The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-13

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house, at any time, on the Sunday Of
tho burning.
No croSs-cXaminution.
; james Shelton, colorcd, sworn: /
saw Alf Smith on the Sunday Of the
burning. Ile was in town. Wc left
here TO go to Mr.. Stewards place. We
parted at tho fork, about q mile from
town. lie took the lcft-haud fork,
which would take. him To Duchy
MitchclPS. Her house is about three
miles from town. We left town about
| half-past ten O'Clock. ...
NO cross-cXaminatiOn. ....
| DuCliy Mitchell, sM 0rm: have never
heard Of any threats against mr |
have been getting on well with my
ncighbors.
Cross examined: As soon as saw
tho. house burnt, | thought Air Smith
had set fire to it, / never saw Jim
Shelton, after the fire, till Yesterday.
| 'JNmos Woodward, cGlore;l, sworn:
| remember the day Duchy's house
was burnt. | saw Alf in town about
five o'clock that cvcning-at Mr. j. NJ .
Beaty's corner. Ills shoes and brnccl-
cs-lcgs were wet, as if he had been
through weeds and the like.
| No cr0sS-cXanination.
The State here rested its case.
Charles Muller, sworn: keep a
jowclry, store in 'Winnsboro. Last
year sold AT Smith II silver ring
with double heart. The price was
forty cents. | sold ii about last Oclo-
Der.
rCross-Gkaminod: l sell good deal
Of icwclry. The silver ring i, one that
colored ladies like. They sell like hot
caEos: l have sold great many.
| Redirect: There was, another man
with Alf when hc bought the ring, but
[ dont know who he was.
Jno. ID. Smart, colorcd, sworn: |
know Alf Smith aud Duchy Mitchell.
All Smith has been working with me,
building houses. Duchy cane to nc
in February, and asked for AR smith.
She came also to other buildings in my
chargc-Nrr. Chalmcrs's, Col. Rion's,
Mrs. Duvall's and Mrs. Owings's. She
came Frequently in August. In Janu-
airy, tficu to hire Alf for the whole
year, offering him seven dollars week.
Cross am Il cousin Of
Alf Smith. l have had nolhihg to do
with this case, except to testify to
what | know.
Redirect: don't think it would lie
necessary for anybody to- go to Col.
Ition to get him to he'll Ar Smith.
D0rcaS McCambrick, cDlorch, sworn:
know Duchy MITCHELL. She never
told me anything about how her house
caught fire. She never told nc any
thing about not telling anybody what
she said. She never told ne nnvthuw
about the cotton iii the house burning.
No croSs-cXamina,ion.
Amos Bird, cOlorcd, sworn: Duchy
never told nc how she thought her
| house caught aiirc. She told me on
| Monday morning she hal carried fire
from. Dorcas's house, but it went out :.
| She never told mc anything about the
cotton burning.
No crOSs-cXaninatiOn.
Wm. Woodward, colorcd, sworn: !:
[ saw Duchy come after Alf Smith
when he was working on Smart's
house.. She came for money at the
OWings building ald The kion build
inG. ] saw Ar give her Il dollar, in
August, at the Rion building.
No cross-cXamination.
Anderson Woodward, co!orcd.
| sworn: | am arrrnlcr-worllcd
with All and Smart. Duchy came to
the OwinGs and the Nuvall building to
get money from Ar Smith.
No CrusS-cXalnination.
Dave Kelly, colorod, aworn: Duoh,,
came three times to Nt fnr momry-- at
the Chalmers, the Duvull and the
Owil%s building. All gave her dol
lar. On the Sunday that The house
was burnt saw AII ai my house at
ono o'clock Ar came TO tie a. NJ.
T.. Ghurch, Winn>boro, at three o'clock
that afternoon.
Cross-cXamincl: am no kin to Ar.
| saw ALI Smith in his yard at one
O'clock: ! noticed that !hr clock struck
one. F0bouy was at Alf'S house, as |
saw. saw Alf in his ard ut one
o'clock.
Redirect: am sexton of the \. II. p.
church. Service generally ends about
half-past. twelve O'Clock, except on
communion Sundays.
David Gordon, colorcd, sworn: l
know Duchy Mitchell pnd her house
and dog. heard Duchv had gone
crazy. / passed by her house to sec if
it was so. The dog was there, and
didn't offer to bite nc.
No cross-cXaminatiun.
Martha Smith, the wife Of the de-
tcndlnt, was next offered as Il witness
for the defence, but Judge Fraser held
that She was Incompetent. The dc
1cndant's counsel excepted.
Gracy Mason, sworn: am Alf
Smiths mothcr-in-nw. I remember
the Sunday that Duchy's house was
burnt. l saw him at morning service
al the Baptist church.
Cross-cXamincd: This was about
three Sundays ago. Two have passed
since that Sunday. | came back from
the baptism about one o'clock.
Redirect: This was the last time
they had baptism at the church..
Dave Gordon, recalled: The last
time they had baptism at the Baptist
church was on the same Sunday ns the
burning. Service was over about half
past twelve o'clock.
=. Cross-cXamincd: | don't know how
many Sundays have passed.
Cicero Hutchinson, colorcd, sworn: !:
On the day Of the burning saw Az
Smith Mt his house. This was ;>rlcr
, The burning.
No crOss-cXamination.
Alf Smith, the defendant, sworn:
| bought the ring from Mr.. Muller in
September, 1882, and gave il to Durhv
bought my watch the same dav. 7
was planting with Duchy last year, and
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