The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-07

in business hare sEy lcnger, lie 1oEi
revoked the license Ct tie h3,si so3
is being run in another nsGe. Is ace
rot s2psar 20 be g pace which sacI!
havs been stunned bg these actor Pee
pie and once Inside the Stranger lei
something ike homel:ks a,mcsPaeG
Ia t.e place.
Th=se show people s5o2p d thar
because il was near CARTS; nGs az
hey were saving up Tor ta:t Si2'
festival. TIE hctsli is 81 o. 52a c
ard floor and the r0cn occap:ea Z.
Mss Sheri5an is fa-ksa On Gle sd
~ a hallway. Taere IS z p1:ca sr2u' {
she entire rear of the build. 6 ara
vas from this porca that soaia o.
o.ie6 to gain access to tne:5 Eoo2 Q
fore she called Bennett, Wno We:
sleeping, cccuving rolm IenoEec
from hers by the bath 20 10. LEX
only dsmasirg thing b-oug1t cut S.
FAR is tnat there was auotaer man Il
the room with Bennett When size CAL
ed and he is rot here to testify II the
case.
S me time since Mr.. Hervey hac
an article in Tae Safe iDtimaai (
shau Miss She.idan's conduct after
vhe trial was suspicious, H5 IS want
ed hsre as d witness, but it vas &C
nis1ed that be had lived hare u12 r
an assumed name in h:s CORE pon'
dsnca. On account Of. the absence
of this witness and for other reasons
Mr.. Johnson had asked fer ccnei1-
uance Of the case, out the Judge &C.
cs6ed that the case MIST go OF
Her7y, at the time OF the Tragedy,
vas a telegraph operator and IL Is
stated that he furnished to the press
OF tie country an article ccDtainine
certain facts that, II proven to hs
true, would mitigate II favor Il Hasty'
Miss Bishop, ore Of the nsmceEs o:
the troupe, testi6sd F:icay. q ses'
sinony was corrooors5ion OF thst OF
Miss Sherldzn, who test;ts0 Tnure'
day, to the IF c. that the killing was
without prorocation. Attempts Wsrs
made by the defense to prove that ths
characters o? the two lacy witnesses
were not what they should be, but tht
court ruled that while Guessiors PEI
tanning to this matter couio be asked;
they need not be answered.
Miss Bishop, in her own defense,
ssked that she be allowed to answer
and that nothing be left in doubt. a
sensational feature vas the inLrcouc
zion Of nanakin to SHOW tie prog
ress Of the fatal bullet. Tee a2
parrauce of the grewsume otl l9s.thre"
Miss Sheridan into hysoe+ics, and sh:
was led from the c-urt rooDo. Ihe
defense began its testimony late in
the Gay. Il established tie theory
shst seif-iefense was to be the pclcj
OF iss evidence. 4 renewed, attempt
was made also to impeach the coaIac.
tar Of the two l-dies Of ths theatrical
CON pany.
At the opening Of the court Friday
the defense asked TO put cre OF tEeiE
witnesses, one Serickiano, OF CAST
MA, on the stsnd, as be bad just lef.
the bedside CT sex cnili. The de
tense wanted to prove tce CONDUCT OF
Misses Sheridan and Bi5kcp by this
witness, who IS an ageas tor some Ess:
estate men. The questions we're srEso
him, but the court would net allo"
hin TO answer.
d.. Nesoite was lexs c2:i0d. BE
test.f2d 10 hcldirg pGs:-Lortem,
and with the SIC Of the maaisen 1es-
cribed the raCge o; buil55 atsrr Il ha0
entered the boay. He also TESTIFIED
that he cid Lot see any weapon C
the person OF NJ. Bennett waen Ee
examined him. He also Identified
the cost ard vest worn by Tie osceas
90. After examining two witnesses
D.. Nssbit5 and John Spsccer, tee
state restsd.
During recess the jary vas taken to
the scece Of the trassdy In the al.
sernyou the defeuse put Up several
witnesses to prove the c1ac.c.sr OF
the 5go young ladies. Misses S0erican
and B!snoo, but it was ruled ou5, the
Judge sayirg: IL app&ars to re
5rat y1u are trying theSe TIVE ToE-sE
and not the prisoner. Wa anc AZ
thur Hssty and their two wives were
cut on the stand.
Tney triso 70 prove thai the tTc
dead men haS Gso!g. down and thst
ne shot in seif-lefense, and thaS t-:e
Misses Sheridan and Bishop were act
witnesses.
Miss Msy Bishop, one Of the inuo
can't causes OF lha JrsGeay and oas CT
the eye Witnesses cf the shooting
was 2sxs called oy tce state. SEs
made al excellent wi:ness and VIZ:
another uatco for Co!onsl J2hnstone
Miss B,sacp testified so tie shoct
irp. At the uiue thai Hss:y ana Mr
Bscnsst !efs the room she was sl51tre
at the dining table. S2e tried TO gs
Mr.. Dsvinson not to go oas IN TIT
hall, but be went anyway. She goI
uo and started to the door. Just a.
she got there she heard Two p.soo
shots in quick successioD, and say
MI. Davidson grspple with Eas5y
taking hold Of his rig26 band AM
forcing it and the pistol sgSinss tn'
vail, While Davidson had held c
him be ierked loose and shot Nj. Ben
nett. Her testimony was lGentica
with her testimony a. the iEQ.ess. Il
the cross-sxsn;nation she SSAed M
Johnssone 70 help her. aud she woul;
Illustrate boz the shooting ccc1rred q
Mr.. Johnssane took hold OF her arm
and she je k,d lose as Hsssy ha
done, illustrating the shooting la
vivid manner.
Crooks CSushs.
A broadway house was ralGed il
Atlanta on Friday aud nine pretende
bsegsrs were taken into custody: Tt
room occupied BY TWO Ct he men, {
a Clark and T4oras Ne2mas; va