The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-10-09

ed with the murder of J. =. McKis-
sick, was one Of the last cases tried in
last weeks criminal court Solicitor
A. T.. Hill was assisted by Messrs
Barron Grier of Greenwood. J.IRion
Mckissick of Greenville and l.. c..
Southard of the Union bar. The de-
1endant was represented by p. D..
Barron, Esq, assisted by S. f. Bar
ron, Esq. The following jury sat up
on the case: w. 7. Evans. J. C. Eller.
w. j. Betsill, r. A. Kitchens, Frank
Clay, a. j. Bailey, +. A. Blair. S. NJ.
Bailey, Morgan Burgess. J. H. Lam
bright, }. +. johnson and J. A. Brake
field
The case consumed two whole DAYS
In court and resulted in a verdict of
manslaughter with recommendation
to mercy. The Judge sentenced the
defendant to ten years. Motion for a
new trial was overruled. The first
witness called in the case was Sam
Llttlejohn, colored man employed
by Mr.. Mckissick as laborer on his
farm. He testified that he had known
Mr.. Mckissick two years and knew
Mr.. Nicholson when he saw him. On
the day of the killing, witness testi
fled that he and Mr.. McKissick had
come up to the house about 5 o'clock
IN the afternoon. Witness further
SAID: Il drove on to the lot; Mr.. Nc
kissick went to the we'll. | saw Mr.
| Mcklssick reach up towards the well
rope; | turned my back to unhitcf
trace and in second heard gun fire
the horse came running then | saw
the boy come out in the hall; he cam
a horse to where was and said, San
the old man has killed Jack M,
nicholson then came out and sal,
: Give me the horse, l am going
t town. 1 heard no words when M
Mckissick put his hands on the we
rope was little further than fror
here to back of court house to wei
When we were ploughing in front O
the house in the morning, I saw n,
one except the boy and his mother. II
the afternoon | saw Mr.. Nicholson
in the hall about 3 o'clock. When we
got to house about 5 o'clock heard nc
noise or saw anyone until the boy
came running out to catch the horse.
after ! got through taking out | went
| to look at Mr.. Mckissick. He was
dead; Mr.. Nicholson was gone. Mr..
MckiSsick was lying at the well, his
feet up against the terra Gotta of the
well and his head was in the horse
trough" Witness was then cross-eX-
amined by Mr. Barron. Had at one
time lived with Mr.. McKissick for one
year but this time had worked with
him only one day, that of the killing.
| saw no one save Becky Nicholson
and his mother; saw no other mem
ber of the family that day except Mr..
Nicholson walking towards the house
about 3 o'clock. McKissick house is
about quarter of mile from main road.
house is two big rooms, and hall run
ming in the middle. House has a
porch entirely across the front and
the well was on the extension of the
porch. Well was on the front and to
the lower side Of house The windlass
moved away from porch. Don't know
whether or not Mr.. McKissck had
pistol buckled on: don't know that Ny.
Nicholson spoke to him. expected
no trouble; wind was blowing; I do
not know which way. Where | tool;
out mule was in cotton patch four or
five feet from crib door. When the
wagon was moved from where I left
was when pictures were taken"
w. G. Pickett was next sworn and
testified in substance as follows: az
met Mr.. n. A. Nicholson as he was
coming into Union about 6:3O o'clock
on the daY of the shooting and he
said, We'll, | slayed,' or L downed
Jack | am not certain which. |
said, What" Yes he said | killed
Jack McKissick.' Saw Nicholson that
morning about 9 or 10 o'clock, he
wanted a warrant; said Jack was car
rying a pistol around his house and
ploughing up his cotton" Upon cross
examination by Mr.. Barron, Pickett
said that he had signed warrants and
left them in the sheriff's office to be
used in case of emergency.
DR.. Theodore Maddox was next
called. Examined the dead body of
}. p. McKissick; found his body on
porch at end of house, at we'll The
head was near corner of porch to-
wards trough, feet near the well; gun
shot wound in left cheek, made by
shot gun. Death was practically in
stantaneouS." Upon cross eXamina-
tion by Mr.. Barron witness testified
81 should say that the man when shot
fell without struggling and must have
been drawing water and looking back
He struck the watering trough and
cut a cash to the bone in the top of
his head. A man falls in his tracks
when shot as Mr.. McKissick was shot
! The gun shot must have been horizon