Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-11-14
0he Criminal Court.
RIGHTEOUS VERDICT.
r. Reese and Daniel
( Luckie Guilty.
MRS. ANDERSON GOES FREE.
All the Testimony In--Most Powerful
Speeches by Able Counsel and Ter
rife Arraignment by Solicitor.

Our report of the Reese-Anderson-
Luckie murder trial last Wednesday,
virtually closed with the sensational
story of Mrs. Ellen Anderson, the
accused woman. For lack of space
and the press of time, it was impossi-
BILE to bring the testimony up to a
close in that issue; but as the case is
such a remarkable one in SO many
particulars, we deem it desirable to
give the balance of the story.
After Luckie had made his state
ment and been subjected to a with
ering cross.examination, Mr.. M. R.
Reese had been called to the stand.
Mr.. Reese is the man upon whom
public opinion has all along been
settled as the real murderer. All
during the trial, though cool and
collected, his interest has been in
tense. He seemed to be thoroughly
impressed with the awful danger of
his position, and his eye and ear
seemed to catch every movement and
sound that was made in the court
room. Although Mrs., Anderson's
statement put a new phase on the
situation so far as the audience was
concerned, there was no abatement in
the interest as to the statements OF
Mr.. Reese. The direct examination
was conducted by Major Hart.
"Mr. Reese, you stand charged with
killing Charles T. Williams on the
night of the 9Th of last February.
Did you do it9"
II did not"
"Did you ever know Charles T.
Wiliams?"
~ did not know there was such a
man in existence"
"Had you never seen Mr.. Williams9''
"No, sir"
"Had you never heard of him ?"
"No, sir never heard his name
called"
Proceeding with the story, Mr.. Reese
said that he was living in Blacksburg
on the 9Th of last February. BY oc-
cupation he was dealer in real estate,
building material, etc.. He had been
acquainted with Mrs. Ellen Anderson
ever since she came to Blacksburg in
1898. He was in Blacksburg on the
9Th of February, went down town two
or three times during the day and was
last on the streets at about Z o'clock
in the evening. On returning from
down town, he stopped in at Mrs. An
derson's to inquire after her health,
and upon invitation of Dan Luckie,
went in.
Chow long did you stay ?"
II can't tell you just what time
left. I thiuk it was about 9 o'clock"
"When you left, where did you 60 p
II went up to my own house."
"What is the distance ?"
"The street is 62 feet wide."
"Do you recollect the circumstances
of your leaving?"
"Mr. Luckie went with me to the door
and OH out into the piazza. He said
he intended to close the blinds, and 1
presume he went to do it."
Continuing, Mr.. Reese said he went
on over to his home, went to his bed
room, lighted a lamp, then came back
to his office room in the front part OF
the building, and occupied himself
with the management of lot of old
state bank and Confederate bills that
haG come into his possession short
time previous. He was engaged in
putting these bills between the leaves
of book for the purpose of straight
ening them out. While so engaged,
he heard three shots-pistol shots he
supposed-shots outside first one and
then two. He placed the bills all in
his book, opened the front door and
walked out on the piazza to see what
the shooting was about.
"Who did you see-if anybody
when you walked out?"
Mr.. Reese went on to say that he
saw Mr.. Luckie on Mrs. Anderson's
piazza, by the help of the reflected
light from within. He started over to
Luckie's side of the street. After
stepping over a low two-strand pipe
fence, he missed his footing and fell
over an embankment. 1t was so dark
that he was unable to see where he
was going. When I got over to where
Luckie was, he said "Hush! sister
did that shooting" Witness saw Mrs.
Anderson in her front piazza. He did
not speak to her; but turned, went
back home, and shortly afterward
retired. The shooting, he thought,
was at about 10 minutes past 9. He
was walked afterward by Mr.. Jim
Allison, who came and told him that
there was man killed out there. He
was considerably startled at the news,
and in putting on his clothes, got
things mixed, as had been stated by
Mr.. Allison. Upon going out and
becoming acquainted with the situa-
ton, witness sent for cot that he
had at the Iron City hotel, and along