The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-03

asked question that tended to compro-
mise her, answer: Il don't know; |
can't tell"
She said she did not know what love
was, and she did not love McDow. She
believed he thought he loved her.
'''TwIxT LOVE AND LAW"
The lawyer produced copy of Jesse
Anness Miller's sensational novel,
"'Twixt Love and Law" and she ad
mitted that she had lent it to him. She
said she knew what was in the book,
but could not be made to admit that the
parties in the novel were in the same
relation as she and Mellow. In the
book she said the single woman is in
love with married man; "but it was
Snot case for me, because the single
woman there, she loved the married
man.
THE KISSING ACT.
There was an explosion in the court
house when the venerable counsel
elected from her that Mellow had kissed
her twice during their liaSon.
"Did he ever kiss your asked the
aged lawyer
Yes" with move and shrug.
"How many times2"
"Two times and two times too
much.
''Only twice."
"Yes," very pointedly. "You want
some more, eh?'
The counsel declined, but persisted in
making her describe the kissing. 1twas
on the occasion of the meeting in the
| library. She admitted that Mellow had
his arms around her, but there was DO
intimation of anything further than the
kiss.
The defendant produced a carte de
uisite, which she acknowledged giving
him, and on which was written:
MARIE, THE MOUNTAIN GIRL. y
Nothing could be got out of the wit
ness as to McDow's intention in trying
to take her into the house mp town on
the day of the murder. Her answers
were perfectly frank and apparently
equally innocent. She SAID, in answer
to the question, II don't believe he
knows himself"
Asked if she thought Mellow loved
her, she answered: II thought so, but
not in the right way-not in an honest
way"
When the witness was finally Gis-
missed, it was difficult to say what i'm
preston she had made. 1t was alto
gether one of the most remarkable
examinations ever held in court room.
FACTS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE.
John b. Devereaux, Henry Oliver and
Mike Hogan were examined by the State
to establish McDow's attempt to bury
Capt. Dawson's body after the shooting.
The evidence on this point was over
whelming. The State, thus far, has es-
tabished beyond question the fact of the
killing, the fact that Mellow shot Daw-
son in the back, and the fact that he
tried to bury th,,hody.
The trial will PROBABLY last Two or
three days longer.
CHARLESTON, June 26.-ISpecial to
The Register. THE horrible story of the
killing of Captain Dawson was told OH
the stand to-day by the only living eye
witness of the tragedy, DR.. 7. B. Mellow,
his slayer.
The court convened at 10 o'clock, the
State having closed its testimony the
day before. The defense first put up
G. W. Harper, a negro coach driver,
whose testimony was to the effect that
he had seen the deceased enter McDow's
office and four or FIVE min
utes thereafter heard a pistol
shot. This was followed
by two awful groans and by the voice OF
man (meaning McDoS), LAS you said
you would take my life, now I've taken
yours. On The cross-examinatlon he
admitted that he heard no Scuff1ing
before the pistol shot. Three or four
minutes after the shot Mellow appeared
on the piazza of his residence and
looked over to the outside Of his Office.
He also saw an old ground-nut-cake
woman peeping into McDow's Office.
She was run off by McDow's cook. A
moment after McDow's coachman ran
back in the yard, got his hat and coat
and went down the street.
Then Judge Magrath put up Mellow
on the stand to testify. After giving
the details of his age, etc., he pro-
cceded to relate the horrible details of
the tragedy. His counsel would not
permit him to give connected nara
tive, but led him on gently with ques-
tions, allowing him to answer only one
at a time. The following is
McDow's STATEMENT.
was sitting in my sitting room; heard
the office gong ring; went down
stairs, and opened the Office door.
Dawson asked if this was DR.. Mellow.
+ | replied yes, and invited him in, closing
the door, Dawson said: ''Dr. Mellow,
I have just been informed that you have
been guilty of ungentlemanly conduct
to one of my servants" | replied: 1T
is untrue" Dawson said: Il give you
to understand that am responsible for
that girl, and you must not speak
to her again" replied:
would speak to her as often as | de-
sired, until l was convinced that
he had authority to prevent me. Then,
said Dawson, IF you doso, l will publish
your conduct in the papers. And If
you do, you Internal scoundrel," l re-
piled, 81 will hold you personally re-
sponsible. Get out of my office" At
that time he struck my hat off with his
cane and hit me with his hand, knock
ing me down to the lounge. The two
blows were almost simultaneous He
followed me up and struck me again. l
drew my pistol, and, rising,
FIRED AT HIM.
I had my pistol in my hip pocket. l
ha5itually carry pistol; have done so
ever since l entered the practice of my
profession.
The counsel tried to get Mellow to
state that when he shot Dawson the lat
ter was facing him, but the witness either
didn't understand the object of the
question, or didn't hear it. He said all
! ha l,oa,,- ,r,oc tbat DaWSon was in front