The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15

fiayeS nome ana the range of two
bullet holes found in the floor were
important points in the States re
buttal, it being testified that the bull
let holes found showed a range as if
fired from the door leading from the
hall to the bed room, where the State
will contend that Floyd was Invited
and trapped, having been shot before
he could escape through the hall
door, his only avenue Of escape; that
he had to make his way by Mrs.
Hayes, who steadily and fearlessly
riddled his body with exact precision.
with a GOODNESS shown by her subse-
auent conduct; that her return to the
house, securing another pistol and
again shooting him as he lay in the
throes of death, prove a determination
to close in the seal Of death lne
mouth Of the only possible witness
against her deadly work.
Mrs. Hayes this morning admitted
that her husband took from her at
the gate while she had her infant
child the automatic pistol, in contra
diction to her testimony yesterday;
that she did not know what she did
with either Of the pistols after the
shooting, nor did she know which she
used first or last in the killing Of
Floyd.
In the call of court this morning
the State resumed the cross-examina-
tion of Mrs. Hayes.
She returned to the stand some
what more composed than she was
yesterday afternoon. The Southport
trip was at once gone into. Being
asked why she had not left Whining
ton Monday evening on the train that
would have put her in Loris that
night instead of going home next
morning, and why her husband with
her 40-months-ol child went to
Chadbourn that night to meet her,
the witness stated that she told her
husband, on leaving home, that she
did not know when she would return.
but supposed he though she would
return that night. She swore that
when she left home she did not know
that she would meet Floyd.
Mrs. Hayes said she and Floyd had
never been sweethearts, certainly she
was not engaged to him, and was not
In love with him. The postal card,
which was introduced yesterday as
received by her as Miss Rosa Harrel-
son from Robt. Floyd and which was
postmarked at Tabor, N. c., June IL,
1908, read as follows: WAS glad to
see you at Mt. Olive. Sorry / couldn Z
be with YOU more 1t didn't look 70
rae bit good TO see YOU opt with
sandy that afternoon. am here IN
the bank relieving Fussell. Hope 20
see you soon. Sincerely. Rastus."
Accounting for the pistols, witn4s.
on cross-examination said she did not
know where the Smith & Wesson
was after the shooting, but said her
husband took from her the automatic
pistol at the gate after the shooting
that she did not stay in the house
when she went after the baby longer
than to get him.
Mrs. Hayes freely denied that she
told either Mrs Flossie Hodges or
j. w. Danford, Immediately after the
Killing. that after shooting Floyd
down on the porch she returned to
the house, got another pistol and shot
him again.
These witnesses, however, were
later introduced by the State in re-
buttal and testified that she did tell
each Of them this. the former being
told the night of the killing and the
latter on Monday following.
The defense Immediately followed
Mrs. Hayes retirement from the
stand. introduced as witnesses J. G..
Holmes, o. f. Todd, j. V. Goodwin,
q. M. Fowler. A. M. Anderson and
j. V. Collins, all of Loris, each testi-
Tying that the character Of Mrs.
Hayes was good and that they had
never heard that her home life was
unhappy.
l. b. Tucker of the local bar was
introduced and stated that since
Hayes Incarceration he had received
claim against him dated September
1910, for s21.60, which he had not
collected.
With these witnesses the defense
rested, introducing no testimony in
sur-rebuttal.
The State in rebuttal swore Miss
Flossie Hodges Of Tabor who stated