The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-09-20
DOM. Ed. Shears was in the house

'oom. Ed. Shears was in the house
went outdoors and met M. d. }
Taylor at the door. Mr.. Taylor went
n the house. I heard some scIffling
in the horse and then l heard a shot.
Mr.. Havird came out the house before
this and Mr.. Taylor stayed in. Mr.
Havird was outside when the scuffling
and the first shot took place, but he
went back in the house. Soon after
ward I heard another shot. l went
on to Mr.. Hawkins house. Mr.. Hawk
ins came back with me to Ada's house
md we found Ed Shears lying on the
s'oor. I didn't see any shooting or
pistol and don't know who shot Ed
Ed. and Illinois were at the house
when l got there When Mr.. Havird
knocked on the door, Ed. slipped be-
hind the bed.
his
(Signed) William X H2FD2T,
mark
H. D. Havird. sworn, says:
I am duly qualified constable for
Magistrate Douglas ef Newberry
county. Mr.. D. j. Taylor is deputy
sheriff of this cornty. He and I had
fled with US three charges or war
rants against Ed. Shears, or Ed. Shell.
One was for shooting at his wife, one
for assault and batte"y on Mr.. Arthur
Hipp: and information that he had
failed to register under the selectiye
service Cor draft law. Ed. has been
a fugitive for about a year. Mr.. Taylor
and 7 went out last night to hunt foc
him. We had information he was at
his wife's house and we came here
I Knocked on front door. Mr. Taylor
went to rear Of house. Ada opened
the door. Iflashed my light and say
William Herbert and Illinois Spear
man. I did not see Ed. called
spearman into back room and talked
with him. Mr. Taylor came into the
house. Williams and Ada went out
Illinois and ] went out. was trying
to get Illinois to tell me where Shears
was. I saw some one ga across the
field I thought it was Shears and
started in that direction. 1 heard
scufflng in house: think I heard Mr..
TAYLOR call. I ran back to house. /
nulled ny gun and went in. saw
Mr.. Taylor andi Shears tussling. saw
Shears with pistol. As went in the
door. Shears turned the pistoA toward
me and snapped it twice. I said
Look out. Taylor, he has the pistol
on me-" In the scuff1e thev were Turn
ing and Shears was trying to shoot
ond I saw we were in danger, and !.
dred as soon as could. The pistol
Ed had was pointing at me when
fired. Mr.. Taylor and Shears went
down together. I went and took the
pistol from Shears, then went to
Mr.. IF. Hawkins house and tele>
rhoned to Mr.. Blease to get doctor.
DR.. Houseal came, but Shears was
dead before he came. shot to save
the life of Mr.. Taylor or myself. prob
ably both of us. Mr.. Taylor did not
have hispisto out. I think / heard
shot before 1 came back in the house.
(Signedl H. D. Havird
D. 7. Taylor, sworn, says:
1 have heard Mr.. Havird's state
ment. It covers the facts, in the
main, as recall them. l shall state, in
addition. that while in the house, by
myself with Ada Shears, I asked her.
Where is he? She nodded her head
in the direction of the bed. I exam
ined and found Shears stopped behind
the bed. I said: ED, get up from
there" or words to that effect, and he
straigtened up and pointed his pistol
at me. 1 grabbed his arm and we
tussled Shears fired at me.