The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-06

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Dukes and Officer J. c. Rush six
! times.
! The negroes killed at Hodges are
Audrella Belcher, grown woman
and @Tommie Romans, small girl, the
, dead woman's niece, Rebecca Belcher,
the woman's mother, and Maggie Ro-
mans, her sister, were also slightly
wounded.
Shot at Policemen Six Times
Willie C. Herring was shot yester-
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock by
Officer T. E. Dukes near the meat
market of W. J. Connolly in Ninety
Six after he had shot six times at
the officer and Policeman J. c. Rush
who were attempting to arrest him.
Officers declared that he was drunk
and cursing loudly. They were at
tracted by the disturbance and went
to the scene. AS they came down the
street, Herring who was standing in
the street not far from his car began
to curse and to shoot at them, they
declared. He shot four times at Of
ficer Rush who returned his fire,
shooting only at his feet in the hope
that he would surrender. One shot
cut the officers coat Herring shot
ags n at Officer Dukes who leveled his
gun on him and told him to surren-
der. Officer Dukes says Herring
threw up his hands, exclaiming,
''That's all right, Mr.. Dukes, l won't
hurt you.' The officer then drop
ped his gun to his side and as he ap-
preached him, Herring fired aga i,
the bullet whizzing close to his head.
Officer Dukes then Shot Herring, the
bullet taking effect in the abdomen.
Died Last Night
Herring was carried to- a store
nearby and a doctor summoned. He
was later brought to the Greenwood
hospital where he died tly after
midnight. The funeral mlN be con-
Quoted from te chapel of Howard B.
Ellis tomorrow at II a. m. by Rev. O.
A. Jeffcoat. Inteyment will be made
at Magnolia cemetery.
Herring is survived by his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Herring of Nine
ty Six; three brothers, Joe, Garlan
and Frank Earle Herring; one sister,
Mrs. Furman Garreu, all of Ninety
Six. $500
Gassed Overseas
Herring had fos sometime been an
inmate of the government hospital
at Greenxil.e. He was gassed in the
service overseas and was treated
in the Greenviliei hospital. He had
brother, u inmie Herring, who was
killed overseas.
Herring is said to have created a
at the White City park in
Greenwood last night. According to
eyewitnesses, he fourished two guns
and drove men behind boxes and
buildings. One eye witness declared
that Herring approached man and
pointing his gun at him said, "You are
a mean looking -" He then is al
legged to have shot several times at the
ground near the feet of the man
whom he accosted.
Officers Express Sorrow
Officers Dukes and Rush came to
Greenwood this ntoaining and SUR
rendered themselves to the sheriff.
They both expressed themselves as
deeply grieved over the deplorable
tragedy. II never hated to do any
thing so bad in my life," Officer
Dukes declared, "but it was ques-
tioa to him shooting me and Mr..
Rush"
'1 could have killed him with my
first shot but I thought Of his moth
er and ran the risk of getting shot
myself in the hope that he wouldn't
make US shoot to kill,' Officer Rush
said.
Shortly after two o'clock this af.
ternoon, the eoroner's jury returned
verdict that "Willie C. Herring
came to his. death from gun-sho1