The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-04
VIM. T. MCCLURE
PLACED ON STAND
Denies Participating in Whipping
Of Negroes or Killing of Green
Gibson--Was Trying to Ar
rest Gibson
(SfaH Corresondence }


liam T. Mcclure. j. Woodrow Camp
bell, Calma C.. Kay S. Augustus
Jones. John Mcdonald and VIII Kay.
residents of the Fair Play section of
Oconee county charged with the mur-
der OF Green Gibson during a clash
between the races on December 20
last, saw all testimony for the prose-
cution in and the examination of three
witnesses for the defense completed,
with the exception of the cross ex-
anining of the third witness. who Is
the first-named defendant in the case,
William T. Mcclure.
Down TO Work.
Tuesday, the first day of the trial,
was taken up bv the State In the
Introduction OF testimony which was
OF preliminary nature 80 far as any
bearing II has directly on the case at
issue. that the alleged murder of
Green Gibson. The prosecution con-
tended, however. that the introduction
%of testimony with reference to the
beating or two negroes, one of them q
son of Green Gibson. over on the
the Georgia side, was relevant, In that
the State had to show the state o!
mind of the defendants at the time
they are said to have murdered Green
Gibson. $40
This morning the prosecution con-
tinued its testimony along this line by
several witnesses: but after n short
while placed on the stand. for the
first time, eve witnesses of the alleg-
cd murder OF Green Gibson. From
then up until about 4 o'clock In the
afternoon the State offered testimony
from several per;ons who claim to
have seen Green Gibson done to
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