The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-11
SHOT IN LEXINGTON
DIED IN NEWBERRY
inquest Finished Friday at Little
Mountain by Coroner F. ".
Lindsay.

the affair but on account CT the alb
sence c. witnesses he continued the
inquest until Friday, when he return
ed to Little Mountain and concluded
| the inquest, which was held in this
county because the wounded man died
there. The slayer is in the jail at
Lexington, as the shooting took place
in that county.
The jury was composed of J. A.
Kinard, foreman; E. A. Wheeler, j. 4.
Monts, L. O. Stoudemire, B. H. Miller,
| C. w. Steudemire. The verdict was
tnat Jacob Bates came to his death
from gunshot wound in hands of Buck
Metts On August 8.
Following is tie testimony taken
at the inquest Friday:
John 'Cumulander, sworn. says:
Was coming from Peak; passed Owens
Champan's house; saw two darkies
standing in road like talking. l look
ed in opposite direction, and heard
the shot-and one Of tie darkies was
on the ground. Rode up and said,
What did you shoot that negro for?"
said he did not know. The one on
the ground said, you ought not to
have done that
Cross examined: How far We're you
when you heard the shot,
A. About 35 or 40 yards, and did not
see the parties when the shooting was
done.
@, How were they standing?
! A. They were standing near the
right hand side of the read coming
toward Chaplin, facing each other.
When l arrived the defendant was
standing near the left hand of the road
near the ditch and the deceased was
lying near the middle of the road.
l did not see William Bookman at the
time of the shooting.
The dying declaration of Jack Bates
was offereds E. w. shealy, Esq, repre-
senting Buck Meetze, objected to its
introduction, and his objection was
overruled, and the declaration was
read. 1t follows as Exhibit "A
William Brown, sworn, says: Me
and Jack Bates Metts were standing
in the read. Mr.. Cumulander comes
| by and gets off his horse, asking US
to take drink of liquor with him. He
said he didn't want to sell us any. l
says, 81 am going to the house; will
be back" l lot Jack and Buck and
started up the road; when about ten
yards way heard a pistol shot. l
! turned round and told Buck Metts not
! to leave. He said, Il am going home.
| heard Buck Metts say to Jack Bates,
Don't you believe I'll shoot you?'
After Buck shot Jack I told him not
to leave.
Cross examined: Why did you walk
eff?
A. They were just playing.
Dying Declaration of Jack Bat S.
Jack Bates, realizing that he is
seriously wounded and that death is
not far distant, being of sane mind,
and being duly sworn by ]. E. Epting,
mayor of Peaks the town of Peak, coun-
ty and State aforesaid, does state as
lis dying declaration that he was shot
about $40 p. M this the 3rd day OF
August, 1914, by David (alias Buck
Metz: that Metz rad been mad at him
for some time; that Metz had his pis-
tol in his outside coat pocket and
that the said Bates told Metz he had
better take his pistol out of taat poe
ket and put it in his inside coat pocket
as he was liable to be arrested. That
Metz had pistol in mis- hand and said,
You don't believe III shoot you, and
moment later the pistol fired and
the said Bates fell. He came back md
caught my arm and said, Get up. [
said, 81 can't get up Metz said. Il N
gwine home,' and left in that direc-
ton. That this statement is the evil
dence the said Bates viii! give incourt
and is made in view Of impending
death.
his
Jack x Bates,
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3rd day of August, 1914, at 6:3D
p. m.
J. f. Epting,