The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-19

front room adjoining her room. An.
drew was to go to Monck's Corner
with Eadons and she raped on his
door to wake him up. When Eadons
came back from the guard house he
took OF his shoes aud coat and laid |
down across the bed. Andrew Mar.
tin went back to her house In com
pany with Mr.. JEFF D. Virgins and
Mr.. Coleman to get her statement as
to Eadons' whereabouts the night OF
the l1th. She had not seen any writ
ten statement, Mrs. Eadons has a
good face and her evidence made a
marked impression.
Mrs. l.. A. Coleman, daughter of
Mrs. Eldons, corroborated the testi.
mony Of her mother as to the time her
father was called and his return to
the house. No other buggies passed
there that night. II there ha5 been
anyspassing she would have heard 1t.
Miss Maud Ovens Of Manning was
at Mr.. E idons' the night Of July 11th.
She also corroborated the testimony
Of Mrs. Eadons. She Is neice of Mr.
Eadons. Between and o'clock
she went out to get peach leaves with
which Mrs. Etdons was to make a
poultice. Mr.. Eadons was in the bed
then.
Mrs. j. II. Palmer, wife of one of
/ the defendants, testified that her
husband, who was town marshal came
in that night about o'clock and
went out again On duty. He came in
between and 10 o'clock aud did not
leave the house until Eldons came
for him about 3 o'clock, for she heard
the clock strike. She testified that
he was gone not half an hour. She
said that after Palmer's arrest Dina
10 had come to her house and had
said that be wanted to say som athing
in her husbands behalf, but she de-
clined to say anything to him. She
had been married just one year to the
day that her husband was arrested.
Ga cross examination she denied
having berated Mr. Palmer In Wealth
erford's store :0r being out so late at
night and that he had replied that he
had been fishing. She stated that
her mother was at her home on that
day and she did not leave the house.
She said 1t was customary for Palmer
to go with Eldons to the guard house
when the latter had a prisoner in
there to be taken to the county jail.
Mrs. Luella Martin, wife Of Penny
Martin, was next sworn. She swOre
that she was living at Eutawyille and
her husband was at home all night
after having come in at O'Clock
for his supper. She went to bed
about l.. o'clock. Her mother slept
in tue adjoining room Her husband
could not have gone out that night,
for she was awake nearly all night.
Her husband has been away five
months and she has had to depend
upon her father for support.
Mrs. Katherine Martin, mother OF
Mrs. Luella Martin, corroberated the
testimony Of her daughter as to Pen.
ny Martins whereabouts. She is a
sister OF Lewis Martin.
Mrs. S. 9. Martin lives about five
miles from Eu!awvillc. She is the
wife OF Pinay Martin, who was at
home plo "ing all day until late in the
afternoon, when he went to Eutaw-
vile. Came home that night about
s o'clock. Bannie Martin aud II. 9.
Edwards spent the night at her
house. They came together at 10
o'clock. The two stayed in bachelors
quarters just across little branch,
and stayed at her house almost as
often as they did at their home. Ben
ny Martin was drinking little, Just
enough to make him sleep good. Ell
wards was horribly drunk and she
could hear him vomiting in the ad
Joining room. They had breakfast a
little after sunrise and Edwards could
eat nothing, drank cup of coffee.
P.ney Martin corroborated the teSti.
mouy OF his wife.
@. II. McCan5s OF Charleston, a
first cousin OF Edwards, said that they
have always been friends. He and
l.. A II ok met e lwards at the cor
ner of Line and King streets. He
swore that Edwards had told him
that he knew nothing about how
Kcitt BoCklrd came to his death.
This was q direct contradiction OF Ed
wards testimony, the first and only
contradiction. l.. A. Rock was call.
cd to verify McCant's story but Rock
did not answer.
After the testimony was concluded
speeches were made for the defence
by Mnssrs. Baysor, Dennis, Wolfe and
Haynes and by Solicitor Hildebrand
for the State.
The charge to the jury was then
delibered by Judge Dantzler. He ap.
pealed for the jurors to rise above any
prejudice and to arrive at verdict
upon the evidence. His charge was
that OF q high minded mao and con.
sclentious jurist and made marked
impression. a little after five o'clock
the jury, after being out sixteen min
uteS, returned verdict Of not guilty
and the defendants were discharged.
STABBED TO DEATH.