The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04


ard before had been left on the
ground all night IN the cold.
DIR. Martlu Bellinger was the next
witness on the stand. lie stated that
ct the request of the solicitor he had
gone to the place Of burial and had
conducted an examination of the bod,
les Of Hannah Walker ard John
Kesrse, after having them eXhumed.
This was on the 11th. lie found that
the two murdered persons, the old
mother and her son, had simply been
dumped into a plain pine box, and
over them there was nothing but 3
strip of cloth. Both bodies were in q
terrible state. Tney were cut and
bruised in terrible manner. The
wounds, he stated, were evidently
made by some round edge, pliable in
strument. perhaps buggy trace.
Fl. NJ. Ward stated that he lived near
Broxson Bridge. He was only acquain-
ted with DR.. Alderman. On the 4th
of December he heard that Isham
Kearse was dead. Saw DIR. Ackerman
on Monday night about S o'clock be,
fore the Wednesday on which the iu-
quest took place. Dr. Alderman call
I'd to buy pair of shoes, bat did not
get them. Sent the shoes to him ct
Walterboro after he was imprisoned
at Walterboro
Allen Hayes on Monday night was
passing the place OF Mr.. Preston HERS
and he was in his lot hitching up q
horse. There was buggy and a road
cart standing IN the road and there
were several men standing around.
He did not know what time it was
then, but after walking half & mile 20
his own place it was IL o'clock. Sew
eral other witnesses testified to the
fact OF Mr.. HERS hitching up buggy
on the night of the killing.
Sandy Campbell stated that he had
been in jail charged with the killing
of Hannah Walker and Isham kearse.
He had at that time lived on Mr..
Hiers's place. On the day Of the in
quest he was not present. The night
before he was at his own house. lie
was also home on Monday night be,
fore the inquest.
On that night he lad seen Isbam
kearse and Rose kearse al his house.
He came there about two hours after
dark. Campbell walked cut with him
toward his home. As they got by Mr..
Hiers's house thr7e or four men ran
out and said we arrest VOC. In the
crowd were MIR. Hers, Mr. Brant. DR..
Alderman AMI Mr.. Stan'ey. They
showed no warrant. The men put a
rope around him snd aso.her about
Isham. The rnen said they wanted the
man who had their property, which
was some books. Later the meh un-
tied him and let him 90. They took
Kearse off. Campbell went home and
after that some white men came to his
place and asked for Rosa kearse. They
took her off with them. He saw a
buggy in the road when Rosa went
out but did not know what became Of
Kearse. He did not see any of the
white men mentioned by him as being
the ones who stopped him and kearSe
that night, until he was in jail at
Walterooro with them. On that night
he saw Hannah Walker about hun
dred yards from his house. She was
with some one he did not know.
When asked ii he had made all this
statement at Walterboro he said no
for the reason that he was warned not
to.
When Campbell was asked i, that
in testifying in Walterboro, (when the
same men were on trial for the killing
Of Hannah Walker) he had not said
he did not know who it was that
knocked on his door. He dii not re-
member. Campbell was then asked If
he did not in Walterboro say that
Kearse had gone off by himself. This
be did not remember. Campbell was
further asked why he did not tell the
whole story at Walterboro as he was
doing it now. Campbell replied that
be had been advised not to by Mr..
HERS. Further Campbell said that
Mr.. Hers and others had told him
that if he told what ne knew he would
never leave the court room.
SECOND DAY CT THE TRIAL.
AIKEN, S. c., Oct. 2S.-Tne first wit
ness up today was Mr.. j. J. Falk, who
was last night put on the stand, was
again up. Falk stated that he was a
resident of Colleton County, and was
acquainted with the defendants. Had
not known any Of them very long.
Had met them in Jail. He was there
because hearing there was warrant
for him in the case he had surrender
ed TO the sheriff. Mr.. Falk stated that
the woman Hannah Walker, who was
killed, resided on his place. He had
also been acquainted with Rosa kearse,
who lived on his place with her hus-
band, Isham kearse. Witness was ac-
quainted with Sandy Campbell, who
was one Of the witnesses on the stand
yesterday. Mr.. Falk knew Mr.. Z. II.
Hers, who lived about 500 yards from
him. He was at the inquest over the
bodies of the two negroes, but as he
had not examined them he could not
swear that the bodies were those Of
Hannah Walker and Isham Harris.
On the night of the 2ad he was
awakened by persons calling at his
gate. He asked the three men he saw
there what they wanted. They told
him that they had man there they
wanted him to identity. He asked
who it was, and wastold that the man
was Isham Kearse. lie dressed and
went to the gate. There was buggy
there and man was tied to it. This
man he identified as Isham kearse af
ter striking a light. He asked the men
what they were doing with Isham and
they said that they wanted him for
rape. They also said that they want
ed Hannah Walker for stealing books,
and asked him 10 go with them 10
Hannah Walkers house. When he
got to the woman's house, which was
on his place, there were fcUr vehicles
there standing in front of the house.
One man met him at the steps and
said that he would go in and search
the house for the stolen property. lie
was unable TO see who the man was