The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-04-11
THE GOING-SPLAWN CASE.
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Found couple Of pieces Of tobacco,
a rocket book and a small pocket
knife. closed. Put the tobacco on
mantle and gave knife AMI packe'
hook to Mrs. Splawn.
Adjourned at 1:l5 one hour for
dinner, the defense having only one
other witness, Mr.. A. P. II. Walker,
to put up.
Mr.. Walker testified to having
paid Going for his time two hours
before shooting:
THE DEFENSE.
Walter Sanders-Was talking to
Sinclair. Splawn came up and
l proposed swap of knives.
l showed my knife and Mr.. Splawn
said / had no knife, He said he had
one that he had bought for a
purpose. There was going to be a
- kicking and he would be at it.
Cross Elk. Did not look particu-
larly at the knife. Didn't tell Mr..
Going about it. Mr.. Going's name
was not mentioned.
Nj. I. Sincloir-Saw Splawn. He
asked me for an oil stone to whet his
knife. Mr.. Sanders bantered him
for a swap. Splawn said he did not
care to swap, had bought his knife
for Il purpose. Corroborates Sanders
as to kicking, etc.
G. w. Holland-Know Splawn. Saw
him day lie WAS killed. Conversed with
him in reference to Tom Going | went
| to give him notice that | was going to
quit and rest up. He said, yes, | guess
you are going to work for Jake Going.
| am going to have Tom turned off this
evening aud ii he says anything | am
gong 10 kick him down the steps and
| cut his throat.
Couch Eubanks-Saw Splawn day
| before the killilg lie asked me what
| was doing now, lie said: Il hear
YOU are going to work for Jake Going,
| and | am going to sec that YOU nor TOEl
Going either one shall not work for him >
| Tom had t"eated him ike c. d
| rascal and he was going TO have him
fired. Splawn's character not good.
y. : Whitner Saw Frank Howell,
| Colored. OF night after shooting in Mr..
W. |. Going's store. Said he did not
know much about the shooting Said
he lad run and did not know who did
| the shooting.
Cross Ex Had seen him but was not
acquainted with him.
Redirect. The man sworn on the
stand was same man in the store.
ID. NJ. Lybrand-IIad conversation
with Frank Howell. Told me that he
did not know who did the shooting.
Barney BurgcSS-Splawn told him day
he was Killed, between two and thee
O'Clock, Shat Tom Going could rot work
for him any more He would die and
60 To hell before he would be run over
by Tom Going OF anybody else. Frank
Howell said no one was in Splawn'5
office when he went down, and that
when he renturned Tom Going was with
Splawn. That when he saw shooting
Splawn had his hand out and up. Said
afterwards, Lord, don't ask me, was
SO scared | don't know anything about
IL.
Jake GOipg-Don't know why Tom
upii and went TO PacOlet. He StdiA
ihele three months. Discharged nephew,
Tom Going, in Il few days after he cam"
cIaro+d % ed him at the order Of aIr
Snl.W,, S;lawn's character ,v,z moi
on"t Carlir1 concaaIed wt;,uo,s
kmchs, etc. Contradicted Frank How
alI.s toetin,o,,,,
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