The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-03

bail IN the sum of three thousand dol
lars. John Gary Evans, N. George
Evans and w. j. Murray went on the
bond and Maj. Evans has gone home.
Geo. Johnstone appeared for Maj.
Evans and Judge Crawford and Maj.
Gary are associated in the defense.
The chief and only sensational evi-
dence was that of Major Evans and
he testified as follows:
WHAT EVANS SAYS.
"Captain Griffin helped mo to
move some furniture and when this
was finished we went over to my
room in the Greenfield building. A
friend Of mino had sent me small
keg Of whiskey Of which I had before
informed Captain Griffin and our pur-
pose was to open this keg and try the
whiskey. The keg WAS sent q few
days before and had not boon opened.
AS nearly rs I can rccollect it was
between II and IL o'clock when we
got to the room. l called William
Roof, the janitor, to como and open
the keg and he, under the direction
of Capt. Griffin, did SO. Whom the Ii
quor was poured out it was found to
be colorod, although it had been sent
to me for corn whiskey.
"We remarked upon the color as
unusual for corn whiskey but took a
drink of it and William filled a small
water pitcher with it and placed it
on the table. We sat down and
talked upon various subjects and
during the time took several drinks.
1t was drizzly day.
CATER sitting and talking for some
time, Capt. Griffin asked me for q
cigar Not having one, never smok-
ing them, I went down to get him
one. Upon my return William Roof
came in and Capt: Griffin remarked
about my having only ono cigar and
said that it would not last him and
sent William down to buy some moro.
"We continued our conversation
and it'drifted to my race for railroad
commissioner in tho last election in
which Capt. Griffin has taken such a
friendly and active interest and in
which he hadEbeen my principal ad-
visor.
"He began to talk of plans for an
other campaign and said he could
elect me next time
"My dinner hour having ap-
preached invited Capt. Griffin to
go with me to dine at my boarding
house. He replied, NO and said that
must go to Bon David's restaurant
and I consented to do 30. We arose
and decided to take drink before
going to dinner and Capt. Griffin had
just finished taking his. 1 had
poured out mine and was preparing
to take it and was standing with the
bureau to my side and back and was
facing Lady street.
SUICIDE.
"Captain Griffin was standing up
at the bureau. My pistol was lying
in the top bureau drawer which was
partly open the room not having
been put in order for the day.. My
attention was attracted to Captain
Griffin by hearing him repeat poetry
somet' ing about This. is not an ig-
noble DEATH
II turned around and saw him with
pistol in his hand inclined towards
himself. I put down my glass un-
touched and exclaimed: Mind that
pistol is loaded I sought to get
possession Of the pistol. He did not
release it and while we were thus en-
gagged the pistol fired.
"We both jumped back startled
and Captain Griffin stepped back. I
rushed to his assistance and he said:
4 am shot, 60 for DOCTOR T rushed
out to SEQ If T could see a doctor.
ran down stairs and went into Null
ler's store and tried to call q doctor
over the 'phone. I could get no sat-
isfsctory answer. [ went to DIR.