The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-16
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of the killing, said that during the
morning Of the day Gillian was killed
efforts were made 10 get word to New
berry to some one to come and help
with Gillian. and quiet him. He tes-
tilted as to Gilliam's conduct that
morning, saying that he had some
vhiskey, and had been trying to kick
up disturbance with the negroes.
and the effort was being made to keep
him out of trouble. He said when
Hipp reached the house Hipp i'm
mediately began talking to Gillian to
quiet him, and to keep him from 60
ing out in the yard, telling him he
would have some Of the negroes -
feed the stock. He said Gillian went
out and Boozer was standing with his
gun down in front of him, and Gillian
ran out and said hello to Sam, and
Sam says, don't you say hello to me;
what have you done Today? jim soys,
What? He says, You have prayed hell
cut Maybelle's th4oat and tried to
kill my wife. Jim started on up to
him and Sam stepped backwards and
says, don't you come to ME, don't you
come to me, and threw up lis gun,
and as he threw up his gu: jim, stop
ped, and he stood still a little Bit and
then he turned right back to the house
got off, suppose, eight or nine
steps, and Sam shot him. He said
Mr.. Hipp had gone through the dining
room, and just as the gun tired Mr..
Hipp came out, and ran up to Gillian,
and said, Lord, Lord, what does this
mean-who done this?" Witness said
Hipp's whole course had been in try
ing to quiet any difficulty. Witness
said his wife had gone to milk and
Hipp was going to have the stock fed
so as TO keep Gillian in the house.
He said he had sold Sam about ten
days before the killing five No. 4-shot
shells to kill hawks with. Witness
said he had bought the shells at the
Newberry Hardware compa1y's store.
He said the gun used by Sam Boozer
was an old gun. He said that morn
ing Gillian had become enraged with
Clayton Boozer, Sans wife, when he
was sitting in the house and looked
through the window and saw her at
the well drawing water. Just prior to
the shooting, witness said Gillian
came behind Hipp and Mrs. Gillian
behind Gillian, and Mr.. Hipp went
through little door into the dining
room, and Gillian turned out and
went out the steps at the porch.
Examined by Mr.. Sale, witness said
that when Gillian saw Clayton Booz-
er at the well he said that.he had said
the day before that he was going to kill
a negro, and that he saw one at the
well then and was going to get her,
and jumped up and got his gun, and
he described how Gillian ran after
Clayton Boozer. pursuing her towards
her home, with Mrs. Johnson holding
to him and Mrs. Gillian assisting in
trying to prevent any difficulty. He
said when Gillian came back he said
he had cut ones throat, doYn there,
and his gun wasn't loaded, or he
would have killed them all, and he
had come back to get some shells and
he was going to kill them both-that
he was going to kill him one just to
see her kick; that he got his shells
and loaded his gun and sput out
again." but the negro women had
gone; that Gillian came back and
said he couldn't find them, but he was
going to kill one yet. Witness said
he had been sick and couldn't do
much. He said the message to New
berry was sent by Mrs. Gillian by
some one who passed in an automo-
bile. Mrs. Gillian, he said, tried to
get a message to Hipp, Sheriff Buford
or John Gillian.
On cross-examination witness said
that it seemed Gillian might have
been jealous Of Hipp and had repeat
edly said he was, and that on the day
before Gillian was killed Mrs. Gillian
told Mr.. Hipp, in his presence, that
her husband desired Mr.. Hipp to stay
away from there and away from her.
He said before the killing Gillian had
threatened to leave his home because
Of this jealousy.
Mrs. Jno. C. Hipp
Mrs. John G. Hipp testified to Bill
Glider brin ging her the shot gun and