The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15
Why She DID It.
Mrs. Hayes Says She Had to Shoe: Floyd
IN Defence Of He7 Honor.
SHOT him nine TINES

OuVl SAtifi lVaisG 1iHliO
At Coroncr'S Investigation. slayer
! of Young Medical Student TcS;;:ic>
i.at She Shot To nc.c";, Her HON
or. a> Floyd Had Iaid Hands l.i,on
Her to Assault Fer.
Facts brought out a; the INQUEST
oyc: he body Of Rober, Il. Floyd.
which vas held i; Tabor, y c.. Mon
! lay. make the story OF the killing
even more sensational than 4; f.S;
reported. Mrs. Hayes was The on.:
witness at tie inquest and cool:y.
calm,y ard deliberately she told her
story. withou, ,remo- and ap2a-
-ently without being moved.
Nine times she sho; him. accord
ing 10 her accoGat seven tines
while in struggle. emrtyinS Coli :
automatic revolver. After She and
Floyd had fallen through her bed
room door on the floor OF the hall.
Mrs. Hayes got up went BACK into
the room. got another pistol AID
shot him twice more.
The reason assicned by the NO
/ man for her act IS ;aat F!oyd made
an improper proposal to he- acC
upon he. reseT;!nS it laid hands OF
her and tried 20 overcome her BY VIC
leEce.
1t was learned from Tabor late
Monday afternoon that y. ". Haycs.
the husband. and his brother. Lloyd
Hayes have both 5"ea arrested AID
.akea along with Mrs. Hayes 20 IN"
Jail 4; Wliteville. the county seat o.!
| Columbus county. There vas 70 IN
tima,ioa given as 20 what connection
Lloyd Hayes had with Tn" tragedy or
why he had been arrested.
4 letter was found in Floyd :
rocket from Mrs. Hayes. written 20
a;:a IN Charleston. in which be was
asked 20 come 20 Tabo: as soon as
he could conveniently Go so and
treat some NOES which j!cs. Hayes
had or her face. Floyd. who had
sol loca! reputation as cancer
doctor" i: is stated. had successfully
:re.;ed moles for Mr. Haves and for
this reason both he and his wife We're
des:rcus that he should treat those
o: Mrs Hayes.
The letter was OF the rrieGdlies;
nature and Fleyd WIS urged 70 com"
as soon as possible and assured that
] his expenses would be horne and that
he would be paid :o- his trouble. He
and Mrs Hayes had been swee,aeacts
previous 70 her marriage 20 Hayes.
and the two men had been rivals !o-
her hand at the same time.
Floyd. with this letter. came to
Tabor and first called upon NJ.
Hayes 1T his place OF business down
town. showed him the letter and told
| him he was al his service Hayes.
! who was often detained down town
late in connection with his store and
barber shop. told the young man 10
20 on up 10 the house and Insisted
:ha, he take supper and spend Che
! night
From this point nothing is ancwn
except what is learned from Ms.
ayes account Of the killing. :if;cr
entering the home Floyd was killed
before even removing his ha; or o:e'-
coat
Mrs. Hayes testified before the
coroner's jury that Floyd came 10
the doc. Of her home. which MAS
locked: that she opened it: that they
spoke and he made inquiry ahou; her
mo,es. which he had come 10 treat:
ne then made ar insulting r-oonsai
20 her. which she resented. ard t:a;
he then laid violent han S on her.
That Mrs Hayes acted coolly and
deliberately and fully intended 10
Kill Floyd is borne ont BY further
statement IN her testimony: we
tusselled toward the head Of the bed.
when ran my hands under the p,l-
low. got an automatic revoi:eT. and
holding il close 20 his breast shot
MIN seven times. ! was running
backward toward the door and Ae
holding NE. We fell out the door
together. when | went back an,! got
another pistol and shot him twice
more"
The nine shots took effect. 0uac-
turing his body from the w2ist line
TO the forehead.
Il had always considered him
gentleman when he had been 10 ou-
house several times before. Was the
estimate put on the deceased by his
slayer Mrs. Ha-cS "as the cn.y
person put cn the stand and sh- -.
lated her story calmly ard aistinc:,y
Her husband. standing nearby, evi
denced ne, the least concern.
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