The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-09-30

vine service. After the service the
party went in the direction Of Corbitt
Mill to Jim Williamson's place for
some whiskey, the witness testified.
When Jones Salley and julie Cooper
got out to get the whiskey, they re-
turned without any.
Car Stuck in Bog.
The witness stated, however, that
in going from the church their car
stuck in bog at the side of Corbltt's S
house; that two of the occupants got
out and with their pushing and the
engine running, the car pulled out
and they went down to Jim William
sons; that on their return later they
saw fire in the road near Corbitt' $
house, where they had been stuck.
1t appears that there was some cane
pumice in that place and it was afire.
They were then halted by Carlos Cor
bitt, who inquired who had started
that fire. He got out of the car, Mr..
Salley said, turned off the lights, but
left the engine running, and that
Hugh Tanning, Bryan Salley and julie
Cooper also got out Of the car, and
that he endeavored to reason with
Corbitt, and that the other three had
gone at least three steps to the road,
and that Corbitt was standing on the
edge of the road in front Of his house,
and with an oath stated "he was 60
ing to clean up the bunch,'' and COM
menced firing. Cooper, flaming and
Salley fell. The witness said that
he also fell to the ground between
the first and third shots, remaining
there until Corbitt went into the
house. He then got up and ran up
the road, and when he had got some
distance heard several more shots. At
this stage the court adjourned.
The state rested it's case Saturday
following the testimony of Jones Sal
ley. Mr.. Salley was one of the par
ticipants in the car on the night Of
the fatal shooting and had both eyes
shot out, one being put out it is
claimed by powder. He further
charges that after Corbett had shot
the other three men that Corbett then
shot him while he was in the auto
mobile.
Lewis Salley, who was driving the
car, finished his testimony early Sat-
urday morning and testified in sub
stance that, upon his return by Cor
belts home, after fire had been set
to sugar cane pumice, he and Julian
Cooper, Hugh Tanning and Bryan
Salley got out of their car and that
they were met by Corbett, who ours
ed them and started to fire upon
them. Lewis Salley. further stated
that between the first and third shots
that he fell to the ground as if shot
and when Corbett returned to his
home he ran away and after leaving
heard further shooting.
Testimony was resumed Monday
morning at convening of court at
$50 o'clock with Mrs. Carlos Corbett
on the stand for the defnse. Mrs.
Corbett testified that on Friday be-
fore the shooting on Saturday night,
her husband had hauled five one-horse
wagon loads of sugar cane punice and
placed it in washed place in front
of their home. Saturday, she said
they drove in their buggy over to
Salley to do a little shopping where
she visited relatives for short while
in town and then they drove home
about an hour of sun, had early sup
per and retired.
Awakened by Big Light.
About II o'clock, Mrs. Corbett stat
ed, she was suddenly awakened by a
big light and thinking the premises
were afre she aroused her husband,
told him to take the pistol and fire to
enlist assistance from neighbors.
When she went out, the witness said,
her huband told her the pumice in the
road was a fire and she drew water,
while Corbett carried it to the scene
of the fire, which was in the road just
in front of their house. She soon
gave out drawing water, she said, and
Corbett told her to go to the steps and
rest, as she said she could do no more
if the whole premises burned down.
About the time she was seated at the
front steps, Mrs Corbett continued, a
car came up in the road and she heard
some one speak in vile terms, she CIV
ing the exact language in court, and