Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-06

said, with some instrument, to the
jury unknown, did wilfully strike
and murder one Irby Wallace" etc
Here the clerk read long endict-
ment against the prisoner.
"How sayest Thou, Arnold
Edrones-art thou guilty of the
felony whereof thou standest indict.
ed, or not guilty ?"
Pale, and trembling in every
limb, Arnold declared he knew moth
ing of Ibis awful tragedy and would
never commit so foul deed
The jury marched in file and took
their seats upon the PANEL as they
were selected; but evidently the at
tention of all was directed toward
the grief-stricken Her, who remain
ed on her knees beside that cruel
dock.
The witnesses were placed on the
stand, one by one. The first to Of
fer testimony was DR.. Elkins. This
is what he swore: 81 was summoned
for the purpose of examining the
body of man, said to be Prof. Irby
Wallace, which 1 found near the
railroad track, some three hundred
yards west of Bennetsburgh depot,
and in slight cut, not far from the
public road. The body was much
mutilated and had apparently been
mangled by the trucks of the train
Evidently it had been passed over
by more than one wheel. His head
and chest were badly lacerated, and
l found two hundred and sixty dol
lars in his pocket; two rings, one an
emerald and the other diamond,
on his finger; several letters ad-
dressed to Prof. Irby Wallace,
Winderville, and a railroad ticket
from Bennetsburgh to Winderville.
The body was so mutilated that it
is impossible to tell whether he had
been wounded before being man
gled by the train; but tho wounds
which were apparent were, in my
opinion, caused by the car wheels" )"
George Galloway next took the
stand: "On the evening of Decem-
ber 24th, 1889, at about ten O'Clock,
| was going down the railroad track
and found the body of a man, said
to be Prof. Irby Wallace, near the
track, very much cut and bruised.
He was dead. | did not disturb the
body, but informed Mr.. Hollis John
son, the depot agent, of the find"
Hollis Johnson "I am depot
agent at the oity of Bennetsburgh.
Mr.. Galloway offered me information
concerning the finding of the dead
body of Prof. Irby Wallace, which
remained by the railroad track, and
proceeded to the spot described
and found everything as he had
declared. l did not move or inter
fere with the body until the arrival
OF the coroner, accompanied by DIR.
Elklns. | also observed the money.
rings, papers and ticket referred to
by DIR. Elkins, taken off the body of
the murdered man. On this same
evening the passenger train passed
Bennetsburgh about $50 and made
stop for passengers. I sold no
ticket for this car and saw only one
man board it that evening. He was
a stranger to me. Was about six
feet in height, rather slender, appar.
emily weighing about one hundred
and forty pounds. His face was
covered with a long sandy beard,
intermingled with gray, and his hair
was long and curly, the same shade
of his beard. He was cross eyed,
and his left arm was entirely gone.
l suppose he was about sixty years
old, and was evidently travelling
agent, for he carried two small grips.
Judge from appearances that he
was a gentleman of limited means.
In a few moments after the depar-
ture of the cars the defendant ap-
preached the station and inquired
for Prof. Irby Wallace. He came
to the depot from the direction the
train had left and where the body
was fn;.-3. The defendant was not
|ery polite in his reference to Prof.
Wallace. He remained but few
seconds and returned the way he had
come. He seemed very much
wrought up and appeared uneasy
and nervous about something. In
leaving the station the public road
leads along the railroad track for
the distance of more than quarter
of mile"
Eben Gronell 81 was LEAVING
Bennetsburgh station on the evening
that it was said Prof. Irby Wallace
was murdered. About three hun
dred yards from tie spot where the
body was found | met the defendants.