The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-16
BAIL IS GRANTED
TO 7. |. CANN
AMOUNT FIXED BY JUDGE Nc
IyER IN LAURENS is $5,ooo.oo.
cANN CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE
IN HABEAs CORPUS AFFIDA-
Wit.

Judge Edward McIver yesterday
granted the motion of j. Howard
Moore attorney for T. L. Cam, IN
habeas corpus proceedings, for bail
and the amount was fixed at $4,000.
The bondsmen are E. A. Williams,
T. G. White, R. B. Ferguson, &. H..
Bosdell and J. Allen Smith.
Mr.. Cam in an affidavit submitted
at the hearing before the court IN
Laurens, claimed that he shot in self
defense.
His statement follows:
"T. l.. Cam, being duly sworn,
saws that he is now and has been the
legally eappointed deputy sheriff OF
said county since about the 1st day
of January 1921. That on the night
of Nov. 10, 1921 deponent attended
the show in the Opera House at Ao-
bevlle and that after the show this
dsponent came out of the opera
house on the second floor of the
building and he and several others
were there on the second floor talk
ing. That. after we had been there
some time, Mr.. Crawford came up,
and in a joking way, as this depon-
ent often did, deponent asked if they
had come for this deponent, or was
they or he looking for this deponent.
Crawford said yes, we will have to
take you to lock up. DeponentI said
no, l have done nothing. Crawford
said you are showing too much au-
tnor:ty. Deponent said no. have
done nothing to be locked up for and
told Crawford not to come on me-
Crawford then jerked out his pistol.
Deponent then pulled his, and both
cc.c.s c.ot at same time.- Crawford
went backwards, deponent then put
his pistol back in his pocket. Depon-
ent started down. Cannon told me to
stop or he would kill noe. Deponent
told him to let me alone, as 1 had
done nothing to him. Cannon had his
pistol in his hand. Deponent grabbed
at Cannon's pistol. Cannon shot me
several times before I could get my
pistol out. AS soon as I got my pistol
out began to shoot and Cannon was
shooting at same time. This depon-
eht did not pull his pistol, till Craw-
ford pulled his, and both of US shot
same time. Deponent did not shoot
Cannon till after Cannon had shot
this deponent several times, and this
deponent tried to keep Cannon from
shooting deponent, grabbed his pis-
tol, but he wrenched it out of my
hands and shot this deponent. This
deponent was shot five times, this
deponentshad nothing against either
Crawford orkCannon, and only shot
to keep them from killing this de-
ponent. This deponent' only shot four
times all together, there were two
cartridges in the pistol of this de-
ponent when he reached home after
the shooting"
Clarence Crawford, vino was shot
the same night that Mr.. Cannon was
killed says:
st am in the employ in the City of
Abbeville and a member of the po-
lice force. I am At years of age and
was born and raised in Abbeville
County.
GAS Policeman, I go on duty at l
o'clock in the day time and stay on
until about o'clock at night. I was
on duty on the night of the 10th of
November. Along about 8 o'clock
that night I was in front of the
City Hall with Policeman Cannon
and saw Lester Cam with some 9TH
er men, 1.-TWO or three I think) 60
down back of the City Hall. They
had the appearance of being under
the influence of liquor. However,
did not think about this incident
again until after the show had start
ed in the Opera House. went into
the gallery of the Opera House
where there was considerable
crowd, attending the show. 1t was a
mixed crowd of men and women.
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