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

Court from knowing the young mans
condition. EIc said after he took
Williamson to his home he went to
ploughins, and did not see William
son and his daughter any more until
supper time, when he noticed that
Williamson was still under the influ-
encc Of whiskey or something else.
lie said that he then began to doubt
II the young mans intentions were
pure, and he went upstairs and sat
down on the edge of the bed near
the window in the room over the par
lor. lie said he stayed there until
10 O'Clock when he became thirsty
and went down stairs to get some
water. He said he went to the we'll,
and as he came back he stepped to
the window where he could SEQ
through the little back room into the
parlor. His daughter, he said, was
sitting in Il rocking chair, and he
could hear Williamson voice, but
Williamson WAS ont of his sight, lie
then went back upstairs. Just after
the clock struck II, he said, he heard
a Scraplng noicc on the floor, and he
could tell the noise was going from
where he had seen his daughter in the
rocking chair over towards the sofa
He said he got off the bed immcdiatc-
ly and thought he would see what
was being done. lie went down the
stairs and he heard his daughter
say "plcasc don't.' AT the foot of
the stairs, he said, he heard her the
second time say. "plcasc don ~ Hc
said he then thought Of the gun, and
it was just in reach Of him in the
back hall. He secured the gun and
passed ont Of the back door and went
around the corner of the house to the
window. He said when he glanced
III the window Williamson had his
daughters left hand in his left hand,
pullln" her arms around his neck and
hug"ing and kissing her with his
right arm around her. His daughter
was pulling loose from him, he said,
and she raised, and he jcrked her Oh
his lap and across his lap. lie said
WilliamSon'S back was towards him,
and he couldn't shoot him in the
back, and cried to him 10 move. AS
he said move he placed The gun in the
window. and his daughter broke loose
and ran. Hc said Williamson turned
around and made about two steps to-
wards him, Sayin" "Mr. Garrison, -
and he shot him. He said he shot
Williamson because he believed Will
hanson was trying to "takc impro-
per advantage'' Of his daughter. The
m,ZZlc of the gun was about four feet
from Williamson, he said, when he
shot AT the crack of the gun Will
hanson said, 81 intended to marry
Your daughter and YOU have killed
me. Garrison said his reply was,
Maybe You did an maybe YOU
didn IT, Williamson then asked him
to go for Il doctor and he went. Hp
said he did not see Williamson any
more. On rroSs-cXaminatiun he was
asked why If he suspected something
wrong, he did not 90 in the door, The
parl"r door. il had been testified TO-,
was open. Williamson said if he had
gone into the door it would have noti-
1lcd the young people, and then he
would not have known if anythin"
was wrong. He was put through Il
rigid rrnSS-rXnminatinn, sticking to
his $tatmcnt that he shot Williamson
because he believed he was "trying to
take improper advantagc' Of his
daughter.
The State in reply placed r. w.
Wynnc on the stand who stated that
in his opinion young Williamson was
under the influence Of whiskcy to a
certain extent when he got off the
train. He said. however. that later in
the afternoon he saw him ont walk
inc with Miss Garrison and the Young
man appeared all right. lie said he
saw him and Miss Garrison ,tnp and
talk I" some ladies. The State Offer
ed witnesses to prove young William
son : reputation for sobricty and for
"rntrrl conduct among ladies. but
this testimony was ruled ont bv the
court.
Inc arguments were concluded Hi
about 7 'rlock ON Thursday evening.
After recess Of an hour for supper