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

he had shot man. lie said that he
went to Garrison : home, and found
Williamson in Il room in rear Of the
parlor, on bed, and that Miss Mary
Garrison was tanning him. DR.. Rod
gers pointed out on the solicitors
person the location of the wound. the
load taking effect in the left side Of
the bowels, ranging slightly upward.
The next witness called for the
State was Miss Mary Garrison, daugh-
ter Of the defendant, and the only
person present, Other than thc de-
PENDANT and Williamson, when the
fatal shot was fired. She for the
first time related the narrowing de-
tails OF the tragedy in which her af-
fianccd lover met his death at the
hands Of her father Miss Garrison
is Il young lady of evident refinement
and culture and education. She was
simply dressed, wearing Il white shirt
waist. a black skirt. and tan cloak.
| and black turban hat During her
| testimony IT was evident that she was
laborng under an intense strain, but
she held herself under remarkable
control. Only once or twice during
an hour which must have tried her
severely did she lose her Sclf-contrnl,
| and then only for an instant. During
| one of these moments trc situation
was tense and dramatic. Attorney
! Nelson had handed her for idcntifi-
cation letter which She had sent to
Young Williamson : mother. after the
shooting. expressing her sympathy
with Mrs. Williamson in her great
bereavement. Miss Garrison took the
letter, glanced over ii and tore if in
half and threw it ON the floor. AT
Judge Mcmmingcr $ request she pick
Ell mp the letter and handed if to
nm, Judge Mrmmin"cr stating that
n" w"uld read it and if he thought il
admissible he would let ii 90 in evil
dcnce. He decided later ,ll,rin" the
case that il WAS not competent.
Miss Garrison testified that she
tlrSt went to York to teach in Feb
ruary, 1908. and ii was then that she
met young Williamson. She taught
thrre four months. and then went TO
hampton t" teach, returnn" to York
m September. 1906. tnkin" CHARGE Of
II" Bethesda high school. which was
about tw" miles from the Williamson
residence. She returned lo her home
ut Gray Court about the first Of Nav.
having become engaged to Mr.. Will
hanson some time in the spring. Miss
'ihrrlS"n said she had NOT told her
mother or father Of the engagement,
but she thought her mother knew Of
IT. She did moi think her father
knew of il. Mr. Williamson had
come to see her in June. and came
again on the afternoon Of July 81.
Her Father. the defendant. mel him
at the train. and brought him fn the
house. and she and Williamson went
waIkn" together and returned home
ior supper. She said she and Will
hanson sal on the porch for il while
after supper. and then went into thc
parl"r. She said Williamson WAS shot
through the window which looked ont
IN the yard. the Shnotiny occnrrinu
abont II o 'rlock. She said that Will
hanson had asked her to sit ON the
sofa with him. and she did, William
son promising that he would act all
right. While she WAS sitting there
she SAID. Williamson put his head in
her lap and then put his head on the
head Of the sofa across her lap and
begged her [" put her head on the
sofa with him. She said she begged
him to get up and asked him to get
mp. and as soon rs he would get ND
she WAS about tn oct away from him.
when he grabbed her and pulled her
down across his lap. and she was trv-
III" /" get away from him when her
Father shot. She said she saw the
gun r"kcd through the window. and
heard her fathers voice. and then
Sh" ran. She said. in response TO
questions. that >hr had sent Il wreath
OF Flowers. with her card. for Ihr
N"nn" man : funeral. and thr card
was PM in evidence. II was at This
rnini thai the incident in connection
WIN Inc letter occurred. On cross
examination she testified that. while