The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-15
NlEWBERRY, S. O., TUESDAY, MARCH H. 1899

MIR. Culbreath objects if it refers
TO somo other crime than ono charg.
cd here.
Court ordered jury to jury room
until Court could pass on competen-
cy.
Evidence was excluded and aues-
tons not asked. Jury was then
brought back.
AS to money in envelope he han
died money himself. Don't know
what ho did. Cannot tell what ho
had in the package.
Mr.. Johnstono asked who was &C.
cused Of the Hipp burning
Hunt objects.
Court states witness is not forced
to give any answer that would crimi-
nate himself but question is compe-
tent.
Re direct by Mr. Hunt:
In my experience in business we
have kind Of check that represents
quarters end dimes and we do not
enter purchases when mado on this
check. If he gave me note and
mortgage wonld give him checks or
money and do not enter the transac-
ton on the ledger. Account on book
Of balance duo Of $ItG5 and credit
Of 50. 70 which may have to como. off.
Cross examination by Mr.. John
stone.
Hunt objects.
Court Ovprrulcs
Made an account on samo day he
paid the Sl35.
MRS. CORNEIIA RISER.
Mrs. Cornelia Riser wifo Of j. A.
Riser, was called and sworn and ex-
amined by Mr.. Hunt:
Wife Of James a. Riser. Mother
of Albert and Willie Riser. All live
IN same house near Pomaria. Was
at homo when Holloway and othors
camo to search house. They cnme
on Saturday. I was ironing. Was
in kitchen preparing dinner when
they came. They camo in while
was in kitchen and went in Alborrs
room and then they camo into my
room. Hentz and Holloway and Wcrts
went into my room. They were
looking in closet when I went in and
they asked me for my trunk key. /
gave it to them. They found 7
yards blue flannel and 10 yards cali
co. Came back on Wednesday and
took some drills and some pants
goods and soap. Those things came
from different places, Prosperity and
Newberry. Tho bleaching came from
Newberry. Blue flannel my son AL
bert gavo mo. All these things be-
longed to me. | had these goods
not made up because my invalid
mother had been there IA mouths
and did not have time to make them
up.
They got some things In Willie's
room. Did not know any of these
articles were in Willie's room. He
kept some thugs for sale. Did not
clean up Wiliie's room. After leav-
ing Albcrt's room they went into an
other small room Of "urs. don't
know what they took ont Of Albert's
room and do not know what was in
Wi!lie's room. Mr.. Clarence Bun
drick has been Willie's companion.
lie had been clerking for d. Hipp.
He came to our house oftener than
II wanted Mentioued it to Willie.
Don't board with us; told me ho sup
posed wc thought he was. He would
como about supper time and somo.
times leave before breakfast He came
! once or twice n week. Willie has
Eeen selling goods for yoar or two.
will be 60 years old my next BIRTH
day. Have no one to help mo with
my work. take charge Of my hus-
bands clothing. Wash and iron,
mend and put thom in trunk. Some
times he takes them out for himself.
Cross examination by Mr.. John
stone:
My husband never brought any
boots home. Willie had pair boots
and had worp thcm and put them in
my room. Did not say Clarence
Bundrick stole goods and, Will re-
ceived them. Only say Clarence
Bundrick came there. | don't know
anything about that. Did not see
him bring any box. Think ono timo
he brought box of shirts. Heard
Willie say he did. That big box
was ono L kept up stairs to store
away my quilts. Did not SEQ him
bring any valiscs He lived about
4 miles from Pomaria. Was not in
tho house all the time as / had my
work to do. If he brought all those
goods in house looks like wo could
have caught him, bnt I was not in
house all the time. Flour was bought
by my husband. lie bought some
Of it from Willie. Don't know when
it was. Bought Circus soap from
Willie some time last year. Sup.
pose he bought it from d. Hipp.
When the detectives came my hus.
band came home and staid in and