The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
JACK M'K|SS|CK
BURIED FRIDAY
HIS BODY WAS LAID TO REST
In NEW HOPE CEMETERY
AMID A THRONG OF REL
ATlVES and FRIENDS.

ABOUT tour miles north of Union, was
held at New Hope on last Friday af-
ternoon, the services were conducted
by Revs. j. A. Cook and Lewis NJ.
Rlce. A large number of relatives
and friends attended the funeral to
pay their last respects to the deceas-
ed.
The following is the testimony in
full of the conorner's INQUEST held
Wednesday evening of last week:
Inquest over J. P. McKissick held
on the night of September 16, 1914.
Foreman of the jury, NJ. H. Evans !;
M. l.. Parks, S. G. Gault, NJ. o. Beluc,
B. M. Littlefeld and w. J. Estes.
DR.. Theodore Maddox being duly
sworn says: cam a practicing physi-
clan and surgeon. Have just emam-
lned the dead body of j. p. McKissick
and find the cause of death to be a
gunshot wound, entering the left
cheek, passing backward and slightly
to the right, tearing away the soft
tissues and the superior maxillory
bone, fracturing the inferior maxil-
lork bone, destroying the left eye ant
the load of shot lodging just behind
the right cheek. In my opinion death
was instantaneous. Loan ranging
backward and slightly to the right.
Shot looked like No. s. He had prob
ably been dead about four or five
hours when l got there
Judging from the small wound com
ing from a gun, the gun could not
have been away more than ten feet,
probably less. The shot scattered
very little. The bulk of the shot went
into the left cheek bone in spot not
greater than an inch and half in di-
ameter.
(Signed) Theodore Maddox, NJ. Il.
w. G. Pucket, sworn, says: | met
Mr.. N. A. Nicholson and. his son, and
a Sanders boy; 1 met them about half
way between Toney's market ard the
T. c. Wade was with me. As I met
them Mr.. N. A. Nicholson said to me:
"Wen, 1 Stayed Jack" said,
WHAT" He said, Eyes, shot him."
l said, "Where was you at?" Mr.
Nicholson said, Cup at my house. I
said, ooh, you don't tell me so?" He
said, Eyes, shot him." said, "Well
acre did YOU shoot him?" and he
then indicated on his face, and from
where he indicated on his face to me,
that was approximately where he
him." He said, 81 don't know, left
him. Have you seen the sheriff, am
going to give up?" | told him that
the jalor was at the Jail and he went
on to the Jail. He seemed to be IN ilG
ordinary mood. He did not seem &c
be excited. This was about thirty
minutes after six.
(Sgned) W. G.. Pickett
Samuel I.ittlejohn, sworn, says:
was at the lot yesterday when the
Chn tI,Ir nj id nS
soon as | heard the report of the gun
| took out the horse; the horse eXcitcc
me. | came running. pulled off tho
gears and came on out there. saw
Mr.. Mckissick laying there. | saw
Mr.. n. A. Nicholson there; saw hi.
son there too. Saw no one with CUR
g.; nd. | looked at him anC
jumped on my mule and came on tt
Jonesville. | had just driven up anC
around to the stable, and was unfas
tening trace when | heard the guI
fire. I left him at the corner of th(
house; the Lockhart train was goinf
down when he was killed 1t wa:
about , o'clock. Never heard any
threat made Mr.. Nicholson. his sol
and myself were the only ones there
| saw Mr.. Mckissick as he stepped
uron the well porch. | did not hea
him let the well bucket down. III
looked like he was letting down tin
bucket. He said he was going t
draw some water. There were M
words. He was lying with his hea'
towards the trough. | did not see Ml
Nicholson when | first got there. AZ
ter the shooting he came where | wa
and said, Come on | am going t.
Union" AS we came out of the fiel,
we we're facing Mr.. Nicholson's house
w ha ,,,4,r ! /,
house, porch and all; saw no one o.
the porch. | noticed one door and
was closed. AS | reached the corne
of the porch went to the right t
the lot, Mr.. McKissick passed aroun
to the back of the house, to the wei
AS ] took hold of the trace | saw MI
Mckissick step up on the well porcf
Well is on the inside of the porch. A
| noticed backward Mr.. McKissic
had his hand as if to take hold of tn
wndlass, his face toward the door, hi
back was not exactly at the house
but angling to it. He had no pistol i
his hand. Just as Mr.. McKissic
reached for the windlasS ! heard tn
gun fire AS heard the gun fire, thu
was the first | knew that there wa
anyone in the house or at the hous
Just as the gun fired the horse whiC
Mr.. McKissck had up to the trough
whirled around and ran toward tn
stable, I then saw Beckwell Nicholsol
He came out of the room next to tt
well, through the hall, running benin
the horse and caught him. He sal
"The old man has killed Jack NJ
N. A. Nicholson followed right behir
Beckwell, he came, it seemed throup
the door, and through the hallwa