Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-17
MRS. HITE IS LODGED IN JAIL.
GurganOus, Alleged Principal, Still
Denies Shooting Batesburg Man.

''S p'ohih0hI DdlSSDuIS man " 20
on Saturday night last was shot an1
probably mortally wounded by Git is
alleged) Walter Gurganous, the
shooting occurring in the dining
room of Mr.. and Mrs .Hite, at Bates
burg, is tonight resting behind the
bars of the Lexington Jail, having
been arrested at her home in Bates
burg yesterday by Sheriff Miller and
brought to Lexington.
Mrs. Hite was arrested on a war
rant sworn out by John G. Darby.
chief of police Of Batesburg, in
which she is charged with being an
accessory to the shooting.
The Accusation.
The affidavit sets out:
That on information and belief,
at Batesburg, Lexington county, State
of South Carolina, on the 9Th day of
December 1913, one Ella Dele
Hite did unlawfully assist, aid, abet
and procure one Walter e. Gurga-
N' "ho"I JUST cause OF pTOVOCa-
ton, to violently assault, shoot, pen
citrate and wound one ]. Milton Hite.
with intent, him, the said J. Milton
Hite, to kill and murder, said aiding,
abetting, assisting and procuring be-
ing against the form Of the statute
In such case made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity Of the
State"
Mrs. Hite refused to be interview
ed after reaching the jail, telling
Sheriff Miller that she would not
make statement now, but in a few
days she would be pleased to talk.
Two Now in Jail.
Gurganous. who is charged with
the shooting, is occupying a cell on
the upper floor Of the Jail, while Mrs.
Hite occupies a lower cell just to the
right of the cell occupied by the
young man. Carrying out the in
structions Of Solicitor Zimmerman,
who accompanied Sheriff 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 in order that no mes
sage may pass between the two.
Mrs. Hite showed no visible signs
OF emotion. She took her arrest
calmly, it is said, and the outcome
of her husbands injuries will be
awaite before any attempt is made
to secure bond for either Mrs. Hite
or Gurganous. Mrs. Hite is a typical
brunette, very attractive in person.
ality. She was becomingly dressed in
blue coat suit with a hat to match.
Shot in His Home.
The shooting for which Gurganous
and Mrs. Hite are being held occur
red in the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Hite, at Batesburg, on Saturday
night about o'clock Mr.. Hite left
his work at the store Of L. d. Cul-
lum little before Z o'clock to 90 to
supper, and a few minutes later a pis-
tol shot rang out. Nearby neighbors
rushed 20 the home to find Hite with
a pistol wound in the lower part of
his neck.
GurganOus and Mrs. Hite were
found in the home together, it is
said, Mrs. Hite being at the telephone
trying to get doctor when the first
person arrived. The weapon with
which the wound was inflicted was,
it is alleged, the property Of Mr..
Hite, and has never been found. Cur
ganous was arrested few minutes
later at the home Of Mr.. Hite by
CHIEF Of Police John G. Darby and
was rushed to Lexington. The feel
ing at Batcsburg against Gurganous
seemed to be so strong that a circu-
itous route was chosen by the Off
GERS in order that no attempt at sum-
mary vengeance might be made.
e.. Gurganous Denies Shooting.
Gurganous had refused to make
statement further than that he did
not do the shooting. His father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. 4 NJ. Gurga-
nous, Of Durham, n. c., came to Lex
ington yesterday, and it is understood
that they secured counsel to repre-
sent their son. So far as is known,
Mrs. Hite has not employed an at
torney.
The condition Of Hite is said to be
grave. Upon the advice of physi-
clans he was taken to an Augusta