The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-27

MANNING, S. c., WEDN E
Brown then submitted and police pro
tected him from the crowd, includin;
Wingate's father.
Chief Cantwell identified a not
picked up by Sergeant Fosberry a
one made just before the riot by Nh
Cohen. The handwriting was verified
| by Mr.. Emerson of The Evening Post
| The memorandum read: 'Meetins
called to order at noon, large squat
police cleared room to doorway" Th'
| paper was torn and bloodstained
Browns and McDonald's weapon!
were identified by Chief Cantwell ant
opened. Browns revolver was load
ed all round. McDonald's had al
empty shell in the barrel and lacked
one more cartridge of containing it:
capacity of ten. The witness said the
police hold six other guns beside:
these, all of them confiscated at the
committee rooms. He denied tina
Hogan said to him, There will be
hell when I get there" He denied
he had pointed a gun at Steencken
Denied he had said to Hyde wit
nesses: Come in, you cowards."
Chief Cantwell attributes the whole
trouble to arming .of irresponsible
persons as deputies and putting then
there without any sign Of such au'
thority. Several of them, including
Brown, had no other evidence of 9
right to carry a gun than old war
rants. Two Mcdonald carried were
two months old. These warrants
were placed in evidence Thursday.
NJ. Rutledge Rivers, former chair.
man of the committee, who attended
the meeting as attorney for Maj
Hyde, gave vivid description of the
fight. He saw Brown back in, draw
ing his pistol, and shoot down Win
gate. Brown was there as one Of his
witnesses. He saw James Sottile
picking up a gun from the anteroom
floor. He saw no weapon in the
hands of Wingate at any time.
Browns back as he fired was toward
where Cohen had been seated.
W. Turner Logan said he saw
Brown and Wingate quarrel1ng, but
was swept into the anteroom then by
the rush of men and when he re-
turned, pistol in hand, Wingate lay
on the floor. Policemen protected
Brown after he. surrendered. he
heard somebody in the room say Nc
Donald had killed Cohen. The first
shot he heard was at the door, near
which he sat.
Sergeant Quinn said he had taken
Renters to the call box in the street
and did not get back into the room
until the shooting was over. He saw
Max Goldman coming down a pole
and had him stopped as a suspect.
He saw Secretary Richardson run
across the street with books and had
him also taken into custody, but
merely for protection. He released
him on reaching police station.
Sergeant Fosberry identified the
guns he had taken from Brown and
Mcdonald.
Policeman Lafourcade saw McDon-
AIDS gun go off III struggle but the
witness could not say in what direc-
ton it was pointed. Saw man fall in
southeast corner at that time.
S. Wingate, father Of William Win
gate, told of seeing Brown shoot
down his son. Browns, he said, was
the first shot, fired. Afterwards, it
appeared to him, ne said, that
Brown was picking his men to shoot
at and Mcdonald likewise" He saw
Mcdonald fire in the direction of
Cohen. The witness said, answering
question from Foreman Geer, that
his son was improving. and he believ-
ed would recover though his skull
had been penetrated.
Special Officer Doar told Of seeing
Brown shoot Wingate. The witness
said he had on his person a So calibre
revolver but did not use it.
Policeman Buck told Of wringing
a pistol from man Chief Cantwe'l
and other officers were trying to
overpower.
Policeman Tumbleston said he
grappled with Brown on seeing him
shoot down Wingate. He heard shot
to his right and saw Cohen fall. He
saw no one but Brown with his pistol
out.
Policeman Walsh said Chief Can't
wells bullet went through the win
dow and struck wall across the
street.
Policeman Murphy gave similar
testimony as to what became of this
bullet. mcdonald" he said, "was
holding his pistol in his right hand.
He was facing north" Other wit
nesses had testified that Mr.. Cohen
when he fell was at :McDonald's
right. ..:,
Policeman Charles e. Ryon said
he grabbed Goldman as he slid down
the pole and then dubbed a man
who tried to rescue the prisoner.
M. S. Benson said that from street
he saw Frank Hogan come out on the
balcony, unbreech his revolver and
apparently reload it, then reenter the
room. He had heard Wingate say
lust before the meeting, There is
only one man we want to get" The
witness admitted he had not worked
since May. He was employed before
that by Virginia insurance COM
pany. He didn't know the man Win
gate addressed.
J. NJ. Roberts also testified that
Hogan just after shooting had ceased
emerged upon the balcony and re-
loaded his pistol. 81 saw about so
guns in the street." he said. The
witness said he went there at the re-
quest OF Deputy Sheriff Leonard, to
escort a challenged voter. He was
not armed.
Henry J. Brown was put on stand
but his attorney. Frank R. Frost,
said he had advised him not to" tes-
tify. The coroner and jury agreed,
by advice of Solicitors Cobb. and
Grimball; not to attempt to force him
into testifying. -. .
William E. Huger, attorney, said
his client. Edward R. Mcdonald, was
anxious to testify. Mcdonald talked
at length. His arm was still in a
sling from scalds suffered last Thurs
day. He claimed authority to carry
a gun because he had been deputized
two months ego by Sheriff Martin to
&c he