Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14
TRIAL OF THE VANDIVERS.
Evidence
for OF MannPh
December


land in vicinity of body. There were
three sets of tracks up to the body,
the center track having appearance
of dragging along. The middle
tracks looked like they had been
made by shoes offered in evidence,
which were the ones taken from the
dead body Of Phillips.
Sloan Harkey: Had conversation
with Cleo at Westminster Oil Mill
Cleo put his arm around me and
pulled me toward him and said, "rll
just do you like | did Mann Phil
lips" Said he had knocked Phil
lips from hack and cut him.
S. Y. Powell: Heard Cleo talking
about having trouble with Phillips.
That was on Friday night after the
killing. Cleo said he had had a
fight with Phillips and knocked him
out OF hack and cut him or got
him with knife. Cleo said Dewitt
had got cut trying to separate them.
Cleo told him Phillips had run away
or they had left him there--not sure
which.
John p. Keese: Was in livery bus
mess December 81, 1908. Mann
Phillips was employed by him at thai
time. Vandiver boys came down to
stable Friday, both together. They
asked If | had heard anything from
Phillips. Cleo came Saturday and
asked again if | had heard from
Mann. Said he had had little trou-
bic with Mann and was afraid he
had hurt him and wanted to find out
about him.
Joe Wood: (Shown knife by So
licitor.) | have seen that knife.
Cleo had 1t there in front Of the oil
mill whiting. 1t mad some dirt on
it and l asked him what he had been
doing with it. Said it had cut his
brother on the hand, but that i
didn't know that knife right. He
had that knife in his hand when he
said he had cut man with it. On
cross-eXamination said he had once
owned the knife and that he and
Cleo had traded. Blade was broken
when he owned it. He had found
the knife and it had broken point
when he found it.
John Recder: Heard Cleo ask on
Friday If anybody had seen or heard
of Mann Phillips. Said he had
knocked Mann out OF a bugs p.
Thos. Belt: Knew the DEFENDANTS
and deceased. Heard Cleo say he
and Mann had a fuss and he had cut
Mann, but didn't know if he had
hurt him or not. Said Mann ran.
Had the conversation Saturday night
after killing.
G. J. stephens: Knew both Phil
lips and Nandivcr boys. Heard Cleo
talking about him and Mann Phil
lips having Il little row. He Sain
Mann was in front seat Of hack.
Said Mann had some of his money
and he asked him fer 1t. Said Mann
called him - - -. and that he
knocked Mann out of hack and cut
at him, but didn't know if he had
hurt him or not. Said he and De-
Witt called him several times, hut
he didn't answer, and they drove on
to Westminster.
G.. w. Kay: Knew Vandiver boys
and Mann Phillips. Had never seen
knife in evidence before. Had seen
NandiVer'S knife in November
(Here controversy took place be-
tween counsel and Mr.. Kays evi-
dence was stricken out as irrelevan)
Rowland Duke: Knew defendants
and deceased. Heard Dewitt say he
had been with two fellows fighting
and had got his hand cut. This talk
took place Friday and he said his
Ed. Austin: Knew Vandiver boys.
Heard Mr.. Cleo say he had fight
with Phillips in a hack and that Phil
lips had jumped out and run.
Sam Shaw: Saw Cleo, Dewitt and
Phillips at my house Thursday night
Cleo aud Dewitt came by them
selves. Saw the Pool girls, but did
not invite them. Gave party for
brother-in-law and he invited them
Oscar Harris: Knew Vandiver
boys. Saw one Of them about II or
| 1.30 o'clock. They left his hotel
then. There were others in the
hack, didn't know If they were men
nr women. On crosS-eXamination
witness stated he saw Mann Phillips
anu that he was drinking. More
drunk than he had seen him before.
Cleo waa also pretty drunk. Phil
lips could walk all right. He saw a
bottle and saw Mann and Cleo go
toward water cooler and take some
thing to drink together. Supposed
it was whiSkey.
The State rested its case here and
recess was taken. At 2.30 Court re.
convened, and witscsses were sworn
For the Defense.
l.. -. Bcarden: Knew Mann Phil
lips: saw him 3lSt December at
hotel several times. Mann spoke to
him: was drinking and seemed to
be under influence Of whiskey. Saw
him take drink from square bot
tie about 8 O'Clock. When he saw
him again he was with Cleo and
they drank together. Phillips was
drunk. There were four ladies in
the hack and Cleo got i'm seat with
two Of them. Phillips was drunN
and couldn't walk we'll Party in
hack called to him TO come on and
he said. "Wait till get ----- good
and ready Lady also called to