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

drunk or not. Smelled his breath
and 1T smelled like whiskey. Mann
acted like drunk man; used words
she did not like to hear.
At this point Solicitor Bonham
handed witness a paper and asked
If the signature was hers, to which
she replied, Yes" IN substance 1t
was the same as that signed by Es-
sic, contradicting statements on the
stand at this trial. Witness was as
badly muddled as was her sister,
and practically the same conversa-
ton took place, with the same re-
suit. Asked to reconcile the affida-
Wit and testimony witness maintained
silence.
She did not hear anybody, she
said, say at the Pool house, Take
him away; don't let him die here"
Did not hear the hack cross the
bridge when the boys left. Mann
was sober enough to get out of hack
and fix harness I'll right.
John Evatt was sworn as to knife
found in hack. Did not know that
he had ever seen knife before that.
The knife he found in hack did not
have broken blade. He gave knife
he found to Cleo. Found knife in
the middle of hack on the floor
where middle seat was. The over
coat introduced in evidence belong
ed to witness. Mann wore 1t that
night, when Mann and Cleo left the
livery stable at 10 or II o'clock.
On cross witness said
the knife was found on the floor of
the hack under middle seat.
There was short conference here
between the attorneys for the de-
Tense, after which
Dewitt Vundivcr,
one of the defendants, was put on the
stand by the defense. He stated that
he was Is years OF age. He is a
young man of large build, though
not tleshy, with fair complexion and
light hair.
He testified that on the afternoon
Of Thursday, December 31st, 1908,
he went to livery stable and got
pair of horses and surrey to go to q
party at Shaw's. He got the four
Pool girls and took them to the
party. He met Cleo as he went
down to the party. Mann Phillips
came inside and he and Cleo then
went out. Cleo asked Essie Pool If
Mann could go home with her; and
she consented. Cleo and Mann went
| after hack and were gone for
long time. He and the girls walked
to the hotel, hoping to meet Cleo
and Mann. Went to hotel to wait.
Cleo and Mann came with lack and
went in hotel. Cleo came ut and
got in hack. Cleo called to liam to
come on and Mann said, wait till 1
get d good and ready" Essie
Pool called to Mann to come, and
hn, cotI Uoft I
d good and ready" On the way
harness. Mann and Cleo got out to
fix 1t. Mann said he needed a knife
and Cleo gave him his. Later Cleo
asked Mann about knife, and Mann
said he had 1t. Didn't see Mann give
it back to Cleo. Later there was a
controversy about pay for hack and
Mann said "D-d If l amt going to
have pay before we go back" Said
he was going to Walhalla. Mann
asked where the whiskey was, and
Cleo told him he left it in Westmin-
ster. Mann still wanted to go on to
Walhalla. The pay for hack was
brought up again and Cleo gave
Mann $5, and asked for the change.
Mann later gave him back he SIS.
When we got to the forks of the
road Mann stopped the horses. Cleo
counted out some money and a dime
or quarter or mething-sounded
like dime-dropped in the hack,
as Mann took the money. Mann
then said that if we didn't want to
go to Walhalla we'd have to get out.
He made as if to strike Cleo with
the w.. and | caught it and he
dropped IT. Mann said, Get out Of
the hack, you ----."
Mann opened his knife. ] threw my
arm around Cleo and my hand was
cut with a knife. Mann fell out
from the hack and | asked him if
he was hurt and he said he wasn't.
He went toward the horses heads
and | didn't see him any more. We
both called TO Mann, but he never
answered. Think we stayed there
fifteen minutes, but Mann never an.
Sworcd and we drove off to West
Minister 1t was the Sunday follow
ing that ! heard Mann was dead.
The Solicitor here took the wit
ness and brought out the following:
Cleo was drinking and so was
Mann. Think Mann was the drunk
est. Mann started the fuss and
cursed. He had the whip and |
caught it and he turned it loose. |
was holding Cleo. Saw Phillips
open his knife. Mann hit at Cleo
and cut me. I turned Cleo loose.
Mann did not try to cut me or Cleo
then. Cleo hit Mann somewhere on
the body and Mann fell out Of the
hack, but lit on his feet. his back to
the horses. He fell sidewise out of
the hack. ! was afraid OF him.
cid not see Mann after no laft tbo
horses heads. | saw Cleo strike
him.