The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-05

strike either George Gibson or Tom
Spights at the bridge: did not see any
of the defendants strike either Of the
negroes.
Expert Testimony.
l.. H. Harrison, civil engineer,
who made a plat OF the country where
the killing OF Green Gibson. occurred,
was the next witness sworn by the
defense. The map gave data with re-
ference to distances, attitudes, posi-
tions, etc., in the locality where the
killing occurred. Said Messrs. Earle,
Herndon, Mcclure and Davis went
with him when plot was surveyed.
Mr.. Mcclure Is one who pointed out
the different locations in the plat.
The survey was made only about a
week ago.
Miss Bertis Campbell, daughter OF
Woodrow Campbell, testified that on
December 10. Tom Spight's wife and
daughter came running into the
Campbell home; Tom Spights followed
closely after them and entered the
house over the protest of Mrs. Camp
bell; Woodrow Campbell then told
Tom Spights to go on of; Tom
Spighta was cursing; he was not
talking to lis wife, but to my mother;
| know nothing of papa whipping
Tom Spights for this. -
Barred Testimony.
Dave Blackwell. who lives with
Woodrow Campbell was put up by the
defense to give testimony as to
threats that Tom Spights had made
against Woodrow Campbell, but court
ruled such testimony was not com
| petent. 49,
A. r. Stansell, who lives few
miles from Fair Play on lower road
from Fair Play to Knox's Bridge,
testified he was at home on Decem-
ber 20; saw Green, Will and John
| Gibson pass his house with guns; saw
another negro, Perry Gibson, who al-
so had gun; said ne was going rab-
bit hunting; Green Gibson had two
guns; one of his boys had a gun and
the other had club; knew Mr.. Viii
| liam T. McClue was magistrate; my
| wife got scared and / carried her TO
neighbor's house and left her; IN
consequence OF actions Of negroes
sent message to Magistrate Mcclure.
On cross examination said four men
were at his house on day Gibson ne
| groes passed; negroes didn't say any
thing to US; two Of the Gfbs0n's
| passed at one time and then the 9TH
er; In spite OF fact four men were
there to protect the women they were
scared and felt 1t necessary to ge,
away and for him to send message tc
Magistrate McCfdfe 1870
Saw Negroes Armed -~.lN-.,-s
| G.. w, Carnes, who lives In 40(
| yards OF Stansell's house. said he
knew nothing OF killing: saw on De-
cember 20 the four Gibson negroes
| going along the road in front OF his
house; one in FRONT had q eAifes two
had one gun each and fo,ffth had Q
club; said nnnhf of people were Al
his house that lay and thes were
frightened, 81 81
/ On cross examination said That al
the time they had heard nothing o.
shooting ut bridge; saw negroes do
ing nothing but passing along road;
/ but this frightened him because they
didn't know what the negroes were
going to do.
| julie Bailey, oyerseer Of farm neal
Fair Play, heard of trouble ON De
cember 30 and got in buggy andtatRrt
ed for Fair Play; as he was goinl
along road through McClure's rlec:
saw crowd Of 35 or 40 people; heart
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