Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-21

more emotion than at any other time
during the trial. He shed tears freely,
and it was with difficulty that he could
answer the questions.
O. When you learned these things
from your wife, what did you do?
A. I determined that I would kill
Brown whenever and wherever 1
should find him.
@. When you started out to hunt for
him, did you know where he was?
A. I did not.
O. State what arrangement you
made with reference to your affairs at
home?
Estate objected, and the objection
was sustained
Q. Well, what did you do after that?
A left Yorkville between and 8
o'clock on the evening Of the 18th OF
September for Rock Hill. I did not
know certainly that Brown was there.
After I got to Rock Hill, and finally
lived and knocked at the door, Mr..
Neal came out I did not know him
had never seen Him before. told him
I wanted to see Painter Brown to have
him do some painting for me. He went
back in the house, and began to ask
some questions as to the kind OF paint
ing. Then he went back again, ana
again returned. I decided that Brown
was not going to come out and that l
had better go in. I followed close be-
hind Mr.. Neal until I came to Browns
room. I saw Brown in the bed distinct
ly. and could see that there was no
one in bed with him. I did not look to
see whether there was any one else IN
the room or not. fired twice ana LETT
the way I had come. I saw the Niger
outside and told him that had kilied
Brown and for him not to tell. did
not 90 to bed Thursday. night, Friday
night, or Saturday night. I could not
sleep because of the mental worry. l
surrendered to the sheriff voluntarily
on Sunday.
O. Did you have any reason to be
lieve that you might not find Brown In
Rock Hill?
O. Yes; in her confession that after
noon, my wife said that she had writ
ten to Brown to get out of the way or
he would be killed.
A. MY brother Paul. I sent for him
and asked him to 60. I did not like to
90 by myself, and wanted him to go
along to see fair play.
Q. Will you state whether or not
your brother tried to get you to post
pone that trip.
(Objection by the solicitor. Mr.. Lew
is: The defendant, Paul r. Bratton, Is
charged in the indictment as hiring
and procuring this murder. If as
matter Of fact he tried to dissuade 1t,
we have a right to show that fact.1
Witness said he had on dark coat,
light pants and no vest. His face was
In about the same condition as now
needing a shave. His brother was
clean shaved.
@. Have you any other brother?
A. No, sir.
@. If Paul Bratton had declined to
go with you what about it?
A. I went of my own determination.
Had he not gone with me would have
gone alone.
Mr.. Lewis to the solicitor: Take the
witness.
The solicitor: Come down.
Mr.. Wilson announced that the de-
fense had only. one more witnessIJonn
Smith, a barber, who would testify
that he had shaved the defendant, Paul
Bratton, on the evening before the kill
ing. The witness, however, was SICK
in bed, and the defense would close
with what had already been presented.
Solicitor Henry moved to strike out
all the testimony Of the defense on the
ground of irrelevancy. He cited an
authority to sustain his position. Mr..
Wilson commenced an argument TO
show that the testimony was admiss1-
BILE; but the court cut him off with the
announcement that it had decided to
allow the testimony.
After considerable deliberation, So
licitor Henry retired to a jury room
and held a conference with Mr.. Neal
and Mrs. H. A. Brown, after which he
announced that he had nothing to offer
in reply, and the testimony was closed.
There was a conference among coun-
sci for the defense-McDow, Lewis.
Wilson, McCaw, Witherspoon and de
Loach-and as the result Of that con-
ference, it was decided that only Mr..
Wilson and Judge Witherspoon would
address the jury. They were followed
py Mr.. Henry for the state.
The law, as laid down by Judge
Klugh, was for the most part against
the defendants. There had been some
testimony to show that the provocation
to Mr.. John s. Bratton was so great as
to induce temporary insanity. His
honor's charge indicated that If the
jury believed this, it would be warrant
ed in a verdict of acQufttal.
The jury took the case at IL minutes
to 2, and after remaining out one hour
and 36 minutes, returned at Is minutes
10 with a verdict Of mot guilty"
The verdict was received in the pack
ed court room without the slightest
demonstration, and after an interval of
silence, there began movement or
friends to offer congratulations to the
defendants. This continued for some
minutes, during which the court of
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