The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-01
BELTON COTTON MILL MAN
EXPIRED SUNDAY NIGHT
AT 8 O'CLOCK
SLAYER RELEASED
ID. T. Smith Surrendered And
Was Admitted to Bail in Sum
Of 81, 600.

| Saturday morning In the bed room of
Mrs. ID. I. Smith. having succumbed
| to his wounds Sunday night, the cor
| oner's jury yesterday morning inves-
| ugated the affair and returned ver-
dict charging ID. II. Smith, with "jus-
tifiable" homicide, after which the de-
| fendant surrendered &c Sheriff Joe
Ashley and shortly appeared in cham
bers before Judge George e. Prince,
who admitted him to bail In the sum
OF $1,000. signed by w. H. Cobb, Jr.,
OF Bolton and Mayor Ross Mitchell OF
the same town. The young man re-
turned yesterday afternoon to Bolton
and will, 1t Is stated, return to his
customary duties in the mill, where
he worked under tho direction or the
man he Stayed. 4iyl,,
Insisted on Action. +3i
In order that he may be protected
from future molestation in the courts
as result OF the homicide. Smith, It
Is stated. insisted that. charges OF
murder be preferred against him and
the case allowed take -,a usual
course. The matter W.T. brought
to the attention OF the .ru gener-
al sessions at the term for Anderson
In Februarv
r... y.
quest Aos'erahy'
,t S .ne hrsl 10 nope was heid
60" M - .ne eSo'ery OF Loiiis' ana
Among those gathered about the bed
side OF the dying man was his father,
the Rev, e. w. Lollis, Baptist min
lister residing at Honea Path.
ry Waterway morning coroner y. q.
~ ", uen enipaheieo jury. consisting
Va - n BROCK, foreman: Henry RMs-
Is gen, =. -. Haha' u. Il aclcomDe, T..
~ Dfo"n uho sam wilson. ana con-
uuS.eu , .ne usuai INQUIRY, the inquest
Deins neio In the w. .. w. hall at
'eiton.
Wife Terrified.
But two Witnesses were put on the
stand at the inquest. these being Mrs.
ID. T. Smith and A. Y. Shirley, o neigh
Dor OF the SeSsths. The first testi-
mony introduced was the report OF
the examining physicians, who stated
that the deceased had suffered three
wounds. They found O bullet hole I'm
the right side, three inches above tf,e
nipple, which ranged inward and up-
ward. The bullet making this wound
lodged I'D the spinal column at the
base OF the brain and was sufficient
to have caused death. accordinp to
the report. A second wound was five
inches above The right knee. while the
third was on the little Ginger ON the
right hand, at the first ioInt
Mrs. Smith stated that abe was
asleep when awakened by some one
knocking Of the door. She answered
the knock. she stated. and diacovered
Lollis there ana admitted h,n, - he-
room. She stated that TOLLS innu,rea
particularly II any one waa af home
She went on ia state how her huahand
came into the room and diacovere6
Lollis there. saving that he demanf,ed
twice OF Lollis to know what he ives
doing there: that, feJIine 10 raceiya :
satisfactory renIv fInr, T,oIiIs bar
husband remarked that be' yonId Ana
out what Loilis was doing there. and
reached for a pistol; that Lollis
sprahs upon smith and the tvo fell
70 tne noor. turning over the table and
extinguishing the light The witness
cohunued that while Loilis had hher
nueeana down on the moor the latter
nreu several Shots; that Loilis asked
Smlln 10 quit shooting and Smith said
ne would 1t he was allowed to. get up;
that Loilis got up. and moved a step
or TWO anG feh;
was hiha 10 HIN.
mrs. smith testified that her hus-
Dana went for o doctor to render
medicai assistance TO the wounded
Mah, tnAt Loiiis cailed seveFai times
iof water, which was given him by
smitn; tnat Loiiis asked for his coll
iar ana tie 10 De removed, which was
done py sthth; enat smith placed
pillow under Lollis' head. She fur