The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-17

went to restaurant. He bought
some cocaine fr II negro named
Luther. After getting dinner he and
his brother went to Cayce. He carried
coal for the operator at Cayce and the
latter; allowed the two to sleep in
the waiting room. They swept out
the waiting room the next morning
and then they left and went up the
dirt road and stopped at a lady's
house and got something to eat; saw
Mr.. Ellison working in the field near
his home. After getting something
to eat at the lady's house they went
into the woods and built up a fire,
staying there until late in the after
noon, when they returned to Capce
and again used the waiting room to
sleep in.
Leaving the station Wednesday
morning, he took some more cocaine.
HE had but one nickel left. He and
his brother started out, his brother
saying that he was hungry. They
went up to Mrs. Ellisor's and she gave
them some bread. They then asked
to be allowed to warm but she told
them not to come in. 1aey went on
in anyway and he grabbed her and
told her he would kill her. His
brother grabbed him and told him
mot to kill her. He pushed her to-
ward the back room and picked up
. the axe and struck her in the head.
Brack turned her loose just before
he struck her and walked out of the
house.
i Ned said he put Mrs. Ellisor's. body
in the basket and covered it up and
then took a gun, lot of shells, coat,
etc., and locked the door of the house
aud left. He told Brack to get be-
hind him and step in his (Ned's)
tracks, which Brack did. They cross
ed the road and went through the
woods toward Brookland, passing
three men who were hunting. They
got something to eat in Brookland
after he had sold the gun to Mr.. Fox.
Brack was worried about killing the
"old woman" AID told told him he
"oughtn't to have done it"
\ They crossed the bridge into Co.
lumbia and stopped at the c. N. & l..
depot. They caught the midday train
out but got off up the road, few
miles. They walked from Irmo to
Hilton, where they caught train No.
21 for Newberry. He told of their
j arrest on the train and said that he
! lied to sheriff ,Buford about their
names and where they were from,
etc::<:sz -: 49,.
4 -. Cocaine Fiend. -
With tears in his eyes Ned said
I'm de one dat's guilty of killing
dat 'owman. Mr. brother is innocent
and I did it because I'd been taking
cocaine. l done it all and l just ask
for mercy and dat you don't hang
me-"
He said Braek begged him not to
kill the woman, and if he had listen
ed to him he would not be where he
is now.
Solicitor Zimmerman asked Ned to
explain the effects Of cocaine and this
is what he gave:
"When you snuff cocaine and put
it on your tongue it deadens the ton
gue-giyes you more nerve than you
want-looks like it make you do any
thing. It's king of good feeling but
you'll do anything.
He said he had been "snutfing
cocaine for three or four years.
| Ned declared that the story told by
Brack at Newberry was made up
He said he told Brack to tell what he
did, "so's to keep the blame often
me-" He said his brother had always
been a good boy. whereas he (Ned)
had been in trouble often. He said
he told Brack that ne would shield
him (Ned) on account Of his bad
Recommendation" This makes the
fourth time he has been in Jail; serV-
ed on the chaingang for breaking IN
ia store; he and Young Bridges rob-
bed the Sligh postoffice and were sent
to Atlanta, and he was sent to the
chain gang once on account of some
trouble he had with his wife.
He said Mrs. Ellison begged them
not to kill her, but he was scared and
did it anyhow.
Brack ToIand's Story.
Brack Toland testified that he had
been away from home but one time
before the day when Mrs. Ellison was
killed. He deniel having anything to
do with the killing of Mrs. Ellison.