The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-25
q. r. HERS GETS SIN YEARS.
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made no threats then. Cross eNaml-
nation: Saw, HERS shooting kinsey.
HERS got in car and left; defendant
had gun in hand; said nothing. Did
not see any of the HERS except Has
kell in town that day.
S. w. Copeland said he had heard
of threats in regard to prosecution
for whiskey selling. On two occa-
sions kinsey had said he was afraid
he would be killed or would kill one
of the HERS; that it was common
talk in town. kinseys reputation
was good until he got into trouble;
then it was bad. Being cross eA-
amined, witness said the threats
were before the settlement OF the
case against Kinsey. Witness thinks
Kinsey's mind was unbalanced on ac-
count of previous trouble. At times
he was not rational, and would take
exception to things others would not
notice.
H. S. Kearse said kinsey showed
him pistol when new. Warrant mad
been served before this. Heard no
threats.
B. H. Carter said he had heard
Kinsey make threats. Said klnsey
told him he was afraid he or George
HERS would die with their shoes on.
s. B. Folk testified Kinsey was bad
when drinking.
John F. Folk testified that at times
Kinsey was a clever fellow, at other
times bad. He was clever when So
her. At this time court took re-
cess for dinner. Col. Folk was re-
called after dinner, and testified as
to threats he had heard from klnsey
against the HERS. The day Kinsey
was released from Jail, said the wit
ness. he saw Kinsey in Bamoerg.
Kinsey said, with violent oaths, that
he would get a gun and kill the last
one of the HERS, referring to John,
Haskell and George HERS. Witness
later saw George HERS and told him
what Kinsey had said. He told de-
fendant he and his boys were in dan
ger, and defendant had replied that
he had heard of threats. Col. Folk
said he was one of the defendant
bondsmen.
Sheriff S. G.. Ray testified that Kin
sew had been in Jail about two weeks.
Told of conversation with Haskell
HERS over phone; that Haskell HERS
had told him Kinsey had tried to kill
him. and that the town of Ehrhardt
would not give any protection: He
asked the sheriff to come and arrest
Kinsey. AS result of what Haskell
HERS had told him, the sheriff said
that he told Haskell HERS for him
sef and his father to protect them
selves. Cross examined by the So
licitor, the sheriff said he had not
told the HERS to shoot anybody. The
case against Kinsey was settled, said
the sheriff.
D. E. Fender said that he heard
Kinsey say something in a loud voice
about the time the gun fired. On
cross examination, he said he had
never had any trouble with Kfnsey;
that Kinsey's reputation was bad.
Witness was in his own store at time
of killing, about so yards distant.
Said that he knew Kinsey's voice.
Did not know what Kinsey said.
What he heard may have been be-
tween the shots. When he got to
the door of his store, he saw HERS
shooting with pistol.
On being recalled, Sheriff Ray cor
rected parts Of his previous testl-
mony. He has consulted the records
and found that Kinsey had been COM
mitted to Jail on the 4th and had
been released on the 10th Of the
month.
Ralph Fender testified as to seeing
Bacon on the night of the tragedy,
his testimony being evidently direct
ed to breaking down the testimony
of Kinsey's clerk.
Haskell HERS, son of George j..
HERS, said he lives in Ehrhardt.
Witness had had difficulty with Kin
sey and had sworn out two warrants
against the deceased, one for assault
and battery with intent to kill and
one for violating the prohibition law.
The assault and battery case had
grown out of the liquor case. He had
disarmed the deceased at the time of
the assault. Had never had any
trouble with Kinsey before the liquor
matter. Witness said he voted for
prohibition and that he considered it
his duty to prosecute. Mutual
friends of himself and Kinsey had