The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-07

sting? Oh! bloody grave, where is thy
victory? The answer comes back: We
have none, for he had gained the vic
tory over us through his Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
Testimony taken at Inquest
DIR. H. T. Hames being duly sworn
says: Found gunshot wound on
head and face. The wound that pro-
duced death entered the frontal bone
Shot entered the brain, also several
shots in the face. Pieces of slugs
that had been used for fishing lines,
also large shots. Also right hand
was shot fracturing several bones of
right hand. Wound in head produced
death caused from hemorrhage and
shot. Examined R. d. Coleman be-
fore he died. Chair was under him
when | arrived, head on a stick of
wood, hat still on. Would not think
that the shooting was done over 80
feet from the party. Pane of glass
was shot out. Fell to side of house.
Lamp was lighted. Mr.. Eddie Mabry
Harry Coleman met me at the door
but did not come in while l was
there. DR.. Chambers came with me.
Load hit Mr.. Coleman just over the
right eye.
H. T. Hames, M. D.
Smith Cook being duly sworn
says: Last night me, sister Beulah
Christine Coleman, were sitting a.
round the fire at my house talking,
! heard report of a gun shot about
z o'clock, I came to the door and
opened it. Live 100 yards from here.
Gould not see any sign of light or
hear noise About half an hour af-
forwards Harry Coleman came in. He
stayed an hour or more then he asked
me to come home with him and spend
the night, told him l could not come.
He kept insisting until we came, the
girls in front with light, Harry and
l walking behind them. The children
entered the door, began to scream,
Harry ran up the steps and asked
what was the matter. Lizzie Cole
man followed go Lord, somebody has
killed Uncle Bob!" Harry took her
by the arm and led her out of the
door. She said she was about to
faint; we carried her out to the creek
and Beulah bathed her face then she
came to herself. Beulah told me to
go for somebody. | asked Harry if he
shop. We ran to the shop and he got
the gun, (shop fifty yards away. We
came back and carried all the girls
up to Mrs. Cooks, then l went for
EleaZer Mabry, carried my gun; Har-
ry carried the gun from the shop up to
my house. This is the gun he car
ried.
| got EleaZer Mabry, then went for
Eddie Mabry. Eleazer went with me,
Came back by my house got Harry,
then came back to Mr.. Coleman's
Mr.. Coleman was still living. Flea
ger Mabry and went for the doctor
Found him on the floor and left
him lying there. Left Mr.. Coleman
by himself. Harry did not notice
whether gun was loaded or not. The
round we made is about a mile. Har-
ry did not say anything about going
for a doctor. Eleazer Mabry sug-
gested going for a doctor. Didn't
anyone go to him to see if he was
dead. Lizzie had the lantern. Few
Goals; did not make light. No one
examined him. Harry did not come
in and investigate at all. Harry
came up to my house in about half
an hour after heard the shot fired.
Harry said he had been to Jonesville.
Harry did not speak going up to my
house of coming back. He did not
say anyCnlnS, QlQ not come In TO
look; stepped on the piazza. Been
living here three to four weeks. Liz
zie asked him, "Did you come by the
house?" He said, "No." Asked him
if he heard gun; said he heard two
in the east. Carried gun up to my
house last night when we went after
Mabry. Left gun at my house until
this morning, when Mr.. Norman got
1T. Smith Cook.
J. c. Robbins duly sworn, says:
am guard at State penitentiary; han
die blood-hounds to track criminals
and escaped convicts. Brought three
dogs. Two have been trained for
running for two years, one for three
years. Have had ten years 'expe-
rience. Dogs will run track 26 hours
old in damp weather, like this morn
ing. Started on trail this morn
ing, the trail was covered up; they
trailed through the pasture up to Mr..
Cooks house, back up to this house
here. Then had the dogs taken be-
hind the house and sent Harry Cole
man up the hill and had him take a
tree, then started the dogs up the big
road; they would not take track
up the road, but took the one UP the
hill and treed Harry Coleman. Those
dogs will pick out man amongst
one hundred men. Last year caught
80 right men, lost IS; some had been
rained out, other too old. Dogs went