The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-24
THREE DEAD RESULT
OF 4 PISTOL DUEL

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and that Mobley offered to pay for
the melon, but that Brown insisted
on an enormous price for it, which
Mobley refused to pay. Later Brown
prosecuted Stevens and Mobley for
stealing the melon. Angry words
appear to have passed between Mob
ley and Brown during the trial. The
shooting episode followed on the
street while the crowd was leaving
the magistrates office.
Mr.. Mobley was seriously wound
ed. It was at first thought he had
been shot twice, but later examina-
tion satisfied the physicians that one
bullet was responsible for all the
wounds. The bullet entered the right
breast and penetrated the left lung.
His condition was so serious that he
was not carried at once to the hos
pital, but as he somewhat rallied
from the first shock on Sunday he
was carried to Columbia for treat
ment.
Mr.. Ray was partially paralyZed
by the bullet and was rushed to Co.
lumbia hospital, where everything
was done for him without success.
Thompson's wound in the shoulder,
while serious, is not necessarily fa-
tai, unless further complications set
in.
Race feeling was running high af-
ter the terrible tragedy, and further
trouble was for awhile feared, but
with the taking away of Anderson,
who is generally believed to have
inspired Brown to the terrible deeds,
things have quieted down, and no
further trouble is apprehended
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was as follows:
''That Agent Brown came to his
death from pistol shot wounds at
the hands of Carroll Mobley. That
Elmer Loper came to his death from
pistol shot wounds at the hands of
Agent Brown and Ozell Anderson"
The inquest over the bodies of
Brown and Loper was held Saturday
morning at Denmark by Coroner
Zeigler. A number of witnesses
were sworn and their testimony in
full is given below:
Floyd Lancaster, being duly sworn,
says: Brown and Anderson came
down stairs from over the bank. An
derson lad Brown by the arm telling
him to do what he said he was going
to do. Elmer Loper and Carroll fol-
lowed them across the street and
Loper was arguing with Brown. They
got across the street, then turned
quick, both Of them. Brown shot
Carroll and Anderson shot at Loper
twice. AS I was going across the
street Brown turned and fired at me.
Carroll ran across the street to tree
next to the bank. Brown followed
him shooting at him. Carroll held
up to the tree with one hand and shot
around the tree twice. After Sarroll
shot Brown the first time he fell and
raised up then and shot at H. NJ.
Ray, shot twice at Thompson as he
was going around the corner of the
bank, then fell dead"
Tom Tant, being duly sworn, says:
81 walked from the pavement at the
bank behind Carroll. He was about
five feet to the left of Brown. Brown
walked to the right of telephone pole
and the negro leading gave Brown
shove towards Carroll and said: DO
what you are going to do now Brown
fired on Carroll three times. First
shot as we'll as I could see hit Car
roll. Carroll ran back across the
street towards the bank. Brown fol-
lowed, the other negro right in be-
hind Brown; the other negro's name
is Anderson. I turned and dashed
into front door of Mayfeld's store.
When I passed the corner of the store
there was bullet shot over my head.
walked back across the street.
Brown fired twice as we'll as I could
tell, after he was shot down. I did
not see Carroll shoot Brown. I did
not see Anderson shoot at Loper:"
W. B. Caldwell, being duly sworn,
says: Gas I came down the steps
Anderson told Brown: You have
got yours and I have got mine; do
your best Anderson took Brown
and led him across the street. Car
roll and Loper we're with them.
When they got over to the telephone
pole Brown fired at Carroll, who ran
back across the street. AS Carroll
ran across the street Brown shot
twice at me. I was in the middle of