The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-18
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The Testtmony OF Misc Lula shu
maker Against David OFT.


manner In which she had been treat
ed by OFT Miss Shumaker broke dowr5
aud wept several times. She Is q.
Young girl of only seventeen years Of
age, and yerv modest and comely ir
appearance. She told plain, straight.
forward story, and her testimony I'M.
pressed all who heard 1t. Or curse A.
will be a matter for the jury IL tho
general sessions court to decide as t
the guilt or inncc nee of OFT. One
thing Is certain he has a very seriou
charge against him.
The preliminary hearing In the case
of David Ott on the s,rious charge OF
having &C mmitted criminal assault
on the prerson of Miss Lula E
Shumaker, which was fully reported
was held last Thursday before Magis
trate O. P. Brunson, Of this city. The
magistrate excluded from the hearing
ever one excepting the parties inter-
ts5ed and the attorneys In the case,
and such witnesses as were offered by
the State we're examined. The young
lady was accompanied 10y her father
and m ther and u few other mt mbers
o. the fam ly.
Miss Saumaker test'f d that on
Sunday afternoon, Oct.ber 30vh, she
went to rusalem Church to attend
funeral in company with her Siste.
and brother. After the services sh
left the c3urch with David OFT in q
buggy, on his invitation to 20 and
get married. They went up the road
towards E;loree and turned out IF the
road and passed the Me ethodisr preach
ers house. Rev. MIR. Mcfarland
After passing the preachers house
Miss Shumak. says they turned back
OFT drove the horse and buggy out in
the woods and jerked her out Of the
buggy.
Sue said he first asked me to get
out and told III a no. He then
drew his pistol. l started to boiler,
and he dared me to open my mouth.
He then jerked me down on the
ground AMI tore of some of my
clothing. l was fighting him ano
begged him not 10 do that way. l
fought and scratched him until he
over + owered me and accomplished his
purpose. He then carried me and
helped me In the buggy, and he drove
out and we stopp at Mr.. Tricks
awhile. He W Mt In and left me 10
the buggy. He had ruined me and
that Is why 1 stuck to him SO, and
was afrai to go home for ma and pa
told me If w Mt with him not to
oome Jack AMI / was AFRAID to 90
back. He then took Inc to his IA
theirs house aud carried me up stairs
and said he was going for some to-
bacco. l did Lot see him any more.
The next morning my parents came
for me, and l told my mother all that
had happen d, my father was then in
a buggy with Amos DIntZler.
The above is substantially the young
lady's testim ny, except some parts of
1t which we could not print, as it was
too shocking to put in type. The
young lady Identified Some Of her
clothir 6 which was very much soiled
and torn. The appearance Of the
clothing, which was exhibited in the
magistrates office, showed very plain
ly that the young lady had been very
roughly handled by o t before be
succeeded in accomplishing his pur-
pose.
On Cross examination by A. Fl.
Moss, Eq., Miss Shumaker said: L
net Defendant at Jerusalem Church.
| asked him t. meet me at Hester
He 5ley's place t 2 O'Clock, but he did
not. We started to the preacher's
house to get married when we left
the church, bat we went ON by the
house. l suppose we went about a
half mile from the prtacher's house
and turned back; can not say when
we left the urch; 1t was after ser.
vice, right after service; we stopped
In the wo IDS; he went good ways In
the woods; 1t was about dark; it was
thick woods, but We cUu see; he had
no ligh'; we could not see the road;
he cJuld see how to drive in the woods;
1t was about half hour after we left
the church that it happcned; l think
the preacher was nearest, but do not
know the uubry there; we went to
Eilorse, and defendant gave his hors
some water; have relatives in Ello-
rec and am en- friendly terms With
tn N; we stayed in Elloree few min
ut,s 20 give tne ho Sc water in front
OF Stacks store; it was then about
eight o'clock; we were In the street,
and they were near the store-I mean
uuo p-Op Z WIZ SClc u0dE u UIlc
lamps there were lighted; he then
went to the Lutheran Church TO at
tend service and gcG married after
sc vice; l did not like him then so
well after treating me as he did, but
l Intended TO marry him after he had
ruined my Character; had no weapon
th me; there was no preaching at
El'orec, so we went to Santee church
and II there was any preaching there
we were to marry after services; l was
willing TO marry him and he was will
ing to marry me, and we both went
there to get married; we Just went to
Jim Tricks; he was not friendly to me-;
canuot say why he went the G.; he
said he was gong mp to Trick S and l
vent with him; he went in and left
me in the buggy abaut one hour; 1t
was long time; that Is about four
miles from Eiloree; Munce DAntzler
lives few yards from Jim tricks;
stayed In the buggy while defendant
was in the houss; was afraid TO leave
to go to Mr.. DantZler because defend
ant had ruined my character; k e1
the county around me we'll; Murce
Dantzler is my uncle; Sam DAIMLER
lives little further on, about a half
mile; knew the way; we then went
10 MIR. Ott>; Jim lrck asked me ID
come In, but would not; our fa5h rs
we're very good friends up to that
time; | went with hi n to his fathers
l,.~ l.