The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-12-21

stopped my car, turnd around and fol-
lowed rimmons' car. About two miles
down the road / picked up keg Of
l'whiskey lying near the rut In road.
Afterwards located same car at fill
Ing station at Clinton Just below de-
pot-Stanton Filling Station. No one
was IN car when found. Examined
car, found bullet hole Casing USf
left rear wheel. Luther Timmons was
driving car which was Ford. Hosea
martin was walking around car when
first shot Nvas fired. Hosea Martin
was in about four feet of Timmons
car when shot was fired. Hosea Mar
Tin was near his car fender. The car
passed close to Martin car. probably
hitting 1T as 1t passed. No words were
passed at time car came up that I
heard. c. l.. OWENS
| Dr. Hays sworn-Read his certifi-
cate.
Jas. T. Crews being duly sworn
says: He Is chief police Of the City
Of Laurens. Had information from
Mr. Abrams that whiskey was coming
through-aftcrwards learned car had
gone another route We went toward
Clinton in Hose Martins car. Hose
Martin, Abrams and myself in the car.
Went out road toward Lisbon Met
car. Mr.. Abrams says There they
are jumped out Of car, so did Mr..
Martin. The Timmons car was driv-
Ing pretty fast, but did not check up.
said Thore they como, head them"
they went around Mr. Abrams car, I
hollowed for car to halt-they seemed
to go faster, just as they passed around
Mr.. Abrams car the shooting COM
1Nnced. When shot was fired Mr..
Martin sank to his knees. Thinking
no had stumbled went by him. did
not recognize people in the car just
kat the t1me, but when light was flash
ed in their faces. recognized Monroe
willard. Hosea Martin says the man
shot me from the car. We picked him
up, carried him to Clinton Hospital.
DIR. Martin says he was going 10 die
and asked me to care for his children
send them to the Orphanaye He
said he was going to die and he never
changed from that belief 1t was only
10 or Is minutes from time he was
shot until he made this statement He
was about dead when we got to hos
pital. The shot came from the left
hand side OF the Tfmmons car. MIR.
Abrams called on Hosea Martir, and
n3self ID help him capture the car
that was hauling whiskey. No attempt
was made by man on right to prevent
shooting. The car was moving fast,
This happened near Lisbon in Lau
rens county. Have had trouble with
Monroe Willard before, had him up
| Tor spec ding. Had been informed he
was hauling whiskey.
JAS. T. CREWS.
Il. ID. Abrams, duly sworn, says: He
Is rural policeman for Laurens coun-
ty, s. G. On night of Dec. 14th, 1921,
he called on officers Of the CITY of
Laurens for assistance. I had infor-
nation that Luther Timmons had gone
to mountains for whiskey. Went to
police headquarters, saw Hosea Mar
tin, who called Chief Crews Stated
case-asked them to help capture
Ilmmons car. We went to River
bridge. Other officers went to Barks-
dale Station. Officers returned, ask
ed II car had passed-was informed by
.. u. Owens that car had gone by
MADDEN Station. l suggested that we
so down to Clinton road to cut them
or. Mr.. Martin. Crews and myself
went one road, Owens and Wham went
another road-the roads we travelled
come together near North Creek-all
went together toward Lisbon near A.
X. Holmes I'VE met the car. We recog-
nlzed Luther Timmons driving car and
Monroe Willard with him. I told Of
flcers There they come, that's Tim
mons and Willard" pulled to one
side a little, Martin Crews and Wham
got out before did. AS soon as they
got out Of car the shooting began. r
got out OF car. Owens and Wham were
behind me-back Of my car. The
I1mmons car went between the car OF
Owens and my car. Timmons car went
out into field passing Owens car. The
O"ens car following. Hosea Martin
was sitting on ground, said he was
shot. Did not see first part of shoot
ing, saw tho latter part OF tho shoot
ing. Some or z shots were fired.
Hosea Martin says they shot mo from
| the Timmons car. In about 10 or Is
minutes Hosea Martin said he was
going to die, asked Mr. Crews to look
after his children. He never changed
his opinion as to this fact that he was
going to die. Saw Timmons and
Willard this morning at police head
quarters at Clinton Iwho were under
arrest. This was about II o'clock In
the night Of Dec. II, 1921. I saw the
same car this morning. saw one bull
let hole In hack oT car and ono casing
OF wheel. },'ge seized the car.
10 not know which of the men in the
car did the shooting. The car be-
| longed to Luther Timmons Monroe
Willard, according to information, and
also dIuSher Tinmons have been deal
ing In whiskey for some time.
| T. D ABRAMS.
=. =. Reid, sworn, says: Ho Is shoriff
OF IaurenS county. Was not present