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

concerted by the questions: Of the law
tation and thus affect her credibility
as a witness.
The third day of the trial has
passed and yet the end Of the trial is
not in sight The State, il is under
| TODD, was planning to rest" this
afternoon, but shortly after O'Clock
one of the jurors while sitting on the
panel, became suddenly i'll and was
carried to the jury room where
doctor was summoned to administer
| to him. Within a few minutes the
attending physician reported to the
presiding judge that rhe juror would
not be able to sit on the case before
morning and court was adjourned at
that hour until tomorrow.
Better time was made by the court
today, 16 witnesses having been ex-
amined. These with yesterdays wit
nesses constitute only about a half
Of the States witnesses. 1t is thought
however. that unless new matters
should be brought out by the defense
quite a number of the States wit
nesses will not be put on the stand.
The first real interest taken in the
proceedings by Mrs. Hayes and her
husband was manifested today when
Miss Mary Holt of near Conway was
put on the stand During her testi-
mony Mrs. Hayes showed the first
signs yet noticed Of the least excite
ment.
In fact Miss Holt's testimony was
the first introduced TO prove a motive
for the killing Of young Floyd That
motive. suggested by her testimony,
was jealousy and love.
Miss Holt, by her appearance in the
/ trial today, brought upon herself the
whole force of the defense's ability
to break down her character ard sub
jected herself to the most bitter ar
! raignment Of attorneys. She was
gazed upon on the witness stand, in
view of the attorneys arraignment, as
! the scarlet lady, but Notwithstanding.
J unmoved and very cool, she related
circumstances surrounding the life OF
/ Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Hayes in their
! home where she was a guest last sum-
mer.
| She testified that Mrs. Hayes loved
| Robert Floyd that Hayes was jealous
/ of her; had frequently thrown up"
/ Floyd to her; that Hayes friendship
r'r Floyd was lals' Tie Witness say
iHg hat Ua5es told h., wifi. "If ,ae.a
mslee are treated. th.y with be created
hy Ee.;l,:nol ana no, ~ d-n
r4a,a. like LOL EIoyG, ..u lAat a..
the heat Of desperation, prompted by
i her love of Floyd, the soul of the
woman now charged with his murder
cried out IF Neill does not quit fuss
ing with me ! am going to leave home
and go somewhere and change nv
name where / am not known, study
Tor trained nurse or something and
Rob Floyd will come TO me and be
with me-"
DR.. Leamann Baggett, a practicing
physician at Tabor, the first witness
sworn for the State this morning
stated that he was in Hayes barber
shop during the last Christmas holi-
days and was shown a Colts auto
matte pistol OF large size and calibre.
Hayes, said the witness, told him that
he had some trouble with parties
while he was living in Loris and that
he had bought the pistol from a trav-
cling man; the latter came into the
/ shop and asked Hayes if he had got
his man and IL the pistol had an
swered his purpose.
pistol was then shown the wit
ness, who stated that it was like the
one shown him by Hayes, but he
would not identify it as the same.
/ On cross-examination the witness
statd that he judged it was perhaps
year between the time Hayes pur-
chased the pistol and the day of the
killing.
On cross examination DR.. Bagget
stated that Hayes had been in q cut
ting affray with Boyd at Loris had
gotten considerably gashed in the
affray and that witness was called
in to dress the wound HAYES coun-
tenance is now very much marred bv
long. ugly cash down the left cheek.
ID. c. Russell, cashier of the Bank
Of Tabor gave "a somewhat different
/ version of the shooting than given