The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-05-16

He then went up into the woods.
Harry got out of sight before the
dogs were turned loose. When the
dogs were turned loose they went up
towards the shop. and circling
around, one passed, the other struck
Harry's track and then both dogs
went straight to the tree and treed
Harry. We did not follow till the
dogs treed.
Running track from bush to shop
was from house to shop and returned
to the path. Ground was very wet
No difficulty in following the track.
l am positive that the track in the
path, branch and leading to the Cook
house was the same as that behind
bush.
Gun here put in evidence, indenti-
fled as gun found at Cooks. Left
hand barrel had been freshly shot:
right hand barrel was rusty.
Shoes were introduced in court and
Unidentified by witness as those taken
from feet of Harry Coleman.
Witness knew nothing about keys.
Did not search Harry. My jailer
searched him when he got to Union
Norman went up for the gun under
my instructions and turned it over to
me.
When we were tracking next
morning, there were five of us. No
more came until we were through
tracking. Never saw dogs before
that day. The dogs did not come in
contact with tracks to Horns when
they were following track.
j. c. Robbins next called: Profess
sion-training blood hounds. Stays
at State penitentiary. Does electro
cutting at penitentiary. Has trained
hounds for 8 years or more. Came
sSASrili lie : sy;Stb three docs: Q ,uese
half-blood and Uhe full Blood hound.
Sheriff showed me a track in the
branch. Here dogs were put on and
trailed to Cook house and back down
70 Coleman house. Did not know
Harry Coleman. Sheriff had one
and L the other, on chains. Kept
dogs chained to keep them from be-
ing killed. Have never used these
dogs except on mans trail. took
one drink of whiskey from Union to
Jonesville that morning, about 2
tablespoonful. Drink whiskey but
was never drunk in my life. Been at
State penitentiary 9 and half years.
Dogs will stick to track they are put
upon. Dogs had that day were
thoroughly trained.
Witness when Aross examined: Mr..
kendrick said he did not believe q
dog could pick up man in a hud-
dred of others. I offered to bet a
hundred dollars they could do it.
Made no remarks about the case in
the Greek restaurant. | have often
said: "If they start me right, I'll end
right; if they start me wrong, Ill
end wrong"
j. c. Norman was next called
Testified: Am policeman in Union.
Accompanied Sheriff to Coleman
house. Assisted in tracking next
morning. Had no difficulty in track
ing. Harry took no interest in the
tracking. l found the gun at Mrs.
Cooks, where Harry told me he had
carried it. Left-hand barrel freshly
shot-right barrel rusty. Carried
gun to Coleman's house. I walked
around in yard. Then went to shop.
round beside the anvil wadding from
shot gun. Also piece of paste board.
Also two little pieces of lead. Artic-
les put in evidence. Found signs
on anvil that showed where a piece
of lead had been put down and hack
ed 28 times. Knife marks were seen
and lead marks. ! helped to make the
measurement of the tracks with the
stick
L. A. Littlejohn was next called.
Live one mile and half from Cole
man house. Knew Mr.. Coleman all
my life, also knew Harry all his life.
Knew his track. Coleman land is 18O
acres worth $35 or $40 an acre. Mr..
Coleman went fishing often. Lead
sinkers here Unidentified by witness.
Rained on day of 31st; quit raining
about 8 O'Clock. Got to Coleman's
minutes after IL, and stayed all
night.
We found no tracks although we
searched everywhere. None about
the negro house nor anywhere. Saw
my own tracks and those of Mr..
Parks; there were no tracks after
the rain. Saw Mr.. Coleman's track