The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-16
Another Accidental Killing

I Another Accidental Killing
On Mrs. Claudia Sube.'s place a
small colored boy shot and killed a
young colorcd girl, the jury finding it
accidental. Coroner Lindsay held the
inquest, at which The full particulars
were given, as follows:
! Lille Mae Coleman, being sworn,
says:
l live in NeWJerry county, S. &.
I was standing in the rocm where the
shooting occurred. Son Eddie Maybin
brought this pistol here. He went to
town and left pistol here. 1t was on
the machine. Jefferson Coleman went
and picked the pistol up. The pistol
went off and shot Ollie Coleman. She
is first cousin to Jefferson Cole
man. Shooting happened on Sunday
morning, the 11th, 1921. / do not
believe he intended to kill her. This
is all 1 know about it.
Lille Mae Coleman.
Frances Coleman, sworn, says:
was in the porch when the shoot
ing occurred Heard Ollie Coleman
say that she knew the boy did not in
tend to shoot her.
Francs Coleman.
Sale Coleman, sworn, says:
This boy is my own child. He has
never had any trouble with Ollie Cole
man. the dead woman. His name is
Jefferson Coleman. Jefferson is eight
years old. Ollie Coleman is fourteen
I! years old. She came to spend the
night with my children. Boyce May
bin, or Son Eddie, left this pistol here
on Saturday evening. He was on the
way to town. Boyce Maybin lives on
Mr.. Chris Folks place. | was the first
grown person to her after she was
shot. She said, "Aunt Sallie, Jeff
/ Coleman shot lie. Whip him." Then
she stated not to whip him as 81 know
! he did not intend to do it.
Sallie Coleman.
DR.. W. A. Dunn, being duly sworn,
said that Ollie Coleman died from a
gunshot (pistol) wourd in the neck.
w. A. Dunn, NJ. D.
Lucy Coleman, sworn, says:
I am satisfied that my daughter was
shot by Jefferson Coleman, Jr., accl-
dentally, September II, 1921.
Lucy Coleman.
Son Eddie Coleman, sworn, says:
l know this pistol. Don't know
whose it is. I gave it to Zeb Coleman.
/ carried it from the soldier camp to
the house. do not know how many
balls it had in it. I didn't tell any
bodv il was loaded. That is the way
T come to town. That road is not out
of nv way to town. l never had 1t at
that house before. I positively didn't
saw to any one that this pistol was
loaded. l carried this gun on public
highway.
Son Eddy Maybin (His Mark).
Witness: H. D. Havlrd.
Zeb Coleman, being sworn, says:
know this pistol Son Eddy May
bin had it when l first saw it. He had
it in his pocket under his overalls. l
asked him was there anything IN 1t.
He said there was one ball in it. He
gave It to me and said put it up for
him till he come back for it. He gave
it to ne on Saturday, the 10th of Sep
tember, 1921. He didn't tell me he
found it. He didn't say why he want
ed to leave it there. The magazine
didn't have any balls in it. | had
seen Son Eddie Maybin with this p:s-
tol before Saturday, September 10th,
1921; it was in the public road.
Zeb Coleman (His Mark).
The verdict Of the coroner's jury
was: "We find that Ollie Coleman
came to her death from a pistol shot
wound inflicted by the hand of jeff
erson Coleman, Jr., by accident.
Thomas Cromer,
Foreman.
Whit Braddock,
Fred Wicker,
Pope Connolly,
II. w. Swindler,
Bob Hutchinson.
Bootleggers deny the statement
that prohibition is a failure.