The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-22
SHOT BY THIEF
c.een,IIe is Sdned BY The Sksolhng Of
Two Of Hes PoEceneH
INTENSE EXCITEMENT


Officer GunnelS Dies From the
Wounds Intlic.ed bs the bandit.
Who Made His Escape. and Posses
Are Securing the Country on the
Lookout for Him.
Scores OF men. private citizens.
policemen and deputies. armed 70 the
teeth. secured the country between
Gfeenville and the mountains TO
North Carolina Friday and Friday
nigh, in search OF the lo2e stranger.
believed to be a professional TeGg-
man, who Friday morning .'e'ween
2:3o and o'clock. engaged in \
desperate pistol duel in the passen-
ger station OF the Colum5ia and
Greenvil!e Railway. with Officers b.
V. Johnson and Serst. Oliver S Gun
nels, Of the Greenviile police force.
In which Gur1eiS received wounds
from which Ae Aied at $40 O'Clock.
while johnson was shot through the
right leg.
Perhaps never before in the his
tory OF the city has Green::!le been
so excited. The tragedy Of Friday.
which cost the life Of universally
popular and faithful officer. com!a2
on the heels O. the dastardly assaui;
upon the life o: Uncle Tommy
Cureton. the Oldest policeman On the
force. Tuesday morning by g. w
Stonscypher. j. drunken o.Sie. was
heightened by das:ard!y assault.
made few hours later. upon the life
OF another member of the police
force, :: an aggregation Of disrepa;-
able men and women as the officer
attempted 20 place one e. the women
OF the gang under arrest for commit
ting revolving act.
At coroner's inquest held Friday
morning over the remains OF Serst-
Gunnels. at the undertaking esiab-
l;shmeat Of Jas. F. Mackey 6 Son.
but one witness. Officer johnson. vas
examined His testimony tells the
story OF the tragedy. "Gunnels and
L" said he. were coming along Au-
gus.a street. beyond the intersection
of vard.y street. toward the city.
shortly after ESQ O'Clock l saw
man emerge from the railroad cut OF
the Columbia and Greenvi!le Rail
way, and move On down the track
toward the passenger station. some
soc yards away. could see a nays
tcrious looking back s'ung over his
shoulder. but could not tell whether
he was white or black called
Sergt. Gunnels' attention to the lone
tramp and made the remark that he
was probably a chicken thief
Il watched him closely and saw
him approach the door OF the col
ored waiting room Of the passenger
station. I advanced toward the sta
ton and when within few feet 0!
il I heard the man moving about on
the inside. Gannels and approached
the door at thu same time. He put
his r;sh. hand to the door and
pushed il open. At the same s!me.
with his left hand. be flashed his
electric fash light into the dark
room. The light revealed tough
looking white man. short. thick set.
heavy, with a short. black mustache.
and dressed commonly. without a
collar or tie. and wearing a slouch
hat, standing in the centre OF the
floor
simultaneously with the fash OF
the ofscer's pocSe, fash light. the
man raised his revolver and fred.
The frs, shot pierced Gunne.'s aodo-
men and be Cell back agains; the
door facing. excla;ming: John.
I'm shot. Kill him Before the
stranger could fire second time. I
had my pistol out and opened fire
on him. The second shot he fred
struck Gunnels in the right thiSa
and Gunnels receded toward the
south end Of the station. The third
sho. from the mans revolver pierced
my right leg.
..A,l the while the man and / were
exchanging shots with ichtning-liSc
rapiI;ty. had Smith & Wessor
3S-cai;Sre pistol and think ne was
armed with a 32-ca!ibre Colts mag
szine revolver. fred four times
and pulled the trigger Of my revolver
again. but the cartridge failed 20
explode. receded then and the
man sprang through the door. hrin:
as he ran When or the outside h'
wheeled about. ran backwards 4
short distance. and fred several more
shots. the frs; one heinc fred a
Gunnels, who was in the act OF SEX
inS to the ground. and the remain
ing shots being Ered At NE. lie then
fed. and turned 10 assis: GCnHe's.
The words OF the only witness. nov
alive. 70 the fa,a! aEray in the lone
II little railway station. in the dead
OF night. with desperate man. who.
II is believed now. committed SER e>
OF robberies earlier IN the nigh; al
Williamson. eiShteeen miles he.o"
Greenyilie. is story which has
stirred Greearille from centre 20 CIR
cumterence. Men threw down bus
ness and seized weapons 10 JON
squads tha, ief, at intervals through
out the day 20 scou! the country 20!
the aee,inG murderer. The mayor
OF the city himself joined sGuac
and went in the direction of tht
mountains shortly after noon.
The city OF G-eenville has offered
reward OF $500 and the State
reward Of 5000 for the capture Of ;ht
slave: o. Officer GHanels. Nobs arr
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