The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-05-16
HARRY COLEMAN'S FATE
NOW RESTS WITH JURY
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ITOuSH 0HOalS. was az JOHcSVihc
day Robt. Coleman was killed. Quit
Mr.. Coleman was killed; looked at
Mr.. T. A. Littlejohn's clock; went on
to Jonesville; Richard and I live to-
gether; mile and half or two miles
from T. A. Littlejohn. Harry came
by and stopped. Had been there 10
or Is minutes. Did not notice clock.
Harry laughed and carried on fun.
Did not seem to be mad at any one.
Cross Ex.-Richard was sitting by
the fireplace. Clock was over in
corner by Richard. Lamp was on
table close to clock; / am q painter,
worked for Mr.. Littlejohn on Fri
day, Thursday, Wednesday,; stopped
work at quarter to 6. Sun was down
when I quit work. Don't know when
Harry got there. Know Jim Tweed.
Saw him last Monday. General ses-
sions court; had no conversation with
him. He asked what we were doing
there, etc. Had no conversation with
John Parks.
Mrs. Alexander sworn says:-Live
3miles from Pacolet; husband is c. C..
Alexander. r. D. Coleman was MY
sisters husband. Had known him 35
years. Was man of few words;
known Harry from infancy; he is a
kind hearted boy; relationship be-
My sister died three years ago, was
married 80 years; have always lived
close to them; was present during
sisters illness and death and burial.
Cross Ex.-Mr. Robt. Coleman
man of few words. Harry visited us
frequently. Harry took a ring from
me; don't know how old he was. Mr..
Coleman visited US; lived close to
him. Re-direct:-Mrs. Coleman died
between 1 and 2 o'clock, March 1.
r. d. Coleman and Harry were in
bed; R. d. Coleman got up; went
back. Showed no signs of emotion.
Harry did not get up at all.
Mrs. Gertie Tisdale sworn says
Adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander. Knew Mr.. r. d. Coleman
and Harry all my life. They visited
at house of Alexanders. Never knew
any trouble between Harry and his
father. Harry was a kind hearted
boy Was at burial of Mrs. Coleman.
Harry did not look at her.
Boyd Harris sworn says:-Deputy
Sheriff of Union county. county Jail
morning to see Harry. Sheriff in
etc. After that Harry
sent for Mr.. Halle. phoned for
him or 3 times.
Harry Coleman, the defendant was
next sworn says. 20 next October.
On Thursday before father was kill
ed was at home in bed sick. Cold,
took medicine that night went to
Jonesville after dinner that evening,
came back q little while after dark.
Mrs. Cook, Lizzie and father were
there, stayed 15 or 20 minutes, went
home. On Thursday father was
working on a single barrel shot gun.
No disagreement, and never. lad been
any between father andf. f., Ter WIS
all the time fooling with implements.
! left him working with gun. I Was
in shop last when took gun up there
two weeks before. Shot it the same
day; don't know whether father had
shot it or not. Father killed q dog
about then, one of mine. Two or
three weeks before. Told me to sell
cotton-would go no higher paid
him no rent in cotton except corn,
worked one horse all corn thrown
together. Father let me do as I
pleased. l made the arrangement.
shot dog, Pa was in house, ne came
out, | have never said ANYTHING
about him getting back in house /
never said l would slap him In the
mouth. He was good to me got ey-
erything | wanted. 1 helped Mrs.
Cook to move. Father told me to go
by Jonesville to get flour, etc. I
never spoke disrespectfulfy to him.
Good father. Mother has been dead
three years. l gamble, but never let
father know it, drunk once, never
carried whiskey home; gambIed on
the place one time once, a year be-
fore his death. Father and I talked
together sometime. Morning of
death he told me to get some hands
and cut road, last time | saw him un-
iii we came from Mrs. Cooks. Fos-
ter Thomson never cut any wood af-
ter ordered off the place. Loved
mother. Nearest relative, Mrs. AL
exander on mothers side. Father
and went hunting together a great
deal. Father told me to have gun in
shop to put pin in it to tighten
breech. carried the gun up weeks
before that. Three keys to the shop
lock; Pa had one, one in house, shop
sometimes unlocked when we would
forget to lock it. Friday morning
went to Jonesville, sold two bales of
cotton, went down to Henry Hames
for check, then went to Bowen's
store; stayed there all day, bad rainy
day, played slot machine, left at
about S o'clock, went to barber shop,
then to depot, then to Ed. Smiths
then to the Oil mill, met
Hosea Webber, Tom Coleman. Had
a conversation with Webber; then I
got half pint of whiskey, went
On towards postoffice. / then went
home; about 20 minutes of z o'clock;
then went on to Richard Fosters,
stayed there a few minutes: went on
by Gilead, met Ed. Long where the
road turns off below Gilead; it was
SO dark | did not see him until /