The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-07
STATE vs.. GOODWIN.
The Afidavits of Goodwin And W. G.
Brooks Useed on Application for
Bail for Goodwin.


y. ". Goodwin,. through his attorney.
Cole. l.. Bcasc. Esq, applied on Mon
! lay before Justice Gary, at Able
vile, for bail and bail was granted
in the sum Of $5,000.00. The follow
ing is the order Of Justice Gary:
State of South Carolina,
County Of Newbcrry.
FIX Parte.
3. w. Goodwin
Application for bail.
On hearing the application for bail
herein it is ordered that the same be
granted and that the. petitioner be
discharged from the custody Of the
sheriff upon entering into recogniz-
ance in the sum Of five thousand dol
lars with not less than two, nor more
than five sureties to be approved by
the clerk Of said court, conditioned
, for his appearance at the next term
Of the court for Newberry county to
answer to bill Of Indictment to be
preferred against him charging him
with the murder Of Eugene l.. Lea
veil and to do and receive what shall
then and there be cnjoined by the
court.
Let the papers used upon this hear
ing be fled with the clerk Of said
| court.
Eugene 4. Gary,
Associate Justice.
:Ird Sept, 1906
Abbcville, S. &.
The Herald and News has already
printed the testimony in full as taken
before tn" coroner at the inquest. In
the application for bail two additional
aildavitS were submitted, one by Mr..
Goodwin and the other by the state.
The affidavit by the state is from Mr..
Walter e. Brooks. a son Of Mr.. 6. \.
, Brooks and Il nephew Of Mrs. Good
win, and also Of Mrs. Eugene l.. Lea
veil.
The following are the aifidavits:
STATE; or SOUTH CAROLINA.
County Of Ncwbcrry.
The State VS. b. W. Goodwin-Mur-
der.
Personally came before me, B. W.
Goodwin. who being duly sworn. says
That he is the defendant in the above
stated case charged with the killing
Of Eugene l.. Lcavcll. That about
seven O'Clock p. m. August 2Sth.,
1906, he was sitting on his front
pinzzn near Vnnghanvillc in the coun-
~ nf Ncwbcrry and state aforesaid.
| That he heard his wife and Eugene l..
Lravcll, deceased, talking. Leavell
was sitting in his buggy: Mrs. Good
win was standing near the road. That
he heard I.eavell say. "Y"u acted
dirty and you know it,. That he i'm
mcdiatcly walked out to the buggy
and said, "Eugenc, what do you mean
by talking to my wife that way7'
Lcavcll replied, "Ynu are the dirty
| sroundrcl who is ut the bottom of the
whole thing,' aud Immediately struck
defendant with his buggy whip two
or three times, jumping from his
buggy and making towards the dcfcn-
dant continuing to strike him, where
upon the defendant fired at him Lea
veil Immediately turned, set his whip
in the buggy and attempted TO get in
but fell. That defendant immcdiatc-
y went to Newbcrry court house and
! placed himself in the hands Of his at
tornry. and thereafter Immediately
surrendered to the sheriff Of Ncwbcr-
ry county.
B. w. Goodwin.
Sworn to before me this 30th day
Of August, 1906.
Fred II. Dominick, o.. s.
\. u. for S. g..
STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Ncwbcrry.
|, Walter G.. Brooks, do personally
,, appear before j. s. Dominick, N. =.
Of s. g., and make oath to the fol-
lowing facts: On the evening Of Aug.
2S, l00G. about seven o'clock p. III.
live in Newbcrry county at Waugh
awhile, about one hundred yards from
b. ". Goodwin's home. My father
sent me there FOR some bread that they
had cooked for us. When got there
Mr.. b. w. Goodwin and wife were
sitting on the front porch. went
on to the house to get drink Of wat
cr. | heard Mrs. Bottle Goodwin hol-
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