The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-20

shadowing the two Tidwcll women
Had there been any suspicion Of guilt
on the part Of the women? Tho an
swer was "no." The defendant said
it was his belief that his wife and
daughter came to Greenville Friday
afternoon. The note reached him at
Cheraw early Saturday morning. nov
did it reach its dcstinatnn so soon
and how did Mrs. Norris know that
Tidwell was in Cheraw asked the So
licitor, if there had been no designa-
ton of her as a spy upon the women?
The question caused an elcrt express
sion to pass over the faces Of those
In the room The defendant replied
that he did not know how Mrs. Nor
ris knew where he was, and that lie
had not instructed her TO be on the
lookout for the women. The solicitor
said that the note could not have
reached Chcraw at the time Tidwcll
said it reached him, if 1t had been
mailed Friday night The envelope
in which the note was sent was de-
stroyed, so no postmark could be In
troduced. The signature 10 the note
was N" The defendant said that he
had never before had any correspond
ence with Mrs. Norris, whom he de-
scribcd as a friend of the family"
The defendant was on Tho stand at
the time court was adjourned, and this
morning he will take the stand again,
and the state Will proceed with the
cross examination.
Ollie TiGwell on Stand.
The daughter Of the defendant took
the stand prior to her father, but her
testimony was short, as the State OBJ
jected to certain testimony, and Judge
Mauldin sustained the objection. 1t
was during the argument as to the
relavency Of her testimony that At
torney Price stated part of the de-
fense would be based on temporary in
sanity. The girl will take the stand
again today.
Jury to Visit Scene.
Solicitor BonHhm asked that the
jury visit the scene Of the killing, and
possibly the twelve men will be talk
en- to Carolina Mills today In order to
see where the fatal shooting occurred
a Good Witness.
A. A. Roddey, the second witness
sworn gave his testimony in straight
forward manner. When asked If his
sympathies were with Walker, he re-
piled that his sympathics were with
any man shot down like that" He
said he bore no malice toward It'd
well, but that 1t was the action that
caused him to sympathiZe with Walk
cr, and the manner Of 1t.
DIR. J. Is. Earle on Stand.
Dr.. J. B. Earle was the third wit
ness. He testified that the bullet
which entered the left breast OF Walk
er was, In his Judgment, sufficient to
have caused death. DR.. Earle said that
Dmmctt Walker was below the aver
age man in strength.
Tom Adkins, public service driver,
told Of taking Tidwell to Carolina mill.
Mrs. Walker on Stand.
Mrs. Tandy A. Walker, mother of
the dead boy was asked by Col. Dean
If she felt able to take the stand. She
sobbed aloud on the shoulder of her
hsuband for a few moments, but was
soon qhieted. Several Of the jurymen
had tears in their eyes, when Mrs.
Walker came to the stand She was
composed as witness, but sObbed
again at the conclusion OF her tcsti-
mony. The witness testified that two
years ago her dead son had appcndi-
citis. She said he was twenty years
DID, and weighed 127 pounds.
Character Witness.
The defense at this juncturc intro
duced several character witnesses,
and also witnesses to show that En-
nett Walker had visited the Tidwell
girl at Clinton.
II. l.. Mckinney, publisher and own
er Of the Macon News testified that
tho defendant had worked for him sew
eral years, and that his reputation for
peace and order was good. A question
as to Tidwell's reputation for truth
and vcracity was asked. but the ques-
ton was ruled out, as no attack had
been made upon the character of the
defendant.
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