The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-03
hY Mr.. Aldrich.

Jake Mays testified as to Boyle
ston having boat and oars at the
Sand Hill point, the place where
the supposed assassin made his es-
cape up the river.
Capt. ]. B. Morris, county super
visor, next testified that he went to
the scene of the killing on the night
in question and took part in the
chase with the dogs. Mr.. Norris
corroborated the testimony OF Mr.
Aldrich and Mr. Jack Tanning as to
tracks, fertilizer sacks, etc., found
on the trail.
Miss Eftie Porter, young lady
from the section in which Boyle
stor lived, was next called as wit
ness for the State. Miss Porter tes-
titled that about five days after the
killing of Tanning (and the testl-
fnony is that Boyleston had not been
seen during the time intervenlng)
she was visiting at the home OF a
Mrs. Minnie Porter, an aunt of hers,
and that Ad Boyleston came to the
house Of Mrs. Porter late in the
afternoon; that he looked hagger-
ed and nervous and said that he
was afraid; that he told them he
wanted to shave and asked Mrs. Por-
ter if she had anything cooked to
eat, saying that he had not eaten
anything in two or three days.
When asked why he looked so pale
and white, Boyleston replied to the
witness that he had not been in
the sun in four or five days. Boyle
ston told witness that he was afraid
that the Fannings were going to
kill him and he was going to wall
until night to cross the river; that
he had trouble with the Fannings
and Jack Tanning had shot him
once; that he ought to have killed
the whole mess of them before, but
that if he ever got out of this trouble
he was going to- leave the country.
Ad Boyleston, the defendant, was
called by counsel for the defense
as the first witness and was asked
by his counsel to account for him.
self from the Friday morning at 9
o'clock when he left Lloyd Boyle
stems home to go to Williston until
his surrender to the sheriff in Aiken
county about 10 days later. Boyle
ston said that he was at Williston
on the day of the killing, admitted
that he saw various heople who
testified that he was in Williston
on that day, that he did go to a
hardware store, bought some fishing
tackle and talked with the store
keeper, Mr.. Thomas, about ordering
him new pistol; he stated that he
left Williston accompanied by his
nephew, Lloyd Boyleston, about 3
o'clock; admitted that he got out
of his buggy at the creek where Fan
ming was killed, at which place Dr..
McCreary, who testified previously,
said that he saw him in the swamp.
Boyleston claims that he got out
there to get a drink of water. After
that he said that he went to Lloyd
Boyleston's home, arriving about s
o'clock, that they ate dinner and
were at the house until after s
o'clock, when they started to make
arrangements to go fishing that
night on, the river: that they left
about sun down, he and Lloyd, with
a gun, fishing tackle, etc., for the
river to go fishing. That they shot
some birds on their way for fish bait,
got to the creek above Davis bridge,
entered, and fished until about 2
a. m. Saturday morning; that ne
knew nothing of the killing Of Fan
ming and the search for the assassin
until next morning when he went
to his uncle's home.
He admitted that at that time he
had had some information that the
crime would probably be placed upon
him. Boyleston outlined his move
ment for the next seven or eight days
around in the community, from the
house of one kinsman to another,
until the time he went to Aiken
to give himself up to the sheriff Of
that county, stating as his reasons
for so doing, that he had heard of
the threats that had been made
against him by the Fannings and he
did not want to come to Barnwell
for fear of violence. Boyieston ad-
mitted that he did have some talk
with Miss Effie Porter, the young
lady who testified that he had told
her practically all about the matter,
but denied that he had made any
confession to her; denied having
had any enmity towards Tanning, or
having made threats or that he had
made any admissions of any KIND TO
ANYBODY in regard to the killing.
This closed the direct examination
and the cross-examination was post
Doned until after the dinner hour.
Immediately after the dinner re-
cess Boyleston was put back on the
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