The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-19
ANOTHER VICTIM
OF ANDERSON ROW
FOUR MEN IN JAIL CHARGED
WITH KILLING
T. F. Ramey Succumbs to Iujurie.
and Son Charged With Killing
Tom Hayes

IT. F. Ramey Succumbs to luj juries
and Son Charged With Killing
; Tom Hayes
The State
Anderson, July 15.-T. F. Ramey,
who was shot yesterday afternoon in
the Carswell section ten miles out
from Anderson, died this afternoon at
the hospital here. J. Tom Hayes died
soon after the shooting affray.
Solicitor Harris ordered the ar
rests of Walter Hayes, Allen Emer-
son, Ed. E. Wilson and George L.
Wilson and they are in the county
jail charged with killing T. F. Ramey
while Warmer Ramey, the young son
of T. F. Ramey, was arrested for the
death of Tom Hayes.
The coroner's jury today found
this verdict: "We find that Tom
Hayes came to his death from gun
shot wounds in the hands of 7. E.
Ramey, and son, Varney Ramey." The
inquest has not been held yet for the
'death of 7. F. Ramey.
Solicitor Harris went to the hos
pital to see Ramey, and described the
mans condition as being beaten al
most to death, and riddled with bull
lets. There were great number
of these bullet wounds through the
stomach, breast and left shoulder, and
the bruises were about his head and
face.
Hit Four Times
J. Tom Hayes was killed by bull
let wound which penetrated both
lungs, severing the blood vessels
above the heart, causing hemorrhages.
Hayes was shot three times, one
wound larger than the others suppos-
ed to be from the rifle shot by the 18
year old son of T. F. Ramey. The
shooting took place at the home of
Ramey.
George Wilson is Walter Hayes
father-in-law, and Ed Wilson is his
brother-in-law. Allen Emerson is
from the same section, and was sem
fenced January 1s, 1907, to the peni-
tentiary, and was pardoned by for
mer governor November rs, 1914.
He was serving life sentence for
the murder Of Tom Drake.
Allen Emerson testified at the in
quest this morning over Tom Hayes
that he had gotten in the car to go
to Mr.. Hayes form, anr that he had
no idea that any trouble was likely
to occur. He said that he helped to
take the rifle away from the boy after
he had fired the first shot, and said the
pistol shooting did not commence un-
til after the boy had fired the rifle.
George. Wilson corroborated the
evidence of Allen Emerson, and Ed.
Wilson's testimony was practically
the same, although he did not say
which drew the pistol first. He also
stated that he did not know there
was going to be any trouble when ne
started with the Hayes car.
. In the evidence of Walter Hayes
he stated that the trouble began when
his brother had fine dog killed about
month ago. Later note and small
coffin was put at St. Bagwell's house,
and they seemed to accuse Tom Hayes
of it. AS he drove to his farm Ramey
and his son were standing in the yard,
one with Winchester rife, and the
other with a shotgun, and the first
shot was fired by the boy with Win
crester rifle, several shots being fired
in quick succession.
When Walter Hayes, Allen Emer-
son, George and Ed Wilson brought
Tom Hayes to the hospital they went
to the jo;;!, and gave in the weapons
said to have been used by the old man
and hiss son, told Of Tom Hayes be-
ing shot, but did not tell of T. F.
Ramey being wounded.
Statement by Wife
From Mrs. Ramey, who had run
out and try to keep the men from
shooting, there is clear statement
of the entire shooting. Mrs. Ramey
said she was at home Thursday morn
ing with her husband, and some men
came by and called her husband out
to the road. She saw they had guns,
she said, and got in between the car
and her husband and the men cursed
her for everything thew could think OF