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

fence, asked that she be allowed
to answer, and that nothing be
left in doubt. A sensational fea-
ture was the introduction of a
manikin to show the progress of
the fatal bullet. The appearance
of the grewsome object threw
Miss Sheridan, one of the wit
nesses, into Mysteries and she
was led from the court room.
The defence began its testimony
late in the day. 1t established
the theory of the defence that
self-defence was to be the policy
of it's evidence. A renewed at
tempt was made also to impeach
the character of the two ladies
of the theatrical company. 1t
seems likely that the testimony
will be finished tomorrow and
the arguments of counsel will
begin.
At the opening of court the
defence asked to put one of the
witnesses, one Strickland, of
Gastonia, on the stand, as he had
just left the bedside of a sick
child. The defence wanted to
prove the conduct of Misses
Sheridan and Bishop by this wit
ness, who is an agent for some
real estate man. The questions
were asked him, but the Court
would not allow him to- answer
one of them.
Miss May Bishop, one of the
innocent causes of the tragedy,
and one of the eye witnesssssQ
the shooting, was next catied BJs
the State. She made anexS Ssllenf
witness.
Col. Johnstone did not usesthe
same tactics on her as. he did on
Miss Sheridan, refraining from
asking her about her conduct.
Miss Bishop testified to the shoot
ing. At the time that Hasty and
Mr.. Bennett left the room she
was sitting at the dining tables
She tried to get Mr.. Dawson NOT
to go out in the hall, but he went
anyway. She got up and started
to the door. Just as she got
there she heard two shots in
quick succession Sand saw Mr.
Dawson grappless.with TASTY,
taking hold of his right hand
and forcing it and the pistol
against the wall. While Dawson
had hold of him he jerked loose
and shot Mr.. Bennett. Her testi-
mony was identical with her
testimony at the inquest. She
could not be shaken by the cross
examination.
In the cross-examination she
asked Mr.. Johnstone to help her
and she would illustrate how the
shooting occurred. Mr.. John
stone took hold of her arm and
she jerked loose as Hasty had
done, illustrating the shooting in
a vivid manner. Her testimony
was straightforward.
DR.. Nesbitt was next called.
He testified to holding the post
mortem and described the course
of the bullet after it entered the
body. He also testified that he
did not see any weapon on the
person of Mr.. Bennett when he
examined him. He identified
the coat and vest worn by the
deceased.
John Spencer, a butcher here,
was called to testify to a CONVEX
sation he had with the defendant
at 6 O'Clock on the morning of
the tragedy, in which the de-
fendant said that he had been
trying to get in the room OF one
of the show women all night and
was going back to make another
trial, but the testimony was
deemed irrelevant and was ruled
out.
Sheriff Thomas testified to tax.
ing Hasty to the Jail from the
city prison, where he had beer
locked up, about 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. When he searched
his person he found knife con.
cealed in his trousers leg, fas.
tened to his garter.
The defence claims self-de.
fence and will try to prove that
Hasty's coat was cut. This is
an explanation of how it was cut.
With this the State rested
The attorneys for the defence
then requested the Court to take
a recess that they might consul,
with their witnesses. This was
| done and the iury was permitted