The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-21

Sister OF Dead Woman, Who Was in
Bed With Her When Husband
Fired. Also Wounded.

home to kill my wife and | succeeded
I'm well pleased with my little deco
and am ready to die for it any time;
my only regret is that I had to shoot
my wife's father and that I accidental
1y shot her little sister. The old man
caught me from the rear, and I had
to shoot him in the tussle that follow
ed. I did not know the little girl was
in the bed with my wife and did moi
know I had shot her until the officers
told ne this morning that I had done
so.''
These few words from the mouth
of Samuel n. Hyde sum up the mater
ial points of double killing that oc-
Cured in the village of Orr cotton
mills at an early hour this morning
The dead are: M. Y. Beasley, aged IS
years, and Mrs. Emma Beasley Hyde,
aged 25 years. The wounded is Miss
Willie Beasley, aged IS, but her
wounds are not serious.
Hyde is rs years of age. He sur
rendered to Sheriff King Immediately
after the shooting, and when at the
Jail this morning gave out the follow
ing interview, which has been sub
stantiated from other witnesses of the
awful tragedy:
Tells of Tragedy.
my wife and I had been separated
about three weeks. Ny father-in-laW,
Mr.. Beasley, told me not to come
around his house, as it would cause
trouble. 7 loved my wife, and want
ed to see her. Since I could not live
with her, I made up my mind to kill
her, and put an end to the affair. 7
fully made up my mind in the matter
yesterday afternoon before sunset. In
order to carry out my purpose, went
to the house Of a friend, who lives
just below the city, and while he was
away from home I went into his room
and into his trunk where I found his
81 calibre pistol. T put the pistol in
my pocket and then returned to the
city. At 10 o'clock last night I board
ed the Orr mill car determined to car
ry out my intention. I got off the car
and walked past the home of Mr..
Beasley. The lights were burning and
I could hear voices. I went down in
the mill village to give the people
time to go to bed. I passed the house
two or three times before I finally
decided that they had retired.
Light Burning in Room.
1T was my wife's habit to keep a
dim light burning in her room, and
when I saw that the lamp had been
turned down, I knew everybody was
asleep. I went to the rear Of the
house, took off my coat, shoes and hat
and placed them On the porch. then
got chair and forced an entrance
through the kitchen window. I pass
ed through the kitchen and hall to
my wife's room. I didn't. know which
BED she occupied, so turned up the
light. AS I did so she raised herself
on her elbow and called out to know
what I was doing and what meant
by coming there. I didn't answer her,
but began firing. I emptied my pistol
five shots in all. At the third shot
she fell back in bed. I then turned
and started through the hall. Her
father had been attracted by the shots,
and he grabbed me as I passed out Of
the door. He grabbed me from the
rear, and in the tussle I put one cart
ridge in my pistol. J aimed the pis-
tol under my left arm and fired. The
ball pierced his heart, and he fell dead
to the floor. I then rushed out of the
house. It was my intention to come
to the jail and surrender, but 80 many
people had gathered that I decided
to take to the corn field just in the
rear Of the house.
Joined by Friend.
"a friend of mine joined me in the
&eld and ne went to telephone the
sheriff. A little while later the sheriff
came down the road in his buggy. I!
recognized him. 7 ran out in the road
and hailed him and asked to be taken
n the buggy. I got in with the sher-
if and he brought me to the jail. My
wife was good woman-the best that
ever lived. No one can say a mean
word about her. + loved her with all
my heart, and when I found out I
couldn't have her to live with me, I
decided IN kill ha- an6 and Tho affair |