The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19

THAT thereupon deponent, in his
night clothes unarmed, went through
his back door and out into his back
yard and saw the figure of this man
still hurriedly going in stopped and
crawling position toward the gate
leading into deponent's barnyard.
That dsPonent twice called to this
man to stop and hold up his hands,
deponent running after him, but that
this man, instead of needing this sum-
mons, rushed into the barnyard; at
the gate deponent stopped. At this
moment deponent's wife called to him
to get his gun.
THAT deponent thereupon hurried
ly secured his gun from his house
and, loading the same, again return
ed to his back yard and ran to his
barnyard gate and stood there in his
night clothes some moments trying to
see the man, but in the meantime
waiting for his wife to bring a light
so that a search could be made of
deponent's premises, and if possible
to arrest the supposed felon.
THAT after waiting some time de-
ponent's wife not having appeared
with the light, he called to her to
bring him the lantern, which she did
after some minutes.
THAT upon the appearance Of his
wife with the lighted lantern, he, to-
gether with his wife, approached his
barn and examined part of the sta
bles, finding no one.
''That deponent preceding his wife,
then went to another stall, leaving
her with the light some distance, and
calling upon her to bring the light,
and as deponent entered the doorway
of the stall the man hiding therein
struck a terrific blow at deponent,
and deponent, evading the same, was
rushed upon by the man, who seized
deponent's breach-loading shotgun
with which deponent was armed, and
attempted to wrest it from deponent' IS
grasp, but failing in this, either
sprang off from deponent or in the
struggle was showed off from depo-
nent. That deponent called, throw
up your hands, and the command not
being obeyed, deponent, laboring un-
der great excitement and conscious OF
personal danger from the supposed
culprit, fired his gun. Deponent is
not conscious of having pulled but
one trigger of his gun, but is inform
ed that two wounds were found upon
deceased. Deponent further states
that the struggle over the gun was
brief, and that the assault upon him
was sudden and fierce. ..
THAT Immediately upon the body
having fallen deponent's wife was
called upon by deponent to hasten
with the light so that it might be as
certained who deponcnt had shot
This investigation revealed to depo:
nent and his wife that this man was
Mr.. w. Paul Riley, of the town Of
Bamberg.
''Deponent did not know who the
man was he shot until after he had
done so, and had made an examina
ton with the lighted lantern. Could
not tell who it was in the dark.
"Deponent was on his own premi-
ses, and deceased was at the time de-
ponent fired, and deceased fell in the
seid barnyard of deponent.
THAT deponent and the deceased
had had a difficulty some five years
ago, and from that time neither had
spoken to the other; that deponent
cannot account for the conduct of the
deceased, nor can he explain the ac-
tions of the deceased in being upon
the premises of this deponent in the
night time; that deponent regrets the
unfortunate tragedy and the circum-
stances which led deponent to firing
upon the deceased and thereby taking
the life of the deceased. That the
above deponent saith (being brief
statement) and no more, being ad-
vised that the same is sufficinet for
this motion for BAIL
The testimony of the>witnesses who
were examined at the inquest to-day
was as follows:
Testimony at Inquest.
Miss Olar Leighton, being duly
sworn, says: II was at the home Of
C. Moye Dickinson last night. I did
not see or hear anyone at the win
dow. I heard someone outside, and
say halt, hold up your hands. When
he said that 1 heard the running
"It was Mr.. Dickinson that I heard
say halt. Mrs. Dickinson and her two
children were in the house. Mrs.
Dickinson and her two children had