Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-11-11

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that DR.. Patterson was Mrs. ADder-
sons ep.father. In answer to
question by the solicitor, said if DR..
Patterson kept bawdy house he did
not know it.
Major John F. Jones remembered
when Joseph Hayden had served a
notice on Reese. Notice was served
in presence of witness. Witness
walked with the two across to Cline's
livery stable. If Reese and Hayden
had such conversation as referred to
by Hayden at this time, witness did
not know it, and did not think it could
have occurred at this time without his
knowledge. Reese had been across
the mountain and had told witness
that he had gone to see his mother.
He was being charged with connection
with this affair and wanted his mother
to know it was not true, to relieve her
of uneasiness.
On cross-examination, Major Jones
was asked as to whether or not he
had seen anything of Reese after the
killing. Saw him after the inquest in
his Office. Did not see him any more.
"Did you see Reese's pistol?"
eyes; Reese handed me pistol"
"Where was it ?"
"I am not sure; but I think it was
in his pocket"
"How many cartridges did it have
in it ?"
81 am not sure ; but it was fully
loaded-had not been used"
"Did you take the cartridges out'"
"No."
Witness did not know whether the
pistol was 5, 6 or Z shooter. He
had showed it to several persons.
Did not notice that there we're two
new cartridges in it. Did not know
that he had showed it to newspaper
man-might have done so. The pistol
had been on his bureau ever since it
came into his possession, and was there
now. 1t may have been examined by
different parties.
G. A. Gold identified a number of
photographs as having been made by
himself. They were made last spring
at the instance of E. A. Trescott, Esq.
The photographs showed the scene Of
the killing and the surrounding houses
from different points of view. On
cross-examination witness was asked {:
"Did anybody ever request you to
mt obstructions between these two
houses?"
"They did not"
"Are you sure?"
81 have heard that there was such a
report in circulation but it was not
true"
Major John F. Jones recalled, iden-
tilted the name "H. R. Diehl," on the
register of the Cherokee Inn under
date of November 20, 1898, as hav-
ling been signed by a stranger who
wore green goggles and kept his
throat we'll muffled as if he had some
object in concealing his identity. The
stranger looked like travelling man !;
but witness did not know whether or
not he was Charles T. Williams.
Jason Cannon testified that he was
a passenger conductor on the Southern
railroad. He held the same position
in 1898. His run was from Charlotte
to Atlanta. He would 60 up to Char.
lotte one night; remain there during
the day, and 60 back to Atlanta the
next day. He knew Charles T. Viii
liams. Saw him on his train in No
vember, 1898, and talked to him. No
ticed Williams on the train in two diff
ferent dresses. At one time he was
dressed as on ordinary occasions, and
at another time he wore green goggles,
silk cap without visor, and had his
throat muffled in a handkerchief. Will
liams told witness that he was con-
nected with the w. and A. railroad
and sometimes did detective work.
There was a passenger or freight agent
at Blacksburg who was using too
much money for expenses, and Will
liams was trying to look into the mat
ter. Williams was riding on pass.
When witness went back on his return
trip, he saw Williams on the train
again.
"Did Williams tell you whether or
not he had found the evil doer?"
"He stated that he had seen the
party he come to see; that he made a
hard drive; crossed the river at Cher
okee ford, and made the drive in about
an hour-and-a-half."
"Did he state whether it was man
or woman that he went to see across
the river?"
"I believe he stated that it was
lady"
J. H. Gaffney is section master on
the Southern railroad. He said that
on the 9Th of February, at $50 o'clock,
q man came to where he was at work
and introduced himself as Charles T.
Williams. He said that he wanted to
stop there a few days, and came to
witness because he knew railroad men
would not give each other away. He
wanted to be private; that if he was
seen loafrg about Blacksburg, people
would think that he was detective.
He remained at the house Of witness
until about $40 o'clock, when he left,
saying that he would return at $50.
Witness never saw the man again.
Williams told witness that he was
there to watch a mans actions for
few days.
Mr.. Z. H. Bridges was on Shelby
street at about 7.90 o'clock on the
night of the killing, going in the oppo-
site direction from town. Mr.. A. j.
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