The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-16
BROTHERS ENGAGE
in FATAL AFFRAY
PETER SHAW KILLED BY EU-
GENE SHAW NEAR BELTON
Held Baby in Arms-Witnesses Tell
of Money Due fer Peas, Guano
and Liquor
The State.

Anderson, June 12.-Eugene Shaw
shot and killed his brother, Peter
Shaw, at the Shaw home near Belton
this morning. Peter Shaw was at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
C. Shaw, about seven miles from. An
derson, near the Belton-Anderson
highway. At the inquest it was testi-
field that he was standing near well
with a baby in his arms when he was
shot from the doorway by Eugene
Shaw.
According to evidence in the cor
oner's inquest the two men had some
difficulty, trouble having been brew
ing since Saturday. Mrs. c. G.
Shaw, the mother, said that Peter
owed Eugene for some peas. He was
to have been paid back Saturday, and
they were fussing about this.
Clarke Shaw testified that he was
not at the place at the time his two
brothers were fussing, and when Euz.
gene shot Peter, but he knew that
thew were at outs and that Eugene
told him at / o'clock this morning
that he was going to kill Peter il ne
didn't make a settlement. Clarke
said that Peter owed Eugene Tor
three sacks of guano and that ne
owed Eugene four sacks and ne had
made arrangements for Peter to pay
the guano to him, which was not sat
isfactory to Eugene and Eugene IS
alleged to have said that if Peter did
not pay him too. he would kill PeteA
Clarke Shaw also volunteered the
information that Peter, owed Eugene
for whiskey, but this was not record
ed. He also said, aThe truth is Eu-
gene is the father Of this Liquor busl-
ness and he claimed Peter owed him
$3.50 for liquor"
Mrs. Peter Shaw said that when sfe
got to her husband, who was about
hundred yards from her home, that
he was breathing and. lived about 70
minutes. She said that she believed
whiskey to be at the bottom OF the
trouble. She had warned Eugene, she
said, not to let Peter have. any more
whiskey, if he did she would tell on
him.
i Reed Shaw, another brother, was
witness to the shooting and said that
the men were fussing in the house
and that Peter went out and had gone
about Is steps in the yard when Eu-
gene called him back. He said t at
he told Eugene not to shoot that ne
might hit the baby, and Eugene said
with an oath, "Let 'em die together" !"
Reed testified that both men shot, but
Peter did not shoot at Eugene until
after he had been shot.
The baby that was in the arms OF
Peter when he fell is little girl 81
months old, and had gone to sleep on
her fathers shoulder. Her head was
bloody from the wounds Of her father
ad her clothing also blood stained, but
she was not hurt. There are two other
little girls besides this. Peter Shaw
was 36 years of age.
Eugene Shaw was arrested at Bel
ton, after he telephoned the sheriff to
come and get him and was brought to
the Anderson jail. He was slightly
wounded by bullet which penetrated
the skull. This wound was attended
by a physician in Belton. Shaw ex-
pressed great regret, saying: Nobody
hates il any worse than me. did. it
to save my life. They were both shoot
ing at me at the same time"
The funeral of Peter Shaw will be
held Tuesday afternoon at the Second
Baptist church in Belton.