The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-25

the bill, marked paid. Dr.. w. J. Muir
ray of the Murray Drug company gave
testimony that the Bowling claim haC
| been placed in the hands of Evans fol
collection, but that Evans had not
returned the money collected. DR.
Murray said the claim was then
placed in the hands Of Columbia
| law firm and that later John Gary
Evans of Spartanburg had paid the
amount. DR.. Murray said that he had
never authorized a reduction of the
claim. Walter T. Green of Columbia
said that the claim against Evans for
S1O3 had been placed with the firm
he represented and that it was never
| collected. ]. Nelson Frierson Of the
law firm of Barron, Moore, Barron &
Mckay said that John Gary Evans
had paid the amount, the claim hav-
ing been placed with his firm for col
lection.
H. n. Edmunds, Robert Norman,
G. Duncan Bellinger, R. Beverly Her
bert, James H. Fowles, Jr., D, W..
Robinson, attorneys of Columbia in
reply to questions as to the reputation
of Barnard B. Evans as to honesty
and veracity," said that it was bad y
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
legged wrongdoing On Evans part.
Several said that they had heard many
attorneys give opinions on Evans. R.
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 E. P. Berry and NJ. P. Pitts,
all of Saluda said that the reputation
of Evans was not very good
Afternoon Session
At the afternoon session the su-
preme court ruled that it 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
it was decided to amend the return
by inserting a statement that Evans
believed the charges when he made
them and that he diG not make them
with malice.
Charges Denied.
Following the ruling by the court
several witnesses for the prosecution
gave testimony. B. F. Sample, sheriff
of Saluda; B. w. Crouch, attorney,
and E. w. Able, attorney denied the
charges made by Evans in his Spar
tanburg speech.
The testimony by these witnesses
closed the case of the State.
Several witnesses were then called
by the defense to testify as to the
reputation of Barnard B. Evans. The
following witnesses gave testimony
saying that they would believe him
on his OATH" John T. Mccain, J. L.
Mimnaugh, N. w. Brooker, F. C. Big
by, S. ]. Miller, John Civil, F. S.
Earle Samuel Owings, W. W. Bruce,
Lawson D. Melton, Mrs. Scott Brown,
w. l.. Smoak, W. J. Blackman.
John Gary Evans of Spartanburg,
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 $103 had been paid
because he did not wish a disagree
ment between his brother and DR.. w.
J. Murray.
Evans Defense.
Barnard B. Evans. taking the stand,
made ans,:ar to the charges contain
ed in the complaint. He reiterated
his charges against B. W. Crouch, &.
F. Sample and E. W. Able,
In reply to the charge contained In