The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-09-02
was, ifyou understood German would write

with Carroll and Seegars behind Captain Tuck
er's barn, hoeing cotton, just before this letter
was written; he (CarrolD said he didn't believe
they would marry in five years; Miss Kate and
me could me, could Mr.. Carroll tell things; I
said I don't know; then he says well, if ono
loves, and one don't love, there is no good liv-
ing; this is all that occurred, all that know
about it; she never talked to me about Sccgars,
except on the occasion of reading the letter;
he told me he loved her, and would give his
life for her, before writing the letter; he never
made any threats against her in my presence;
always said he loved her; never said anything
inconsistent with that.
By THE COURT.
He never said in my presence that tshe should
marry any one else.
EXAMINATION CONTINUED.
he said the world was bread, and there was
other people is the world; also, that there
were other ladies; no attempts were made to
influence my testimony; l said thatI couldn't
be bought by either side, for had no feeling
on either side; people asked me if l wanted
such and such thing; old man Simpson did
'(Witness' statements as to what Simpson told
him; ruled out) No connection between
fuckers family and Simpson having been es.
tablished by eyidcnce.) Mr.. Simpson lives at
the court house; he is no relation at all OF the
Tucker family; no one offered me inducements
to testify In particular way will say; will
not do things for either party, because they
might say that was bribed; no one OF Mr..
fuckers family offered me any inhn00"oHes'
or presents. .nfany kind.
Mr. Samuel C. Hall, sworn, says-1 reside in
Anderson, about five miles from the court
house; live on the road to Mr.. Bakers; can't
say that saw Elbridge Tucker on that day,
for do not know one OF them, nor the mules;
there was some ones pistol fired just above
nv house; don't know who it was shot, heard
the report two fellews went by; one was In
the wagon, and the other was walking; can't
say that I saw young Tucker that evening;
knew Mr.. Tucker, but cannot be positive that
he was there; heard no other pistol that after
noon; saw no other men pass that afternoon;
the ball was shot near by; passed few yards
from me; don't know who did it; it went
pretty close to me; just heard it as it passed
me: heard but one pistol shot; didn't enquire
who shot the pistol; reckon the shot heard
was not ball that passed through tree; 1t
was nearly sun.down-not quite; heard the
shot, and shortly after, saw wagon pass l
never kept any account of the day that /
heard that Catherine Tucker had been killed.
I'D. Kennedy sworn, says-Was subpe.
naed as q witness on behalf Of the State; have
lust arrived in GreenYille; went to the Jail to
hayean interview with the prisoner; that was
a;few days after he was imprisoned; went
there on special request to hear the prisoners
version of the story; went: down there In
company with one or two ottsr, gentlemen;
there was an interpreter along; thought that
the prisoner did not otunderstand English we'll
enough for me to understand him; found he
knew English well; Mr.. Tolley and Mr.. Dan
lei, the jailor, were with me; Mr.. Ashley was
not with me; ] never went but once; went
as reporter for the Anderson Intelp6rncef;
If he had been there should have seen nun;
he was not there at all ne never IN my ypts. pats.
he did NOT tell me he had made any threats,
and Ashley was not there.
.f -, CRoss-EXAAIIEED.
/ report some times for the Anderson Intel
ligencer; i generally try to give my mind to
what do; Seegers was in one Of the back
rooms, near the jailor's; was standing on the
outside with Mr.. Tollcy and Daniel; the door
Is constructed of upright pieces of timber,
side; 1 didn't have to hold my head close
to the hole; I stood directly on the outside
he was on the inside; stood with my face to
the hole; had nothing to write on; was listen
ing to Sccger's story; no one could have come
up while was listening to him without my
hearing him; there is q door leading in from the
entrance door, the jailors wife locked tho low
er door, and no persons but MIR. Tolley ond Mr.
Daniels entered the prison; the door is heavy,
if any one had como in / should have heard
him; upon going there, found the prisoner
spoke English very well, said to him, Mr..
Seegers, want you to- tell me all youIknow Of
thesethirgs; he said he had been to town with
Mr.. Thicker; that he had taken five or six
drinks of lager beer at Mr.. Ashley; he said on
the way home, he took one in company with
another man in the wagon; he told me be went
into the house, and he saw the pistol on the
sewing machine; he pointed it first at one cor
me-, and then at another; he said before that,
he did not know it was loaded; he pointed it O
her, and it went of; he went and picked her up
and Strengthened her on sofa that was il the
room; said Henry, what made you runaway
after it happened; he replied, stayed there
and did all could; the young man who was
there runaway, and as soon as found that she
would die, Iranaway for fear that they would
kill me, know that Carroll's name was not
mentioned; he talked very we'll; had no use
for my interpreter; he talked very well, indeed
sufficiently we'll for me to understand him; he
seemed to have no difficulty in understanding
my language.
RE-EXAMINED.
Secger, said he did not know the pistol was
loaded; no allusion was made to CARROLL have
been in the habit of talking to other Germans
in the neighborhood and understand them per-
haps better than others.
TIE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
Henry Seegers sworn, says-I am twenty-five
years old in last August; was born in Prussia;
my father and mother are dead; my step-father
and step-mother are living, have no brothers;
do not know when my father dicd-was q
little child; my mother died in 1868; was
clerk in o store in Prussia; went to school
from five to fourteen years worked in q
store; came to America in 1872 on the fourth
of July to New York; remained there about