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

ed to see everybody who lived in the
house. Mr.. FAINT told me to 90 up
in the woods. thought they wanted
to have some fun. l had no suspicion
that was suspected. Mr.. FAINT told
me to climb tree. They blew the
horn and put the dogs on my track
like / would the dogs on a rabbits
track. Bobbins said, when the dogs
treed me, "The best thing you can do
my lad, is to own up Said Mr.. FAINT
would be lighter on me. / was told
by another l had better skip. Mr..
Norman came and said, "Let
us walk up the road" We walked
up to Ed Mabry's line; heard auto
mobile coming. He said, "Get in
the automobile" did not know
what he wanted, but got in. They
got gasoline and went through and
then / realized that 1 was under ar
rest. Up to the time I was arrested
from the time I went over to Mr..
Horns | did not leave the place, nor
go to Mr.. Parks pasture. Know
nothing about tracks covered up over
there. carried gun to shop; saw
some crows after hawk and shot at
crows twice. Put gun in shop.
Father said leave it there, he wanted
to put pin in it to tighten it. This
was a week, maybe two, before the
night of the killing. Don't know if
gun was shot any more, nor anything
about lead coming out of shop. Father
melted lead and babit in the shop.
This wad here was cut with knife.
We have wad cutter at home. Use
wad cutter and loaded shells last
time two years ago. Last Thanks
giving got the wad cutter and other
gun tools and started to Lockhart to
practice shooting, but afterwards did
not go. We live two miles from
river, one mile from Jump and Run
creek. Good many white and black
fish. Father and everybody else made
lead sinkers. Know nothing about
pieces of lead. Saw some pieces that
night but did not know what it was,
paid no attention. Three miles from.
Jonesville to my house. We all
thought father was dead. Last con-
versation l had with father was Fri
day morning. He told me he wanted
to have wood cut between the new
and old roads. Never have said any,
thing to anybody that would lead
them to say that l acknowledged
guilt. l got everything that 1 asked
for. Had charge of everything and
could do as I pleased. Had no rea-
son to hurt hair of fathers head.
Twenty-eight years old next October
and never was in court house before.
Here shoes offered in evidence as
being his own). Did not go across
pasture to Mrs. Cooks house. I would
have gone up by stable and up road.
| went to Mrs. Cooks house several
times next morning. All this was
before the bloodhounds came. Each
time came an went the road. When
we went to Mr.. Horns house we
crossed the tracks and crossed the
pasture and Irsih potato patch. These
same shoes l wore all the time. Same
shoes l had on when l came to Jail.
Cross examined by State: / wore
these shoes to and from Mr.. Horns.
Pulled off shoes to dry; borrowed
shoes and put them on. Smith took
gun. In shop not since I had put
gun there. / have loaded no shells.
Don't know anything about it. 1
left: Jonesville $50 O'clock. 1t was
after dark when l left Jonesville to
go home. Had been in Jonesville
since morning. I was just commonly
doing this. I met Ed Long, we were
about or 10 feet apart, oak trees
between us. employed counsel on
Monday. Told them a day or two la
ter that blood hounds had been set
on my track. Did not gamble with
negroes. Smith, Richard Foster nor
Tom Coleman. Me and Tom Coleman
played for fun. I knew they were
tracking me the next morning. They
followed the dogs and the man fol-
lowed; there had been a dozen men
around this way that morning. Never
had experience with blood hounds,
nf Of
the dogs were not going over nv
track. l came out into road at cot
ton house, thence to Mrs. Cooks. So
far as | know, Pm the only man who
went up that way until Norman and
Llttlelohn went up. 1t was wet, but
irained no more that night. Don't
know which way FAINT, Littlejohn,
Mabry and other went tracking.
Never sent anybody to do anything.
| got Mr.. Kendrick to look after nv
affairs. He's got my note for 5000
to see after things. I've had no one
to go in search of tracks. Grieved
and shocked at death of father.
When dogs came did not go to track
the tracks; this was while the men
were gone, before the dogs came. I
can offer no information as to who
killed father. 1 did not 90 up road
nor in field nor anywhere to hunt
tracks. Made no effort to help of
ficers. Noise we heard was in the
bushes and few big trees. Sound
ed like some one running. Could see
nothing. Noise scared me- I thought
1T might be the man who did the
shooting. l was at Cooks about one
hour. 1t was about 11a hours from
time l got to Cooks till l heard the
noise. Never saw Wilson Tally that
day or that night. Went to Mrs.
Cooks because I commonly went
there-no other motive took me there
| went to door and looked in-did not