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

J. Davis Abbott, Wagener.
w. III. Butler, Wagener.
w. r. Cobb, WAGNER.
E. S. Dodd, Walhalla
j. l.. Lee, WAGNER.
j. G. Moss, Wagner.
II. ID. Ritter, Wagener.
l.. B. Shockley, West Union.
j. j. Busch, Wagener.
(All of the above were drawn
from the special flve-mile box.)
Out Of the nine new jurors sum
moned the three men needed to COM
plete the panel of twelve were Sc
cured, and
The Palmer Jury
is made up as follows:
l. w. Henry, Chattooga, foreman.
S. j. Lyle, Tugaloo.
G. w. Lyle, Tugaloo.
j. p. Fowler, West Union.
w. G. Finkenstadt, Walhalla.
M. l.. Phillips, Chattooga.
c. B. Gambrell, Wagener.
w. G. Callahan, Cel Ter.
Ralph A. Moore, Sen"cn township.
j. Davis Abbott, Wagener.
j. G. Moss, Wagner.
w. r. Cobb, Wagener.
Examination of Witnesses
was begun Monday evening and is
still under way rs we go to press.
The testimony adduced from the
States witnesses is substantially
that brought out at the Coroner's
inquest, which was published in full
in The Courier at the time.
Bob 8elcher was put on the stand
Tuesday by the defense. He stated
that he fired both shots from shot
gun. which resulted in the killing of
both the revenue officers. His
claim is that he fired the shots
to protect his mother, Lou Belcher.
On cross examination by the Solicit
tor his manner became uneasy, and
1t is a general impression that his
direct testimony was badly shattered
on cross-examination.
Tuesday evening the Solicitor had
not finished with Belcher, End he
was on the stand the first thing this
morning. Solicitor Bonham is be-
ing assisted by U. 8. District Attor-
ney Cochran, of Anderson, in the
Palmer case.
Two Gases Against Defendants.
There are two cases against the
Palmers and Belchers-one for the
murder Of w. B. F.. Corbin and one
for the murder of Chris. d. Corbin
The present case is for the killing
of w. B. f. Corbin. The other case
will come up later, its aspect de-
pending much upon the outcome of
the trial now in progress.
1t Is not known whether the other
defendants will be put on the stand
by their attorneys. Prevailing i'm
preston seems to be, however, that
they Will be put up. Belcher Is still
undergoing cross-examination by
the Solicitor as we go to press
Vandivcr Murder Case Set.
The Vandiver murder case, In
which Cleo ahd Dewitt Vandiver are
charged with the mnrdar Of Mann
Phillips last January, was set for
hearing this morning. However, the
examination Of witnesses I'm the Pal
mer-Belcher murder case not having
been completed, with arguments for
both defense and the State still to be
made, there is little probability that
this case will be reached to-day. The
taking up Of this case will depend
on the length Of time yet required
for the case now before Court, and
in all probability will not be reach
ed before some hour Thursday.
Work of the Grand Jury.
The grand jury has returned the
following
True Rills:
r. B. Brown. violation of dispen-
sary law.
r. B. Brown, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Aaron Jones, disposing of prop
erty under lien.
Mary Russell, Frank Russell. Eu-
genia Russell, murder.
Bud Brown, throwing at and into
railroad t?am.
Mart Hopkins, violation Of dispen.
sary law.
Richard Grubbs, larceny.
Cliff Richie, larceny.
Jim Lewis and John Terrell, muir
der.
No Bills.
l.. o. Brock, violation of dispen-
sary law.
r. M. Cain, violation of dispensary.
law.
Richard Grubbs. No bill.
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