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ACeIDENTAL KILLING. Negro Boys Playing with Gun.-One KilleD-Coroner's Jury Says ' Killing Was Accidental. The Herald and News pubiished aiu account of the accidental killing "f a negro boy on Mr. Welch Wil bur's place Monday afternoon. Cor oner Felker held the inquest Mon day night. and the testimony taken is given herewith. The verdict of the jury is that fhe killing- was ac cidental. The Coroner issued a war rant for the arrest of the boy in whose hands the gun was when it was discharged and the warrant was executed by his constable, Mr. C. G. Blease. The boy was admitted to bail in the sum of five hundred dol lars, which he gave. The following is the testimony: -Rufus Jackson sworn says: I am brother to dead boy. Me and Preacher Anderson Caldwell was there eating .sugar cane, we looked around and seen Ben Fair and Odell Scott scufling over gun. I told them to stop projeeting- with that gun be fore they shot somebody Time I said that, gun went off. I did not know gun went -off, there was no fuss at all. his Rufus X Jackson, mark Charlie Green sworn says: I was starting over there after sugar cane when I looked around. Ben Fair and Odell Scott was scuf fling with gun. I had laid gun down on the ground and Allen Jackson 'had picked it up. It was my gun, I knew gun was loaded. I shouted up there to Odell and them and Odell said gun was not loaded. Odell took gun away from boy that was killed, they had no fuss about it. When I start ed up there and boy said gun was not -loaded I went back. Boy dead was my first cousin. Rufus Jackson is also my cousin. I told. them gun was loaded and they said it wasn't loaded. I thought they had took shot out. I am thirteen years old. his Charlie X GreeA. mark Odell Scott sworn says: Me and Ben Fair had a gun. We aisedthe gun up. Imade out I was going to shoot. Me and him was projecting with (it. When Ben Fair 'turned the gun loose the gun went off, and little 'boy was standing in front of it and shot him. The bay that got shot was Alleni Jackbon. We was rabbit 'hunting. I live on Mr. 'Melton 's place, the gun belongs to Chailie Green. Charlie Green was with us but he did'not have anything to do with the* shooting. Charlie Green did own the gun. The boy that -got 'shot was not in the suffle. We were not trying to shoot one an 'other. Charlie Green was carrying -the gup, Charlie said it was not loaded. I was holding gun, I had it cocked. Ben Fair run up and told me to pit gun down and we scuffled over it, and just -as he turned it loose gun went off. Me and Ben was not mad with each other. I just had gun cock ed. When I made like I was going to shoot, boy that got shot said "you all better put gun down. You fool around here directly and shoot me and if you do I'll -hurt some of you.'' I am thirteen years old. hi ' Odell X Scott. mark Ben Fair sworn says: I live in HeIena. Me and Odell was scuffling with the gun. I turned gun loose and the gun went off. I did not know gun was loaded. Odell had gun and I went up and told him to put down gun and we got to seuf fling over it. Odell told the way about how it happened. I wanted him to put gun down so I could get it. I knew gun was coelded. Odell cocked it I think. his Ben X Fair. mark' Anderson Caldwell sworn 'says: Me and Rufus Jackson was down there eating sugar cane. Whien we looked around Odell Scott and Ben Fair was projecting with gun. I t'old them they better quit projecting with that gun. After while gun took and went off. They were senffiimg over gun. There was no fuss. his Anderson X CaldweIl. mark YOU BE THE JUDGE. 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