The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-09-27

SF PTEMBER 81.
ssX zhip { to him. / I =, once
s g! b1ndl Spllwn, SHIT,
i6 had fsised bim up.
s. E1amintd. Mr.. Going.
Y! peace .ble and quiel
~ SShaws desk t,lking
]. 6ow if IA Goings Attention
81 81 ed To- Mr. Splawn as he
pas 4 by or not
$ 81; z y p KIrciIEN usedto work a,
}I was az hisgdesk at time of
On secohd floor from the
sl5tsl slvft my desk dt g s clock
way " Shsw s desk. When
Shaws desk Going was sit
mi !, fkefes We talked awhile. we
cm about getting married.
ssked me where Splawn was,
. g h$ed him TO sign his time he
,sais said Splswn had mo right to
our time dia he. He said yes,
q ssd 20 sign 81 before ne could get
e Money Mr.. Shaw, intreply to
ssagSstion as to whether Mr.. Splawn
ssd ho sign. for any of, his help to get
tltkit time, said sno ]. wens,down
10 i3y desk. IshearsI s sbarp noise
lsasoli it WAS Mr.. Shaw struck his
Ifs With q plank. In a;sew second,
ICING came down. the steps He
.,aoEk az A1me and said. fs,,Ishave
kilted he son Of a b." I wens up to
seiS 1Es office. Turnipseed, Shaw
istss 5pssett were there. Gossett had
y 6pktwn trying to pull him up.
y ,Sts Splawn was lying gnshis face
lall ie1gsh / told him he could NOT
4,tf im np that Way. went in and
yybt fraddis of M N Splswn and Rot
siiea He could not stand ead
soss S. SspaiSsd IS ,to sixniiues i q.
sHiuae exp 6ed usual to- have Il aps :
pfovea By the superi intendent. Don't
sRpsss as to ~ assistant 1uperinteu.
'lssffs Don knS# s whelher Mr.;
Going had been dischnr TED.
= s. isbsf bout A ps d. between
l.li ansl sfiioe Tom saisls II am Sous
sgai Spls&n had NE discr rkraeta
81 H cks @ss 81. Sefinte1ti ed an q
( q 3le v here thst day s. =,
Nf, 10 - }lfAtf "a asnisf K M a1, ~ : 4 %
BAD hesf,h. ''-'-
BY Solicitor. The conversation
lHth Gong Was 15 minutes before |
Eseard pistol shot.
DR.. G. w. Austell, practicing ply.
7lcian, knew Spla"n, was callei to
e'h!m. got to him few minutes after
ne was shot. He died the mex;
n.rning ab 10 0 cIo.k 1 staid
with MN thathight until about 3 or 1
,'clack. | took down his statement.
lie could not sign it. His condition
Was bad | thought he was going to
die He said ne could not yet we'll
| did not tell him be would get well.
lie continued to say he was going to
die. [ administered all opiate after
his statement, nothing administered
prior to the statement.
Cross examined. Splawn seemed
to be hopeless.
Re direct by Solicitor. Splawn
heard the statement read and signlfied
it was correct. | Witnessed 1t. So
lictor real statement to jury. Know
Dr. Going. Did not tell DR.. Going
thai | had administered norph,ae
to SpIawn bef,re he made the state.
mcmt. Told him that | had asked
haa what he had to say about it.
Re direct. When undr esslny him
| found Il ball under his shirt. Some
one else found another in clothing.
A. 2. II. WALkER-Am book
keeper at the Union Mill, pay off
bills: On December 18th Tom Going
brought a ticket himself. l paid him
the money-ticket and bulies offered
in evidence Paid it about one hour
before shooting.
q. }. GossETT, recalled.-The fur
niture in the room WAS arranged Just
as when shooting t'ok place, saw it
at 3 o'clock and at Q a. m. today, no
change in arrangement.
Gus SANDERs-Was in the .torp
short while before shooting. Heard
the statement made by Geo. Cum,
mi"gs. Heard Curnm n5s say ''no
don't do anything like that, 60 see
Hicks or Duncan" G,iny saepad