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

had then asked for drink of whis-
key from Il quart bottle which was
found i'll his valise not quite full.
She also testified to Il dying declara-
ton from Williamson to the effect
that he was to blame for the shoot
ing and that he did not want Mr..
Garrison punished for it. She said
that when her father pokcd the gun
through the window and hollcred, 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 to prove that even
IL Williamson was under the influ-
cnce of whiskey when he got off the
the train he had had time to become
perfectly sober before II O'Clock at
night.
w. Y. Blythe, the undertaken, tcs-
titled as to the clothes the deceased
had on, and that the wound had an
upward range of about two inches.
lie stated that he had got the gun
wadding out of the wound. lie said
when he arrived al the house next af-
ternoon he found il partly smoked
cigarette lying on the floor in the
parlor.
f. u. Shell testified that he had
reached the Garrison home about
midnight on the night Of the shoot
ing, and had found Williamson on
the bed, Dr.. Rodgers sitting by the
bed and Miss Garrison sitting at the
head of the bed with her handkcr-
chief in her hand and something on
it 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 see any hope
FOR him. Previous to that, he said,
Williamson had made ii statement TO
him, which the State attempted to
bring ont as Il dying declaration, but
which the Court ruled out on the
ground that it had not been shown
that at that time Williamson had
abandoned all hope of recovery. The
jury was asked to retire and the wit
ness allowed to give the statement
and the circumstances under which
1t was made in order that the Judge
might decide as to its competency.
Mr.. Shell said that Williamson lust
remarked in rambling way that he
didn't see why that man shot him.
On the ground stated, however, this
statement was held not competent to
go before the jury.
Mrs. n. T. Garrison, wife of the
defendant and mother of the Young
lady, was the first witness for the
defence. She testified as to having
heard ihc 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 that on the occasion
Of his last visit Williamson had i'm
pressed her as not being at himself.
She gave Miss Mary Garrison's age
at %.
l.. c. Dorroh, testified that in his
opinion when young Williamson got
off The train at Gray Conri on the af-
tcrnoon Of July 81 he was drunk.
Mr.. J. \. Leak testified that he saw
him that afternoon and in his opinion
he was under the Influence of whis-
key. The testimony Of j. r. Dorroh
was along the same line, as was that
of +. D. Bolt.
>. II. Garrison, the defendant. took
the stand shortly after the dinner re-
cess. He gave his age aS 81 years
and six months. He said he had gone
f" the station in his buggy that af-
trrnoon to have his mule shod and oct
his mail. and his daughter had told
nm Williamson was coming on she
afternoon passenger and he went to
the station TO meet him. lie said he
didn't notice Williamson particularly
when he got off The train, but some
people at Gray Court called his at
tcnti"n 10 Williamson condition.
and he then perceived he was drink
ing. lie said he had first met Will
hanson in June. and he did not
know he WAS engaged to Miss Gar