The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-11
MRS. E. ]. HITE IN JAIL
CHARGED WITH COMPLETELY IN
SHOOTING HUSBAND.
Occupies the Cell Near That of Walter
f.. GurSanous, Held as Prlnci-
pal in Saturday Night Affair.

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Dele Hite, wife of J. Milton Hite, the
Batesburg man who on Saturday
night was shot and probably mortal
ly wounded, the shooting occurring
in the dining room of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hite at Batesburg, is tonight in the
Lexington county jail, having been
arrested at her home in Batesburg
to-day by Sheriff Sim J. Miller and
brought to Lexington in the sheriff S
automobile She is charged with be-
ing an accessory to the shooting Of
her husband. Walter E. Gurganous,
charged with doing the shooting, is
now in jail here.
Mrs. Hite was arrested on war
rant sworn out before Magistrate A.
H. Blease by John G. Darby, chief
of police of the town of Batesburg,
in which she is charged with being
an accessory to the shooting.
The affidavit sets out: That on
information and belief at Batesburg,
Lexington county, State aforesaid, on
the 9Th day Of December, 1913, one
Ella Dele Hite did unlawfully assist,
aid, abet and procure one Walter E..
Gurganous without just cause or pro-
vocation to violently assault, shoot,
penetrate and wound one J. Milton
Hite with intent, him, the said j..
Milton Hite, to kill and murder, said
aiding, abetting, assisting and pro-
curing being against the form of the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided and against the peace and dig
nifty of the State
Mrs. Hite refused to be interviewed
after reaching jail, telling Sherln
Miller that she would not make a
statement now but in few days she
would be glad to talk.
GurganouS, who is charged with
the shooting, is occupying a cell on
the upper floor of the Jail, while Mrs.
Hite occupies lower cell just to the
right of the cell occupied by the
young man. Carrying out the in
structions of Solicitor George Bell
Zimmerman, who accompanied Sher-
iff Miller to Batesburg, Mrs. Hite and
Gurganous will not be allowed to talk
to each other. A close guard Will be
placed around the jail during the
day in order that no message may
pass between the two.
Mrs. Hite showed no visible signs
of emotion She took her arrest
calmly. it is said, and will await the
outcome of her husbands injuries be-
fore making any attempt at securing
bond. The same course will be fol-
lowed by Gurganous' attorneys.
Mrs, Hite is a brunette, very at
tractively and becomingly dressed.
Hite, for the shooting of whom
Gurganous and Mrs. Hite are being
held, was seriously wounded Satur-
day night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hite at Batesburg. Mr.. Hlte
left his work at the store Of l.. u.
Cullum to go to supper a little be-
fore Z o'clock and a few minutes later
a pistol shot rang out. Nearby neigh
bors rushed to the home, only to find
Mr.. Hite with a pistol wound IN the
lower part of the neck. Gurganous
and Mrs. Hite were found in the
house together, Mrs. Hite being at
the telephone trying to get doctor
when the first person arrived. The
weapon with which the wound is
supposed to have been inflicted was
the property of Mr.. Hite and has
never been found.
Gurganous was arrested a few
minutes later at the Hite home by
John G. Darby, chief of police, and
was rushed to Lexington in an auto
mobile. The feeling at Batesourg
against Gurganous was so strong that
circuitous route was chosen by the
officers in order that no attempt at
summary vengeance might be made.
Gurganous has refused to make a
statement further than that he did
not do the shooting. His father ana
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Gurgan-
Gus. of Durham, \. c., came to Lex
ington yesterday, and it IS under
stood that they secured counsel to
represent their son. So far as IS
known Mrs. Hite has not employed
an attorney.
The condition of Mr.. Hite is SAID
to be grave. Upon the adVlce Oh
musicians he was carried to an An-
gusta hospital to-day.
The injured man is one or the
most prominent and popular young
men of Batesburg. He has been Tor
number of years a member OF tne
town council and he is held IN the