The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-03-12

called.
The following gentlemen were selected
as jurors: Walter l.. Boggs, s. s. Edens,
w. T.. Mulliuix, w. B. Mauldin, b. ID.
Stewart, w. ID. Cox, John A. Robinson,
Tilmon Smith, b. l.. Holder, A. j. H.
Day w. W. Ford, Jas. H. Clayton.
Mr.. John A. Robinson was selected as
foreman.
Isaac Pitts: live OH Tom Anthony Is
place. 1t was Oh Sunday in October
Jake Griffin was killed. First I saw
Jake was sitting on log and Bill Miles
had pistol drawn on him and dared him
to move. l went with Jake to tho house.
Bills brother was trying TO get him off.
Jake turn ed towards Miles and asked
him what he drew that pistol on him for.
Miles said what did you draw knife
on me for7 jake was pulled back in the
house and Miles started off with his
brother. Miles was cursing. Jake stuck
his head out tho window and said damn
you some too" Miles toro lose from his
brother and came baca up on the piazza.
Jake was standing III tho house by the
cupboard. Miles was standing by the
door. He then fired, and the ball struck
Jake i'll the center of the forehead. Jake
fell and Miles ran around the house and
fired at Jake again through the other
door. Before the shooting Miles said
he was going to kill Jake, thut he Jake)
had been fooling with him for two or
three years. Miles left right after tho
shooting.
The cross examination Was conducted
by Mr.. Bowen: "Miles dared Griffin
hear Bill say don't you come at
mo Will, I'm; 7 Il il,,k
Jake would fight. If he got in fuss,
no liquor in the cupboard. There might
have been half pint OH the place that
my wife brought from Greenville. 1
don't sell whiskey. Inever heard Jake
say "Bill you have got the drop on me
now, but L will get you later. Jake was
not md or my wife could not have kept
him in the house. Jake nor Miles either
was drinking that know Of. They We're
not drinking ut my house. Don't think
the boy on the cotton seed was drunk.
Griffin and Miles both ate dinner at my
house that day.
Fletcher Pitts: His statement was in
harmony with that of the first witness.
On the cross: I saw Bill jerk plank
off of the ash hopper and strike the hep
per with it. Bill was cursing all the
time. / heard Miles say nothing about
Jake drawing knife Oh him. Knew moth
ing oe any one having any whiskey there
that day.
Fannie Pitts: In the main her testi-
mony WAS q cOrroboration of the other
two. She tried TO keep Jake in, the house.
When Jake stuck his head out the win
dow and said to Miles damn you some
toO," Miles shot and the ball hit the
crib. Jake was i'll three feet of me when
he was shot. | Don't know what they
were Quarrell,pg abont.
Mary Ann Pitts: Her testimony agreed
with the testimony of the others ss far
as she SAW the difficulty. She WAS in the
house.
Will Dncus: Was Mt Isaac Pitts on
the day Jake was killed, soon after lie
was killed, / helped to dress him for
burial. He had II pocket knife i'll his
pocket. That was all he had.
Cross examined: l never saw Jake
that day until saw him dead. Know
nothing about Jake drinking that day.
DR.. j. l.. Williams: l made the post
mortem examination of Jake Griffin s
body on the 18th duy Of October last
He was killed by IL ball from thirty two
calibre pistol penetrating his forehead.
An examination by probing showed that
the ball had gone through to the back
pnrt of the skull. The killing VAS in
Pickcns county.
Harrison Hellnms: I saw Miles run
up to the door and shoot Jake down.
Cross eXnmined: i was lying OH the
piazza asleep. l got my nap out, got up
and walked into the honse' Shooting
occurred Mt three or four o'clock. Had
no dram that day. Don't drink.
George Hngood: WIS out where they
were play ying dice, aud they got up n dis
pute about IL nicklo. Bill told Jako to
just make move at him with his knife
and he would blow his brains ont. In
other respects he confirmed the others.
Cross examined: jake made no move
towards Bill.
David Lesley: Saw Bill same day he
killed Jake. He came by where l was
in the field. He told me that he wanted
to pay me what he owed me; that he had
bio we'd Jake Gritlins damned brains out
and he Ind to leave. l did not know
whether he was telling the truth or not.
went and got him the change and he
paid me. This WAS nll / was cureing
anything about. He told me he had kill
ed him on account of M old grudge.
Whit Turner: Heard Bill talking to
Lnrkin Lesley. He said he had killed
jake and TINT he would do it again.
Cross exumined; Am not sure it was
Bill Miles. Did not know for certain it
was Miles.
Here the Stnte closed.
Sloan Miles for tho defence; Was at
Pitts house before Jake came. First
thing after we got there we were oil drink
ing some. Bill, myself and Harrison
Hellams. Drank what we wanted. We
ate dinner. Isaac Pitts slipped some
brandy out of the house and gave Bill
a drink. L tasted it, but didn't like it.
We went back to the log and Bill and
Jake got i'll dispute about nicke after
throwing dice. Bill picked up the nick
lie and suid he won it. Jake s,id he did
not see into it, and put his hands in his
pocket and drew his knife and said "Bill
l amt going to have any foolishnes about
this. Bill told linn not to come towards
hin with that knife.
Cross examined: Bill was drunken
than / was. Never saw knife opened.
Bill pulled out his pistol after Jake pull
ed out his knife. Bill said. "If Won
make move Mt ME with that knito, I'll