The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-19
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Jury Sets the Men Free Who Were
Held for Murder of Bookhard.
The Famous Eatawville Case which
Has Attracted Much Atten-
ton Ended Friday.
The trial of the five white men
charged with the murder of Keitt
Bookard at Eutawville was commenc.
ed In the court of general sessions at
Orapgeburg on last Wednesday AMI
ended Friday afternoon in an acuuit.
tai. The men accused of the crime
were ]. III. Palmer, S. A. Eadons, An
drew Martin, Benny Martin and Pen
ny Martin. The following gentlemen
composd the jury: d. N. Smith, fore
man; w. q. Brickle, G. b. Holman,
r. p. Baldwin, r. S. Willingham, e.
Grady, George r. blnson, @. M. Dick
son, Henry Sande', G.. T. Ayers, w.
j. Whetsell and r II. Riley. Mr..
Fl. Gaskins was drawn on the jury,
but was taken sick and was excused
The State and the defence exercised
great care in the selection Of the jury.
There were many challenges on both
sides The prosecution offered three
objections and the defense objected 10
six OF the regular panel. When the
name of A. S. Salley was called and
Judge Dantzler was catechising the
juror as to whether or not he was in
any way interested in or connected
with the cate, Mr.. Salley stated that
a friend had expressed the wish that
Mr.. Salley would be drawn on the
jury so that he could vote to aCquit
the defendants. Solicitor Hildebrund
smiliugly accepted the Juror, but the
defense objected.
When the regular panel had been
exhausted there were 10 juror; the
State had of rcd three objections and
The defense six. When the extra
panel OF II jurors was called and as
scmbed after about an hour, no juror
was obtained, the State had ed one
OF it's two remaining challenges and
the defense four. Another extra panel
of II jurors was summoned, and from
this panel the jury was completed as
above named.
After the jury was drawn tho TAX.
ing of testimony was comm ,rced.
The State put up Magistrate Virgins
and others to identify the body found
'%ith the weight tied to it as that OF
KIT Bookhard.
w. e. Jackson, white man, who
conducts a store at Eutawvile stated,
that among others in his store the
afternoon OF July 11th we're: II. @
Es%arr'S, Andrew Martin, Benuy
Martin, Adger Butler. John Palmer,
S. a. Eadons and others. They had
aome packages which were LETT in the
store, among other things two bottles
OF whiskey. He gave them permi;-
sion to take a drink in there
Il. S. Gclzer, a prominent merchant,
who served on the coroner's Jury
stated that j. II. Palmer was on the
coroner's jury the night they went
down to the river, but did not serve
On the jury subsequently,.
e. Z. Winter, another merchant
and member OF the jury, declared
that Palmer had been a member ot
the jury the first night, but was not
subsequently,.
Solicitor Hildebrand wanted tt
brir out a declaration made by Pal
mer when the foreman OF the coron
ers jury called for private confer
ence OF the jurors. The statement o
Palmer was admitted. He had saiL
That the jury must excuse him min
ute as 1T was more than he could bear
Peter Globes, colorcd, was working
for S. A. Eadons at the time OF the
Eutawvilie affair. At o'clock ths
morning after the disappearance Mr.
E dons was not up. Tne buggy wa.
out in front of the buggy house
There was lantern, piece OF cotton
rope a foot and half long, and {
hatchet. He stated on cross examine
zion that Mr.. Eadons was always VI
except when sick. AT that time Fad
Ons had q carbuncle, had had it fol
t~o weeks.
THE HORRIBLE CRIME DESCRIBED.
Henry G.. Edwards WAS then sworn
The principal witness is youth Of
%, small and pale in appearance
with sharp features but Il not unat
tractive eye. He gave his evidcnce
in a lahored manner as if he feared
that he is despised and WAS cautious
against being trapped.
Is native OF Orangeburg, % years
OF age and an orphan. WORKED near
Eutawville last year for Andrew Mar
Tia, afendant, for six months. The
week bafore July 1lth he went fish
Ing with Tie defendants, Lewis Mar
tin, Eugene Washington and KeiLt
B0okard Coming back In the wagon
he and Kcitt Bookard got into dis
pute. The negro cursed him, lie
cursed back. He said he WAS unable
to defend himself against the negro
and the other white men were not
disposed to help him. That night
Sitti s on the piazza Andrew Martin
started the talk about having war
rant sworn cut for keitt BcokaId.
They kept on after him Sunday u
have the negro arrested because he
>houid not talk that way. Tie next
day Andrew Martin went with him TO
EutaWville and had the warrant
sworn out for the arrest OF Keitt. Al.
ter the trial they sent him to yet
some whiskey, a quart and pint,
some Of which they drank up In Jack.
sons store. The men there com
rnenced 10 talk about putting the
negro away" The men in the crowd