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

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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-
ence Of whiskey or something else.
He said that he then began to doubt
if the young mans intentions we're
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
10 O'Clock when he became thirsty
and went down stairs to get some
water. He said he went to the well,
and as he came back he stepped to
the window where he. could see
through the little back room into the
parlor. His daughter, he said, was
sitting in a rocking chair, and he
could hear Williamson's voice, but
Williamson was out. OF his sight. lie
then went back upstairs. Just after
the clock struck II, he said, he heard
a scraping noiee 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 Immediate
ly and thought he would see what
was being done. He went down the
stairs and he heard his daughter
say "please DON'T At the foot Of
the stairs, he said, he heard her the
second time say, "please DON'T" He
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 out of the back door and went
around the corner Of the house to the
window. He said when he glanced
in the window Williamson had his
daughters left hand in his left hand,
pulling her arms around his neck and
hugging and kissing her with his
right arm around her. His daughter
was pulling loose from him: he said,
and she raised, and he jerked her on
his lap and across his lap. He 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. He said Williamson turned
around ard made about two steps to-
wards him, saying "Mr. Carlson
and he shot him. He said he shot
Williamson because he believed Will
Hanson was trying to "take impro-
per advantage'.' Of his daughter. The
muzzle Of the gun was about four feet
from Williamson, he said, when ne
shot. At the crack Of the gun VII
hanson said, "I intended to marry
your daughter and you have killed
me-" Garrison said his reply was,
"Maybe you did an maybe you
didn t." Williamson then asked him
to 60 for a doctor and he went. He
said he did not see Williamson any
more. On cross-examination he was
asked why if he suspected something
wrong, he did not 60 in the door. The
parlor door, it had been testified to,
was open. Williamson said if he had
gone into the door it would have noti-
fled the young people, and then he
would not have known if anything
was wrong. He was put through
rigid cross-examination, sticking to
his statment that he shot Williamson
because he beI1eved he was "trying to
take improper advantage OF his
daughter.
The State in reply placed 7. W.
Wynne on the stand who stated that
in his opinion young Williamson was
under the influence Of whiskey to
certain extent when he got off the
train. He 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 MIN and Miss Garrison stop and
talk to some ladies. The State Offer
ed witnesses to prove young William
sons reputation for sobriety and for
eenteel conduct among ladies, but
this testimony was ruled out by the
court.
The arguments were concluded at
about T 'clock on Thursday evening.
After a recess Of an hour for supper