The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-07
The Crowd Applauds One OF the
Lady Witnesses
WHILE ON TIE STAND
o,e OF tue couasel Attacks the
Characters of Two Of the
Actresses Who Testified, But
Failed to Shake Their
Testimony.
Testimony.

a dispatch from G; G;fnsy to Tne
State says when ths dsfense had ex
hsusseo its sfJrts to have the HsSty
csse continued, the selection OF jury
was entered upon. Each side OF tne
case exhausted It's challenges, but
there were yet six names u the ooS
when the Jury was Completed. Inere
was one witness disqualified on &C
count Of PREJUDICE, which be o1o ncs
try TO conceal. Oae WAS sick. Tne1e
have been some dramatic PERIODS IL
the trial OF George Hssty fcr the
murder CT Milan Ss1nes5 in this city
Oh the 18th day Of last Dec moer.
The prisoner Is not beins tried Tor the
murder Of Abbott DsEisnn, the ac5of:
for it was decioeA lo ke separate
trials Ct the tw,. i1dic, n=n:s. me
prosecution has brought ous some
very damaging evidence and the de
fenss has failed TO shake TIE wit
uesses.
The sympathy Of the people OF the
city Of Gzffney wss, shown THURSDAY
when the court rcom was filed with
applause after one Ct Col. johnson 8
unsuccessful attempts 70 badger the
witness, Miss Vs-1ie Sheridan, VINO
was to have besn married to Milan
Bsnnet. The little woman refused TO
be scared by Col. Johnston's as5isuoes
or BY the evidence against her moral
character. which he indicated that
he would produce. The little woman
stood the ordeal in a very remark
BILE manner and is admitted to have
made fine witness. Her testimony
was mistaken and the attempts to
weaken her evidence by comparing IL
with what she had said at the inquest,
resulted in her statements on the
stand being strengthened rather tasn
otherwise. Once when Solicl5or Sssse
was examining her he told her to tell
all she knew OF certain part OF the
Office, and dcn'5 let's have any play
acting 20 said Col. Johnston. At this
Mr.. Sesse seemed to be little rexeo
and be declared vshemently that bis
witness vas not acting but telling the
truth.
At another time Gel. Johastone vas
trying to break down the witness
with reference to the position O.
George HasEy's arus when be was
trying to ie,ce hInssIr in5o Miss Sher
i6an's rco,r. thTouga the 1ranson, IL
order to illustrate, he catleo Hast;
over to him. "Ctme here, George" "
he said ana as the silloT youth, WHO
had shot tosdeath the young man TO
whom she was to be naIrlec, ap
preached the Witpess tremolr ran
over her Il anne and she said to TIE
court stenograpser o1ckenly, ! can
not touch this nan" But she was
not REQUIRED to do. See was game al;
the way through the terrible inquiry
at the hands Of Col. JohnStcne anc
gave just as gooo as was sent. Alter
the frss demonstration Of app.aus:
Judge Menminger declared tlat ne
would clear tee rccm upon a repa5l-
6ion being tried, but there were fcs-
cuent suppressed s!gEs OF approval
when Miss Sheridan would with ease
parry a thrust from the gifted st5o1-
ney.
Col, Johnstone asked questions
which are hardly permissible in print
and the young woman never finchea !.
Il she charges were true hsr canooE
and frankness stamp her az vsry
clever actress. II they were untrue
she is an artistic actress j1st the
same, for she never showed by winc
Ing that she suffered. Many who wens
into the court room prejudiced against
Ter came away impressed with bel
vomanlines. It has been the claim OF
the defense that Hassy wss STRUCK tc
the knees before be fred the fata
shots. The evidsnce shows that 5ne
hall which killaa Bennett took q
course and ragged along the face OF tne
seventh rib for sn inco and a half.
The defence somewhat ratified
the witness who gave this testimony
d.. Allen, by asking him II ne hac
not ha6 8 bet Up On the outcome o.
the trial, but Df. Al!eG StSSeu Suso O.
soon as he realized that he was to ce
an important witness Re took ooWl
the bet which had been offered witt
Gunter, with whom be frequently
make wagers in a friendly way. Ths
defense may produce evidence to oes
mirch the young wcman's chastity
-, renutatioa, but even that Woulc
not entirely wipe cut the manner IL
which she testified as to the sequence
or events and there are many peopl'
here who believe that the defens'
could not blacken ner character. Ths
remains to be ssen. She denied with
ont any stage airs but in level ant
open manner the accusations that sa'
and Bennett had relations to eacl
other which are net countenancea ex
@ ceps by martial rites and the case il
noint wss alleged to have happened q