The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-23
MONDAY MORNING.
Rcsumin- the Trial OF Tom Peter.

| llrcS . CLOCK.
The Solicitor introduced the commission
and badge of J. j. Mosley. as State Consta
lbie, by Mr.. Hoke. Mr.. Hoke guessed thai
Mosley had been State Constable for Two
years.
Tom Peterson say he was looking for two gal
Ions Of whiskey, and hat If Mosley. or any
body else, touched ii he was liable TO catch
hell. Pointing to a pistol in his pocket, he
said IL never lied.
4. l.. Gilbert: Lives Mt Greenwood, met
| Peterson aud told him II was his "set up
Peterson said he had nothing right then,
that he was looking for about two gallons. l
said Mr.. M0sey would get that. when Peter
son said If Mr.. Mosley arrested that whiskey
the next he arrested would be In hell.
| Mr.. Austin: Lives al Green wood; am Trial
Justice; | held inquest Az Trial Justice. act
ing as Coroner. Got to the depot between two
and three o'clock. Found body Of Mnsley
lying dead. He had bis badge on his breast
Saw the bullet in his head and the cartridge
of number SIS Smith & Western pisto
weighed and they balanced.
! State rests.
| ANDREW pALMER'S TESTIMONY.
The defence now began the examination o
| their witnesses. They sent TO the jail for 4 n
drew Palmer, when he gave the following tes
Itimony: ] live at Greenwood, when at home
Was nj the depot before the shooting tonk
place. Nenner Pay came to The shop Of my
sister Saturday evening l got pretty tight
near time for the arrival of the train. Ven
ner Ray woke me up. 1 Twas looking for some
whskey. No whiskey came Friday night, OF
Saturday noon. We had just gotten TO the
waiting room when the train rolled In. We
helped With the express. Found my name on
a two gallon jug, packed in square box with
hay. There was throng around. Mr. Mos
would take care of it. I told Mr.. Mosley
| had ordered whiskey and asked him 10 let me
have it,. Mosley said he had never heard o
my selling whiskey. and If there was no more
| cniI xfoc q rpO q mi q
liz. Mr.. Hodges said TO Mosley TO do what be
was going to do do about it. Mr.. Mosley told
Abb Mcintosh 10 carry 1t in. John King was
standing with Mosley. Mr.. Hodges and one OF
two others. Andrew Crawford was begglne
for his jug. Somebody called me of aud said
the boys were getting liquor in the dark. Abb
and fastened it. Abb was going into the Of
flee, when lifted the box and took 10 my
heels. l heard report Of shots when thirty
steps away. Don't know who shot nor how
coal chute. Heard one shot close TO me.
never fired at Abb or at anybody. When
reached the coal chute I tore the tag off the
dressed to me. Had ordered it from Monroe
n. c. Had ordered for my own use. Never
engaged in selling liquor. Saw Tom Peterson
go with the crowd and walk up towards the
door of the baggage room. After took wills
key from Abb the crowd was on the platform
between end OF waiting room and entrance tc
agents room. l set the jug in a ditch by Mr.
Bailey's fence. From there went TO restau
rant up stairs. After leaving depot l saw
Tom Peterson at the shop few seconds after
getting TO restaurant, perhaps. five minutes
I never stopped alter got to the coal chute
only long enough 10 tear up tag. first heard
OF Mosley's death Us soon as Tom Peterson
came. My sister asked Peterson II Mosley
was killed. Tom said, yes, they say so. Tom
when he first came in lay down on box,
Left Peterson at the depot. Mosley toid d., me
had whiskey and id If l don't have IT,
Don't know If Mcclellan tod Venner Ray to
take me away. that l was drunk. When
I pulled The ing away Abb said he, he would SoI,l
one hundred yards form depot. Was sum.
moned about nine o'clock TO meet Coroner's
Jury. Saw Tom Peterson that morning. ]
spent Sunday night in Balleys Ilo, naIl; Tom Tom
there. Six white men there. Tom Peterson
was there Monday night nntil the l.Oi train
when we were brought to Aobeville. Tom
Peterson and Venner Ray were taken out o
the room where we were, and were never
brought back again. Never heard Tom say
when laying on The box, Lord have mercy on
me.
