The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15
MOTIVE SOUGHT
Macy Witnesses Summoned in Attempts
to Prove Plot in Killing.
HAYES HOME SEARCHED
Course Of Bullets Traced in Effort to
Establish Direction From Which
They We're Fired-Many Facts
Connected With the Sad Tragedy

They We're Fired-Many Facts
Connected With the Sad Tragedy
That Ended Floyd'S Life.
/! The CONWAY correspondent OF The
! State says as result OF trip he
made TO Tahor. " c.. the scene Of
/ the killing Of Robert NJ. Floyd on
Saturday las; D: Mrs. Rosa Hayes.
II was :,scertained definitely that the
preliminary hearing in this case will
! D.. held or Tuesday. the 18th. at
Wh:;eyi.ie. This date has been
agreed CT by al! parties interested.
Magistrate w c. Graham OF Ia
bo- has been designated 10 sit in the
Tease and this mornin: he was busy
Binding over witnesses. Up until
noon Thursday % witnesses had
been bound over by the State. and.
| judging by the activity OF the rela-
tives OF the slain man. still more
witnesses may be summoned.
All OF these witnesses live in and
around Tabor. and they have been
summoned. it is learned. in an at
tempt 10 prove motive for the kill
ing other than the statements made
by Mrs. Hayes and to imp!icate in
he horrible affair others whom Mr..
Floyd's relatives and friends claim
we're parties TO ?!o; to get him to
Tabor and take his life.
| One with no knowledge OF the kill
:aS would be impressed on arriving
at Tabor with the idea that some
great calamity had be:allen this quiet
but busy little town. Eotwithstand-
in: the fact that it has been 1--WE
days since the occurrence and the
subsequent removal Of the prisoners
10 Whiteville. Tabor is yes all asdr
| over the occurrence.
Groups are gathered here and
| there. discussing the tragedy. each
.oi5,ra ring -ur:ors and theories with
| The other in al effort 10 solve the
.nvsterv surrounding the tragic death
| OF Young I''oyd
| The Haze home is situated only
few fee: back from the sidewalk
Gc broad open side stree: and only
about zoe yards from the main
| street OF the town. Within 30 feet
| Of the house on either side are other
dwellings,. one being hotel which
| on the nj ht Of the killing was we'll
a!i.d with guests. Hayes barber
shop Is only about 100 yards from
NiS home. One standing a. the front
v the shop has an unobst-ucted
view OF the Hayes home.
The house is four roo:n dwell
| ing. hall running between the two
rooms on each side. The hall opens
| * q door on the front porch. which
1oo- Mrs Hayes in her testimony
stated was locked.
The door 70 her bed room. which
,he states that FLOYD entered. is ser-
erai Zee, down the hall 10 the right.
r'lovd.s hat was hung on rack on
the Lee; wall OF the hall beyond the
! bed room door.
The bed 20 which Mrs. Hayes
>.ateS Flcyd forced her stands in the
| aX;rcne right hand corner OF the
-oom. but 70 the left o, the bed
room door.
Mrs. Hayes retreat backwards fol-
| Owed by Floyd. as she states in her
| .es;;~oay. carried her the width Of
: room through 4 door into the hall.
he :ergth OF this hall. throuGh the
ron, deer and across about ten te@t
II ?o-ch. Floyd having been found
a, n. extrc.ne front OF the porch
| with one foot ont on the top step.
Those who saw Nj Floyd before
he was moved state that his form
| lay in such position that anyone
-.,n-rin: 70 the hall would hc
o-ccd 70 20 ovn. his nroStratc form.
-. HAYES statement is that she
.cll o., OF the door ahead OF Mr..
| slcyd and .ha, she atterward re-
/ ..,rnci 10 the house and secured an
o::..r pisto: and shot him again in
he hc2d
: :"o:o"Eh S.orch was made OF
re he' -aom o: the Haves home IS
-h!c!. TIE shooting is stated 20 have
occurred
The car?et was removed from TIE
.'cor and ,wo bullets we-c accounted
'>-. Orc. lead bullet. WIS found
'rd~.d =, sill under the floor. the
.orrse Of the ballet being down
ard slant, indicating tina; It came
rror, the direction Of the hall door
20 the bed room.
Another bullet had p!owed through
the TOP OF the floor at such a slant
rs TO pass on: through the window
sash several feet from the floor. This
haI,", could not be found. but was
a;i,ica:lv fred from the same place
y the o.h.-
Hayes bought number OF stce!
b&lic;s from local hardware deale:
:hru: zen LAYS ago. stating At the
tine that he wanted his wife 10 1rac-
| tee with his new automatic. Next
door n-;chhors have frequently since
her seen Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes ,aset
,r:ctic;R@ with this pistol in their
back yard.
FIovd had been gone from the
barber shop only about - minutes
when The shootinc occurred. Dur
;n- ;hat .;rae he had taken his horse
% :. t.r.rby livery stable and had
--aar i2rui-ics hcvond the Hayes
ic:zc Is 20 whe-c n. house vas.
NJ. 2ni Mrs HAYES hav:ns moved
20 t:.:i- present home OILY since
i ::5naa-v - Tacy moved 10 T2ocr
during Dcc.r.5c- 5u, occur: d an