The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-12-14
FOUND Them GUILTY
OF MURDER.
K6DICT OF JURY AGAINST THREE
NEGROES CHARGED With The MUIR.
s. DER OF Mr. JULIAN WILSON.

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SEn the case of the State VS.
Arthur Williams, Jenkins Bur
rows and Robert Scott, indicted
for the murder of Mr. Julian Will
son, the trial had progressed up
to the time We went to press
last week to the point where all
the testimony of the States wit
nesses had been heard and wit
nesses for defense were to testi-
fly.
The first testimony for defense
was given by Arthur Williams,
who took the stand and re-iter-
ated his confession as narrated
by Mr. H J McFadden. He told
a remarkable story and under a
rigid cross-examination adhered
to the main facts. He describe d
minutely every movement lead
ing up to the terrible crime
committed by himself and his
accomplices that deprived of
his life one of Williamsburg'S
most honored citizens, stating in
attempted self-justifcation that
he did not know what was going
to happen when he went in the
store and that he took no part
iR the murder, but ran away
when jenkins Burrows struck
the first blow with the fatal
wagon-jack.
Robert Scott was next put on
tLe stand and was the only one
of the defendents who offered a
substantial defense. He at
tempted to prove an alibi, which
was in substance as follows: He
worked at W W Bars ginnery
until about 9 O'Clock. This was
proven by Mr. Barr and his two
clerks, Messrs Lovett and Ken
nedy. -Four negroes, who also
worked at Mr. Barr's on that
day, testified that they left the
store at the same time with
Robert Scott and that when
they passed Jenkins Burrows
house Jenkins was at home.
Jenkins lives one half mile from
Barr's store and one mile from
Cooper's store. Barr's store is
one-half mile from Cooper's.
The objectof the alibi was to
show that it was impossible for
Scott to have walked from
Barr's to Cooper's, to assist Jen-
kins in the crime, and then Jen-
kins have time to get back to
his house before the negroes
who worked at Barr's and left
with Scott could have walked
the half nile to Jenkins house.
Tom James, one of the negroes
! who saw Jenkins at home, tes-
titled that he lived in hundred
yards of Jenkins and that with
in FIVE minutes after he passed
jenkins house, Jenkins. came
over and they went to the party
!. together. Jenkins stayed at
the party all night.
Defendant Jenkins Burrows
when put on the stand denied
all knowledge of the crime. He
said that the blood on the shells
found in his pocket was that of
squirrel he had killed while
out hunting. Denied that stains
on his overalls were blood
stains. said they were caused
by grease, as he had been
greasing Mr. Barr'S engine.
When the testimony had all
been heard, Messrs Kelley &
Fairey, counsel for Burrows,
and Gilland & Gilland, repre-
senting Williams, stated TO the
court that while they felt that
they had conscientiously full
filed the duty imposed on them
in defending their respective
clients, the evidence adduced
involved no question of law, but
was simply question Of fact,
and they could see no good in
taking up the time of the court
with any argument.
MIR ? Fl Stoll addressed the
Jury on behalf of Robert Sc Oft
basing his argument on the
alibi produced which implied al
least doubt. Mr. Stoll made
an earnest and eloquent plea
for Scott, holding that while nc
man was more anxious than he
& to see the ends of justice sub
..,seryed, yet in Scott S case there
twas grave doubt as to his guilt
and certainly no man wants tc
see an innocent man forfeit his