The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-10-27

ii. NORWOOD, sworn.
The bill lard table Ut which Guf3n was killed Is moi
now In the same position It occupied then. 1t hn
been removed atout . baIfu yard nearer to the Wash.
ington street front. ! know the exact position It Wa.
In before. Its nearest side from front window wa
formerly Y feet from the Washington street front
The billiard table Is ! FEET II inches In Width. Frvn
the south west corner Of my store to tho north ives
corner OF Kno1's store Is IS feet. ! have measure Cd
this distance BY stepping It. l am 5 feet q inches.
made the experiment with Mr. Graydon, onetoi ths
counsel for defendant, 8 to determine whether could
stand against The wall ut the northwest, corner O.
kn0x's store and See him while he WIS standing At
certain point In the billiard room. ! could see only
his head from the eyes upward. ct was admitted that
the witness doe Lee Is only 5 feet y inches In height,
From the southwest corner Of uble u the bench or
the west side Of the room 10 four feet IT is twelve
steps from the sonth west ornor. o. the billiard liable &c
the southeast corner ol the table. From the north wrs;
corner going around to the southeast cnanor is ten
steps. When ] am In my stole l can hear the ~footstep.
Of persuns on the floor Of the billiard room immediate.
ly above the front part of my store. AIN the owner
Of the billiard salson. Keep the tables there. l can
Mons are playing billiards above NE. ! saw Gufbn
hand McClung the knife 1t the chicken fight lie OF.
tered McClung the knife. McClung didn't ask him
for IT, Tbs knife was arstr% ,hs sn nSiiy ,tl,s to to me M by
tho one delivered to me. ! put 1t In my pocket. 1t
was delivered to ME about It O'clock, p. N, On the day
Of the shooting. retained t In my possession for
nearly a week aitrY that aud then delivered II to Mar
shal Shslito for VIM. Gufiln.
"A man moving from the centre Of the north
front Of table around the eastern end, would s%fterturn.
Ing the moth east corner ccme more fully into my
view from tlt position ! occupied, tn making the ex.
pertinent. Riley's ranch is about 40 feet IN length.
Lang 6oolsby when banding I'M, the knife said "Mr.
McCiung says please give this knife t" MIR. Gufin, no
Is going home" | was not 10 my store when the
shooting occurred. was ut the Post flee.
XX-l went into tue billiard TOOTH, ! snppuse
about ten minutes after tho shouting. ! saw u little
blood. o few drops OH billiard table. ! tried t. rub 1t
out afterwards with = brush rIut X wouldn't come ont
/ loaned my pistol to Martin that morning. 1t never
did revolve well. 1t Was also rusty. tbs height Of
the billiard table Is 34 inches, The height Of the front
window siils Is % inches.
SHERIFF DUFItkE, sworn.
RiIey's ranch Is sixty feet In length, outside measure
ment.
Kit is forty one feet from the front doors sill to
the billiard roum In Eiley's ranch, and &c feet from tho
front door still to the Partition.
G. 4. SIIlLL1TOt, recalled.
When l heard first shot fred ! was standing at the
back door nf Eiey's ranch inside Of the store. As !
beard the first shot ! start d for the front door passing
right through the building. As l reached the front
door ! heard the second shut.
XII remember the cnat deceased had Oh when he
killed. 1t WAS IL light cOluled c0ut.
LANG G0nL DSBI, swo:n:
I live with Mr.. j. Z Ma. tin. On the day Of tho
shooting l came 10 town with him and his wife. /
lilchcd up his buggy In town that afternoon, l got