The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-13

home TO spend Christmas. and carried
presents with him. He was told OF
the killing by a liItle boy, who saw
him while on his way 10 school, lie
heard OF the affair during the morn
ing. He knew his son was IL jail,
and he came down to see about alS
boy MonGay. Ii was then put cff un'
til Thursday.
Mr.. Jetfords: You knew he was
discharged:
Uncle Isasc: Il knew nothing
about the whole thing.
He said he knew absolutely notn-
ing OF his sons death or how 1t &C.
CURED.
GEORGE wEETSToNE,
a bright looking negro, SAID be lived
on Mr.. r. Z Wannamakers place
and knew Lawrence Brown, whose
BODY was found by the roadside. He
was going up the road yesterday TO
!ook after some stcc1 with William
Go7an. He SAW the boys body hang
ing on the cross piece. He did not go
anv closer to the body, and recognized
the body as that OF Lawrence Brown.
a short while afterwasaaSLhlS brother
recognized him, He then went back
10 his home and reported his ind.
The last he saw CT Brown was the
night Of the fire until be saw the dead
body. By his clock the shooting oc
CURED at sixteen minutes TO 10 clock.
When he was reused there were eight
or teu shots fired, and he was IN doze
and the firing did not disturb him.
RICHARD WILSON, COLoRED,
lived nesr the scene Of the trouble.
He was ar home on the night OF the
killing. Yesterday Isham Brown
asked him to come 10 town with him,
and on his way from home 10 town
they saw Lawrence Browns dead
body. He did not go ID the body.
Isham Brown recognized him.
He heard shooting about 10 o'clock.
He last saw Lawrence Brown alive
Friday morning. Brown worked tor
Mr.. Bennett. He did no. go 10 the
fire at MIR. Wannamakers.
ISAAC BROWN,
a brother Of Lawrence Brown, was al
the O'cain place the night OF ths XIII
ing. He knew nothing futther about
the killing.
J. BOX ROBINSON. WHITE,
lives near Jamison. He knew moth
ing about the case. He did not hear
the shooting, living about Il to J..
miles Of Oranoabr1rp. He saw Brown
Tuesday afternoon in Mr.. Wanna
makers buggy.
Mr.. J. N. KNOTS,
a young white man from the county,
VINO lives about l6 miles from here,
was next examined. He bought the
railroad place." where Mr.. Alfred
Bennett lived. The "place" was owned
by the South Carolins and Georgia
Road. He was yesterday moving to
the place. He is Mr.. Wannanaker's
brother in-law. Day before yester-
day, Tuesday. he heard OF the Wanna
maker FIRE. He found the barn burn
ed, and saw Mr.. Wannamaker about
surdown Tuesday at his home. They
were all N the store about 10 clock,
when they heard shooting. There
were in the store with him: Mr. Il.
E. Wannamaker, Clifford Westbury,
Addison Haynes, solomon" a col
ored boy, probably, and myself. He
was certain that Mr.. Westbury, Mr.
Haynes and Mr.. Waunsmaker were
there with him. They heard shooting
about 10 o'clock. The front door was
closed and they could not locate the
firing. Some said it was up at a ne
gro house on the place; they all
thought it was frecrackers shooting
off. At first there was a gun IRE,
both barrels were fred. After that
the firing was all from pistols, he
thought. They walked to tie door,
and by that time all was over. They
did not see anyone pass. The next
moraing colored boy told Addison
Haynes there was a dead man up the
road hanging on the railroad crossing
post. He and Mr.. Wannamaker re
turned about - o'clock. They were
together all evening. They were talk,
ing business, as he had Just moved
over. He knew nothing about the
guilty parties, or of the burning.
Mr.. r. Z. Wannamaker simply cor
roborate6 the evidence Of Mr.. Knots.
He saw Lawrence Brown Tuesday.
He went on to say that Brown was
held on suspicion Of burning his barn,
and in fac:, l believe we had enough
evidence to convict him.
After consultation with his attorney,
he had him turned out, and to with
draw the indictment temporarily for
the purpose of working up other testl-
mony duplicating other parties. Mr..
Lide was the attorney lconSulted. AT
ter getting the discharge ne went to
the Jail and had Brown released. He
wanted to ask some questions OF Brown
and wanted witness present to hear
what he had 10 say, and asked Mr..
Noah WertZ to 60 up with hlm. Inc
jailer was not present when he went
there, and young lady allowed
Brown to be removed after getting the
order of dismissal. Brown came out
with Mr.. Wertz and Mr.. Wannama
ker. He asked hin if he was going
home, and he replied, yes. he asked
me if he could get seat in my buggy
and l at first told him yes, but know
ing and believing he was the party
who burned my barn, / told him he
had better walk home. He walked to-
wards the postotfice, and did not see
Brown again until he was hung up on
the post. When we turned him out
it was understood that it was not be-
cause we believed him innocent, but
simply toimplicate others. He said he
had gotten Mr.. Hampton Dukes TO ar
range to employs detective to work
up the case, and ne was TO or had writ
ten about the matter.
MAGISTRATE c. P. BRNNSON
swore that he wrote the discharge for
Lawrence Brown on the 5sb, Tuesday.
The discharge was directed 10 the sher-
If. 1t was given at the request Of the
prosecuting witness, who came to him
and told him he would Ike more time
and saiC he wanted more time. and If