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

| JoiiiiStolle argued CnaC IL was
relevant, as he would endeavor
to Justify the action of Geo.
Hastv in trying to climb over
the transom of her room.
! G. l.. Dart was almost an eye
witness. He was a book agent,
stopping at the Piedmont Inn at
the time of the shooting. He
was IN room No. 10; at the time
he was in his room reading and
heard the shots in the hall, but
read on. Soon he heard the
screaming and cracked the door
and looked out, and saw man
lying on the floor and otker men
surrounding him, but he was
afraid to go out, lest he might
get shot. In a few minutes he
went out. He testified to hear
ing Miss Bishop point out Will
Hasty as the man who did the
shooting and to hearing one of
the women curse. He was too
modest to repeat directly what
she said.
Prof. R. O. Sans was recalled.
He testified to making the chart
of the building and of measuring
the transom, and of examining
the dust on the transom, after
brother of the defendant had
tried to get in through it, but
would not testify to examining
it before.
A.. Smith Rains, awhile man, was
Sworn. He testified that he was
lin the barber shop when he heard
tthe scuff1e, and then he heard
tbody fall. Soon afterward he
Heard pistol fire twice. He
Event out in the street and saw
] Mr. Dawson coming down. He
,lAaw something bright in Mr..
lDayison's hand. On cross-ex-
damination the solicitor asked him
1who was with him when he stole
4that side of meat from j.. A.
ilCarroll some years ago, and how
,fmGch it cost him to get out of it.
Rufus Estes testified that he
twas. in the. dining room at the
sSama of the shooting, and that
1neither Miss Sheridan nor Miss
Bishop saw the shooting, but
were in the dining room all the
time, not going out in the hall
until the shooting was over. He
said he did not go in the hall at
all himself, but hiked out through
the kitchen and back yard. He
did not run, but walked pretty
fast.
Mrs. Sallie Hasty, wife of
Will Hasty, testified that she was
in her room, which is next to the
dining room, and heard a man
say: "You are the same fellow
who insulted that lady, and
soon she heard two shots. She
opened the door, but did not see
either of the young show women,
but they soon came out of the
dining room and began scream
ing. She testified that Miss
Bishop pointed out Will Hasty as
the man who did the <hooting.
She did not go direct to her hus-
band, but went through the din
ing room, the kitchen on to the
veranda, and through the small
hall, to her husband, who was
standing on the other side of the
corpse. The attorneys tried to
prove improper relations on the
part of the deceased and the
young ladies. Objections were
raised, which were sustained,
the Court saying: 1t seems to
me that you are trying those
two witnesses and not the de-
fendant. / don't propose to let
you get from the main issue.
Mrs. Maud Hasty, wife of
Arthur Hasty, was next called.
She was in bed at the time of
the shooting. He fired two
shots and got up and looked out
of her door. Did not see either
of the young ladies in the hall.
Will Hasty, a brother of the
defendant, was next put on the
stand. He was in the hall when
the shooting occurred. He was
going to the bath room when he
saw George and Bennett talking.
Dawson brushed by and said to
George: "You are the same fel-
low who insulted that lady," at
the same time catching hold of
him and striking him with his
right hand, in which was some
bright instrument. When he
caught hold of George he
. (George) slipped and fell on his
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