The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-14

this ShoOtlnS ana SQOWeQ u1m ISL
| ter he had received from an Orange
burg firm of lawyers concerning
claim his store owed. Pearlstine
showed receipt he had received
from Jones.
L. H. Fairey, vice president OF the
Bank of Branchyille, the first wit
ness sworn for the defense on Fri
day morning, testified that as far as
he knew and from what he heard the
regulations of Jones and Pearlstine
were good, but he had heard OF
Pearlstine being in few rows.
W. w. Connolly testified that he
had a conversation with Pearlstine
the Saturday night before the kill
| ing. He said Pearlstine told him
Jones was dirty puppy and that
he was a man that had caused him a
heap If trouble. He also told the
witness that if Jones didn't let his
business alone, he intended whipping
him. He said the conversation took
place on Pearlstine's steps.
T. T.. Fairey said that Pearlstine
| told him that he made one Pink
Thompson beat Jones. He said
Pearlstine told him this at a barber
shop. Thompson was heavier man
than Jones, the witness testified. On
the cross examination, it was brought
out that Fairey had been In courts
before charged of stealing a watch
and of being connected with the kill
ing of one Reeves, but that. the grand
Jury threw out the indictments.
]. w. Kinsey, who lives at Smoaks,
but does business at Branchville, tes-
titled that during last August Pearl
stine told him that Jones would have
to get out of Branchville.
j. ]. Jones, the defendant in the
case, was the last witness for the
defense. He said he was about 30
years old, was born at Smoaks Cross
Roads and resided at 'Branchville
during the past three years. He is
an attorney and interested in fur
niture business at Branchville. He
read law under G. P. Brunson, OF
this city, and Griffin G. Padgett, of
Walterboro. He Is married, but has
no children. He knew Pearlstine all
of his life. He was reared about
eight miles from Branchville, in Col
Teton county. He said Pearlstine was
not a friend Of his, but he had moth
ing against Pearlstine, only he didn't
want him to bother him. He gave
Pearlstine no cause to have feeling
against him. Fearlstine came In his
office a few months before the kill
ing, he said, and cursed him, because
he had written R. Pearlstine con-
corning a claim of long standing.
Pearlstine said, ~ was writing him
too much. I told him that was not.
He said, "Do you mean to dispute
my word? If you do, I will knock
your teeth down your throat" J" Jones
said he held number Of claims
against the K. Fearlstine store. He
thought Abe Pearlstine was manager
of this store. The day before the
killing, Jones said, he received .
small claim against the firm, and he
mailed this claim Of $3.50 or wrote
R.. Pearlstine Of the claim, early the
morning of the killing. This letter
was introduced in evidence and read:
Jones said he went back to the post
office about $50 on the morning OF
Dec. Is to get the Bowman mail. He
saw Pearlstine in the postoffice read
ing letter. He also saw J. W. Sheriff
in the lobby, didn't see anyone else.
Just as he got opposite Pearlstine,
while going to his mail box, he saw
Pearlstine looking at him piercingly.
Jones said ne stopped and looked in
his mail box. When he raised up,
Pearlstine said, "Read this again,
read this dog" Pearlstine then said,
Damn you, take this" striking
Jones. He said the blow was very
severe and knocked him up against
the wall in the corner of the lobby.
He said this lick was over the eye,
disclosing a scar to the jury, which
he said was the result Of the lick.
Jones said he couldn't dedtend HIM
self. After the first lick, he said
Pear1stine closed in on him, kept on
striking hiEl in the corner, II or Is
times. He begged Pearlstine to stop
but he0struck right on. Jones said.
he was holding his hands up trying:
to protect his face. Pearlstine
knocked him nearly blind. Pearl.
stine said he was going to kill him
and then lie managed to jerk loose.
Cat this point Of the examination
Jones was moved to tears.) At this
time the postmaster came out aa'l
took hold cf Pearlstine. He jerked
away from Pearlstine and the jerk
placed him little distance from
them. He said he struck no blows,
but that Pearlstine's blows had re-
duced him almost to insensihility.
| He said the front door was closeG.
| He walked short distance in A
blinded condition. He stopped to lc'-
cate hirscll and turned to see where
Pearlstine was. He said Pearlstire
was at a close distance. three or -four
feet, looking at him, bent his fist,
said with an oath, 81 am going 10
kill YOU" Then he fired one shoe
at Pearlstina. Just as he fired the