The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-09-27
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d. son of a -,$but that be did e
mean to call me that He asked m.e
if had seen Splawn, said he wanted,
TO get Splawn to sign his time, that
wns' about 10 minutes before the
shooting. l don't know ifSSplawn,
had to sign his time l think 1t ,wssss
Mr. Jake Goi"g's business to sign
his time. s!Ns.sss 80 -.
Cross examined by Mr. sSahders:s
Jake Going Was oy, rseer,. Sp,uwits
was assistant supt., has luore author 3
ity. Tom Going VAS in. goous
humor, did not appear to be abgrSyss:
nothing in his manner 10 excite NY /
Suspicion until ne asked me the sec-.;
end time where Splawn wes, | tner,a
asked him what be wanted With hinlG !,
r. j. GossErT-1 was ill spinning
room 4th flor, was apous hali .wa,s1
room, about 25 yards, whee plsseis
fired, heard it. [ started ,sowardss
door when heard pop, pop, saw
smoke at big doors, thought att
first that some one had dropped Il
box. went to door. mes sweeper.
MIR. Going was in Splawn's room,
Going presented pistol, 1 went on in,
Gong turned ana went down. | sar
Splnwn lymg neat his desk. | trledj
60 help Splawh up. n" one else bu
ue III the room with Spiawn a that
time I
BY the Judge-"How long after1
the Inst pistol fred Til Splawu n,adi
che statement To- you?'' Not morc
han mrnute." i'heard four shots. |
had started before last, shet, wen,
immediately to. Splasn. u asked3
MIR. Splawn what was The matter,
lie said Tom Going las >hor mes
Said he oidn't Know what for.
He told me could not get HIM ats
to ge' help that he gas paralszad,s \
others then came mp, and we,'teoksi
hlm b me-. isaw u scar OH thr wsif.:;I /
appeared 10 have been made bySaI'
hui:er, which seemed 10 be giinsf
down. l saw nothiug on the Hoor, I
no one delivered .ai,yilAg to spe,
room. We did not asiew the help |
in, good many gathe' ed in the I
room before W" It Going out. Did /
not see Andrew Gregory th"re, did T
not see Mr.. Voss there either.
Re Re-dir"ct-Never saw ary weap>
ons there after Mr.. Splawn was
taken out, had the keys ami looked
through the drawers next morning
and found nothing, desk was locked,
l had the only KY, Shooting took
place 10 minutes before stopping
time. l s.w MIR. Going and Mr..
Splawn talking at Spiawns )
office about o o'clock. | then
went down stairs and had come back
81 my room, gone probably 10 min
utrs. MIR. Going Game up about )
o'clock and asked me when | had
seen MIR. Spawn. | told him l had
not seen him since he had.
Cross ex.uined. Mr.. Going's
manner was quiet, he was leaning on
Splawns desk. | Did not see any thing
that attracted my attention.
GEO. w. CUMMINGS Was in
Union last December. | was soda
water dispenser but was in grocery
store. About of An hour before
shooting | saw Mr. Going. He, Ell !
Humphries aud | were standing talk
ing. HunphIies asked If | had heard
he, Going, was to get married, olc.
Going SAID he had been let out by that
d. 8. of u b. Splawn. Il will get
even with him, III fix him." l said,
oh, don't do anything like that but
90 and see MIR. Duncan or Mr.. Hich:. !
Re direct. | did hot take the
notes at the coroner > irquest. Cor
oner told me that he did hot think
my evidence "as necessary. Dad
not tell MIR. Brooks Going that
didn't know anything about IL. Gus
Sanders WAS coming from the other
side of the store when | tpld Going
not t. do that but 60 aud see Mr..
Hicks or MIR. Duncan. Ell lIumph-
rles WAS l6 feet away. ln'crprered
as to where he came from. etc. Was
from Canada, naturaljzed ci I'm, had
worked IN several cities, been in T..
5. ii years, came to >. I. with
troops. Married in Columbia.
: CIV. TuRNIPsEED, Of Gs ifney, ,was
here at the time of TIC sho,ting. was
IN the card room. Hesri the firing
Saw Tom Gong about 5 p. IN. az j.