The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19


tanned and Blease told him the con-
tents. He referred to it about this
way said the witness:
Dear luda: | would do anything
in rhe world I could for you but
can't get YOU any more OF that St''n'
As soon as I can close up the store 1
will come down and see you. Destroy
J this letter"
Witness asked Blease what was
meant by that stuff. Blease SAID ne
did not know, either morphine OF
ergot. Blease told witness that a1te'
Getting this letter he went to Joe
Ben and told him, Joe Ben, II you
want Luda, take her and get OFT; ana
# YOU don't want i1er, keep from
around her. don't go about her.
Blease said, "Since my wife has been
I'D to Mr.. Herbert's sick he has oeen
IN there to see her" Blease tolo
witness two or three times and toIo
him the days but witness did not rec
ollect the days. Blease also stated
that while his wife was over at New
berry that Joe Ben had gone OFT up
to Glenn Springs with Mr.. McCarty
and that Joe Ben came back by there
and stayed two days with his wife.
In The Store.
Witness related further incidents
which Blease had told him in the
course OF this conversation, much OF
which is unpublishable. Witness had
offered to try to settle matters but
Blease had told him he was not ask
ing for advice. At times, said witness,
Blease seemed to be rational but at
other times he seemed to be like
wild man or madman. Witness then
related what occurred in the store, as
follows:
J "When GOT to the store saw Nh
| Bob Rayney in front and Preacher
Carson inside and some other men IN
| there and 7 thought to myself l Will
not 20 in there, they will prevent any
disturbance and I drove over to the
hank and had some little transaction
with the bank and drove my morse
over and took out and when | got
hack to the store Mr.. Blease and Mr.
Coleman were standing over to the
RIGHT at the office I wouldn't have
gone in if | had known that Eugene
was in there, because I felt like they
| could settle the matter better by
themselves but I had walked IN not
seeing him. I said Joe Ben, l want
some soda He started to get the
soda and he and Eugene continued
to talk. I said 7 will come back and
ge. !. directly, l thought | would let
them settle it better by themselves,
and about the time got to the door
Zoe Ben says, Hold on, come back,
don't you think Eugene exacts TOO
much OF ne?' I acted like l had nor
heard anything about it. says.
What is the matter? Joe Ben he
started to tell and says Eugene tell
him. Eugene says, You tell him.,
| and directly Eugene says I meant eS-
act1y what I said, you must either get
out of this country and never come
back or I will kill you pleaded with
him NOT to have fuss.
"He says, I meant exactly what
said, you must do one or the other
and he asked him t. question, What
are You going to do?'
Toe Ben finally says. Rather than
10 take lie or TO give life I will leave
but I can't promise you l will never
come back Then Joe Ben you re-
fuse 70 do it,
| HE saws, You know I can't jus,
! pick up my business and not come
back, besides you know I cant &c
tonight, have got to have time to
straighten out my business and J
won't promise you not to come back.
Then, Joe Ben, you refuse?
He says, Yes, I can't do it. can'
go and never come back, | cant &C
tonight
"He says. Joe Ben, are you armed: