The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-28

thing against his father he did not
know it." Went out at daylight to
hunt tracks. Found tracks behind
cape jessamine bush, 15 feet from
house. Left track was out in front
of right. Right turned and tracks
seemed to be running. Tracks went
to shop and returned towards house
across the road and down beside the
branch, across potato patch, over
fence, across branch, pasture fence
and into road for 40 or50 yds. and
then out into woods; here mud left
on leaves as if one had wiped feet
tracks came back into road. Went
up on right side of house and on end
of steps at Cooks home. Saw same
track from Cooks to Colemans house.
Good crowd had assembled by this
time. / went then to shop looked it
| over and around. Found an anvil
where there had been pieces of lead
chopped up; saw pieces of lead on
end OF anvil. Found two pieces of
lead, beside the anvil (pieces prod
of shot gun down by the anvil (here
paste board with round holes cut in
to it (here produced it) Saw nothing
else at shop. Anvil was near door.
Black place o anvil where lead had
| been rolled--27 or 28 littlemarks on
anvil. Went back to house. Asked
Harry where that gun was. Said at
Cooks. 1 went and got it from corn
er in Cooks room. Said gun had not
been shot in two weeks. Right hand
barrel had not been shot and was left
clean. Left hand barrel had been re-
Gently been shot. Put finger in left
hand barrel and finger showed black
by witness. Harry and / talked.
He said he had no idea who did it.
Told about trouble with negro girl.
l suggested that this might have the
cause of the murder. Could not see
that Harry's countenance changed.
Track that l saw, in left shoe sole
made dent in track I looked at
Harry's shoes. The track showed
heel run in. l arrested Harry.
Searched him.
State here rested it's case.
Testimony for Defense.
Mr.. Kendrick, the first witness put
up by defense, sworn, testified: 1 told
Mr. Robbins that was no. a test. |
up another $1OO or I'll bet S10O."
Robbins said he had tested the case.
| said, "You have not tested it at ALL"
Am related to Harry. Harry gave
me note for 5000. l stated that
l had got 5000 off on lawyers fees,
and | told Harry that l had saved
Examined by defense: l stated
that l got 5000 saved in lawyers |
fees. At their suggestion the note of |!
$500 was given. Harry has steadfast-
ly maintained his innocence; at no
time has he confessed to me.
Luther Davis, being sworn, testi-
fed: Am constable in the town of
Coleman. Not interested, personal in
him whatsoever. said in presence
of Robbins, as to dogs, "that was no
test" He said, he would bet $1O0 |
that the dogs would run no other |
trail. This after the dogs saw Harry
and treed him. Never saw blood |
ands-ssail~bef wanted to see
|6hem run another track. I was
there when dogs were put on Harry's
track. Harry was out of sight |
when dogs started out that time.
Miss Lizzie Coleman was next wit
ness sworn, an dtestified: Am SUM
with Mr. Robert Coleman nearly i |
years; lived in house; he is my uncle.
During the four years never heard of |
any trouble between Harry and his |
father. They got along like father
and son usually got along. Was there
on morning that Mr.. Coleman got
shot. Harry was away that day.
Don't know where. M r. Coleman got |
back about o'clock. Day before,
Thursday, Harry was there most all |
day, sick; went away a while in the
afternoon on Thursday. Saw nothing
unusual in Harry. Had been no diff |
Guilty between Harry and his father,
so far as l know. Harry came to
Mrs. Cooks Thursday night a few
minutes after l got there. On Fri
day evening 1 went to Mrs. Cooks;
was after 6 o'clock. Left Mr.. Robert