The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-25
G. J. HERS GETS SIX YEARS.
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pocket at time.
Lyles Ehrhardt, 13-year-old boy,
was in the rear Of the store when the
shooting commenced, playing with
Kinsev children kinsey was talk
ing with Morris at front Of store.
There was no loud talking. Heard
gun or pistol fire, and saw kinsey
fall. Witness then ran out of back
door. On cross examination, witness
said he did not know whether Kinsey
and HERS had any words or not, but
he did not hear any. kinsey might
have been talking to HERS. Never
saw the defendant at the time.
Maxwell Kinsey, 10-year-old son
of Kinsey, was the next witness.
Said his father had just been eating
supper in the store. He and his
brother stayed at the store every
night. as his mother was dead and
they had no one to stay at home
with. Heard HERS say "You are
gone," or something like that, and
fire. He ran to the front of the store
and asked Mr.. HERS not to shoot any
more. HERS pulled pistol and fired
four or five times more. Priester
came up and told him his daddy was
about gone. HERS went toward the
hardware store after the shooting.
Several persons then came up. Wit
ness did not see or hear his father
do anything to HERS. On cross ex-
animation, witness said his little
brother went out in the street. Heard
Kinsey and Morris talking, but did
not hear any words between deceased
and HERS.
George w. Brunson, of Lodge, was
stopping at Ehrhardt, en- route to
his home at the time of the killing.
Went to Kinsey's store few minutes
before shooting, and talked with Kin
sey, who appeared in cheerful mood.
Witness was looking for car to take
him home, and saw one coming
south, with very bright lights. Car
slackened about Dannelly's stables,
thought he saw man get out and
walk toward Kinsey's store. Heard
gun shots and children screaming.
Immediately following were several
other shots Man walked away down
street and got in car. Did not think
that engine stopped running while
car was standing. Car was standing
about a half minute. Heard no loud
talking at time of shooting. Was
only few seconds after he saw man
walking until he heard shooting.
Cross examined, witness said it was
a very short intermission between
first shots and others. Said Morris
must have been going fast to get to
Dannelly's store before the shots
were over with.
Frank Cummings, who was with
Mr.. Brunson, corroborated Brunson's S
testimony He heard gun shot, and
looking, saw George HERS. When
the first shot fired, witness saw an
other man, who left. HERS had gun
in left hand, pistol in right. Heard
no talking. Saw auto come up and
slow down some distance before it
stopped. John HERS was in. car
when it came up to hardware store.
Engine was not shut off while stand
ing. When the shooting was over,
HERS came up to car with gun in
hand, saying something like Come
on, John, I've got him." Heard chill
dren crying. Described position OF
Kinsey's body. Saw no weapon. Was
not dead when he got there. Did not
20 into store. John HERS got out
of car near hardware store.
J. W. Priester said he was on the
sidewalk at E. P. Copeland's store at
time of killing. This is the same side
of street as Kinsey's store. Saw
HERS, in front OF klnSeyS store,
shoot. Heard children crying, and
saw HERS shoot with pistol. When
gnn shot. he ran to store. Several
others came up. Saw HERS go down
street and get into auto. Heard no
one say anything before shooting.
Corroborated other State witnesses
as to position of body and position
of right and left hands. Was not
quite dead when he came up. Saw
Chassereau move body. Saw marks
as if made by shot about foot from
floor on barrel and counter. Gross
examination: Was about 25 feet
away at time of killing. Little lapse
before the third shot, and pistol shots
were very rapid. No one was present
when he got there. Witness did not
see the pistol picked up from floor.
Mr.. Priester's testimony conclud-