The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-02
ENGINEER SAW FLASHES.


heard 70 shooting except while the
train was stopped at Lexington. He
beard two pistol shots. On cross !
examiastion he said that it was the |
engineers duty to look back while |,
the train was going around curve,
in order to see if everything was
running properly.
Special Agent Eheny was the
next witaess. He was sitting in the
cab; heard number of shots and
made an investigation at the first
stop. Lexington. He saw a crowd
of meu On fiat car, recognized two
of them as being George Nichols
and Elijah Clarke. He asked them
what they were 81 ooting for, and
Clarke said: What in the hell have
you get to do with it7" One of them
said: Cap, we were just shooting at
telegraph poles" He told of re-
ceiving 4 telegram stating that a
man by the name of Hsrris had
been beat up and thrown from the
train. He told of the arrests of the
two defendants, in Augusta. Clarke
was the first to be taken into Gus
tody. he said.
Nr. Ehney identified the hat and
shoe as being the ones found on the
flat car.
PRISONER TESTIFIES.
| Garland Brown, himself charged
ith murder, was then called. He
said that he and George Nichols.
John Wilson and Elijah Clarke were
together. Before testifying, Brown
was told by the Court that he would
not be forced to tell anything that
happened in which he himself was
1connected. unlesss he wanted to. He
then told the same tale as was told
to the solicitor on Sunday night. He
said that he wanted to tell the whole
truth about the affair, as he thought
| it would be better for him.
Garland Brown said: Il was in it.
Me, Elijah CLARKE, John Wilson and
George Nichols. George Nichols
said: Come on, know exactly
where he is Made two fellows jump
off the train. Paul Williams said:
Don't kill me. don't kill me. John
Wilson said; Yes. Gid I am &C.
ing to kill you; you too d-hard on
niggers down here in the South,
and then he shot and hit him in the
head. Shot twice. and as they made
Cabs jump. they shot again. Clarke
had two pistols, had pistol. and
Nichols had q sack. making out It
was pistol. After that, we goes 20
another wagon. where Frank Ander-
son vas. and Elijah Clarke hit an
thor fsllsw called Shine, over the
head With a pistol. George Nieho!s
was saying give me the gun He
had on q black shirt with sleeves
rolled up, and big, black slouch hat"
WILSON TESTIFIES.
John Wilson. who is also charged
with the crime, was next called and
gave practically the same testimony
as Brown. He said he wanted to
tell the truth and that the statement
made to the Solicitor was done so
as his own suggestion. That he had |
sent for him before. but the officer
did not come until Sunday night.
On cross-examination he denied |
that anybody had ever asked him
to make a statement. Wilson denied |
that he dad the shooting. He said
he was not exactly sober on the
night Of the tragedy; that if he did
shoot at all he did not remember it.
BODY KICKED OFF.
Roy Gresham, bett r known in
circus circles as Chicken" had
been with the circus three years. He
is ID years of age and his home is
in Youngstown, Ohio. He said he
saw Nichols and Elijah Clarke after
the first stop Witness was robbed
by Garland Brown; saw them attack
search his pockets, shoot
him down and throw his body from
the moving train; said that John
Wilson did the shooting.
TWO PLEAD GUILTY.
AT the afternoon session Garland !
Brown and John Wilson the otbsr s