The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-10-06

key from Il quart bottle which was
found III his valisc not quite full.
She also testified to Il dying dcclara-
tlon from Williamson to the effect
that he waS To blame for the shoot
III" and that he did not want Mr..
Garrison punished for il. She said
that when her father pokcd the gun
through The window and hollercd, she
did not understand what he said, but
that she ran out Of the room and that
Williamson jumped up and turned to-
wards her father, when the shot was
fired.
The effort Of the State on redirect
examination was 10 prove that even
Il Williamson was under the influ-
rnrc OF whiskcv when he got of the
the train he had had time to become
perfectly sober before II O'Clock a.
hight.
W. \. Blythe. the undertaken, tcs-
Tried as to the clothes the deceased
mad on, and that the wound had an
upward range ct about two inches.
tie stated that he had got the gun
wadding out of the wound. He said
when he arrived al the house next af-
tern"on he found II partly smoked
cigarette lying on the floor in the
parlor.
r. I. Shell testified that he had
reached the Garrison home about
midnight on the night Of the shoot
inc, and had found Williamson ON
the bed, DR.. Rodgers Sittin. by the
bed and Miss Garrison sitting at the
head of The bed with her handkcr-
chlcf in her hand and something on
1t which he took to be chloroform.
lie said Williamson had asked him
If he thought he could live, and Miss
Garrison had told him to say exactly
what he thought. He then told Will
hanson that he did not sec any hope
Tor him. Previous to that, he said,
Williamson had made il statement 1n
him, which the State attcmntcd to
brln" out rs Il dying declaration, but
which the Court ruled out on the
ground that il had not been shown
that at that time Williamson had
abandoned all hope Of recovery. The
jury was asked t" retire and the wit
ness allowed to give the statement
and the circumstances under which
IL was made IN order that the Judge
might decide as 10 its competency.
Mr.. Shell said thai Williamson lust
remarked in Il rambling way that he
dldn sec why that man shot him.
ON the ground stated, however. this
statement WAS held not cnmprtcm to
2" before the jury.
Mrs. \. !. Garrison. wife Of the
defendant and mother of the Young
lady. was the first witness for the
defence. She testified aS to having
heard the dying declaration which
Miss Mary Garrison had testified to.
She said her daughter had told her
OF her engagement TO Young William
son. She said tha, on the occasion
Of his last visit Williamson had i'm
pressed her rs moi brin" at himself.
She gave Miss Mary GarriSnn'S are
at %.
l.. {. Dorroh, testified that in his
opinion when ynun" Williamson "ot
oil he train at Gray Court on the af
trrn""n Of July 81 hr waS drunk.
Mr.. j. \. Leak testified tina, ne saw
hm that afternoon and in his opinion
he WAS under the Influence Of wiiS-
key. TN" testimony Of J. r. Dnrroh
Was along the same line. a> was that
Of +. d. Bolt.
). II. Garrison. the defendant. took
the stand shortly after the dinner re-
cess. He gavc his ace a. ~ wears
and six months. He said he had cone
t" tn" station in his buggy that ar-
t"rn""n t" have his mule ~hod and get
his mail. and his daughter had ,nlI
h'm " IlllamSnn was coming n, tlr
passenger and hr went ln
ne station 10 meet him. lie said hr
d'dn t notice Williamson particularly
when he @"l eff the train. bat some
i""pI" ai Gray Court called his az
i"nll"m ln Williamson condition.
and h" then perceived hr waS drink
ing. lie said hc had fir~; met VIII
hanson in june. and he did not
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