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

was barrel OF meat and meal bags In the wagon.
look the meal to town and brought the bags back.
lie has mill, and ground meal and took it to
muddlc my brain much. I don't know how much
whisky. | took two drinks ont of jng Didn't
drink much at time. felt giddy about the head
and happy. 1t made my head swim rAtter Afef1k woke
lct IKE sIssplpK:f was in the evening" and 1t
was cold. laid down and shut my eyes. Did not
sleep. 1 felt like sleeping. didn't sleep. The
wagon was going along. Elridgc shot off the pistol
He got out OF the wagon and shot the pistol. He
shot left side square in the woods: laid down on
there i heard the pistol shot two or three times
more. I opened my eyes on hearing the pistol
then shut them When heard him shoot opeffed
my eyes. Heard him shoot two or three times
with his handkerchief I didn't look to sec If IT
was loaded. After I picked it up looked at it.
Did not ask him If 1t was loaded. II was not loaded
saw through the four holes on each side. The
pointed it so at her right away. didn't tell Mr.
Kennedy pointed 1t up. / turned 1t towards the
fire. Looked and saw the four barrels were empty.
opened it right away mean pulled cock back
I saw the light through the four barrels. AS
down right away. i was about four or five feet
from Miss Kate. The sewing machine was about
four or five feet. Brooks was two and half to
three feet. Whole room is only about II feet
through II, ID or 16 not II, IS or 10. There arc
two big rooms just alike. I did not move from the
sewing machine. l did not walk up and put the
pistol within two feet of her head wnen Shot. /
didn't move from the sewing machine. was not
as near as three feet to her. Was about six feet
from her. Istood at the sewing machine. After
she was shot nobody asked me to help pick her up.
There was no one there when picked her up. 1
never put her on the sofa. I did not tell Mr.. Ken
ncdy put her on the sofa There is no safa there,
Nothing but chairs, bureau and things. When they
ran on. she was laying back on her chair. Every
ono ran out. / laid her out on the floor. Then I
left the house. After washed her the blood cover
ed her face. put on my shirt and my shoes, then
washed her face and left in run. Didn't go to Mr..
Keys tcat night. was near Georgia the next
morning. didn't tell any one. didn't tell man
who ferTicd me over Did not tell any one. Then
were were two roads. ran right through the
was going up town, said II go with you. don't
know which way he was going. Next morning I
found myself neardhe big river. meyer said was
about half ON hour. did not tell Mr.. Tucker had
been in the army and been wounded in the leg.
Have cut rom drawing knife on the knee.
B. IL Crayton sworn, says-Knows nothing
of the character of the prisoner, save what he
learned from Mr. Tucker; on the evening OF
the occurrence he was at my store; was in
quiring about his character; Mr.. Tucker gave
him an excellent character; have Germans
in my employ. No cross.
G. F. Tolley sworn, says-I was at the jail
with Mr.. Kennedy in Anderson; we wanted to
interview the prisoner; only knows of Mr..
Kennedy being there once; MIR. Ashley was
not there when was there; the difference be:
tween English and German measure is large;
| think the German measure is twenty-six inches
to every two feet is o German, not Prussian;
did not serve in tie German army; dom know
was but fifteen when left Germany; the Con
iederacy did not reject witness.
Defence closes.
FOR THE STATE.
DR.. Milford rccalled-Qucstioned as to the
appearance of powder on the face of the de-
ceased. Objected to on the ground that the
answer made cumulative testimony, and OBJ
lection sustained.
Evidence closed.