The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-03-22
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER
RETURNED AGAINST
TIMMONS AND WILLARD
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being in addition to a supply of gov
ernment bullets which Capt. Richey
had given him, neither of which car-
rled the letter gu" on it. These two
makes of bullets, Nh. Crews had testi-
ned, were the only makes he possessed
at the time Of the shooting
T. ID. Abrams, first member Of the
raidlng party to be put on the stand,
related the incidents leading up to the
fatal meeting in the road near Lisbon
church. After telling of the unsuceess-
lui attempt to entrap Timmons and
willard before they reached Laurens
he gave story Of the shooting itself.
he and Chief Crews sitting on the
front seat and Policeman Martin oc-
cupying the back seat, were in the
front car between Clinton and Madden
Station when the Timmons car was OBJ
served suddenly coming ulp out Of the
Old road into q new road which was
being temporarily used Rural Po-
liceman Owens and Policeman Wham
Iwere in the second car. He recognized
Ilmmons and Willard as their light
1iarcd up in front. The defendants
car attempted to pass. lie slackened
his car and the two officers with him
jumped out of the right hand side of
the car Chicf Crews went to the front
or his car to try and stop defendants.
Martin went behind. immediately af-
ter the Timmons car passed the shoot
ing began. He did not see any of it.
except three shots fired low by Police
man Wham as the Timmons car passed
the Owens and Wham car. He got out
| CT his car, but got right back in and
turned round, driving to where Mar
tin was lying on the ground Picked
nm up and with assistance of Chief
CreHs placed him in back of car and
carried him to Clinton. In answer to
question "Who shot YOU" Martin said
'"Thcy shot me from the car" On the
way to Clinton Martin said he was go
! ing to die and asked Chief Crews to see
that his children were put in ali VI.
Dhanage and not separated Crews, he
said, later told him that he shot twice.
| Witness admitted striking Willard in
the police station next morning while
| Willard was under arrest.
Columbus l.. Owens, relating the in
cidents leading up to the shooting, told
OF going to Barksdale Station with Po-
liceman Wham and seeing the two de-
PENDANTS pass by with something bulky
in the rear which they took to be
whiskey. Joining the other officers III
Laurens after they had concluded that
the defendants had gone to Clinton via
Madden Station, he testified as to the
trip via Clinton to meet the Timmons
car between Clinton and Maddens. He
was In the second car when the meet
ing took place. He saw the Timmons
car pass by the Abrams car about thir-
ty yards in front and saw two flashes
from the Timmons car. Martin STUN
bled and fell, but he did not know then
whether or not he was shot The Tim
mons car passed by them on their own
| right and Wham shot at the wheels of
the Timmons car three times. Chief
Crews ran up and shot once, the only
time he saw him shoot. He and Wham
gave pursuit, but never caught the de-
PENDANTS. On their way to Clinton, not
far from the scene Of the shooting, they
found a. twenty gallon keg of whiskey
which was not there when they came
along a short time before. Arriving
at Clinton they found the Timmons car
at filling station and found 40
calibre bullet lodged in the back. A
45 calibre bullet, alleged to have been
the one which killed Martin, was then
introduced in evidence. Witness rec
ogniZed 1t as bullet given him by
Nathan Kennedy, undertaken, and said
he did not remember seeing the letter
"U" on it at that time. Witness adj
mitted that he had known Chief Crews
to become excited when making an ar
rest.
Chief j. T. Crews, related the Incl
dent leading up to the shooting and
then told Of the tragedy itself. Wit
ness said that he got out Of the Abrams
car when they met the Timmons car
and ran around in front Of the Abrams
car. He called to the Timmons car
to Hold up. They got faster and
moved around behind the Abrams car.
Martin was standing behind the
Abrams car and as the Timmons car
bHasscd by Martin he saw tSO flashes
and heard two reports from the Tim
mons car. Saw Martin fall. Shot at
the TimmoNs car as ne ran after them.
Shot two times, one after he reached
about where Owings car was standing.
Martin shot once into the ground as he
was falling. Asked Martin who shot
him. Martin said, "They shot me from
the car" Assisted Abrams to pick
Martin up and they carried him to Clin-
ton hospital, where he died just after
reaching it. On the way Martin said
he was going to die and asked witness
to look after his children. Cross ex-
amined by Mr.. knight, witness pro-
duced do calibre pistol which he said
he was shooting that night. Said he
shot at Tfmmons car because he
thought Martin had been shot and also