Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14

Ol JANUARY Isl Ill tie nelSl
and passed close to where the dead
body of Phillips was found. They
did not know, however, If they walk
ed side by side or how. They cross
ed the bridge some 800 yards up the
branch.
Essie Pool: Knew both defendants
and deceased. She was one of five
sisters and had one brother. Had
known Phillips some three years,
but was only slightly acquainted
with defendants. On December 31St,
1908, she went with Dewitt Vandi-
yer and her three sisters to West
minister. driving two horses to
two-seated carriage. She saw Mann
at Shaw's house at a dance that
night, and saw him at hotel when
he came there with three-seated
hack about / o'clock. Dewitt and
Mann went into hotel; Cleo came
and got in hack, and called to Phil
lips, who did not come. then call
ed to Mann to come on and he re-
piled, wait till get d good and
ready and came soon after. He
drove hard as we came along, and
witness said she had to take lines
from him on the way and drive. On
the road something broke about the
harness, and Mann got out to fix it,
and said he couldn't without a knife
Cleo gave him his knife, the harness
was fixed and Mann got back in.
Cleo asked about knife and Mann.
said he had it. Did not see Phillips
return knife to Cleo. A controversy
took place between Phillips and Cleo
as to pay for hack. Mann said he
was going TO have the pay if he had
to raise h to get it. When they
reached the Pool home they went
into the dining room and Mann
warmed his hands at the fire. Said
he was going to go to Walhalla. 1t
was II o'clock when they got to
Pool home, and the bells were ring
ing in Walhalla at the end of the old
year and beginning Of new. In re-
ply to Solicitor Bonham she said she
drove most of the way home. She
| took the lines, gave them back to
Phillips, then took them again.
Mann drove for about mile before
getting to Pool home. Cleo was in
the middle seat and seemed to be
under influence of liquor; Mann was
also drinking. She couldn't identify
the clothes offered in evidence as
Phillips's. She heard words be-
tween Cleo and Phillips about pay
for team. Phillips was drinking a
good deal, and was drunk, acting a
Ounce, used slang words and drove
| recklessly.
At this point Solicitor Bonham
handed the witness a paper. "Is
that your signature, Miss Pool?" he
asAed.
Yes, sir"
Nov let's see what you swoce to
,1,n 4 1T ns
Mr.. Bonham. He read extracts from
this paper, which stated that wit
| ness, (Essie PooD was with the party
| in the h.ck; that Mann Phillips
was not drinking and was perfectly
| sober and treated us pice. Mann was
| sober, and we were all jolly and in
good humor. Mann was nice and
polite to me. The boys and him did
not go in the house. Mann was nic.,
and social on the way home
Did ror swear to that" asked
the Solicitor.
Yes. sir"
"Why did you swear that?"
Il was friend of Mann and hated
to say that he was drunk"
You SwOre before that Mann
Phillips was perfectly sober and
nice to YOU, and now you swear he
was drunk, drove reckloSsly, used
slang words hat YOU did not think
Hice?'
Yes. sir"
(which is the truth?"
Mann was drunk"
WAS what YOu SwOre be6Dre or
what YOU swear now, the truth?"
IT am swearing the truth now"
Then one Of your sworn state
mcntS is not true? Come down."
The witness was badly ratified bv
the Solicitor and made no effort TO
reconcile present testimony with
previous atlidavit. which was direct
ly opposed to her testimony on the
stand. Asked if she had not eXpe-
ricncCd great change of mind in
regard to the case she said she had
not.
Blanche Pool: Knew both defend
ants and deceased. Saw them on De-
cembcr 3lst, and went to party nj
Sam Shaw'S in Westminster with
Dewitt Nandiver and her sisters.
Left home about sundown and got
back while bells in Walhalla wer.,
ringing lin the new year. The de-
PENDANTS, herself and three sisters
and Mann Phillips came back to-
gethcr. Mann was very rough in
his manner and was sitting with
Essie. Harness broke on way home,
and Cleo helped Mann fix them The
boys got out at home and warmed.
Mann said he was going on to Wal
halla. On s-eXamination witness
said she didn't know If Cleo was