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

Souft from knowing the young man 5
condition. He said after he took
| Williamson to his home he went to
ploughing, and did not see William
son and his daughter any more until
supper time, when he noticed that
Williamson was still under the influ-
cnce or whlskcy or something else.
lie said that he then began to doubt
IL 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. He said he stayed there until
l0 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 sec
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 out of his sight. lie
then went back upstairs. just after
The clock struck II, he said, he heard
a scrapng 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.
lie said he got off the bed Immediate
~ 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, "plcnsc don1.' Tie
said he then thought of the gun, and
1T was just in reach Of him in the
back hall. He secured the gun and
passed out of the back door and went
around the corner of the house to the
window. lie said when he glanced
i'll the window Williamson had his
daughters left hand in his left hand,
pulling her arms around his neck and
| hugeing and kissing her with his
right arm around her. His daughter
was pulling loose from him, he said.
and she raised, and he icrked her on
his lap and across his lap. lie said
| williamson back was towards him,
and he couldn't shoot him in the
back, and cried to him to move. As
he said move he placed the gun in the
window, and his daughter broke loose
and ran. lie said Williamson turned
around and made about two steps to-
wards him, saying "Mr Garrison. -
and he shot him. lic said he shot
Williamson because he believed Will
hanson was trying to "takc impro-
per advantagc' Of his daughter The
mzZlc 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
yonr daughter and YOU have killed
me. y Garrison said his reply was,
Maybe you did an maybe You
dldn t.. y Williamson then asked him
to g" for doctor and he went. lie
said he did not see Williamson any
more. On rroSs-cxamnatinn he was
asked why if he suspected something
wrong, he did not 90 in the door. The
parl"r door. it had been testified TO.
was open. Williamson said if he had
gone into the door it would have mott
lied the young people, and then he
would not have known if ANYTHING
was wrong. He was put through 4
rigid rr"Ss-cXamination, sticking 10
his >lalmrnt that he shot Williamson
because he believed he was "tryinc To
take improper advantagc' Of his
daughter.
The State III reply placed r. w.
Wynnc on the stand who stated that
in his opinion young Williamson was
under the Influence Of whiskcy to
certain extent when he GOT Off the
tram. lie said, however, that later in
the afternoon he SAW him out walk
ing with Miss Garrison and the young
man appeared all right. He said he
saw him and Miss Garrison stop and
talk to some ladies. The State Offer
rd witnesses to prove young William
son reputation for sobrirtv and for
"rnl"rl conduct among ladies, but
tins testimony was ruled ont bv tIIr
court.
The arguments were concluded al
about clock on Thursday evening.
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