The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-12

him and went out and told him that
she had heard that he had said she
had forged u petition asking Miss
jamie Chalmers not to teach tho
school to which she had been elected.
She said that Leavell told her that
whoever told her that had told her
lie, but that she had acted low and
dirty about the thing and that she
had lied to jamie Chalmers and that
she had forged his, Lcavell's, name
to the petition, that Mr.. Goodwin
then came out and said, "Eugenc,
YOU shall not talk to my wife in no
such manner,' and Leavell said,
"Whilc you are the low down scoun.
drel you at the bottom of the whole
Of i, and | intend to fight you to
the bitter cnd;" that Mr.. Goodwin
went around the horse on the other
side Of the buggy and that Mr.. Lea
veil struck him with the buggy whip
and jumped out of the buggy ana
struck the second anr third time,
tioodwin telling him all the while
that he must not strike him again
and after the third licl: they had
got on the other side Of the buggy
and the pistol fired. she said that
she did not see the parties at the
time the pistol fired She said tha:
after i.ravcll was shot he walked
back to his buggy and attempted to
oct in and put the whip in the sock
IT and then weakened and fell in the
road and that the horse moved off
slowly.
b. W. Goodwin. the defendant.
said that after his wife stopped Mr..
Lravcll in the road he heard the
conversation getting sharp and tha,
he went out to the buggy, that after
l.rav"ll told his wife she bad acted
low down and dirty I've told LcavcI!
that he could not talk IL his wife
that way and Lcavcll told him tha:
he WAS II dirty. low down Scoun,lrcl
at the bottom of every hi, Of ii. tha;
he told L.ravrl il WAS IL lie and that
l.ravcll then jumped out Of the buggy
aud struck him with Il whip and he
told l.ravcll not to ,lo that and Lea
veil advanced ON him and struck
him HE second and third time and
when Lcavcll struck him the third
time hr shot him. tcllin" him that he
wnuld kill any man who had talked
tn his wife in any such manner and
then try to buggy whip him: that
Lcavcll said "Whit YOU have already
done it, and stepped back TO his
buggy and put the whip in the sock
ct and went to gel in the buggy and
weakened and fell to the ground and
the horse walked off down the road.
Gnodw in said that he had been carry
in. the pistol which he had. constant
ly, since 4 threatened race riot near
his homc several years ago.
nurin" the progress Of the ease
considerable expert testimony was
offered. the State conicndinw that tho |
wound must have proven instantly |
fatal. and the hri-.:rr cnntrndinw |
that il man shot rs Goodwin WAS shot !
could have taken number of steps |
The wound entered the left chest |
and ranged downward. backward and |
TO The right. the doctors tcstifvine |
that in their opinion it in all nroba-
bilitN passed through the base of the |
heart.
The arguments were concluded be. |
fore the dinner recess. and the ease |
was given t" the jury after strong
charge by Judge Klugh Immediately
after court rceonvencd at $50 'clocL
yesterday afternoon.
McsSrs. w. II. Hunt and George
b. Crnmcr made the opening argu-
mcnts for the State. and were fol-
lowed by Mr.. Bleasc for the defence,
Solicitor Cooper closing for the State.
The arguments were unusually strong
and forccful.
The jury retired to the room at |
40 o'clock yesterday afternoon and |
at six thirty had not reached con-
clusiOn.
A Gentleman Never Did.