Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-16
PISTOL TRAGEDY.


ument company, Yorkville, was prooa-
bly, fatally wounded this morning py
Robert McGinnis, watchman for the
Southern railway, the shooting being
the aftermath Of a liquor party IN
w.lich the two men were engaged. Hin
nant. a voting man about "a years OF
age. wag shot twice in the left side
with a As calibre Colts army" revolV-
er. One of the bullets, according TO
DR.. J. D. Mcdowell, the attending sur
geon. merely grazed the skin, while the
other went deeper and may have pune
tured the left kidney and intestines.
The surgeon was unable to determine
the extent of the injuries up until noon
today. After the shooting McGinnis
handed his pistol to his wife. Accord
ing to her statement to Sheriff Fred
Quinn. Chief of Police Steele and
representative of The Yorkville En-
auirer. after handing her the pistol ne
walked into the front porch and said'
You take the pistol and protect your,
self. They are going to Get me anu
may hang me-"
McGinnis quietly awaited the ARRIVAL
of the officers and a short time atter
the shooting was lodged in the county
iail pretty drunk" according 10 Chld
OF Police Steele.
The shooting. according to Mrs. Nc
Ginris. occurred about 11.30 o'clock.
McGinnis had been drinking for a
couple of days and had invited Hin
nant TO his house this morning, where
they had several drinks, Mrs. McGin-
mis- having been requested by her nus
band to get sugar and glasses FOR theiii.
McGinnis was fiOurishing his PISTOL
and there as a lot OF maudlin talk as
IN what he would do. Hinnant was
irving to humor him and stated several
times. Sure, Bob, you will do what-
ever you say you will do
Finally McGinnis walked into the
dining room again where Mrs. McGin-
MS and Hinnant were standing. he
drew the gun and Mrs. McGinnis turn
ed her head, expecting to be shot her
self. Hstead McGinnis turned on Hin
nant[1firing two shots in quick success
sion.
There wcs flow of blood. Nc
Ginnis quietly walked away while
Hinnant toppled over in a heap.
After Mrs. McGinnis received the
pistol. she hid it in a sack OF bran,
where a short time later 1t was re-
covered by Sheriff Quinn. There were
two empty chambers.
The two bullets went through Hin
nant's side and through the side OF
the wall in the hall. After the shoot
ing Hinnant was carried to the home o.
his business partner Mr.. R. c. Brock
ington. near the home of McGinnls,
where his wounds were dressed.
When seen a little later he appeared
to be suffering from shock.
A gallon brown bottle in which there
remained about tablespoonful or
moonshine whisky was recovered from
behind n chair in the parior by Mrs.
NcGinnis and turned over TO the OF
ficers. told the story of the TRAGEDY.
McGinnis, she said, had been drink
ing for two days or MOI and was
this morning in Il semi -craZed condl-
ton. He is about 80 years of age ana
when under the influence OF liquor Is
said to have a mania for pointing a
pistol. Several months ago while IN
Il liquor craZed condition he came
near shooting Former Chief OF Ponce
J. Cal Steele.
Hinnant is Il young man VINO mas
been a resident of Yorkville for more
than a year and who bears an excellent
reputation in the community.