The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-17
SHOT IN HIS HOME
ALI BATESBURG WONDERS WHO
PULLED TRtGGtR

VAALD
MYSTERIOUS silence
J. Milton Hite Goes to His Home for
Supper and is Soon Afterwards
Found Observation-Disclosures Line
man and Mrs. Hite Are in Jail
Awaiting Investigation.
Mystery shrouds the shooting Of ].
Milton Hite. of Batesburg, which oc-
cured Saturday night in the Hite
home. and in the presence Of Mrs.
Hlte and her eight-year-old daugh-
ter. The wound may prove fatal, for
the doctors at Augusta, where Mr..
Hite was carried. say he has meagre
chance to live. Walter e. Gurgan-
Gus is held charged with the shooting.
According to information obtain
able, Mr.. Hite left his work a little
before O'Clock Saturday night to go
to his home for supper and upon
arrival there. 1t is said, he found Cur
ganous IN the hall and his wife and
little daughter in the bed room. II
Is believed that a quarrel followed
and that Mr.. Hite ordered the stran-
ger to leave, and that during scuffle
with Gurganous the pistol was fred.
Sheriff Miller who made thorough
Investigation. refused to divulge what
he terms as the inside story. saying
that he would hold it until the proper
time
Gurganous was arrested Saturday
at the home Of Mr.. Hite soon after
the shooting by Chief Of Police Darby
Of Batesburg: An automobile was Sc
cured and Gurganous was brought to
the Lexington jail. where he was
placed behind the bars Chief Darby
stated that he chose a circuitous
route in order to be sure that no
harm would be done his prisoner, the
feeling at Batesburg being strong
against the man.
Mrs. Ella Dele Hite. wife OF the
wounded man. was arrested at her
home by Sheriff Miller Tuesday and is
now resting behind the bars Of the
ex:rgton county Jail She was ar
rested on a warrant sworn out before
Magistrate A. II. Blease by John G..
Darby. chief Of police Of Bates5urg.
In which she is charged with being
an accessory to the shooting. The
aFdavit sets out:
That on information and belief at
Satesburg. Lexington County. State
aforesaid. on the 9Th day Of Decem-
her.. 1873. one Ella Dele 'Hite did
uriawfu!ly assist. aid. abet and pro-
cure one Walter E. Gurganous. with
out Just cause or provocation, to vio-
iently assault, shoot, penetrate and
Wound one ]. Milton Hite, with in
tent, him. the said j. Milton Hite, to
kill and murder. said aiding. abeting.
assisting and procuring being 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.
,Gurganous. who is charged with
the shooting. is occupying 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 B..
Zimmerman, who accompanied Sher-
if Miller to 5atesburg. Mrs. Hite and
: -Gurganous will not be allowed to talk
to each other. A close guard will be
placed around the pail during the day
In order that no message may pass
DeCWeSu tQe 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 await
ed before any attempt is made to
secure bond for either Mrs. Hite or
Gurganous. Mrs. Hite is a typical
brunette. very attractive in personal
ity. She was beconingly dressed in
a blue coat suit with hat to match.
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 z O'Clock. Mr.. Hite left his
work at the store Of L. D. Cullum to
90 to supper, little before Z O'Clock,
and few minutes later pistol shot
rang out. Nearby neighbors rushed
to the home only find Hite with a
pistol wound in the lower part OF the
neck.
Gurganous and Mrs. Fite were
found in the home together, ii
is said. Mrs. Hite being at the tele-
phone 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.
When seen at the county Jail Sun
day morning, which was two days
prior to the arrest Of Mrs. Hite. Cur
gsnous refused to make statement
further than to say that the shooting
was purely an accident. He said also
thst he did not do the shooting: that
there was no one in the room at the
time except himself and MIR. and Mrs.
Hite.