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of us to go for doctor, and Ray.
mond Wolfe went. Then Pitts
left"
Tom Ballenger beiLg questioned
by jurymen stted he heard some
words pass between Pitts and Foster
after the shot, but was not sure what
they were.
THE SECOND BOY.
| Jesse Ballenger testified that "on
Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Pitts asked
three OF us boys to go into another
room, me and Fred Ballenger and
Raymond Wolfe We had not been
in there but few minutes till we
saw Mr.. Pitts go to the corner and
get two hickories. l never heard no
| words between them at all. Pitts
hit Foster two licks; then both got
hold of the hickories with all four
hands hold Of the switches. They
stopped over and then the pistol
fired; don't know who fired pistol;
never saw pistol till after shooting.
Foster WAS between me and Pitts.
Pitts had pistol when I saw 1t; then
Pitts asked some one to 60 for doc
tor. We were all peeping through
tho oronly Of kho lo@, l,3l H. !
the door in, it has no look and stands
kinder open. Made no attempt to go
in till after pistol was fired"
On being questioned by jurymsn,
Jesse Ballenger said he heard Pitts
say nothing about shooting and heard
no talk between Pitts and Foster
Pitts hollered "Lord mercy" time
Ga two; entered room after pistol was
fired; didn't hear Foster make any
statement.
Questioned by Stanyarne Wilson
of counsel for defense Jesse Ballen.
ger said he entered just about time
pistol was fired, but did not start in
before shot.
Asked where the blackboard was
in the room where he was waiting,
Jesse Ballenger replied "nailed up
beside the door on the wall and don't
hinder opening door. Came to door
when Pitts went for hickories, heard
the licks, But could not see Pitts nor
Foster They we're scuffling over
hickories until shot fred; don't know
who fired shot. Foster l think is
larger and heavier than Pitts. We
all came through the door at once,
Fred Ballenger in front, but all prac.
tically together. When we reached
room they were doing nothing: every.
thing over with; Eddie was sitting
on the floor and Pitts was standing
somewhere in the room. l do not
know if any one noticed Eddie was
shot, | didn't. Pitts did not remain
until doctor came; went on behind
Ray mond Wolf'."
Jesse BalIrnger described how be
and the other two boys peeped from
adjoining room into main school
building here Pitts aud Foster we're
npJIEp wInSEcSpc
Policeman Frank A. Metculf testi
tied 10 Pitts coming to him aud sur.
rendering himself and weapon, 30
callibre Smith and Wesson pistol,
one Of the loaded chambers being
empty. This was exhibited to the
jury.
Tom Swell, n pupil of the school,
testified to sitting on the roadside,
10 or 100 yards from the schoolhouse
and heard scuf1lirg and the report of
pistol. When he reached the
schoolhonse Foster was lying on the
r strum.
TIE THIRD BOY.
Raymond l. Wolfe testified:
"Pitts told us boys to go into another
room and we went; he kept Foster
in here. He got his hickories and
struck Foster two licks, and Foster
grabbed them. They were scuf
fling and just as he shot we pushed
door open. We came in and Pitts
had pistol IN his hand, and ho said
"Lord God, I've shot him; somebody
60 for DOCTOR went and when
came back Pitts was gone. Didn't
hear him say anything about giving
him whipping. Foster said he did
not want to take whipping. I did
not SEQ pistol till after shot was fired.
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