The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-29
Of murder. Mr.. Hatton when we were in
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Wife Of Postell Atwood. Was home Fri
day night, 1t is said woman was killed.
Heard shooting and hollering. Couldn't
tell whether it was woman or man but
thought 1t was some one numbering q
woman. Heard pistol shots.
Cross examination by Mr.. Hunt: Un-
derstood it to be murder three times and
heard pistol. Didn't she t aud hollcr all
at once. Of course .hollering was done
after heard sho ting. Would have to 90
up hill aud down q hill to get TO railroad
Didn't 90 over TO see what was done.
My old man went to Wash Wicker's
house. Iwoke the old man up. He was
asleep.
Nick Garinany sworn Says---by Mr..
Scase: Heard some shooting and loller-
ing--"whooret." Went on down towards
railroad to see what it was. Heard bug
gy. 1t went OH towards railroad right
ahead Of me. 1t was III public road and
turned out Of road. went on. Heard
some talking over ir meadow and got
scared and went back. Heard Mr.. Hat
ton say woman had OIL finest underclothes
lie ever saw.
Cross examination by Mr.. Culbreath:
Went about 100 yards below Polly
Sligh's.
Brown lEichelbcrgcr sworn says BY
MIR. Sease: At my house OH this Friday
night. Heard hollcring and pistol shots.
Heard East's and Wash's name called
and heard Fast answer Called East
about three times. Heard East say since
then he had helped to lynch one negro
and he would help lynch another. lie
sail this at barbecue.
A. l.. Knighton sworn says,-By MI.
Sease: Was III charge of grand jury Marcl,
of this year. Hatton was around there a
1nnl 4.
men who were waiting there to be exam
incd by grand jury.
No cross examination.
Tllos. W. Holloway sworn sayS--By
Mr.. Scase: Live at Pomaria Had con-
versation with Capt. Hatton soon after
woman was said to have been killed. lie
told mc / had fine patch of cane down
the railroad. He said lie had been liv-
ing there Il good while and had just
learned there was such fine patch of
cane. l told him it belonged to Mr..
IIipp. Diagram Of the country around
ponaria was explained 20 the jury by
Col. Holloway.
No cross examination.
J. c. Coleman sworn says--Dy Mr..
Sease: Live at Peak. Am preacher prin-
cipally, kept restaurant. Kept n woman.
Lovely Williams came to my house OH
Saturday night and stayed to Tuesday.
She came with man who claimed TO be
her husband. He went off to be back OH
Monday. When lie didn't come told
her she better journey OH. She had 40
money, but had large basket full of fine
clothing. She left skirt with my wife.
Mr.. Robt. blair came in pursuit of wo-
man on Wednesday and l told him she
had gone OH towards Pomaria. Tie
| goods she had had been stolen from Mr..
Blair's wife. l told him she had just
gone, but couldn't go with him.
never thought any more of it until about
8 O'Clock Saturday morning when Mr..
! Blair came III town with basket, and he
said lie had caught her and strapped her
and turned her loose. Saturday night
Mr.. Hatton and Mr.. Adam Anil came in
/ and another man, and Mr.. Hatton said
! lie was hunting n woman. I told him
that woman was caught and Mr.. Blair
got his things. Mr.. Iatton said lie
| thought Mr.. Livingston turned her loose.
| Then lie asked lie if had heard any
| thing at all about that woman. told
him no. Sunday l heard talking that
woman had been killed. That Il meet
ing was called. 1t was held at st. Mary's
church. Voted for lie to take chair
Said had come TO take East I'u!l,er and
Wash Wicker aud take and lynch them
told them we had 10 business trying to
lynch, that If they had anything against
these men to swear out warrant. SO Cal
! win Clark agreed to take warrant to Mr.
Suber, and when it was taken to him
| Mr.. Subcr wrote nc letter lie could moi
issue warrant, as il was i'll hands Of OIL
GERS at Newbcrry. | met crowd from
Fairfield and told them they better not
90 up to Pomaria roaming over fields
hunting body of woman, for they might
get i'll trouble. East l'ulntcr was at Peak
and was drunk and cursed around and
said lie was going TO kill lie. / told hin
was the only one who kept him from
being lyncicd. l told him how I hat
kept crowd from lynching him after
jcrkcd pistol from him. When gave il
back lie promised TO leave. East wa:
taken before court at Lexington and sen
to penitentiary for months. Fast came
in 10 Peak early during Saturday after
woman was said to lave been killed. III
had red paint all over him.
No cross examination.
Claudius Williams sworn Says--By Mr.
Scase: Know East Fulmer. Heard hin
say lie helped to lynch one d-n negro
and lie would help to lynch another
Saw him when constable had him. II,
had some paint OH his pants. Paint wa:
red.
No cross examination.
Geo. Summer sworn says-By Mr.
Seasc: Remember time woman said I,
have been killed. Heard East Fulme
say after that at a barbecue that lie hat
1ynclied one woman and lie could lyncl
another.
Julia Seals sworn says-By MIR. Scase
Live in Richland. Don't know Mr.. jim
Blair. Saw Mr.. Robt. Blair once. III
asked ne if woman had been thcr
and told him she had been there am
gone. Saw Mr.. Jim Blair after they ha'
come to Ncwberry. Mr.. jim said W
have got our negro. I said we'll w
would like to see her. Well, lie said
guess you can see, but you will see lie
with buzzards, for we killed her.
No cross examination.
Spencer Bell sworn says BY Mr.
Scase: Live In Richland. In '95 live
in Fairfield. Knew I.ovctt Williams
My cousin married her mother. Kno,
her long time. She lived on one plac
and lived on another. Both places be