The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-10

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fShealy, F. C. Craps. J. B. Reynolds.
|, DR.. D. M. Crosson testified before
the jury as to the nature Of the
wounds and the cause Of death, and
the inquest was adjourned until 10
o'clock Friday MOI ming. The body
was then taken to Columbia, where
funeral services were held Wednes-
/ day.
Aside from the confession said to
have been made, the web of circum-
stantial evidence seems to be woven
tightly around the men. They were
taken with the blood-stained car
which was driven by BrazeH and the
clothes of one of them are said to be
covered with blood stains.
Court Meets Soon
The next term of the criminal
court will convene at Lexington on
the second Monday in September, and
will be presided over by Judge Tom
as S. Sease of Spartanburg. Solici-
tor Callison will insist upon a speedy
rlal Tor the accused men.
Kirby's Confession.
Following is the confession of Kir-
by, made to the Augusta police soon
after the arrest of the three men, and
it is suhstantiated in detail by the
circumstantial evidence:
Kirby Makes Statement
''About 10 or II o'clock these two
fellows were about half Il block
apl8ss1 aain go m lasy--seaft, 1afrss
off to get a negro. They told .ne
to get big Bill, the fat negro, in his
car. When Bill come in he and his
driver were having some words about
some soldiers. | went across and got
another car which they told me to get
il l did not get big Bills car. come
gone but would be back in about 80
minutes, hut they had told me if did
not get him to come right straight
back. We all three went up ASSEM-
biE street 10 even with the postofiice
and turned up To the hotel by the
Dostoffice To see if there was Il Cadil-
lac there. There was no Cadillac
there and Gappins said all the drivers
there knew him. They went on the
left hand side Of Main street coming
down and made me come down the
right hand side. | met Mr.. Allen, one
of the two plain clothes men. 1 stop
ped to talk with him. He asked me
If L was still living at the same place
l told him yes. They were on the
DOWN and they motloned FOR me 70
come back on Assembly street. They
came up to me and asked me what [
was talking to Mr.. Allen for, and
they asked me If. l told Allen they
were gong of with some girls, and
that if l did they would cut my in
fernal head off. They sent me back
to the same place and said that if
could not get the negro to go across
the street and get Il white mans Cad
lilac. They had already made me go
down the street about a half dozen
times until my toes were blistered ana
across the top of my feet.
Met at Depot.
- come and met them at the Sea-
board depot. | got the Cadillac and
went to the depot. They had not got
thcre but came in a few minutes.
They told mo to tell him to drive to-
wards Lexington. They were toinc
about two miles this side of Lexing-
ton TO get some girls. We come over
there and | had to stop and get out
of the car myself. Gappins got out
OF the car. He told ,,te 10 keep tell
ing the driver that he had not come
to it yet (the housc) till he said that
was far enough.
eve drove for about - miles this
side Of Lexington, Gappin said, till
we had done passed the house. The
dead man (BrazelD turned around
and looked at his gas and said that he
did not have enough to go back to
Columbia and turned back around
and went to Leesville, S. c. I got out
to wake up a gentleman. He told me
to go wake up another gentleman