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

he had shot a man. lie SAID thaI ne
went to Garrison's home, and found
Williamson in a room in rear of the
parlor, on bed, and that Miss Mary
Garrison was tanning him. DR.. Rod
kkers pointed out on the solicitor s
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 the. de-
fendant and Williamson, when the
fatal shot was fired. She for the
first time related the narrowing de-
tails of the tragedy in which her al
fianeed lover met his death at the
hands of her father. Miss Garrison
is a young lady Of evident refinement
and culture and education. She was
simply dressed, wearing a white shirt
waist, black skirt, and tan cloak,
and black turban hat. During her
testimony it was evident that she was
laboring 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 self-control,
and then only for an instant. During
one of these moments the situation
| was tense and dramatic. Attorney
Nelson had handed her for identifi-
cation a 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 it and tore it in
half and threw it on the floor. At
Judge Memminger's request she pick
ed up the letter and handed it to
him, Judge Memminger stating that
he would read it and if he thought It
admissible he would let it go in evi-
dence. He decided later during the
case that it was not competent.
Miss Garrison testified that she
first went to York to teach in Feb
ruary, 1905, and it was then that she
met young Williamson. She taught
there four months, and then went to
Hampton to teach, returning to York
in September, 1906, taking charge of
the Bethesda high school, which was
about two miles from the Williamson
residence. She returned to her home
at Gray Court about the first of May,
having become engaged to Mr.. VIII
hanson some time in the spring. Miss
Garrison said she had not told her
mother or father Of the engagement,
but she thought her mother knew Of
it. She did not think her father
knew Of it. Mr. Williamson had
! come to see her in June, and came
again on the afternoon Of July 81.
Her father, the defendant, met him
at the train, and brought him to the
house, and she and Williamson went
| walking together and returned home
for supper. She said she and Will
Hanson sat on the porch for while
! after supper, and then went into the
parlor. She said Williamson was shot
through the window which looked out
in the yard, the shooting occurring
about IL o'clock. 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 to put her head on the
sofa with him. She said she begged
him to get up and asked him to get
up, and as soon as he would get up
she was about to get away from him,
when he grabbed her and pulled her
down across his lap, and she was try
ing to get away from him when her
| father shot. She said she saw the
gun poked through the window, and
heard her fathers voice. and then
she ran. She said, in response to
questions, that she had sent wreath
Of flowers. with her card, for the
Young mans funeral. and the card
Was put IN evidence It was at this
point that the incident in connection
with the letter occurred. On cross
examination she testified that, while