The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-04
lnIMARF GWEN
CORNELIUS GAHDREtl
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
ING DIR. E. H. PARKS SOME
WEEKS AGO
OUT ON BoND
Gamhsell Enters Plea of Not
Guilty and an Alisi-The
Testimony
OUT ON BoND

f. A preliminary hearing was given
yesterday afternoon TO Cornelius
Eambrell, the negro who was arrested
last Saturday night and Identified by
i9r. e. III. Parks az the person who as-
igHlill ahnlfaa h;!,al In his store the previous
Saturday. Following the preliminary
hearing, Gambrell was bound over to
the court OF general sessions by the
bfesiding maglstrate, G.. III. Geieer.
and was released ON bail in the sum
OF $500. ,,s 80
Upon arraignment the negro enter
ed a. plea OF not guilty and an alibi.
ahe record of the hearing is as fol-
The State against Cornelius Gam
brell charged with assault. and bat.
terry with intent to kill Mr.. Leon L.
Rice appeared for the defendant and
stateS that our plea is not guilty and
Mr., q. II. Parks, sworn SAYS: lam
eertasn that this is the negro who
struck me at my place OF business i'm
tho city OF Anderson, South Carolina.
County of Anderson on the 9th day
OF February, 1916.
Cross examination by Mr.. Rice,
gave the aIaf"o about one minute
after the negro ran out my place Of
business. told Mr.. Whittier ana Mr,
Aiken that ] was not certain that this
Is the man who struck, me, that /
wanted to see him again. ann Will
Ing to swear that this; is the negro
who struck me,
II we can prove that this negro was
in Bolton &nen you were struck
would you stan say he Is the man who
struck you? ,5ts
Yes. had seen the negro before
he atrucK me but did not know where
he worked or what his name was.
Re direct.
Ilso to dinner about one o'clock or
u little after. i vas struck between
two and three o'clock in the after
if,oen. It was about Q O'clock when
the negro ran out of my = ONCE or
place of business II you can prove
thai this negro was In Belton when
I was struck I would still say he was
the man who struck. l. can't say
certain what kind shirt The had. on, !
Thought be had on q wliite shirt. He,
had on black hat ,sss,ss
Asa Watson sworn says.
81 was standing before the window
Va tAC t,ubEuC6b plaCC Va II.
PARKS on the evening OF February:
9th. 1915, and saw the defendant
ran sss;.. as HI. naTkks s.ss-e This ,zattiiiiss
was between 8 and 4 O'clock in the
afternoon. heard Mr.. Park say o.
Lord, and III about ono minute saw
the, negro run out the store. I tried
TO catch the negro. y IA &.
Cross examination by Mr. Rice.
Il ] work 1t The Equinox Mill IShaye
been In The city about 20 years. I saw
the negro good. He had on a dark
gray looking shirt, like he has on
isosx. He had on red looking neck
.tia. he had on tho, same suit he has
IN now. The same hat he has now
IA brown hat. chased him as far
M the ten cents store. saw him this
morning for the first time sinca he
Gssaplted Mr.. Parks: I identify the
safety pin In his collar me had Ii In
his cbiinr when lc ran out OF Mr..
Park store. He did not have on Il
vest. j am certain he Is the man who
hit Mr. Farks even if you prove ne
wfas In Relton. IL he has q twin
ytothsr I would still ifleatify him rs
the negro who struck Mr.. Parks. The
town clock struck 3 when I was COM
Ing around the corner at Davis Livery
stable. II was pretty close to
o'cid,k when the negro came out oi
the store.
Asa WATSON
March stl 1916.