The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-15
JURY OUT LITTLE OVER AN
HOUR
INTERESTING CASE
Crowded Court Room Yesterday
Heard Attorneys On Either Side
Put Up Strong Fights
Fronl Saturdays Daily.p


hour and fifteen minutes. the jury re
turned II verdict If .nilty in The cusn
OF the STATE versus claudc Poorc.
chArGcd with murder. This case
went 10 The jury Yesterday afternoon
AT G:ii o'clock and verdict was ron-
drrcti at ,:1h.
When cOur: convened yesterday
morning II Jurors; had pceI Scr,Ir.,i
TO tr; tn, case and after some di:ii-
Guilty Tie last man wlr selected In the
rcr:cn ol =. W. i:agwelI who was al
appointed foreman by the Judge.
l'oorc va; then brought into the
court room and the trial was begun.
The prisoner was neatly dressed III Il
suit Of black clothes. his hair was
carefully brushed ami he seemed per-
fcctly cCnpc:cd.
AnHcr.c: people are familiar with
the fact; In the case. whtcl are. that
I'oore. ;t3 Il policeman in Williams
ton shot .'nd Killed Joe Kelly, former
/, Il policeman in the same town. The
evening before the killing Poore had
arrested Kelly aud 1t Is said that this
led to the trouble. Williamson peo-
pie were greatly Interested in the trial
and the court room wss crowded
throughout the day yesterday
DR.. Frank Lander was the first wit
ness called yesterday morning He
testified ns to the nature or Kelly's
wounds and he WIS followed by Capt.
a. G. P:nkncy. who was an eyewitness
to the affair He gave very graphic
account Of the shooting, telling OF
what each man said and Of Kclly's ac-
tons after he was shot.
Capt. G. w. Sullivan gave touch
ing account Of the shooting, explain
ing that he arrived on the scene just
as the defendant had his gun raised
10 shoot again He protested. saying
"Cluudc. II you do. that will be mur-
der" At the time Kelly was leaning
up ugainct the wall of building and
he started to come to Capt Sullivan
falling into. that gcntleman's arms.
Vance Cooley. mayor OF Williams
ton. testified as to the facts leading
up to the case. explaining that Poore
had arrested Kelly on the evening
before the final difficulty arose. and
that Kelly had become incensed over
this and cherished Ill feeling nga:ns;
Poore. Other witnesses acquainted
with the case were called and then
Tho defendant took the stand.
In reply to questions put TO him by
the attorneys. Claude Poore asserted
that he has been resident Of the town
Of Williamson for twelve ycnrs and
that In that time he has acted as con-
stable and policeman. He has also
been carpenter and has worked In
the mill there at other times.
When he was Is years Of age he
left his fathers farm which is near
Willfamston and came into the town
10 go TO work. He hus lived there cv-
cry since that time. On Saturday ev-
cnings and Sundays, P00re was em-
ploycd by the city as policeman At
the time OF the shooting he had In his
pockets several warrants that he had
TO serve.
In connection with the case in de-
tail he testified:
"On Sunday afternoon was sitting
In front OF the Gregory company store
and heard Joe. Kelly and Ira B. Hol-
der joshing at each other in pretty
had language. Holder and Kelly both
cursed each other several times. but
neither had an attitude that wns ag-
gravating or Which appeared trouble
some. Fina!y Joe said. I'm going to
lick yon and then am going home
Holder said, We'll. I'm here. come
ahead They cursed n while longer
and then Poore came ont md told
them to shut up. Holder shut up hut
with several oaths. Joe Kelly asserted
that had nothing whatever to do
with him and that he was not going to
obey. ! told him TO get off the streets
or go home, and he said that he would
do neither, ! then told him that I
would have to run him in IL he did
not be quiet He said with an oath or
two that would have TO run him In
and that was sure. then started with
him to the jail. and about middle way
he rtupned and asked about his bond
I told him that couldn't give him any
bond but I'd let him go free II he
wanted to. He refused to he Let 60,
and said that I hnd arrested him.
damn you now lock me up. took
him to the guard house and put him In
the office of the council room and
locked the door. I did not place him
In a cell. but ] did lock him In the Of
flee, I however did offer to let him
stay there without being locked mp.
caying that had confidence enough
to know that he would stay there.
q. ven. oTi ;ip 70 t..iie f7 sio71ia off Mayor Mayor
Cooley and got him to come down to
the jail. Here we found Kelly as had
left him and the mayor let him out on
a bond OF $40. He left the place In
company with the mayor, and was
making all sorts OF threats against
He;cursed and abused mo MI the
Mayor Cooley told him that II
MT shnt up TINT he'd put him
ba.i'f n Jail. a