The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-05-10

shot five times, the two most Sc
rious wounds being those over the
heart and in the splenn. There
was powder burn rear the wound
over the heart. Mr. Halle was shot
straight through the right ear.
Miss Sawyer Heard
Miss Lila May Sawyer, Book
keeper of the University, testified
that Mr.. uaile came to the office
for 4 check. Mr.. Halle had said
that Dir. Currell wanted to see the
witness: When she asked Dr.. Cur
re in his Office if he wanted to sec
her, Miss SAWYER said, DR.. Cur
rell replied in the negative. She
heard reports of pistol. Miss
Sawyer said she knew Prof. Homes
and Marshal Halle were not on
speaking terms.
w. S. Holland, law student, said
he was coming from chapel at 1910
and heard reports of shots, five
distinct ones. He met Miss Saw
citemenc. Dr.. Currell came out
and said, "Hale is shooting up the
place"
Policemen appeared about this
time. When Mr.. Holland entered
viz ohiSSt ilS Sttllly Hc lOunu lnC
door to the grating locked. He
jumped over. to let the policeman
in and found the body of Mr.. Halle
near the safe, and saw the revolver
near the deed mans left foot and
five empty shells on the floor. Af-
ter being in the larger room five
minutes the witness said he looked
through the aperture in the wall
and saw the body of Professor
Homes. He described the wound.
Near the body of Halle was check
for $216. He knew of no hard feel
ing between the two men.
Dr.. Currcl said he was in his
office at 10 o'clock and heard three
sharp reports but recalled that
carpenters were doing work there
and thought they were sounds of
a hammer. On the third report
he said, he rushed out and met
Miss Sawyer, who asked if he
wanted to see her. He met Dean
Baker at the foot of the steps, who
said to him, "Don't go in there"
There were several shots and he
hesitated at the door. Mr.. Halle
was standing near the grill door.
ness and said. "You are responsible
for this" DR.. Currell stated that
some one said, "rhcrc's dead
man in Bakers Office"
He explained how the confusion
might have arisen in the reported
location, as alterations had been
under way. After that several had
said, "Homcs is dead"
Sindc last summer, President
Currell said, there had been con-
troVersy between the two men as
to work at the University. He said
he knew of no other cause that
could have provoked the tragedy.
Dean l.. II. Baker
Dean l.. Baker said he was con-
ducting a class on the second floor
of the building. He thought he
heard sounds as thought planks
were falling. Then two more dis
tant shots as though Il pistol was
being fired. He went down stairs
and saw Prof. Green dart out of
the door of the treasurer's office.
The witness said he entered the Of
five and Mr.. Halle said, "Mr.
Baker don't come in here" Here
Mr.. Halle fired his revolver at the
University dean. The witness said
he went outside and said to Dr.
Currell, Don't 60 in there, the
mans crazy" The witness said he
returned to his class room and
heard another shot. Went down
after class and saw the two bodies.
He said Mr.. Halle fired, he thought,
to make him get out the room.
There were seven minutes from
the first to the last shots, the wit
ness said, The witness said hp hn-