The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-03

SlQ6 1Of your OWL LULU:
..When I.feel inclined. J"
s.Come, - said Mr.. Tupper with just q
little sternness, .'answer my question. .
'tI did answer it. -
.eAnswer it agaial What time do you
leave the farm?''
"When get through my work, " she
answered sullenly.
s.Ah! That is better! Now, then, tell
us about what time that is usually?"
sIcan't tell. I have not kept track of
it,,
"Well, then, at what time did you
start for home on Sunday EVENING""
"Look here! What right have you to
ask me all these questions?' Then
quickly turning to the coroner she con-
tinued, Squire, have I got to answer
everything this man asks of me2"
'sYou must tell all that you know, .
feplied the squire.
'sAnd what if I won t."
"You would be guilty of contempt. "
'sAnd what of that?o
"I could have you confined in Jail and
kept there until you were willing to an;
swer the questions. .
She pondered over this awhile and
then, turning to Mr.. Tupper again, said
sharply:
"Tell me at once what it is you are
trying to get ont of me?"
ssI want to know at what time the
shot was. fired that killed Mr. Lewis.
"How should know:"
..You would have heard the report if
you had been In the house. .
"And how do you know was in the
house?"
.That is what you must tell us.
"Well, then, Twas not in the house. :"
eff not in the house, where were Jou
when the shot was fred?" But she was
too shrewd to be caught in this trap and
replied:
81 did not say heard the shot y
"You said you were not in the house
when bhe shooting took place. How
could you be sure of that unless you
heard it from sope other point?"
You said I would have heard it if I
had been in the house, replied the girl
triu1nphantly, but Mr.. Tupper quickly
went on:
s.Ah! Then you mean to say that you
did not hear the report?"
"I don't mean to say anything of the
kind, " she retorted with similar rapid
ity. This was trick OF Mr. Tupper's S
to get his witness excited and then by
rapid questioning to surprise her into
such an admission as she had just made.
The words were scarcely uttered before
she saw their import, and she continued
savagely: ''You are making me say
what don mean. Why don't you ask
for what you want to know without so
much beating round the bush?"
"Well, then. come to the point. Did
you hear the pistol shot ON Sunday
night:''
But the girl kept silent awhile and
then jumped off the stand, and dropping
into seat burst into tears. Mr. Tupper
and Mr.. Barnes talked in low tones foc
several minutes, and then the former
whispered to the squire, who called to
the stand the workmen alluded to by
the last witness. The squire himself
questioned them, while the lawyer and
detective consulted.
The witnesses appeared separately,
but their testimony shed no light on
the matter, as the four older men had
spent the evening at the saloon, while
the younger had retired to the house
across the road and had gone to sleep at
z o'clock-on the evening in question,
and he declared that he had heard moth
ing during the night. By this time Sa-
rah Carpenter had recovered from her
emotion and was sitting quietly on the
front bench. Will Evcrly was then call
ed and took the stand. AS be did SO
Sarah seemed mu:h agitated, and with
difficulty kept lcr composure Mr.
Barnes, who was watching her, noticed
her discomfort and smiled to himself as
one conscious Of being correct in some
surmise Mr.. Tupper proceeded.
"Mr. Everly," said he, 81 believe
you are a friend of Mr.. Walter Mar
vel?''
st hope so, sir"
"You are under some obligation to
him, I believe?''
eyes, indeed. He saved my life. .
Chow was that:'' In reply Evcrly
related the incident in detail. Mr.. Tup-
per continued:
"You consider then that you owe
your life to ttis young man?"
''I do, most emphatically. I should
hesitate at nothing to do him service. >
.'I have heard that you have repeat
edly said that you would risk your life
for him. Is that true:"
"It is. Did he not risk his life for
me?'
ALI through the above Burrows, who
was watching Mr.. Barnes, was sur
prised to notice that Mr.. Barnes was
keenly scrutiDizing the girl Sarah Car
penter, who was in evident distress,
and he at length suspected that this eS-
animation of Everly was really in some
! WAY aimed at the young woman. Mr..