The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-06
Her testimony was

testified to holding the post-mortem
and described the course Of the bull
let after it entered the body. He also
testified that he did not see any weap-
on on the person Of Mr.. Bennett when
he examined him. He identified the
coat and vest worn by the deceased.
John Spencer, butcher, was call
ed to testify to a conversation he had
with the defendant at 6 O'Clock on
the morning Of the tragedy, in which
the defendant said that he had been
trying to get in the room Of one Of
the show women all night and was 60
ing back to make another trial, but
the: testimony was deemed Irrelevant
and was ruled out.
.,Sheriff Thomas testified to taking
Hasty to the jail from the city prison,
where he had been locked up about
5 5o'clock in the afternoon. When he
searched his person he found knife
concealed in his trousers leg, fastened
to- his garter.
The defence claims self-defence and
win try to prove that Hasty's coat
was cut. This is an explanation Of
how it was cut. ..... .....
With this the state rested. The at
torneys for the defence then request
ed the court to take recess that they
might consult with their witnesses.
This was done and the jury was per-
mitted, under the escort Of bailifs, to
visit, the scene Of the tragedy and in
spect the building and surroundings.
Court reconvened at 2:3O o'clock
and the first witness was J. L. Fer
guson, Of Kings Mountain. The
Judge ruled that his testimony was
net relevant Col. Johnstone asked
= him If be saw Misses Sheridan and
Bishop while they we're in Kings
Mountain, and then asked what kind
Of costume they wore. The Judge
ruled against it, and Col. Johnstone
argued that it was relevant, as he
would endeavor to justify the action
Of George Hasty in trying to climb
= over the transom Of her room.
c.. l.. Dart was almost an eyewit-
ness. 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 be heard screaming
and cracked the door and looked out,
and saw man lying on the floor and
other men surrounding him, but he
was afraid to 60 out, lest he might
get shot. In a few minutes he went
cut. He testified to hearing Miss
Bishop point out George Hasty as the
man who did the shooting and to hear
ing 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 thee hart Of the
building and of measuring the tran
som, and of examining the dust on the
transom, after a brother Of the de-
fendant had tried to get in through
it, butw ould not testify to examining
it before.
Smith Rains, white man, was
sworn. He testified that he was in
the barber shop when he heard the
scuffle, and then heard body fall.
Soon :afterward he heard pistol fire
twice He went out in the street and
saw Mr., Dawson coming down. He
saw something bright in Mr.. Davi-
MS hand. On eross-examination the
solicitor asked him who was with him
when he stole that side Of meat from
J. A. Carroll some years ago, and how
much it cost him to get out Of it.
Rufus Estes testified that he was in
the dining room at the time Of the
shooting, and that neither Miss Sher-
idan nor Miss Bishop saw the shoot
ing, but were in the dining room all
the time, not going out in the hall un-
til the shooting was over. He said
he did not 60 out. in the hall at all
himself, but hiked out through the
kitchen and back yard. He did not
run, but walked pretty fast.
Mrs. Salie Hasty, wife of Win
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
ia0v.n and soon heard two shots. She