The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-11

States witnesses were examined today
/ in the trial of Mrs. Rosa ID. Hayes,
Neal Nj. Hayes and Lloyd Hayes,
charged with the killing Of Robert NJ.
at Tabor, n. c. This is some progress
but proceedings in the Columb bus
county court did not at any time ex-
! ceed the speed limit and the indica-
/ tions are that the trial will extend
we'll into Thursday, possibly long
er.
Over fifty States witnesses have
been sworn. and at the present pace
the outlook is that it will be a long
drawn out, tedious, laborious case.
There is no Court stenographer.
The decision to secure a young lady
from Wilmington was decision mere
ly, that and nothing more. She is
not here. A Young man of this place
has been employed. but that does not
seem to help matters. Judge Cook
writes down great part of the testi-
mony in long hand and quite often
he halts the witnesses to get their
full statements.
Furthermore, from counsel for the
defense often comes the plea: Hold
on minute and let me get that
down." 1t seems that these attorneys
are writing down the testimony in
long hand, of course, and the pace of
witnesses is determined by the law
yers' ability as penmen.
The sensation OF the day was the
fight over the testimony OF Mrs. Helen
CAN'T Minis, author of the now fam
Gus interview with Mrs. Hayes, and
the statements by attorneys incident
thereto.
AT one time Attorney Schulken ex-
claimed In dramatic tones: your
Honor. you do not know what has
taken place since you left here; there
have been threats that we would be
shot II this matter was pressed" the
we referring evidently to attorneys
for the d,fsss. Judpc Cooke laugh
ed at tn idea OF there heing shooting.
saying: "Nohody's coine to shoe,
you Th" attorney statement cau~-
e1 ~oHsiI-.~u.l ..C-..HcAt ia tne
court room.
1t appears that Mrs. Minis, who
assists her father, Col. T. Larry
CAN'T, editor of the local paper. in
his newspaper work. went to the Jail
last Monday and talked with Mrs.
Hayes, not. however. going there for
that purpose, but being there and
having heard Mrs. Hayes talk Of the
killing, wrote a story which was given
the News and Courier, along with the
local and Wilmington papers.
The interview caused considerable
stir in town here and the report was
abroad that Attorneys Schulken and
McRakan had made certain remarks
about the interview and the manner
in which ii was secured.
Being aprised OF these remarks,
Mrs. Minis, who had meanwhile gone
to Sumter to visit her husband, and
to keep from being summoned as
witness in the case, decided to come
back here and apear. IL she was want
ed, TO set herself straight as she
said on the stand. and to show that
she was in nowise afraid to stand by
what she mad written. Upon her re-
turn she was Immediately summoned
as a States witness.
The defence objected to her testi-
mony, holding that it was secured
through "inducement" in the form of
remark made by Mrs. Minis to Mrs.
Hayes. Judge Cook overruled the OBJ
lection and the testimony was admit
ted. In the course Of cross examine
tion, upon an objection from the State.
Judge Cook remarked: "You needn't
bother about her she can take care
OF herself; she is us smart as coun-
sell" the reference Icing to Attorney
Schulken. who was conducting tho
Cross-examination.
Mrs. Minis was indeed an interest
ing witness, her replies To counsels
questions being often sharp and some
times cutting. II was very evident
that she bore no particular liking for
Mcssrs. Schulkcn and McRackan.
The vital point of Mrs. Minis testi-
mony Is that. in this manner, the pros
'cutUn gets i'm Mrs. Hayes statement
that she killed Floyd. The trend Of
other testimony today was to show
'hat there was Il conspiracy. the work
ihgs OF which Neal Hayes and his wife