The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-24
AVANI TALKS
eeorsesown Man Says Killing Has
Ruined his Life.
A~PECULIAR SITUATION

Man Docs Nos Know How His Ap-
peal StaEds-Dr. B;Sham Not Yet
Heard Frons-SeeinS TO Re Doabt |
About Report Of the Doctor Be-
Ing in Greenyllc.
''Os course j, worries me. Il has
ruined my life and l neTeT expec'
70 get over it." said W. 3. Aran:
at the State penitentia,y. where b
Is held. pending az appeal 10 ios
supreme court Avant vas Question
ed closely as 20 the tragedy o. MTr-
rell's Inlet. when be shot and killed
Mrs. Ruth Crisp Bishaul. On !"nc-
Il beech. while be vas in company
with her husband. d.. G. c. b;Saa.2
Eo,h Ayanc and Bisham have .,.-en
convicted so- the crime and sSntenc-
ed to serve a term OF three and one
half years each in the State prison
The prisoner who is now hein- Reid.
until further adv;ces are ."eci"ed
from the Georgetown sheriff is very
young, hardly over IS. Of uakemp'
appearance. shoulders slightly Stoop-
ed. b-ownssh hair. gray eyes and OF
nervous nature The whcc" aoouts
@; Dr.. Eigham. the husband OF Tie
woman who was killed. is unknown.
Just what VIII be the next move
In the noted case IS not known. Dr.
Bigham is a. large. although recent
II reported 10 be IN Gceenrille- Y"
3. Avant IS at the State Prison.
though no. as convict. message
having been received By the autaoT!-
ties from the sheriff Of Georgetown
inst before he was to De mustered
n, 80 hold him until further IN
s.-uct:ons" Avant firmly believes
That he will set another trial but can
not understand why the papers have
not oeea fled with the supreme court.
L is stated tha; tie time IS out :oE
she Sling Of the papers and taa'
both men Will have 20 go 20 prison,
The prisoner said that he was per
fsctly !gao.aa, as 20 just what his
attorney lad done in the case anc
thae he thought that Immediately
after Judge Watts refused 2 ne"
trial that the case would be appeal
ed 20 the supreme court
Avanc was given 20 understand
before tie interview that i, was no;
necessary so- him 70 talk unless
he wished 70 and ,ha: ne might re
quest any statement he might make
not 70 De printed
In his conversation. the prisoue'
at times grew excited and nervous
Questions Of general nature be woult
answer freely. but when asked q!
-ec.ly about certain phases "t th'
case be would exclaim in an excited
voice, that refuse 70 answer
Although be was asked many cues
.,ons concerning the mysterious case
he would give no answers that wou!f
make connected story. He couie
no. remember many OF the details o
the killing.
When asked who shot Mrs. Big
ham, the prisoner said. Yes. soo
her" When asked why the answe'
came, u -ec!ine 20 answer.
On being asked just what n:
thoughts we're when he discovered
cha. be had shot woman. he hesI
ta.ed d moment and said. Il lad II
thoughts. was scared and HerTon:
and ran back TO the house. :
why did you shoot acd kill Ars
Bighan?" was asked AvaHt and ,h'
usua, reply to many questions came
'tha. decline 20 tell yoa."
Before you pulled the trisse!
what did you see on the beech wa
the next question asked the prison
er, Something black. sitting on tne
ground was the answer.
When questioned Further rs t'
where Dr.. Bigham was when the shot
was sred, the prisoner said. Il don''
know. was scared. he nlish, have
been near me.
what die rou think the some
thing black or dark was on toe
beech?" BE vas asked. I VEL ao'
answer that" was the reply.
Arsnt stated that he was married
and while 70, warm personal friend
OF Dr.. Bigham that he had knowa
him for some time and that MIS-
B;shan had visited his home s":-
e-al times. TIE prisoner Was ?
farmer.
The killing OF Mrs. cishan was
most sensational and mysterious in
It's nature and many theories haze
been advanced. but nothing OF de-!
Bite nature Is known concerning 7ae
crime.
Where Is Dr.. B;shan.s IS the ques-
tion that many are asking.
From what can De learned ne-e
DR.. Sisham is Still! at large and IKE
last report from bin is 70 the et-
sec. tha. he is n G-eenyiile. E:i-
aenriy there is some misuaderstand-
ing il connection with the ana.
Araat hav2ag been arrested and S-r'
10 prisoa and Righam being ouc on
bond yet I. certainly appears TO
be Illegal 50. Aran: 70 be In and
Bighara ou. or vice versa. inasmucn
they were both released AT he same
tine and under iden.ica!ly the same
conditions"
was claimed Dr.. Bisham had gonc
70 visit some Of his relatives says:
''Dr. G. c. Bigham Seems not 20 b.
in G7eenv!l!e at present. as he has
not been seen within the last few
days It is supposed by some. how