The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-15

intimate friends. Believe be would
tell me more than any ono else.
Johnstone objects and withdraws.
He made statement to mo that he
had girl and parents objected and he
was going to run away. Sold him
good many goods. He was curppn
tor and farmer and made lot money
and spent it with me. Sold him somo
clothing Tor himself. Some suits.
Possibly some shoes. Further than
that would like to be interrogated.
His purchases we're mostly dry goods
and clothing, no groceries. Possibly
some corn for his horse. d. Hipp Il
Go. had note and mortgage against
A, f. Riser Between 800 and
$3.50. He paid the identical dollar
he owed. Receipt written by my
self. Receipt was given on 25th
September. 1t was fourth Saturday.
Know it was given on that day. 1t
was drill day. Remember him call
ing mo and told him I WAS too husy
and he rather worried mo us 1 was
too busy to attend to it.
Cross examined by Mr.. Johnstono:
went on trip to Winnsboro.
Remember nothing about trip that
refer to receipt. Mr.. Riser was do
livering fruit trees. Went to Wins
boro. Nothing special. If you men.
tion anything | will admit it if true
Nothing happened to recall it. Moth
ing on that occasion about trial JUS
tlce or mayor on last trip. On an
other rip know rs much about that
trip rs / want to know because l had
to pay out some money for Orlando
Williams accused Of stealing turkey
and on this occasion went by Colnn-
bia.
Culbreath objects. Court over
rules.
W. p. Gibson owed d. Hipp &
Co., and Adam J.. Aull and I wont
with them to SEQ if | could examine
clerks book to collect those amounts.
On first trip / went with Adam L..
Aull, Albert Riser, w. S. Ruff On
second trip had negro with no to
take care Of horse and buggy. Had
land mortgages and was over there
to see if 1 could collect some of those
accounts and went on to Winnsboro
to consult a lawyer. Could not give
you positive date.
Suppose original mortgage is in D.
Hipp's possession. There is where
it ought to be. Think it was paid
in full but he owed an open account
think Did spend night in jail
with him by permission. He may
have it. Don't know where it was.
Considered HIM an honest man.
Mortgage WAS not in bank. Will not
say whether the S135 was entered on
books of D. Hipp & Co, Money
went in d. Hipp's safe Some one
else may have put this scratch on
date. l put it 25th. There may
have been somo other marks. | state
that that receipt was written on 25th.
Sometimes | make mistakes and when
T look ut calendar. l make the
correction. 1 may have changed Gate
on the receipt in that way. Could not
say what goods he bought from me.
Know he bought good many goods
but could not now undertake to iden-
tify the particular goods. 1 wonld
like for you to prove by any man in
this town all the goods he sells.
That is my answer. He bought
goods for lady on different days.
Mr.. Johnstono exhibited various
goods and asked if Mr.. Hatton sold
them to Albert Riser in view Of his
coming marriage.
Witness did not remember selling.
Believe would be willing to say sold
picco blue flannel and one table
cloth. AS to others would not say,
though l sold him lots goods for
about three months. Sold him goods
whenever he came for it.
Did not enter the $l35 on books.
Never told anybody Abort Rsor's
mortgage had not been paid. Have
not got the mortgage. Mr.. Riscr
may have it or Mr.. Hipp may have it.
i1iohSl iSip ~ III Stlo vi gave IL 70
Riser. Have told you all l know.
Riser said he got money from ad-
ministrator or executor Of his sisters
children and ho used it to pay this
note. 1t had been in safe for one or
two years and J. did know what was
in it until / pulled Is ont that day. l
did not know amount. Know there
was money in it and if 1 took out $5
bill would put ono back:
My wife died 10th juno and we
dissolved 1st Oclober. Mr.. IIipp
mover pressed mo for dissolution bo.
fore death of my wife. I'll admit
he was dissatisfied before my wife
dlod and it might have been on ac-
count of wanting dissolution.
Havo beon living in Pomaria since
1881. Could not tell you date of
burning Il. r. Hipp's store nor of
burning OF Holloway's gin house, or
breaking in of depot. Could not
tell Won how MANY tinoa n u;rn,,