The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-09-02

state; does not know Mr. oeeee' ''"''
writing.
Miss Annie P. Tucker sworn, says--l
was present when my sister Catherine
was killed; was there, and Brooks anu
Henry and my sister; saw q pistol mat
nieht: I saw it first in Hcnry's hands; did
nt5Sl e, s5. i. ,..e--o I4A.vi in -Henry's hands;
was in the room when he came; stayed
there all the time till he shot her; lie never
did anything before he shot her; | saw the
pistol half an hour tcfo:c; Henry had laid
it on the sewing machine it was there long
before the shooting took place; | saw him
take it up from the sewing machine; he
Malked up; she asked him what he Was
going TO do with it; he said he had need
Of ii; she said any young man who toated
a pistol in this country, was not much
thought of; lie was standing just at the
side of Gearly, looking at the pistol; then
he shot her; the pistol was about two feet
from her face; had my hands on the
back of Gearly's chair on the side away
from her; | was next 10 Sceger; when she
was shot, she did nothing. She asked
him what made him do it. lie never said
anything. She turned over. Gearly tried
to catch her. He went and laid the pistol
down on the bed. Seegers got some wa
Ter and washed her face. That was after
they all went out. was the only one
there my oldest sister was out on The
piazza. He went away afterwards; [
don't think he carried anything away
Laid the pistol on the table. He changed
bis shirt-put on the new one he had
bought that night. He then washed her
face He did not speak to me during that
time said nothing 10 him. He went
off--said he was going after ma and pa
He went towards the store house--to
wards Mr.. Ashley's 1t was in an oppo-
site direction from Anderson, the way he
started.
CROSS EXAMINED.
was standing on the left Of Mr. Gearly
right along side ofhim. Mr.. Gearly was
between him and Catherine. Seegars
passed behind him, on one side of Brooks;
I was Oh the other. He put his arm over
Brooks shoulder and shot, Before she
was shot, she asked him what he was 60
ing to do with the pistol. She never got
up. Mr.. Clearly did nothing. Was ex
amined before the coroner when the in.
quest was held. ] think it was after she
was shot, she asked him what nude MIN
do it. She said it directly after
sno was shot. She never said
that before; eau, Henry with the pistol;
he put it on the bed, and after be washed
his face, he took it up md laid it on the
table; the pistol when fired mas about two
feet from her; he did not touch her before
until he washed her face; there was blood
on his cuff; there was none on me, nor any
one else that saw; don't know how far it
was to the sewing machine; be went close
up to her and stopped, then went closer;
be went up as close as Clearly was; on the
right side of Clearly; he fired over his
shoulder just over behind neck collar; moth
ing was said by anybody; was standing
on one side Of Brooks he vas on the
other; Brooks was nearer to tho fire place
than my sister; be then said something,
| dont't recollect what; lie said he never
shot her; he sad be did not know the pis-
tol was loaded; he sat by the fire place; he
said he never shot her; he asked Bud three
times if the pistol was loaded; it was Buds
pistol; Seegar said it was all right
if it was loaded !; he sat by the fire
place; he was looking at it; at the fire
place; was working with it; he never held
it over the fire; no one dried the pistol; he
laid it on the sewing machine; he asked
Bud 10 let him see it; but had it at the
fire place; Henry played the accordion;
just tune before he shot her; he laid it
down and picked up the pistol; both were
lying on the sewing machine; Henry did
not start to bed; had not taken off his coat;
when my sister spoke to MIN he was stand
ing close 10 her; had the pistol then in his
hand; after she was shot, she asked him
what made him do that.
RE-EXAMINED.
Brooks called on Seegcr to help him 10
move her; he never said anything; just
stood there looking at her; he did not'help
to move her; he left running when be went
up the road we asked him 10 stay, and he
said no, lie was going after ma and pa.
RE-CRoss.
/ went TO the door when he went of;
Sis asked Henry if he was going to the pic.
mic; he said no, and asked her if she was
going; she said yes, if the clods amt on
you, you might go; Mr.. Geary was not
there then; that was Sunday before he
shot her; nothing was said that | heard
about going to the picnic; he gave me
some candy, and sis some; he left the can
dy there in the box; never saw any more
nf II