The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-09

Through it all she was calm and
composed, and told as straight
story as was ever heard in the
Court room. With all his sar-
casm Col. Johnstone could do
nothing with her. She was
subjected to a rigid and severe
crosse examination, and after find
ing that she could not be turned
from her story, the defence let
the cause of the affray come out.
She testified to the fact that
after she retired she heard a
knock Oil her door, but did not
answer it. The person then
went out on the veranda and
tried to get in the window.
Failing in this he came back and
threw himself against the door,
and then climbed up and looked
in the transom. She recognized
George Hasty. She then called
Mr.. Bennett, and when she did
so Hasty left. Mr.. Bennett, who
was a musical composer and en-
gagged to marry her, sat in her
room writing music till a O'Clock
in the morning, when he went to
his own room and got a comforter
and lay across her bed till z
o'clock. Next morning she was
annoyed by Hasty again. This
was while Mr.. Bennett was out.
She described in a graphic man
ner Sala the shooting occurred.
Hasty invited Mr.. Bennett from
the dining room. They went out.
Mr.. Dawson was told that Hasty
was the same man who had an
noyed Miss Bishop the afternoon
before. After Hasty and Mr..
Bennett had gone out, Mr.. Davi-
son followed, She told of the
conversation between the men,
and of Mr.. Dawson raising his
hand to strike Hasty. At the
same time Hasty fired two shots
in quick succession. Mr.. Davi-
son then grappled with Hasty,
pushing the hand with the revol-
yer against the wall. Hasty
jerked loose from him and shot
Mr.. Bennett.
Col. Johnstone, at this point,
notified the ladies in the audience
that if they stayed they might
expect to hear something that
they would not like to hear.
After most of the ladies left Col.
Johnson tried to make the wit
ness admit that she had been too
intimate with the deceased, try
ing to besmirch her character.
She stood the ordeal as few
women could stand it. She was
a match for Col. Johnstone.
Every word she uttered carried
conviction that she was telling
the truth.
Col. Johnstone endeavored to
rrove from her that either she or
Miss Bishop had ridden through
the streets of Gastonia astride.
Fortunately she and Mr.. Bennett
had taken a kodak or picture of
the party outriding in Gastonia,
and the picture was identified.
The defence will endeavor to
destroy the character of the
young women who were insulted.
Col. Johnstone saying to your
your correspondent that the lad
les of Gaffney would not be SO
ready to take in show people next
time a thing of this kind occurred.
After Miss Sheridan gave her
testimony Court adjourned till
$50 tomorrow morning.
Misses Sheridan and Peeler are
stopping with Miss May Peeler
while here.
Miss Bishop, one of the mem
bers of the troupe, testified today.
! Her testimony was a corrobora-
ton of that of Miss Sheridan,
who testified yesterday, to the
effect that the killing was with
out provocation. Attempts were
made by the defence today to
prove that the characters of the
. two lady witnesses were not what
: they shonld be, but the court
. ruled that, while questions per-
tanning to this matter could be
asked, they need not be ans
wered.
j Miss Bishop, in her own de.