The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-05
8 FAIR PLAY MEN
PLACED ON TRIAL

I,. didn't src any Of tha events sur
rounding the beating of the negroes
Or the killing OF Green Gibson the
witness stated that III ;hc time hc
signed this paper he knew the state
inens were not true.
second Star Witness
The second star witEcs, put up by
ahc prosecution was Edgar White.
who, the former witness sworc. was
0ne Of the three negroes who were
compelled To apply the lash to George
Gibson and Tom SpightS. Edgar White
told practically the same story as that
told by AlOnZo Andersen. lie tcSti-
fled as 10 the party o! White men 20
ing to Tom Spights' house anh taking
Him out of bed, taxing him To the
store across OH tho Georgia side and
beating him with Il buggy trace. lie
said that he would moi lave applied
the lash to Gibson II he lad lot been
told by the white men that they would
''get him" unless he did. The other
portions of the negro: testimony were
practically the sam" az tha: given by
Alonz0 Anderson.
Gross Examined.
These being the main Witnesses Of
the prosecution. the attorneys for the
defense naturally centcrcd their sever
eft cross examination fire upon them.
Both negroes were pu: through n
thorough grilling. and while they
were tangled up IN some instances,
their story. in the main. vas not shak
en-. II was brougn. out on cross eX-
animation that cou'lgel !or the defense
Ind had hOtil negr ,e3 Pill; In jail, and
that while In prison atildaviis were
gotten from them with reference to
what happened during the rioting
period. Both witnesses swoIn that
they had not been promised immunity
from Indictment on condition they
made these affidavits, and that they
had been offered no Inducements OF
any other character TO give the teati-
mony that they offered then
Whereabouts Oi Negroes.
IL was not brought nu. ut the near
ing yesterday wha: becam. uf Tom
Spights and George ribson nftcr they
were beaten In The store, the supposi-
tion being that tacv we're left there
while the members OF the party pur-
sued Green Gibson and the other two
negroes who had advanced upon them
with shot guns while they were In
the house administering the wliippihgs
to the two negroes. George Gibson
and Tom Spights. It WAS NIT brought
out what became of the two negroes
who were with Green Gibson when he
advanced upon the party Of white men
at knOx's Bridge.
The testimony only ch0wed that
Green Gibson fled back 10 the South
Carolina side after the exchange OF
shots at the bridge and that he was
engaged by members Of the White
mems party several miles back on the
South Carolina side ana killed i'm a
duel with several members Of the
party, two Of whom took his shot guns
away from him. after ilc had fallen,
and broke them over his head.
Other Witnesses.
Other witnesses put up by the pros
ecution, and in the order In which
they were called. were Carris Spights,
wife of Tom Spiglts: MarIs Spights,
stepdaughter Of Tom Spights; Andy
Bowers. S. q. Wilburn, John Swing
er. Anna Swinger, Alonzo Anderson,
Mayor j. II. Godfrey, OF Anderson:
Edgar White, Prof. Harry Sheldon.
Abraham Swingcr and ". 8. Comp
bell.
Other Testimony.
The, testimony offered by Alonzo
Anderson and Edgar White summed
up practically all that was produced
by. tho State, on the first day of the
trial. Other testimony was given by
other Witnesses, but It was not of an
extraordinary nature, nor very I'M
poctant to: the seayc One OF the Wit
nesscs testified tliac when the party
OF white men met George Gibson II,
the road they searched him and sound
a pistol In his pocket !. Thereup0n,
they took him on to j. Georgia, with
Tom Spights, anu. beat him. ,t
Wednesdays Procedure.
1t ts impossible Just Mt .his juncture
to predict just when the case will be
brought to "a close. II Is probable,
however. that all of the testimony will
be In by the adjournment. Of court to-.
night. This being tho case, the argu-,
ments and the charge should be male
sometime Thursday, nllowin;, the mat !,
ter to so to the jury lafe that after
noon.
Second Day Of Trial.
(Steif CORRESPONDENCE.
{ WALHAl4i4A. March. 3.--The close
OF the. second. day OF the trial, OF WIZ
liam IT, Mcclure, j. woodrow Camps