The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-18
just a few. minutes before, saw moth
ing in his hand.
4. c. Mills.

4. c. Mills.
Quinn just a s. ort while before the
shooting -ad gone to the barn to feed.
Heard Nr. Quinn say, ''.Yonder comes
Mr.. Long, 1 want to see him. and
told Mills to put up some brides for
him that he had in his hand. Mills
put brides up, came out but didn't
see Mr. Quinn. Started towards house
and got about three steps and heard
first shot. .Whirled around and the
second 81 OF mad been fired. Saw the
last shot. Quinn was running from
Long and at the last shot fell in the
road. Went Immediately to him and
asked was he hurt, but Quinn didn't
speak. Didn't see ar stick around
anywhere.
S. J. Shealy.
S. J. Shealy testified that he was
at home on the evening of the nomi-
eide, a quarter Of mile away.
Didn't T. ear the shooting. Mr.. Dehart
called and he with Mr. Shealy went to
the scene in buggy. Found body Of
Quinn lying in road Found a stick
in road about four feet from Guinn's
head. Stick about IL or Is inches
long, muddy and had the appearance
of having been run over by wagons.
Jessie Quinn.
Jessie Quinn, son of B. R. Quinn,
testified. Saw mis- father walk down
into the road and just about the time
he got in the road saw Long jump
out of his buggy and s3oot him. Shot
three times. Quinn was running when
Long shot him, in the direction Of
house.
Testimony for the Defense.
TIE following is the testimony for
defense:
g.. A. Long.
C. A. Long, the defendant, testified
that on the day of the homicide Iae
had been to Newberry with his wife,
Mrs. Dollie Long, Was returning
home in his buggy and got to the res
idence of Mr.. Quinn and Mr.. Quinn
called him from the side of the road
and told him to stop. Long stopped
his buggy and Mr.. Quinn picked up. a
stick upon the embankment and came
on down into tie road up behind
Longs buggy with the stick in his
hand and says to Mr.. Long, "Kite (Mr
Longs nickname) 1 understnd you
have been fussing about this cotton.
1 says, (Mr. Long, Brooks, no
haven't been fussing, but 1 think you
ought to give me my part" He says,
you are q. c. d lie, you ain't
got any part" I thought he was go
ing to hit me in the buggy and jump
ed out AID says, Brooks, don't hit
me with tat stick" He says, "You
J c. d s. of b I'll burst
| your brains out" and he struck at me
with the stick. He threw his hand
up that way and l shot him. Shot
twice and at the second snot Quinn
turned kinder to the left and the last
shot was fired. Was frightened; don't
know whether third shot hit him or
not. When first two shots were fired
Quinn had stick drawn On Long, hit-
ting at him. Long was standing about
the edge of the buggy wheel and
Quinn was little around to the back
All tree shots pretty close together
there was slight interval between first
and second and third. Felt like Quinn
was going to kill me when he had
stick up in striking position. Quinn
fell in the road kinder on the stick
which he had in mis- hand. l got in
my buggy and started home. Don't
know of anybody except the deceased
Mr.. Quinn, Mrs. Dolly Long and my
self, wHo saw actually what happen
ed. On the way home in buggy told
Mr.. Martin, the storekeeper, about 200
yards away, that l had shot Brooks
Quinn. Met DR.. W. D. Sem further
up the road and told him to get that
stick. Went on home and phoned for
sheriff to come after me. That day
when 1 left home 1 intended to come
to Newberry and if any Of my sons
were here I would go home with them.
My wife, Mrs. Dollie Long, had the
pistol in the buggy for her protection