Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-02-22


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Guess lou had given me out" to
which Hayes replied, mo, heard
that you went through on the train
and was looking for YOU"
Witnesses in the barbershop when
Floyd entered, testified that they
; heard the pistol shots within ) min
utes after Floyd left the shop.
Had Seen Pistol.
DR.. Leamam Baggctt, a practicing
physician at Tabor, testified that he
frcQucntcd Hayes shop and had scv-
erai times seen Il pistol of the same
type OF the one Can automatic re-
volver) shown him in the court. His
testimony on this point was that one
day during the Christmas holidays.
while he and Hayes were alone i'm the
shop, Hayes told him he had bought
the pistol from a travelling man for a
special purpose, stating as his rea-
sons that when he was living in Loris
some fellows were trying to do him
dirt; that shortly after buying the
pistol, the seller Of the pistol. while
in the shop one day, asked him
(llaycs) if he "had got his man or if
the gun had answered his purpose"
The Letters.
The State offered in evidence four
letters received by Robert Floyd in
Charleston. D. C. Russell, cashier of
the Bank OF Tabor, testified that the
! first was written by Hayes, he having
| had occasion to know the signature
in the banking business. The three
letters are claimed to have been writ
! ten by Mrs. Hayes. Her name was
! signed to these, and w. a. Prince, Of
! Loris, former county superintend-
| cnt OF education OF Horny, testified
! that they were in her handwriting, he
having had occasion as a teacher OF
! Mrs. Hayes to familiarize himself
with her writing.
These letters were requests for
Floyd to come to the Hayes home to
treat some growths on Mrs. Hayes
face. All were Of a friendly nature
and were received by Floyd since the
lSt OF January. Mrs. Hayes last let
ter to Floyd contained the informa-
ton that "My condition is such that
| cannot so to Charleston" but they
would pay his expenses both ways tC
come lo Tabor, and fail not, as it vas
important.
Testimony Unrcfutcd.
According to the testimony Of wit.
ncsScs who were in Tabor on Satur.
day OF the killing, Lloyd Hayes was
III Tabor Saturday. he having beer
seen an hour before the shooting 20.
ing in the direction Of the Hayes
house. Another witness testified thai
he saw Lloyd in the barber shop Sat.
urday afternoon shortly after the ar
rival OF the train from Loris, and thai
while Lloyd was in there \. NJ. Hayes
asked him, Did YOU see anybody or
the train?" the answer being "No."
The testimony Of the States wit
ncsScS went unrcfutcd by the defense
none OF the witnesses being subjected
TO a crOSS-cXaminatiOn.
Seemed inconcc.ncd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes sal with thci1
counsel through the hearing, and
while close observers OF every detail
OF the hearing, were apparently nc
moro concerned in the results thai
would have been a casual visitor
Especially is this the case with Mrs
Hayes. Her perfect cOmpoSrrt
throughout the day was the subjcc
OF comment by all onlookers, an at
titudc maintained by her over since
the fatal night of February 4. Sh,
was taStily and neatly dressed ant
wore different suit at the Afternoon
session from that worn during tn,
morning
Mrs. Hayes brother, ID. ID. Harrel
son, and mother, Mrs. j. T.. IIarrel
son, Of Loris, were present at tn,
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