Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-02-15
THEY Seek FOR "A MOTIVE.
Many Witnesses Summoned to Testify
In Murder Case.
(The state, 10th J

AduOl, AN. ", lHS SCellS OI Ine kllllnY
Of Robert NJ, Floyd on Saturday last
by Mrs. Rosa Hayes, 1t was ascertained
definitely that the preliminary hear
ing In this case will be held on Tues
day, the 14th, at Whiteville. This
date has been agreed on by all par
Ties Interested.
Town Deeply Stirred.
One with no knowledge OF the kill
ing would be impressed on arriving
at Tabor with the idea that some
great calamity had befallen this quiet
but busy little town. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that it has been flve days
since the occurrence and the subse-
quent removal Of the prisoners to
Whitevile, Tabor Is yet all astir over
the occurrence.
Groups are gathered here and
there, discussing the tragedy, each
comparing rumors and theories with
the other in an effort to solve the
mystery surrounding the death of
young Floyd.
The Scene OF killing.
The Hayes home Is situated only
Few feet back from the sidewalk of a
broad, open side street, and only
about 200 yeards from the main
street Of the town. Within 40 feet
OF the house, on either side, are other
dwellings, one being hotel, which
on the night OF the killing was we'll
filled with guests. Hayes barber
shop Is only about 100 yards from
his home. One standing at the front
Cf the shop has an unobstructed view
Of the Hayes home.
The house is a four-room dwelling,
a hall running between the two
rooms on each side. The hall opens
by door on the front porch, which
door Mrs. Hayes in her testimony
stated was locked.
The door to her bed room, which
she states that Floyd entered, is sew
eral feet down the hall to the right.
Floyd's nat was hung on rack on
the left wall of the hall beyond the
bed room door.
The bed to which Mrs. HAYES
states Floyd forced her stands in the
extreme right hand corner Of the
room, but to the left OF the bed room
door.
Body Found on Porch.
Mrs. Hayes retreat backwards fol-
lowed by Floyd, as she states in her
testimony, carried her the width Of
room through a door into the hall,
the length of this hall, through the
front ioor and across about ten feet
OF p0ich, Floyd having been found at
the fktreme front OF the porch with
one loot out on the top step.
~ bse who saw Mr.. FloyG before the
w9 moved state that his form lay in
sV Al position that any one return
IN to the hall would be forced to go
Q er his PROSTATE form. Mrs. Hayes
statement IS that she fell out Of the
door ahead OF Mr.. Floyd and that she
atterward returned to the house and
secured another pistol and shot him
again in the head.
Bullets Found.
Yesterday afternoon a thorough
search was made Of the bed room OF
the Hayes home, in which the shoot
ing is stated to have occurred.
The carpet was removed from the
floor and two bullets were accounted
for. One, lead bullet, was found
lodged in a sill under the floor, the
course of the bullet being down
ward slant, indicating that it came
from the direction Of the hall door
to the bed room.
Another bullet had plowed through
the top OF the floor at such a slant
as to pass out through the window
sash several feet from the floor. This
bullet could not be found, but was
evidently fred from tho same place
as the other.
Hayes bought q number OF steel
bullets from local hardware dealer
about ten days ago, stating at the
time that he wanted his wife to prac-
ticc with his new automatic. Next
door ncighbOrS have frequently since
then seen Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes target
practicing with this pistol in their
back yard.
II0yd'S Movements.
Floyd had been gone from the bar
Der shop only about l 5 minutes when
the shooting occurred. During that
time he had taken his horse to a
nearby livery stable and had made
inquiries beyond the Hayes home as
TO where the house was, Mr.. and Mrs.