The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-16
HAYES NOT GUILTY"

I frlgden said that judging from the
: bullet holes in the room the on
: who did the shooting must have
!. been standing in the door to the
: hall. Mr.. Pridgen is one of the
: leading men Of the Tabor country
: being quite wealthy and largely In.
terested in banking business.
F. A. Tucker also examined the
bed at the Hayeses and practically
corroborated Mr.. Pridgens testi.
mony.
Sampson Fowler said he examined
the bed and it appeared to be un-
ruffled, except where baby had
been placed.
]. w. Danford testified that on
Monday after the killing Mrs. Hayes
told him about getting the other
pistol and shooting Floyd after he
had fallen. Mr.. Danford, as con-
stable, had served the arrest war
rant upon Mrs. Hayes claimed also
that Floyd had hold of her and
that she shot TO free herself from
/ him.
Not guilty." SO said the Jury
in the case wherein Mrs. Rosa ID.
Hayes was charged with the murder
of Robert M. Floyd, a young medi-
cal student of Charleston, at her
home in Tabor, n. c., on the even
ing of February 4, and Neal Hayes,
her husband, as accessory before
hn %
demonstration by the friends Of tke
defendant when the verdict was, re-
turned, which quickly quelleS,. great
indignation was expressed by num-
erous people when the News spread
on the streets that Hayes and his
wife would go fyee. 1t was not be-
liered that a. ,rdict for a higher
olience thaS veslaughter would be
turned n manhearing the charge
OfHp. of and after is option became
$4gudge Cook THAT the verdict
.ucb stronger = eXpressin it
caused surprise is,r the jurors left
d mildly. Shortly afttal OF them were
I the court room sever VINO ala not
q met bv young Ladder opinion of
r hesitate TO express
them. the only AZ
Solicitor Sinclair wane court con-
torney to speak when tehdld speech
d vened He made n spsharged the
= and then Judge Cook I'D not read
o jury as TO the law. He (alVed. Ihe
. the evidence, this being wen IN a
charge to the jury was sfls Honor
= very impressive manner llnS not
$ standing, which is sometELeh the
o often done. 1t was 4:10
jury was given the case. ng.
Mrs. Hayes Shows Fcelaturday
For the first time last SIS, but
. did Mrs. Hayes show weakness and
? 1t was only for a efw minut, that
t she regained the composure the
has characterized her during OF
entire trial and has been ont as
the features OF the case. Jusech
; the solicitor concluded his spGer
s she was seen to convertly wipe Up
8 eyes with her handkerchief ard &C.
on viewing her closely it was not,-
ed that she was crying, but el'
deaVoring to suppress her emotion
A solemn stiffness pervaded tn
i court room after the jury rteire
( and every noise, no matter hoy
slight, caused the defendants an
the few remaining there to eagerl
look in the direction OF the jur
room. Pale. but perfectly calm. Mr.;
o Hayes looked vacantly in front q
e her and those who We'd her coul
= but think that at least the littl
woman. who had fired nine bullet
' into the body of Robert Floyd O
g that winters eve. had awakened t
e the realization of the crime wit
n which she was charged
Suppressed Cheering.
For one hour and fifteen minute
~ had the jury been out when
'e knock was heard on the dool
l. Quickly learning that a verdict ha
N been reached the officer rang tn
court house bell and the crowd
hurriedly assembled. Neal Haye
u was far more agitated than hi
d wife. 1t was expected that Mr..
70 Hayes would show weakness in thi
Al terrible ordeal those who believed
, were disappointed. r. F. Covingtol
of Evergreen, was foreman of tn
y jury and announced the verdict. A
y the words were spoken there was
h slight demonstration. but the sher
20 III raped for order and the cheer
Ing quickly ceased. Hayes seeme
to scarcely realize that he was
IS free man hut q smile crant o,or +b