The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
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Jones came in; that Pearlstine push
ed a letter in Jones face and said:
Damn you, read this" and then
started to hitting Jones, who said
nothing, struck no licks, but seemed
to be lodging; that Pearlstine had
him in a corner and Jones couldn't
get out; that Pearlstine struck eight
or ten blows-"about the heaviest
ever saw"-and that Jones was very
bloody when he came out. Witness
saw Byrd come out into the lobby,
take Pearlstine by the arm and heard
Byrd admonish him to stop fighting.
The postmaster leading Pearlstine
away; that they walked off together
and Jones followed. although" said
the witness. II think Jones was ahead
OF Them"
Mr. Sheriff did not remember see
ing any one in the. lobby except Jones,
Fearlstine, Byrd and himself. This in
contradiction of testimony by Dukes
and Smoak, as indicated above. On
cross-eXamination Sheriff insisted that
he did not see Dukes at the money or
der window. He admitted that after
the cessation Of the fight Pearlstine
did nothing to attract attention, made
no suspicious move toward further
trouble, but that Jones, who was a
little ahead, wheeled abruptly when
he got to the front door, drew his pis-
tol and fired. Attorney A. II. NJ oss,
for the State, stressed the testimony
adduced from witness that when the
shot was fired Pearlstine was MAX
ing no effort to do Jones harm, the
fight being over.
DR.. ~M. G.. Salley, of Orangeburg,
testified that he saw Jones here De-
cember 10, that he had a cut over
the eye and several bruises about the
head, evidently made with the fist.
The defence sought to show that the
blows from Pearlstine were sufficient
to daze defendant. The testimony Of
DR.. Salley, however, not establishing
this fact.
BY Constable Marion Browning, the
defence showed that Jones did not
infiict these wounds upon himself, he
having been in the custody Of the
constable all the while.
o. b. Rosenger, photographer, testi-
fled to photograph of Jones. which he
had taken after his arrival here, De-
cember Is.
DR.. j. d. S. Fairey, OF Branchville,
said he had for about eight months
been treating Jones for stomach trou-
BILE, and that he was very often quite
nervous and that this ailment tended
to weaken him. AS to Pearlstine's
reputation for peace and order DR..
Fairey said opinion was divided; that
deceased had some good qualities and
some bad; that he would say PEARL
~ ASPu'o'ioh was lHdt he was
more Of a disturber." On cross-ex-
animation witness did not specify
wherein Pearlstine was a disturber.
Question by Attorney Moss: Doc
tor, did you tell man that if a man
had beat you up like Pearlstine beat
Jones you would shoot him forty
times?"
Answer: Yes, sir"
Testimony was brought out that DR..
Fairey had heard that Pearlstine had
had two or three difficulties, in one
OF wich he had shot his brother. Shep
Pearlstine, now Of Brooklyn, N. y.
p. II. Betha. one Of Jones bonds
men, testified that Jones' reputation
for peace and order was good.
On cross-examination, however.
witness admitted that Jones had had
fights with Pink Thompson, w. A..
Dukes and Ed. Smoak.
j. b. Williams. mayor Of Branch
vile, said Jones reputation for peace
and order was good.
Question by Attorney Moss: Did
You not tell gentleman recently that
you felt like slapping Jones face?"
Answer by Witness Yes, but that
was misunderstanding in which eth
er OF US might have been right"
Capt. r. A. Hamilton testified that
he had known Jones since childhood,
and that his reputation was good:
that he was "a quiet and peaceable
citizen"
The Rev. Allan MacFarlane. pastor
of the Methodist church at Branch
vile for one year, said Jones was a
member Of his church and that his
reputation was good.
III. f. Strickland, Of Colleton Coun-
ty. Jones native county, said he had
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