The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-29

xs.a w.x iN'ES t.oS'SS 10y
&C. s'IIllE ;:|g's,ss'::..
sN Hh a$d
manager ofRsstseath Supply Co.
5 w Welsh, connected with the
3fsa5Tr,ic 'c0ntcTT; and s r : fiotgH,
son !of Mr. a r Hough, Of thef
ff,.ii.:-.ssses aey qt-.txerstascss.=mrre ars-
itcs,ed on April Fl for completely
nm the -tyrct1ing of the wilitr- mIn,
Jqhp q Morrison, ,last !Qct9ber.
This intcrBaNlhi4hdlt tB BlEtitliie
o"a'r~o and half Aisas ago
lMrJHW. Austin, agent-.for a
sewing machines, jwnots me,Il Said
ISpepsfr J. CroNttqqppt Iit9, G9me tt99
thc Central Hotel he:yfc, At his, eX-
pfnfsSG". He toldlme et6gopo mis-
PlyIti9 Of Kcrshaw,,1o tb'Igetii die
IeNpehst money. Shao ghvcaoto
ms albright, s.. thought he
bad A,job for me, and SO ! cams
n"f%S %ent g Ills hib boarding u riding 'hh,5vss house
Eoh Graham street. No" ooi.i"but
failctfto 4ih dnhihinpIo canienthen
&oWh street and gmct ,up with a.
/ T., Itqpghy MhomnI Anews . and
went WITH II hin him ,toget fqqlldd fqqlldd l' drinks.
He introduced, ME to H. b.,
lFGowie, a private detective: 10 I.
lPlaycd h'fgamo Ioth two, of pool
with lnm, and went to talking to
him. ., I!e, said, he wanted inc to
| go down to Chester and, play a,
Egame7 pf poker" With him. He
1'said IL WdHld be all correct; that
| l4woulI igo tradeH Athe Inaire Of
htMgdl SpcncepSYEtanda tfnobody
| wj9pld IknowrL S9i lillwent. oWc
played Ell night that night. and. |
Won'm II 9ney, and next morning We
cSme"back to Charlotte t9AEh III
81 1let inMr.y Austin!eaa the
.strset b efore the. Ceatrtal and talk :
| ed with! him. That night; 4 got
h$f$S1 4ky a'a nERt and hGnsf then
wcht i 4ckttbi Chester. h4r WIZ s+in
winnip epAftetd6nei nights PLAY
1At Cites kars Mh III owiel suggested
fthat'Wfjgq t2d Attl;antai,and a 4
[1gfccsdd .bMIee ,g9t, Tiers. At :, s
feoGE hc&Xt niqotning. He. and
1 Kish r. teads99arpied me. tS7a gal6bn
ihdibtgam iillfhgsmeiMath iaa SORTS
1'ofdfliHS HSsnvWe, ihank anAntlrank,
fafhU fheh MeAt: and SAT- 9 ON TRUCKS
ftfeA9tFf depot. There came to
us t@b topPers, Who arrested me
and Hopgh." " ''i'd h'-"''H '''i' ~
Com q on and go with us, they
Fsaid. ~, i {, .-.u ,Ei,;l
Whats ats tbs the troYpblla, ., gentle7
men2i'n ,','' ~ ',
",,Colnd on, they said. """" r.
| NsSo they took hs and threw as
I inJaii hndileft us there 'frdma9. a.
I'm,n'ill'5 p. M; the following. dayd
They would not. ll!eti me, write to
| .mY RaAple, and they were trylng
to cqnnec ect me with the Keershaww'
| lyncRl6H n' Theh came 'Howie to
iiie IN pI Iison aud 'proposetr: He
| would turn ME out and give me.
SO perh by and expenses and long
as ! wanted to work to- 20 along
with him and assist him. | told
him l would take@hfm' up, ahd SO
he fet 'lhe tut: "ei "r'i ,n a,7oh
"He canrietlI an ',tbt. suppers
|ga"HmelRlsnty, Of .beaL and, after
agoothlppe. We took the traip for
ChesseR and got there Sunday
.morninglf wweeRagi61.'' HownleeI sent 5 &
itor'h laWyer,"brer NeWb6ld, and
.halAim 10 draAMnP MY affidavit
FYro VIII pm,I saw ati the Morrison
It6ching end who helped do it, = 4
swore tn ht ! was With the crowd,
but &ax ifearree,% y not byg tdeegsig2n,7 BSn,
oily ~ hetideht:" 'I'sawthe ,hiHs
gong ON AND thr ough' etT'iosity II
went to pee what fwits,Idolng. and
that IIblM.A sAwthe eily9qhing.u l
adId}an q IT, ( 9qRwS ny Angling 4NpAyl n, the plan
"Well hWs9 eat''t to iadbw~ie's
homehnd 'stayed 'tHere' a. week.
lie orlId Moore stay 4
ed'%sth PIC all the time. Howie
tried j" fetrne stojgq, opt and, HIDE
in the 81 hurry to keep the sheriff
or somebody else from getting
me" BdtsI Woiildd't CO. '"'"''H