The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14

Witness went from Ridgeville to Au-
gusta with Mr.. Pink Martin and stay
ed in Augusta with Mac1ey Martin,
son Ct Pink. From ther= he vent to
Dunharlon on che Coast Line between
Oraneehurg and Augusta. Mackey
Martin took him to Dupbarton and
got him q j b in W. T. B1gg's saw
mill. From there he went TO Orange
burg.
" tness saw no wounds ir h:cted up
On Keitt Bookard, with knife or stick.
Ke:ts B okard did notcry out. E1on
said, I'VE have come to the River Jor-
dan" Butler was not in the party
6 ing to the river. DO you know
why Ksitt Bcookard was killed." the
sol.ctor ked. ''B: cause be had
threatened my lie aDd Pinay Martins
life. was the answer. Piney Martin
had told UitLess this Before witness
eft for Charleston, Lewis Martin gave
him Sl5 snc agreed to take the crop.
Cross exa mioation by M. Dennis:
''Y,u were acti 6 the part Of the In
occent man THAT night?" Answer,
s'Yes, Sir" What are you acting
today, the traitor, the coward?" OBJ :
jected to by Mr.. Hilderbrand as an
effort to discredit the witness. Ob-
jaction sustained, NJ. Dennis brought
cut that ''Piney'; Martin was not TAX
ing part in the lynching, and the So
lictor agreed that PREY Martin
should be released Penney" Mar
tin, a son Of Alfred Martin, and not
one OF the Martins in arrest, was at
St. Julians and not 'Piney" Martin,
who is son Ct Pink. Witness declar-
ed that the reason he had the negro
arrested vas on account OF wor6s that
they had on fishing frolic..
| WHY BE Surrendered.
he replied in answer to searching
qlesticns rrcm Mr.. Dennis that he
had 6 Ie to Sc Solicitor Hilderbrand
in response to suggestions from e. B.
McCants, cousin OF tae witness De-
MED that Demaio had visited him at
Cunbarton, and Dema:o was not at
S licitor's Office when re went there.
Demaio CINE day or 50 afterward.
BE was Subjected to severe question
ing by which Mr.. Dennis tried to get
Edwards to say that he had bean ef-
fered sonce irducement to give him.
se:f up. Witness answred negatively.
MIR. Dennis wanted to know ii witLess
would give himself up to solicter mere:
ly to get himself into trouble. Nj.
Hilderbrand suggested tc witness to,
tel about his sister begging him to
give himsslt up. Mr.. Dennis inter-
posed a violent objection as the Wit
ness was being crcss-exam;ned and
this was prompting him. Magistrate
McCoy,bvought out the fact that Wit
uess' sister is a nenter OF the house.
hold Of their 1e'ative, NJ. McCaats,
and joined with Mr.. McCants In ad-s
vising witness. Edwards declared that
he did not drink any Of the liquor the
night OF the killing. Is rot teeto-
taller, but did not drink that night.
Hs had made a statement In Solicitor
q l6erbrard's Office to F. P. Demaio.
Had seen the solicitor at the Ieniten-z
tiary two Or three times Dem3io;
had called him into the Office Of the.
superintendent OF the peniteatiary
and had got another statement, but
Dad not MADE him any promise Of his
liberty.
MI. Dennis asked if Mr. Lewis Mar
tin had not told witness to 20 to Char
lesion and get out CT the way Ct the
negroes, who were swearing vengeance
against Edwards. Witness answered.
yes
The State Of South Carolina offers.
nothing further said MI. Hilder-
brand at this point. Mr., Dennis having.
concluded TIE cross oss-examination.
Mr.. Hi!d,rb-and stated that he
would not argue the case as the magis.
trate is fam llar With the facts.
After argument by Mr.. Dennis for:
the prisoners Magistrate Mccoy said
be would have to commit Palmer.
Eadon, Benny Martin and Andrew
Martin, and that he would release.
Adser Butler and Plney Martin.
DISPOSITION OF PRISONERS.
He turned the four prisoners over
to Sheriff Morrison who viii put them
in the I'll at Monck's Corner unless:
ordered otherwise. The prisoners
have a horror Of the penitentiary even;
within comfortable quarters and good
fare, relatively speaking. Sheriff
Morrison described the jill at Monck's:
Corner as one story leg house Is:
feet by 80 feet, with FIVE cells within
and a fence six feet hish encircling
the place. There is another house In
the enclt sure, a cabin with one room
about 20 feeet square, which could bes
used for the accommodation Of the:
prisoce:s Sheriff Morrison feels sure
that they will not try to escape. ln-S
deed he seems to hive very good
opinion OF the prisoners and not a lit.
tie sympathy for them.
The three older Martins were here
at the preliminary -''Old Man"
Lewis, Pink and ALI. Pink's boy Pineyz
is now OUT OF trouble and Alfs boy
Penny is about to get into it. There
is no telling how much money, not to
speak Of worry, this case will cost the
Martins. It is rep0rteG on reliable
authority tn it they have raised 81, 600
already. And they are not wealthy: Z;
The four prisoners r,manded to jail
were taken to Char eston, where they
will be jailed pending the decision Of.
Sheriff Morrison, who left for Colum-.
bia to see Governor Heywad in regard
to the retunding OF money spent by
the sheriff Ii this cas-.
Henry G. Edwards, in charge OF a
penitertiary guard, left by private
conveyance On drive Ct IA miles to
Brarchyille as soon as be had testified. Z
Thera iS hardly anv necessity for him