Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-07-03
sion of the testimony, and counsel for the de-
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fence excepted.
GARY ANDERSON, sworn. @. Were you at
rttae THE. picniG .als-sehe. .2eeh-ef&May A. Yes.
Q. Did you, on that day, hear deceased say
anything about James CASTOR? A. He came in
presence Of Frew and myself and said he in
tended to whip CASTOR and Will Frew when he
went to town.
@. What was his manner of speech? A. He
spoke in violent manner.
| Cross-eramined by Mr.. Wilson, Sen.-Wllli-
ford was drinking, but he was not real drunk.
AS heard the words, he said he intended to
whip CASTOR and Will Frew when he went to
| town.
..EDwARQ SApLER, sworn. @. Were you
bound over as a witness for the State? a. L
was.
@. Were you inJ P. Caston's store on Mon
day, just short time before the homicide? A.
Yes heard Robertson tell CASTOR that he had
heard Williford say to Parish that he had that
| ID s-n of b-h to whip. CASTOR said
nothing. did not see Parish pass the door
Just before Robertson entered. l heard his
voice. He spoke to me, though did not see
him.
| Cross-eramained By Mr.. Wilson, Sen.-1 was
witness before the coroner l was clerk IN
Caston's store at the time of the homicide. l
was in the rear of the store when the pistol was
| fired at the front door, After that CASTOR
walked to the rear. I looked out on the street
and saw the chair turned over. I made no ef-
fort to prevent CASTOR from shooting.
O. State what you said on the subject to
A. Williford. A. don't remember.
| O. Don't remember what you said to him
soon after the shooting? A. don't remem-
ber ,ne
@. Did you tell Mr.. Williford you tried to
prevent it9 No; I don't recollect that eX-
pressed any opinion about the matter was
excited at the time, and don't remember any
thing. I don't remember seeing any one load
ing gun or pistol in the Store There is only
one room in the store. il WAS at the back part
of the store. just as looked around he fired.
CASTOR had pistol in his hand half an hour
before shooting. T. don't know whether in
both hands or in one hand. When l saw him
with the pistol, he was about the middle of the
store. do not know what direction he was
looking. do not know that he hailed Will
ford that morning when Williford was passing.
did not state to- Hyder Rattaree, nor any one
else, that CASTOR hailed Williford when he was
passing. I do not remember a conversation
with Howe. lido not know how soon after the
shooting, defendant passed out of the store.
When returned in the store he was gone. /
next saw him before the magistrates court.
Retlirect.-The length of the store-roomis is fif-
ty or sixty feet by eighteen or twenty feet wide
was raised in this county. I have lived in
Yorkville, and year in North Carolina.
DAVID HAGINS. sWegn: live in Rock Hill
At the time Of The homicide was sitting near
the door of my brothers. store-on the outside
to the left hand, leaning back against the wall.
did not see CASTOR at the time of the shoot
ing. I first saw him after the pistol fired.
Saw his body, shoulders and breast The box
ing of the guttering on the side Of the house
prevented me from seeing his full body.
When I saw him, his left arm was raised.
Williford was between us. I was on higher
ground. The elevation of the ground occupied
by Williford and CASTOR is about the same.
The boxing of the guttering interrupted my
vision from the opposition occupied.
IassEIL-4oaEss L lon ig aEaEa g. .; Do a you re, re,
Thursday, before or after the fight between
Williford and William Frew, of seeing CASTOR
and Williford together? A. After the fight
and. subsequent reconciliation between FreW
and Williford, saw them together.
@. What did CASTOR say to Williford9 A.
T was by the buggy after the reconciliation.
went to Williford and asked him to take a
walk We went to the blacksmith shop not
far off, and seated ourselves on plow. All
trouble was over at that time. My motive, in
taking Williford off was to entertain him.
CASTOR came up to where we were sitting, and
GOOk SedG W Gile lclG, leaving w lllllolu LII UhO
centre. CASTOR said, in effect, that he desired
to talk it over. So confident was that he
was in conciliatory mood, left, Williford
still retaining his seat [ went to the crowd,
leaving them to themselves, upon the idea that
they could better make friends alone than in
the presence of third party. From Caston's
department, I took it to be his idea to make
friends upon the heel of the concliation among
other parties They separhted soon after left
them, and in justice to both parties 1 would
say that saw them both gestculating as
though they had not made friends.
Cross-eramined by Mr.. Wilson, Sen.--Q.
Did you hear CASTOR, at any time at that pic
mic, say that he intended to have satisfaction?
A. No.
@. Did you hear CASTOR say that that was
not the time and place to have difficulty? A.
Yes; he came to me and Williford and said to
me that there was no danger of him making q
disturbance there on my premises. don't re-
member anything else especially. do not re-
member that he used the special words this is
not the time and place to have difficulty
He said he had too much respect for me to have
difficulty on my premises. That was the
only time heard him use sach words. When
last saw the parties at the buggy, Williford,
CASTOR, Miss Missouri Williford and Lorraine
Walker were present. J. then thought the
trouble was all over|
| STATEMENT OF TIE PRISONER. !
JAMES P. CAsToN, sworn. I am twenty
three years of age. was born in Lancaster
last twelve years. My business, the principal
part of the time, has been clerking. The past
two wears have been in business for myself
dealer in dry goods groceries and hardware.
O. Were you present at the Presbyterian
church in Rock Hill, OH certain occasion,
about twelve months agof A. was.
@. Did any difficulty or disturbance occur
on that occasion? A. Yes.
@. Go on and state, without mentioning the
names of any persons, the character OF that
difficulty. A. A young lady had been asked
by young man to accompany her home She
refused, being in company Of her father. She
took her fathers arm and passed on out of the
door. passed out after them. heard some
cursing behind them by the party refused
Passing out of the gate, the young lady and
her father went on. After passed the gen.
tleman and his daughter on the opposite side
of the street, heard loud swearing, and the
words cd s-n of b-h' also being used,
and heard pistol fire. This was on Sunday
night recognized the voice to he that OF the
person whose escort was refused by the young
lady.
@. Do you know of another occasion some
time past in Rock Hill?
By the Cowt.-Further matter of this kind,
as relating to acts of violence of the deceased,
as known to prisoner, must be excluded. Ex-
ception made and noted. l,--.,-..----..-
| o. Where has deceased resided for the past
twelve wears A. Most of the time in Rock
Hill, except when he lived in YOrkville. L
was we'll acquainted with him, and knew his
character very well. 1 am member of the
Catawba Rifles, at Rock Hill Some time
previous to the unveiling of the Confederate