MIR. Hoke was recalled and gave the dimen
sions Of the depot.
| DEFENDANTS TESTIMONY.
Tom Peterson, the defendant, was then
placed on the stand and gave this testimony
| / was at the depot when Mosley was shot
Went there to geta keg OF liquor ordered from
fore the train came. ! wentto the train and
looked at the liquor. Andrew Palmer turned
over the kegs. asked him II any mad my
name on 1t. Somebody says 1t doesn't look
our liquor. l did not know II l had any.
Vcnner Ray said he was going to have his,
and said If had any, was going 10 have II
too. Mosey said for us to stand back that be
/ toI,a ~e Eaf fNtI n q
| in. | had ordered four and half gallons In
| q Keg. Venner Ray said there was none for
him, and Andrew said there was none ior me.
Abb carried in two turns and Charlie Logan
| one. When / left went straight across the
railroad opposite the depot on the right hand
| side going up town. / was opposite Bailey's
when the shooting occurred. quarter OF
mile from the depot. About TWENTY-FIVE or
shooting looked back and saw sparks from
the pistols. went 10 kizzie's restaurant. l
went In. KizZie was there and old lady Don.
aid and old lady Matte. Came back and
standing on the platform. Saw Charlie Lo-
gan there. I first learned OF Mosley being
Killed when went back TO the depot had
no arms about me that night. Had pawned
Wise Watkins. Was with Gilbert Friday,
and never In my life said what he has charg-
ed. l was playing cards In the bottoms with
him and beat him out of seven dollars: He
asked me to hand him dollar back, which
refused to do. He ran me Two or three Il es
with pistol. went 10 the brick yard about
| four weeks ago and ran him. l never said
any thing to HIllard King about LIQUOR. never
said anything of the kind as stated by him. /
had no pistol of my own. There were two
pistols in box at Venner Rays where he
keeps his LIQUOR; was playing with them.
Neversaid 10 King that my pistol never
lied. Didn't buy any pistol on Saturday;
| Had owned pistol but put it In pawn and
never redeemedit. Didn't have it that night
and Kizzie Donalds never heard me say that
had a good one or Lord have mercy on me
when lay on the box. She asked me what
that shooting was. told her they said Mr..
| Moseley had been killed. When first went
| into the room, at Waller Hall, with Fenner
Ray we lit n candle and set down at table,
| Mr. Mex ellar went out and came back again,
| when he pulled out deck OF cards and said
we could play until train time, we then sent
out and got quart of whskey. Mr.. Nickel
lar got the money from us and brought the
| whi>key back. II was the second room OF
Walters Hall. We took drink or two, Ven
ner Ray asked me how much he owed me
dollars and twenty-five cents. alter deducting
seventy cents for whSkey. Said he could
beat me game OF five up. We took several
drinks. l beat him several games when he
ed Moseey, he said you know / know moth
ing about it. He asked me II shot Moseley
and said no ! was up town. He kept on
asking me, said we bad been in things tOgeth-
e., said what he knew l knew and what
knew he knew. We drank up about three
and halt pints, drank right smart more
than Venuer Ray or Mr. Mcclellan. Mr.. Will
sons statement was then read to him. / never
said to Venner Ray ! had killed Moseley
never shot Moseey, was a quarter OF n mile
from the depot when The shots were fired,
heard people walking about in the aisle OF
the Hall who were said TO be qua rds. was
put under arrest Sunday morning at Venner
Rays house by Mr.. Mckellnr about eight
o'clock, spent Saturday night In the resta-
rant, Mr.. McKelar told me TO come up when