The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-08-21
WILL EUBANkS, COLORED, SHOT
and INSTANTLY KILLED BY
JOHN FAUCETT-CORONER'S
VERDICT SAYS SELF DEFENSE
FAUCET IS OUT ON s1,5OO
BOND.

BOND.
John Faucet shot and almost in
stantly killed Will Eubanks. a colored
man here Saturday night about
O'Clock. The shooting took place near
the corner of Pinckney and Academy
streets and within stones throw of
Eubank'S house
Faucet is one of the city mail car
rlerS, and was exhonorated by cor
oner's jury here last year when he
shot and killed a negro girl on his
farm few miles above Union. Fa.-
cett claimed the killing of the girl to
have been accidental
Five shots were fired at Eubanks.
but only one took effect, piercing left
lung and lodging in large vein near
his heart. Faucet at once surrender
ed.
The following is the testimony TAX
en- at the coroners inquest:
Will Gallman, being duly sworn.
says: Il was in my back yard
went up to the place and asked a ne
gro and he said there was a negro
shot over at the house. When I got
over there, there was negro woman
lying on Will Eubanks. | asked her
what was the matter and she says
Will got shot. | then asked her who
shot him, and she says, John Faucet.
| stayed around there, and this is all
know about it. l think he was dead
when | got there l never saw him
move. When l first saw him he was
laying flat on his back about ten
steps from the door. II
(Signed) 81. w. Gallman,p
w. w. Stroud, being dSy s
says: About eight o'clock WbI
ing up by the monument ~-~., 81
three or four shots. ], the( -
police headquarters. Mr.
me TO gog downs abb mn -
Poolsk He nid nss 81 ek
gre shot, II then ltn4 down "a ~ |
Eqbans J, ( hope& q foyhd WiVIN
eight steps from the front door, r.
found this knife laying about three
feet from his right hand. When I
first got there I found about fifteen
or twenty people there. Mr. Will
Gallman had hold of his right hand.
| asked him if Will was dead, and
he said yes. l then sent after the
doctor. When the doctor came he
said Will was dead. 1 got there in
about five minutes after the shots
were fired. This was in Union, near
Fosters shop, on Academy street.
The knife was wide open when I
found it.
(Signed) "W. w. Stroud"
Walter Sanders, being duly sworn,
says: 81 was in the Airdome The
mayor came in and said for me to go
to Fosters shop at once This was
| ahont pi i,rht n'nlnnl- 7
| got there I found Mr.. Will Gallman
holding his hand. Mr.. Stroud picked
up knife about three feet from his
right hand. | then sent for the doc
tor. | did not see him when he came,
but know he came. l think he was
dead when | got there. never saw
him move. This negro looked to be
about 60 years old This was the
knife found and it was open. He was
about 8 or 10 feet from the door.
| (Signed) "Walter Sanders"
w. c. Culberson, being duly sworn,
says: My evidence is just the same
as Mr.. w. w. Stroud's. l was not
there when the killing took place, /
was at the fire department. This was
about eight o'clock. His head was
toward the door.
fSigned) "W. c. Culberson'
Ernest Foster, being duly sworn,
says: 81 put my machine up about
half past seven. When l was leaving.
my place of business Will was talking
to some one over in his yard 1t was
just about dark. He was talking to
some colored fellow. I then went to
Sims Cornwel's barber shop. Some
one came in and said there was a
negro shot down at my shop. I then
went down there and when ! saw who
1t was | knew it was Will Eubanks.
He was about ten f-et + on the door,
his head was towards his door, He
was dead when | got there. There
were so many there | could not tell
who they were. This was about 8
o'clock.
(Signed) ernest Foster"
Iris Eubanks. being duly sworn,
says: "When the shooting took place
| was standing at Mrs. Plaxico..,
house. When | first went to Mrs.
Plaxico's she says to me, What is
Will and John Faucett arguing on.
which did not think anything
strange of Mr.. John Faucet and Will
arguing. l says to her, You know
how men folks are When I saws
that Mr. John Faucet come across
the street. Miss Pearl says, Yonue,
goes John now, he may shoot Will.
| then turned around and broke and
run, and as I run heard the shoot
ing. | did not go home, | run to the
shop where he was when | left him.
When | got to the shop | did not see
anything but MIR. John Faucet he
had his pistol in his hand II uac