The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26

Of Barnard b. Evans al to honesty
and veracity." said that 1t was bad. .
The attorneys for the defense ques-
toned these witnesses as to what they
had heard. Several specific instances
were given by the witnesses as to al
!eged wrongdoing on Evans part.
Several said that they had heard many
attorneys give opinions on Evans. Il.
w. Shand, senior member OF the CO.
lumbia bar. knew nothing Of Evans
reputation except that lit was not
very good In the matter Of collecting
money for other people," j. A. Car
son and f. T.. Berry and NJ. =. Pitts,
all OF Saluda, said that the reputation
OF Evans was not very good"
Al the afternoon session the su-
preme court ruled that II was not
necessary for the prosecution to put
up witnesses relative to the charges
by Evans in the campaign last sum-
mer against several citizens Of Sa-
luda county. The court held that in
asmuch as the return did not deny
the charges, that they were admitted,
and as there was no issue Of fact that
the testimony would be excluded. The
attorneys for the defense stated that
they did not mean to admit the facts
In the return. After some discussion
IL was decided to amend the return
by inserting a statement that Evans
believed the charges when he made
them and that ne did not make them
with malice.
Following the ruling by the court
several witnesses for the prosecution
gave testimony. b. +. Sample. sheriff
OF Saluda; Ii. w. Crouch. attorney.
and L. w. Able, attorney denied the
charges made by Evans in his Spar
tanburg speech.
The testimony of these witnesses
closed the case Of the State.
Several witnesses were then called
by the defense to testify as to the
reputation OF Barnard Il. Evans. The
Following witnesses gave testimony,
saying that they would believe him
on his oath" John T. Mccain. ]. l..
Mimnaugh, n. w. Brooker, F. c. Big
by. s. j. Miller, John Civil, F. S.
Earle. Samuel Owings, w. w. Bruce,
Lawson ID. Melton, Mrs. Scott Brown,
w. L. Smoak, w. J. Blackman.
John Gary Evans Of Spartanbure
a brother Of Barnard b. Evans, gave
testimony for the defense. He said
that he had paid the two claims made
against his brother and had never
questioned either one. He said that
his brother had not been notified of
the payment of the claims He said
that the claim for sl03 had been
paid because he did not wish a dis
agreement between his brother and
DR., w. j. Murray.
! Barnard Il. Evans. taking the stand
made answer To the charges contain
ed In the complaint. lie reiterated
his charges against B. w. Crouch, b.
| h. Sample and r.. w. Able.
/ In reply To the charge contained In
the complaint that during the yeaI
1906 j. Frank Il Sons of Augusta
sent To him their check for Sl9S.gO
payable to Geo. l.. Salter and tina
this check was not delivered, the fol
lowing reply was made by Evans ir
his return: THAT at said times thI.
respondent was practicing law In tn,
county ar Saluda. and. while 80 do
ing acted IA agent for quite number
Of persons who desired To borrow
money, among them being the aforc
said Geo. H. Salter. That IA suci
agent he negotiated loans and bor
rOwed money for quite n number o
persons from the said j. Frank a
Sons. That In this particular In
stance ne indorsed the check 'as at
tOrney In fact for said Geo l.. Salte
and as he honestly thought and be
lieved and believes he was authorizeC
to de- la this particular instance: tha