The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-08
SLAIN BYaANaRY WOMAN.
ROBERT W. FLOYD Is SHOT FuI-R
TIMES BY MRS. n. VI. HAYES.
Woman Says Floyd InsuItcd Her and
She Killed Iiim-IIusband Rushcs
in and Finds Man Dying.

| Hayes in her home at Tabor y. c.,
just across the Horny line, late yester-
day evening, was yesterday the fate
Of Robert NJ. Floyd, a native of this
county and a student at the South
Carolina Medical college at Charles
| ton.
Three shots took effect in the bc y
and one in the centre of the fore
Only few minutes befol IS
| death, Mr.. Floyd had driven L., to
| the Hayes home and had been invited
| in to spend the evening by the hus-
| band Of the young woman. Floyd
went in the house and while Mr..
Hayes was ungearing the horse, he
| heard four pistol shots. He rushed
| in the house where he found his
| friend lying dead and his wife stand
ing by.
her Only answer to Mr.. Hayes's
questioning was that Floyd had in
|
him.
| There is no telephone connection
| between this place and Tabor but sew
/ eral passengers on last nights train
| brought news Of the killing around
which cloud Of mystery appears to
| hang. The killing is the talk here
today as all the parties are we'll known
| in this county and prominently con-
| nected.
Mr.. Floyd arrived in Tabor ycster-
! day from Charleston, having come
| home to spend Saturday and Sunday
| with his parents near Gallivant's ferry.
Parties living in Conway were on
the train with Mr.. Floyd when he
got off at Tabor. He stated to them
! that he stopped there to look after
his farm during the day, that a horse
and buggy would meet him either at
| Tabor or at Loris, nearby town, and
| that he was going to spend the night
at Tabor and drive out to his home
! -
| Probably no further cause other
| than the woman's statement will ever
! be known. as Mrs. Hayes was alone
in the house when she did the shoot
ing.
From a brother of the dead man Il
was learned that Mr.. Floyd had gone
to the house, where he met his death,
/ for the purpose of collecting for
| books which he had sold during his
vacation.
There are conflicting rumors as to
Mr.. Hayes meeting Mr.. Floyd at the
gate and asking him in, although
, it is known that the two young men
were close friends. Mr.. Hayes runs
a barber shop at Tabor and it is
stated that on Saturday evenings the
rush of business at the place makes
it necessary that Mr.. Hayes remain
at the shop very late.
News Of the awful occurrence was
a shock to the people of this county
Floyd has lived and worked for a
number Of years. He was colporter
| for the Waccamaw Baptist association,
which work carried him into the best
homes Of this county and of Marion
| county, where he travelled quite
good deal during the past several
years.
Three years ago he resigned this
work to accept a position as head
bookkeeper in the Bank Of Conway,
now the First National Bank Of Con-
way. He spent several months in
| this capacity until the summer of
! 1909, when he resigned this position
| and made the race in this county for
! clerk Of court. He made a splendid
! race but was defeated and later en-
| tered the South Carolina Medical col
| lege at Charleston where he would
have graduated in April.
! 1t was Mr.. Floyd's intention to open
a drug store in Conway this SUNNI ~.
While here during the Christmas holi-
, days he practically completed the or.
ganization of a company for this pur-
> pose.
Young Floyd was a son Of Mr.
/ and Mrs. Math Floyd OF near Cali
wants forry in this county lie was
/ about 80 years Of age, of splendid
4 educational qualifications having
1 taught i'm thu schools Of tho county
/ tor quite while. of pleasant ad-
dross and pleasing personality
He was modest and gentle and tu~t
Why he shH"!! =, killed i'm this man
. ncr and within six or eight minutes
after his arrival at the homo Of
/ friend can not be explained here.