The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-24
HOMICIDE IN THIS
COUNTY SATURDAY
One Farmer Kills Another in
Tabernacle Section
ASSAILANT SURREDERS
John Campbell Shoots Mart Steele
And In Turn Is Shot by Bays
Steele With Shot Gun

On last Saturday afternoon at the
saw mill of Mr. l.. III. Rowell in the
Tabernacle section Of the county. at
about o'clock, Mr.. John
Campbell was shot by Mr. r. L. Steel
commonly known as Bays Steele.
lhe weapon used was 4 si',.r barre,
shot gun, the load taking effect in
the head of Campbell, from the eff
fects of which he died at O'Clock
Sunday morning. 1t seems that
steel and Campbell had had per
eonal encounter some three or four
weeks previous in which Campbell
had used Steel up badly, breaking his
jaw bone. On the day of the homi-
eide they had met at the saw mill
of Mr.. Rowell. Campbell and Mr..
Mart Steel became engaged in a diff
ficulty resulting in the former shoot
ing the latter through the arm with
pistol. r. l.. Steel according to
the eye witnesses shot Campbell
after Campbell had shot his brother
Mr.. Steel came up and surrendered
to the sheriff. He has employed
Hon. Claud N. S"pp to defend him
Mr Sapp went TO Yorkvile today
to make application to Special Judge
G. M. Efird for bald for his client
Three eye witnesses 10 the shoob ng
testified at the coroner's inquest.
two of them Anthony Cunningham
and Simeon Scott are negroes, and
the other John Freeman is a white
man and brother-in-law of the de-
ceased
The deceased was about 35 years
of age, and leaves a wife surviving
him. The following is the testimony
taken at the coroner's inquest.
Simeon Scott, sworn: Says, l
was standing by the fire. throwed n
board on the fire l heard the crack
crack of gun. l did not see any
pistol This was in Lancastr county
Signed
SIMEON SCOTT
Antony Cunningham, sworn, Saw
We were standing there at Mr. Row
ellis mill. Me and Mr. Bays Steele
was standing at a shingle mill at
the fire. Md Mart Steen and others
were at the fire. l looked at the
fire and saw Mr.. Mart Steele stirring
OF pistol, then / ran or from the
the fire and about that time MIR.
Bays Steele said something to me
concerning trading for a horse.
had and turned to look at Mr.. Ravs
and about the time I turned to look
l heard the noise of pistol turn
ed my face in the direction of the
shooting and right at that time
saw Mr.. Campbell have hold of Mr..
Mart Steele. Mr.. Campbell h,t him
with the pistol and Mr.. Mart hollow
ed and started to run. AS Mr.. Mart
started to run the gun fred in some
thing like foot OF my face. At the
crack Of the gun saw Mr.. Campbell
fall. l did not see Mr.. Steele shoo
Mr.. Campbell This was all done in
Lancaster county on Saturday
Several others were around the
fire. did not know anyone had .
gun. don't know whether he had II
In q position to shoot or not. Mr.. I
Steele had not said anything about
any trouble to me. Mr.. Bays and my
self were standing facing each other
/ heard the pistol fire behind me I
l turned around and the gun was
fred past my face so / did not see
who fired Il. 1 was at the mill with
Mr. BAYS Steele; had been rabbit
hunting. No one near me but Mr.
Bays. While / was with Mr.. Steele
/ did near him mention Mr.. Camp
bell. 1t was very short time be-
tween shots
Signed,
ANTHONY CUNNINGHAM .
John Freeman, sworn: Wei Nj.
Steele stood around the nre. He raa
a piece of piping In his hand about
a foot and a half long He stocd
around the fire for twenty minutes
OF more and he he Mr. Campbell
with the piping. No words passed
between them anc Mr.. CampbeiI
stepped back and fred OF hin w,sh
pistol. When he struck him turn