The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-18
MANNING, S. G. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 49, 1912

"Deponent did not know who th'
man was he shot until after he hat
done so, and had made an examina
tion with the lighted lantern. Coult
not tell who it was in the dark.
"Deponoent was on his own prem
ises, and the deceased was at the time
deponent fired and deceased fell il
the said barnyard of deponent.
"That deponent ad the deceased hat
had difficulty some five years ago
and from that time neither had spo
ken to the other; that the deponen
cannot account for the conduct OF ths
deceased, nor can he explain the &C
lions of the deceased in being upo1
the premises of this deponent i the
aight time the deponent regrets the
unfortunate tragedy and the circum
stances which led deponent to firing
upon the deceased and thereby tax
ing the life of the deceased. Thai
the above deponent saith (being {
brief statement) and no more, being
advised that the same is sufficient fol
this motion and ball.
The testimony of the witnesses
who were examined at the inquest
was as follows:
Testimony at Inquest.
Miss Olar Leighton being duly
sworn says: "I was at the home of G.
Moye Dickinson last night. I did not
see or hear anyone at the window.
heard someone outside, and say halt
hold up your hands. When he said
that I heard the running.
"It was Mr.. Dickinson that I heard
say halt. Mrs. Dickinson and her two
children were in the house. Mrs.
Dickerson and her two children had
retired. I was the last to go to my
room. I thought I heard someone
run, Mrs. Dickinson told Mr.. Dickin-
son to get his gun, he had been in the
yard and came back, guess, he got
his gun, and I heard him go back
out, later on I heard some shots. Mrs.
Dickinson was in the yard with MI.
Dickinson, she had the light. In
about three or four minutes I heard
the shot; after the shot Mr. Dickin-
son said, oh, have killed Paul Ri
ley I did not go out, I didn't hear
them say anyone was there. ] don't
know what kind of gun it was. haVo
seen Mr.. Riley on the streets here. l
hadn't heard Mr.. Dickinson speak
Of Mr. Riley at any time.
'I am II years of age. am Sec
ond cousin to Mrs. Dickerdson.
Eolia Leighton"
Rebecca Dickinson being sworn
says: &c. NJ. Dickinson Is my faith
or. He was at home last light. We
had retired when the trouble COM
menced. T told him there was a
tramp at the yard. He was sprawling
on his all fours. I heard him say
hold up your hands. Father had no
gun then. Mother told father to get
his gun. The lot was about as far
from this house as across this hall.
Father got his gun and told mother
to get the light. They went towards
the lot. In few minutes heard the
gun shoot. I then heard mother cry
and father said 81 have killed Paul
Riley. The body was in the lot"
"Cross-examination:
There was no light in our room
when I saw the man at the window,
when / told father he came and
saw the man. When father and
mother went out We went in the
front room. I heard the shooting
and heard father say, have killed
Paul Riley. All of our family occu-
pies the same room and there was no
street on the side of the house I saw
the shadow. All Of US was undress-
ed"
Redirect:
Father was outside, when he told
the man to hold up his hands. The
street is on the south and east side
of the house, and the lot is on the
west. Father went to the window
the man was running off. Father
ran out in the yard and said hold up
YOUR hands. Father was in his night
clothes.
"Rebecca Dickerdson."
Mrs. Dicknson's Statement.
Mrs. G. Moye Dickinson, being du-
ly sworn says:
81 am willing to testify in this
case. 7 heard my husband say it is
man, and went out in the back yard.
I heard him say, hold up your hands,
and heard them run. Moye said bring
me a light. I told him to get his gun.
He came in and got his gun. TOOK
the light in the yard. When l went
back we went to the stables and
searched all around. I saw man
run out of the stables, could nor
see what took place. He was between
me and the man. I had a lantern,
but it gave a poor light. I heard one
shot fired. We were near the sta
bles. The man did not fall, and ran
several steps, Moye fired again, the
shots were almost together. Previous
to the shooting Moye called, hold up
your hands. The man made no re-
ply. He had before that called hold
up your hands. Moye said hold the
light and he saw it was Paul Riley.
When the man was running l told
Moye to shoot. Don't know how he
was dressed. / didn't know who II
was until after the shooting. MT.
Dickinson did not know. We had
seen asleep; had on our night clothes:
There was no street on that side OF
the house. I was about ten feet
from the man when he ran out OF the
stable. The light was very poor. we
could not tell it was a white man. He
had never been in my house. Mr.: RI
ley and my husband were not on
good terms; did not speak. Had not
spoken for five years. saw Mr.. Ri
lev after he fell. He fell on his face.
Did not see anything in his hands
Did not see him attempt to do any
thing to Moye. He never spoke.
There was nothing in the stable. Mr.
Riley was cashier of the People S
Bank. They had not had any recent
trouble. This was about 1 O'Clock:
Only saw one wound in the back OF
the head. Moye was just a few feet
about ten feet-when he fired the
first time, and he fired the second
shot almost Immediately.
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