The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-09

0lRn 0rQ6r OF meuU3llUY. IneY are not
In business here any longer TIE town
revoked the license Of the hotel and
Is being run In another name. 1t does
not appear to be place which should
have been stunned by these actor pe0-
pie and once inaide the stranger felt
something like a homelika atmosphere
In tie place.
These show people stopped there
because 1t was near Christmas and
5hey were saving up for that glad
festival. The hotel is ali on the y G.
ond floor and the room occupied by
Miss Sheridan ia flauked Ou one sid
| Dy a hallway. There is q porch around
the entire rear Of he building and 1.
vas from this porch that some out
tried to gain access to their room b.
fore she called Bennett, who was
sleeping, CcCuving q room removed
from her'8 by the bath room. The
only damaging thing brought cut SC
ar Is that there wa9 another man in
the room with Bennett when she CALI
ed and he Is not here to testify Ia the
case
S me time since Mf. UervcY had
an artcle in Tee ate intimati 4
chat Miss SheriGan's conduct after
The trial was suspicious, Ha is want
ed here as a witness, but 1T was sd-
miltcd that be had lived hero under
an assu med name In hts corrcApoI
denoe. Ol account Of the apSc5nce
OF this witness and for other reasons
Mr.. Johnson had asked Tor Q conti1-
uance Cf the case, but the judge de-
cided that the case musJ 20 Oh
| Hervy, at the time OF the tragedy.
vas telegraph operator and 1t Is
stated that he furnished TO Ghe press
Of tho country an article containing
certain facts that, If proven TO be
true, would mitigate In favor Cf Hcsfy.
Miss Bishop, one OF the mamhers oi
the troupe, testified Ftiday. III tes.
timony way corroburation OF that OF
Miss Sher!dSn, who toSt,ilad Thur
day, to the eff c. that the killing was
without prOvocation. Attempts were
made by the defense to prove that the
characters OF the two lady witnes cS
| were not what they should be, but the
court ruled that while questions per-
tanning to this matter could be asked !,
they need not be answered.
Miss Bishop, In her own defense,
asked that she be allowed to answer
and that nothing be left In doubt A
sensational feature was the intrUduc.
tion Of manakin to show tiln prog.
rcss Of the fatal bullet. The ap
porrar co OF the grewSome obi ct thren
Miss Sheridan into hyste. les, and she
was led from the court room. The
defense began It's testimony late in
the day, 1t established tie theory
that self 1efense was to be tho pol C
OF It's evidence. A renewed attempt
was male also to impeach The cbarac.
tor Of Ube tWo ld.es of The theatrical
company.
At the opening Of the court Friday
the defense asked to put one of their
MA, on the stand, as he Rad just left
the bedside OF sex cllili. The de
tense wanted to prove the conduct of
Misses Sheridan and Bishop by this
witness, who is an agen1 for some real
estate men. The questions wore & kcd
him, but tie court would not alloW
him TO answer,
DE-. NesbiJt vas next called, He
5esl1 q 20 holohg e p0s,- rortem,
and with tho Gifj of GUe IN .ljkcn dcS-
cribed the range OF bullc6 after it haG
entered the bojy. Ja also tesIhuo
that he did hO6 see any weapon Ct.
Jhe person Of Mr.. Bennett when Ee
examined him. lie also identified
Lhe coat 9nd vest worn b. tho doceaa
81. After examining t~o witnesses
| d.. Nesbitt ana John Spcucar, the
state rest d.
Daring rlceGs the jury was takgn 60
the scene CT the tragedy In the al.
ternoon tic defense put up soycrat
| witnesses 10 prove tie cha.actsr tt
the two young ladies, Ms ss'u,r riGal
| I'D Bshop, but IL was rGlcd (ui, T. e
judge SAY ing: II aqp4G,3 to me
vaa0 y u are trying thos TWO women
AND nos thc prisoner" Wan ana Az
hur II .3ty and their Two syiyes Weru
put On the stand.
Thcy triad to prove that the two
dead men had Csc. g. dowu and that
he shot In salf-dcfange, and that tie
Misses Sheridan and Bishop were not
eye witnfs sse8
Miss May Bishop, one Of the limo
can't csuse' of the tragsdy and ono cf
the eye vi nesscs Cf the shooting
Was neXt c>itcd by the stats. Size
made au excellent witness and Was
anoti!er u1atcn for COion,l Junnstonc.
Miss Bishop teStifled to the sho 3.
ing. at tho time THAI llasty ana Mr..
Bcnncbt lef6 the room sho Wa,9 sittine g
1T she dining table SIS tlied to gs