The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-04-10

! Miss Einma. my sister, told NE about
being ravished. Noticed the scars on hel
neck. Looked like firger nail scratches
! four or five Oh one side and one or two OF
the other, raw, like it was fresh done
Saw Stother first after that on Saturday
morning was in house and he was in
road about forty yards distant. Came to
door aud told my wife he wanted to see
me. Hesitated little aud then went to
the door He told me his business, all
swered, and he left
Cross.examination by Mr.. Schuupert:
Left home OIL the 10TH of February in a
buggy sometime that evening, probably
| about 3 o'clock Don't think my wife
| was at home for dinner. The two Seybt
William and John--dined with me that
day. Sister told ME next morning shortly
| after breakfast Had just got call and
| was III hurry to go I sent MIR Miller
to swear out warrant against Strother.
Miller was my agent. Asked if I knew
| a negro by name Of Roland Mayes. He
said he had known negro of that name.
"Has he left the county," II think so. !"
Didn't you with some other parties go
to apprehend him one night?' The
question was objected to- aud the objec-
ton sustained. Mr.. Schumpert said lie
wanted to ask the witness 'if he. with
two or three other gentlemen did not 90
to the house of this Roland Mayes some
few years back for the purpose of appre-
hending> him, and then upon his answer
ing that, 1 would ask him further if it
was not owing to the fact of the intimacy
between this negro and his sister, Miss
Emma Bowers, that this action on his
part and his friends was taken" Mr.
Bowers said, Eyes, sir" "Wasn't it
owing to the fact of his alleged intimacy
| with your sister that you wanted to ap.
prehend him?" "No, sir" Mr.. Bowers
stated circumstances relating to this i'll
incident in redirect examination.
Redirect by Solicitor: Report came to
| lne that this negro had letter from my
sister. Quick as l heard it I got my
brother-in-law and Mr.. Hipp and went to
confront Feagle. Feagle said he had told
Hipp that negro had said negro had letter
| from my sister. Went to negro house,
| called Mayes. told him to come out.
He jumped out through window and ran.
One Of the party shot a time or two to
scare him. He dropped his clothes. We
picked them up and examined them, and
made thorough examination of the
premises and found nothing and CAME to
the conclusion that it was a negro le
Asked why he did not swear out warrant
earlier he said he was considering which
suited brothers-in-law. Had practice,
and my mother-in-law was critically iii
at the point of death, and thought negro
could be more easily caught after waiting.
Didn't know what course l was going to
pursue.
BY the court: Which was mentioned 4
first, the scars OIL y our sisters neck or
the rape? Answer: She mentioned the
scars first and Immediately after the
other
The Court took Il recess until 3 O'Clock.
The first witness called after the recess
hour was
~ MRS. ELLA L. COUNTS
who is the wife of Mr.. George Counts,
aud sister of the prosecutrix Mrs
Counts sworn, testified in substance as
follows: On the day i'll question the pros
cutrix left my house about O'Clock in
the afternoon She had spent the day.
My two boys. one about 9 and one about
7, left with her 1t was getting late when
| they returned. Was some time after that
when I saw sister again. Was sick. She
did not come to Gee me while I was sick
| 1t was couple weeks before saw her
Cross. examination by Mr. Schumpert:
| OIL the afternoon in question your sister,
| accompanied by two of your children,
| left your house and you did not see her
for two weeks-is that all you know?
Yes sir. Did you see anything Of Carrie
| Strother1 She was there before MY sis
| ter left She came among other things
to ask about some baby clothes. Didn't
| she say her husband was owe. there
somewhere splitting rails? No, sir
Didn't she say comething about carrying
her husband dinner? Said she had car
ried dinner down in woods Mr.. Schun
pert brought ont that it was understood
| that Strother was in the woods. First
| heard about the rape on Tuesday after
| it happened from my husband, and after
wards through : ome Of my brothers in-law
ard other people. When sister left hus
band was at Shealey's saw mill mile
lef,. Saw mill on opposite side Of house
from DR.. Bowers. Coming home II,
would not come anywhere near DR..
Bowers
| w. p. COUNTS,
a brother-in-law of the prosecutrix, was
sworn. His introduction was objected
to by Mr. Schumpert on the ground tina
witness had been III court room all morn
ing Mr.. Counts testified in substance
Heard of the affair Oh Monday. Saw
Miss Bowers about ten days after Saw
marks OIL her neck. Strother started tt
work with witness this year. 1t is at OH
one mile from where had Strother cutting
and from where the rails we're split, t.
where affair took place. Had anothe
negro, Antine Cannon, cutting Strothe
had been splitting rails for eight or tel
days. Strother when arrested was a
Prosperity He was on my wagon com
ing to Newberry. Between the 10Th 0
February and the day lie was arrested
had him doing different things, cutting
wood and splitting rails in the woods.
Cross examination by Mr.. Schumpert
After this offense was sal to have takel
place, he was still OH your place doing
such work as you wanted him to do
Yes, sir. And OH the day he was arrested
you sent him to Newberry to help NOV
your sister to Prosperity? Yes, sir
Redirect: During month of Februar.
had no regular employment for Strothet
Just day here and day there
Cross examinations: Under your con
tract when you had any work for him t.
do during that time he did it? Yes, sill
PAT holland.
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