The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
Defense Trying TO Bolster Up
Character of It's Witnesses.


dessed to the late editor in 1892, writ
ten By himself and containing q more
or less direct contradictions to posi-
tive statement he had just uttered, it
did not seem to disconcert him. The
letter and the statements appear in the
stenogRaphic report. Asked to illus
Sra5e ehe maaner in which he drew his
pistol, the prisoner complied readily
and displayed a familiarity with the
weapon in evidence, the weapon with
which he shot Mr.. Gonzales, which
was interesting to observe. it must
beconfessed chat the prisoner appeared
distinctly graceful in the manipulation
Of this deadly instrument which is still
q comparative stranger even to experts
in handling firearms in South Caroh-
ma. As far as the audience could
jadge, the prisoners mastery OF, its
fns POINTS vas sufficiently exempli6ed.
There mas no aWkwardness, no hesita-
sion, and seemingly no reluctance.
Indeed, from the prisoners point of
vieH there was possibly no reason for
aiy. Mr. Belhnger was courteous but
unsparing in his. cross examination,
-. -.
& &c AoR,aen n m u..4 haa s-a na .
ssSs' tss ana;raar aeH aa st +ha I ststa
z.an;tol z.ss, was sworn. He created a
=, snssIf sensat;on. He awore. and swore
St W;th emphasis on lis cross ,s-examina-
f;ny.e Si,at tf,ea lee editor. of The State
,,,sss 81 sonrsand 4 half feet tall or less.
He also swore that on the day preced-
n ,s kf,e State bouse. Cleaning over to
rn;t ~ with 4 nistol.. little pistol
-gh;c,, rnjoht have been 3 32-calibre
r;stoI :. as.,11 Shnw;no. from his noc.set. ssDid
sg- s61Saiss ess,,,ss, .l .wesr pIasseas,, he was
.ssa; Ea 9asss s. a,s1 sTrs t,at f,a d;fSnot
s.,A;s - ~ - occss;a, ;, He was aisss snre
81. 80 ~. s. =, f,o rafeyred ta was M
ss.sr.s1ass ss.s,s 49, Is,s be,- conh not rocau
--sat - r. moi be had rnonstache. or
40 color nf his hair he was four and
s = .,ses ha1f faettan or less. and he was GER
sssaiin that ne did not wear glasses, that
Isv Later Mr. Nelson INQUIRED of
5 S;,s, w;tness hnx the height of the man
- .r.s =, .o,n,,asre6 with his he;oht, ard
80 : s:tness - - sa;d that & wss s5ont tho
80 80 !" Ne1a-the,ass s, fonr and half
-saa+ r.s sbe fgnra he had mentioned
.,,g oh: n he stnck To manfnlly nncIer
Mr. M Crawford's suaya but insistent
onass;ons ne
, WSan t;.aa an, = onArod .bo n-;soner
s - .s.- :, ta. Sses stsnd - and an, sronmentof
M-s ~ ,a,ath -. ss,s, soo 1Iace g asTfo whathar
- fss Is 10 1,srnn;ftad To denv
IL ss,,4s * e roes n3sde
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sssainss sssa1lnlss LIN: ~ . !. sso.neys 1 oao ao
Iense maae Aipassioaeu as Spesthes s's .S Irs pr
ssesslng againss tyu:4n VIZ anal ~ Jesana sa h;.
, sDael U sne oppoa es sInSs ISoc oos ~ ba.o-e
gooo naIe 80 IN :, sav;S as;Senna vn M e RsI.
...ada ~ a +sa - -o;nt HOT Ss tho eyi-
- - 4he nth or feIsity of tbe edi.
asncs ol sne sdr,;+tad - ns ~ ON she par+ @ 90, of
ne .9Ls dssanss ssss wonld not the converse be
sc1siiv ...v adn;ssible. namely evidence
~ % +ha trnth ~ the editorial chargesp
- M. ~ Srawfo-d y 80 after DECLARING the
lm1. law osaM,ol n,;no;nla % - loo tbat hot
Vel Ahoma IoS.a,a. piins1 n.agoc.t;,a IA NOT not
a1as Mplus, nS ~ ass.,,t sa;S Nth force that
80 @ i;fetroe of the late editor the
s,-;soner had had ample opportunity
Tor settling the matter Of the truth or
falsity of the charges The courts
we're open either on the criminal or
civil side for the trial of cause for libel
and in that gay the prisoner could
have lad his remedy.
Jndoe Cary took the position that
SO s,;donoa wonld he admissible to
sson s.o tbs att;tnde Of mind Of the de.
@ Fem5snt ~ how ha was impressed by the
ed;sor;a1s and that IL could come in,
for that purpose, as original evidence.
III IS mo criticism on the view taken
S,y 5 ths % ;ndoe to saw that he seemed to
Zach ~ c, It rather indspendently and with
,,,t great assistance from the ELOQUENT
s,r,neals r OF the attorneys for the de-
Eanse
After the examination of the wit
rees Evatt. the defense closed it's tes-
-.ooo' .e ,-;+,oeeoe CIV,