF there" at the same
time nc shot into the crowd. the load
taking effect just above DR.. Kinsey's
left hip. The negro then made his
escape into the darkness.
DIR. Klnsey was taken back home
and was attended by DR.. III. NJ. Car
ter. who dressed his wounds. 1t was
found that the gun had been loaded
with n slug. but fortunately the lead
produced only a painful flesh wound.
Efforts were made again early Sun
day morning to catch Freeman and
ne was seen several times by the pur-
suing party, but owing to the thick
ness OF the underground In the bays
near Williams. he has so far eluded
capture.
As DR.. Kinsey was shot, Constable
Maxey instructed his deputies to kill
the negro. Two of them had guns
and fired at him, and II Is thought
he was wounded. The woods were
secured Sunday by about one hun
dred men. to capture Freeman. but to
no avail. Constable Maxey commit
ted the woman 10 Jail Monday after
noon. Continued efforts will be made
20 capture Freeman.