Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-28

for the coroner-I deny it emphatically. 1
did not say anything about disgracing the
family, and do not remember of taking hold
of the bride of the young mans horse. DR..
Hambright told me to tell his wife where she
could find the strychnine. | am positive
asked him for it, and that I procured it in
September, before the death of Mary. At the
time got the strychnine, I read Paines Prac-
tice in reference to diphtheria. | read moth
ing about poisons-having no occasion to do
so-nor did | turn to the subject of poisons
while read the book. had a light case of
diphthcria in my family called no doctor; but
procured medicines from DR.. Hambright.
examined the book to see how it and the Doc
tors prescription corresponded, but do not
now remember | don't remember whether the
strychnine was procured before or after the
child was sick. got some tincture Of iron
and potash from DR.. Hambright at Calvin
Whisonants house. l never stated to any
one that if l had money would leave home.
| never sat on the porch with Mary when we
we're alone, and never had my hands on her
legs. I deny the story of ever having been
on the bed with her. Mary went to school to
me until the 9th of September. 1 never
taught school after that. Mary was at school
that day, which circumstance | remember, by
my taking the young children with me, to
give my wife an opportunity to visit sick
neighbor. | have two or three pairs Of shears.
| have never found pair in my yard. Mary
had no shears in her hand. l do not know
how the cord was severed, but think it was
broken. I cut the piece to the child with a
pair Of shears, holding it above the place |
cut it. noticed it appeared as if it had
been broken. I saw the end nearest the body
of the mother; examined it slightly can't
tell why examined it. | was no more excl
ted than any one would have been under such
circumstances. saw enough to appear that
the cord had been broken. never admins.
tered squaw-weed tea. My wife told me that
night that it was good for what Mary said
allied her. My wife said she had used it to
promote menstruation. had rat poison.
also had cats, but they did not do much good.
1 now have several, but they do not catch the
rats. l knew, by finding the child in the
yard, and seeing Mary in the yard also, that
it was hers. 1t had been two weeks and one
day since Mary was at church. have be-
longed to the Presbyterian church. My name
was dropped by remisness of the church clerk.
Ny membership was at Bullock's Creek
church. During the war application was
made to have my name transferred to anoth-
er; and for some time, until [ made applica-
ton to that church for another transfer, was
under the impression it had been done.
have not partakcn at the Communion since
learned my name had not been carried up
two years ago, perhaps. / am aware that it
should be clean heart to partake Of the
Lords Supper. Mr. Whitesides has judg'
ment against me for two thousand dollars
There are other judgments against me, but
none procured at my request. Mr.. Moore
has judgment against me; also DIR. Allison
but neither of them were procured at my re-
quest. I do not know where my wife got the
ol-cloth used that night She got it in ma.
king preparations. do not consider that |
was ever arrested on the charge of being a
ku.kux. Twas taken to Columbia to be used
as witness. l did not turn States evidence
voluntarily or of my own accord. | was sent
for by Major Merrill. and by him sent to Go.
lumbia. | never pleaded to an indictment in
connection with ku.kluxing. l did not testi
fy in the case of Samuel G. Brown. do not
think testified in the case of r. Hayes Mitch
ell. don't think was witness in his case
I testified in the United States Court because
l was required to do so by the United States
authorities. The paper purporting to be the
constitution of the klan was proved by me
and | admitted that | had been elected q
chief, but never served.
10 the Court-I don't know the exact time
when 1 retired on the night of the 10th OF
November, 1874; though it was early. Mary
was sitting by the fire when I went to bed
When l saw Mary at two o'clock, she had on
her everyday clothing. / made no inquiry
about her clothing-whether she took it of
on going to bed or not When 1 first awoke
I did not see her; only heard her. There
was then no light in the room, but 1 recog'
nized her by her voice. My wife built the
fire. We all slept in the same room. Mary
died in the sitting-room. used strychnine
five or six years ago didn't know whether it
was vegetable or mineral poison. I do not
know the bulk of grain of strychnine.
can only explain the blistering on the leg
from the heat of the fire through the wooden
covering, after death. I did not see the bills.
tering. On finding the child, did not call
Mary, nor did see her at that moment; but
when | turned around | saw her, and it was
then | made the expression to her, that if she
ives able to do that, she was able to 60 into
house, and to do so. After the death Of Mary
| WAS desirous to trace the father Of the child
did not ask her during her life. started
to ask her, but her CHASTITY appearance pre-,
vented me- When I told her to 60 into the
house, l did not n. tice her appearance. l then
thought the worst was over and went into the
house to provide for her and the child. l
usually called her "Mary." l never knew
her to act inmodestly with any one. had
but feeble chance to trace the father of the
child, being under accusation myself 1t was
my desire to trace it, but thought unless
had substantial grounds, it would be wrong.
She had no beaux to my knowledge. Before
the tea was given, she did not say in my pres
ence that her monthly period had stopped. l
was not present when the pills were given.
let my wife treat such diseases. I was we'll
myself recommended the pills for costive,
ness l cannot say they were given. | only
know it from the report Of my wife and Ma
rvs sister. I saw no indications by the per.
sonal appearance of Mary, to lead me to be-
lieve she was pregnant.
TO the Solicitor.-I never saw anything i'm
proper between Hill and Mary.
Near the hour of IL on Tuesday night, the
proceedings here closed, and the Court ad-
journed until 9 o'clock, A. NJ, next day.
WEDNESDAY, October 20.
Court convened at o'clock, A. NJ, and
testimony for the defense was continued.
w. B. WILLIAMS, suorn.-I was acting
coroner in 1874; was designated by the Gov