The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-17

o'clock. Jesse left and said he wa
not going home, but almost home
Didn't sec him have anything whci
| he was talking to Isaac. Jesse ant
Isaac both lived on the Jctcr place.
x. On Saturday before the Sunday h,
left Lewis IIall's house with me.
came from Mr.. Crawford's to Jcrr,
Moblcy's, and then to Lewis Halls.
told him l was going to my brother
Jesse and left there about dark; W.
got to Nelson Davis house .atc a
night,-staycd there all Sunday; Jesse
was there. | stayed with Eden Nc
Cullough before L stayed at Mr.. Craw
tord's. stayed for a while will
Emma GLADDEN., from which place
Jesse took nc to Crawfortl's. l dit
say that Eden said whoever he caught
with me would have to take what
came. don't know that I told Jesse
Barber this.-XX. said this about
Eden before the Sunday when Mack
Pcrry was killed.
James GLADDEN., sworn: I know
Jesse Barber and knew Mack Perry
Both lived on Governor Jcter's place
On August 1st, after killing, Jesse
came to my house about sunrise. lie
went off towards Mr.. Darber's. IIc
had his pistol. This [pistol shown1
is tho very one. II was unloaded. lie
asked INC to keep it for him till lie
came back. Hc seemed fast and hur-
ricd. 1lc went o1fin fast walk. lie
always talks fast. l think ho walked
faster than usual. IIc went of to-
wards Mr.. N. G.. Barbcrs. You cal,
go that way to Governor Jctcr's. I did
not examine tho pistol when I got it,
but put IL in my desk. 1t was unusual
to SEQ him about there so early.-X.
Lotto Mack keeps house for me. Jesse
works OH the Jctcr placc.-XX. Ny
place is between Jetcr's and j. NJ.
Smiths. 1t is about two miles from
Smiths, and three or four from
Jctcr's.
DR.. f.. w. Aiken, recalled: This
bullet shown] is the bullet cut fro II
Mack Perry. | gave it to Trial Justice
Johnston. The mashed places come,
one from striking the rib. 1 don't
know how other dents came. A ball
i'll striking the rib would be thus in
dentcd. This ball, in its original con-
dition, would have gone in the pistol
put in cvidcncc.-X. The ball is a
AocoS Aio ioI IitC lllSLOl.
). IL. Johnston, sworn: I got this
bullet from DR.. Aiken after thc il-
qucst.-X. AS trial justice l issued q
warrant for Turner Hall and Jesse
Barber, for enticing Lizzie Davis from
Eden Mccullough. The case was COM
promised. A short time before Mack
Perry was killed, Jesse Barber told
mo somebody was cavcsdrooping his
house, and told him he might scare
the parties of.
Alcck Tongue, sworn: I had Il talk
with Jesse ut the shop week or two
before Mack Perry was shot. lie had
three bullets. IIe took them out and
said these wore what he called his
bluc-mass pills. They were like the
one already in eviCcncc.-X. lie took
bullets out of his coat-pocllct. took
one in my hand. l wouldn't swear
they were of same size as the one in
evidence. don't know how long he
had pistol-ncvcr saw him with
onc.-XN. If he had his pistol ut the
shop, didn't sec it.
Eden Mccullough: l knew Mack
Perry, and | know the defendants.
Heard Mack Perry say, in presence of
Jesse Barber, "You Threatened to
shoot my heart out; and now is us
good time rs any". Jesse Barber
heard this, but made no reply. Mack
was standing about ten steps from
where we were standing. Isaac re-
piled, saying that if either witness or
Mack Perry put their hands on Jesse,
he (Isaac) would whip them.
The eros. examination developed
lti,n inI
Daniel Hall, Jr., sworn. I
know Jesse Barber. had con-
vcrsation with him. made no
threats or promises, but had to per-
suadc him. said to him, "Who was
with you when you killed Mack Per-
ryw [ told him [ thought others be-
sides him were implicated in the mat
ter, moro guilty than he, and that l
was not after him. l told him if any
others were implicated, he ought to
tell them, and make il as light on him
as possible. This was in tho jail.-in
the dcb!ors' room. l was not an Off
Ger nor had any authority over him.
l was on the jury Of inquest. Tho
jury had finished their work.
His Honor ruled that any statement
made to tho witness by Jesse Barber
under tho circumstances is competent
evidence, and the witness procccdcd:]
Jesse told me that lie did shoot Mack
Perry, and asked INC not to tell it.
lie said hc went to Mack's house on
Sunday night; Mack was lying in his
door-the door was open; he called
Mack, and hc answered, asking what
he wanted; he told Mack hc had como
to sec about the watcrmclons Mack
had accused him of stealing; Mack re-
piled, "Ncvcr mind, wc'll settle that
up at Sam Johnston's tomorrow
morning.; Mack then, with al oath,
ordered him to leave the ward, and
with a. oath made some thrc It wit
ness doesn't remember exactly whaD
if he didn't; Jesse said he was stoop-
ing down, and as he Strengthened up,
he cooked, or aimed to cock, his pistol
and the hammer slipped before lie
cooked, and the pistol went off. Jesse
claimed that Mack moved before he
cJcssc) Strengthened up, which made
him point his pistol. AS the pistol
went of Mack hollcrcd "Lord have
mercy, or "Oh, Lorl", he didn't nc.
member which, and he ran, and went
towards Mr.. Smiths house. l was