The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-10
Defendant Takes the Stand and
Testifies in His Own Be-
half at York.
CASE TO JURY TODAY,
Four Arguments Made by Counsel
With Two More for This
Morning.

an intimation of what his attorneys
will try to prove for the isoner.
He stated that he fired ~ OTIS at
Raleigh Boulware, the d" 1cheriff ),
but that these shots wee ed after
Boulware had fired at him. He swore
that he acted in self-defense, that he
was free from any malice or animus
toward either Boulware or Sheriff
Hood and that he would not have
fired at all had he not thought it i'm
perative. He does not know, he
said, that either Of the shots struck
Boulware.
Court convened at $3.50 o'clock. T.
]. Rabb was first called and owing to
the questions asked by counsel the
jury was excused from the court
room until Judge Rice ruled upon
what the witness had to say. Mr..
Rabb testified that he saw Clyde
Isenhower about two hours after the
shooting, that Isenhower had sus-
tanned Is bullet wounds and appear
ed to be at the point Of death, that
Isenhower remarked: God has for
given me for all my sins. / did not
wanted to shoot the negro and did
want to shoot the negro and / did
do so. / shot the negro first, then
Hood shot me and 1 shot Hood.
felt that God had directed me to kill
the negro" This testimony was not
permitted by the court to go to the
jury.
The Rev. j. p. Isenhower, a broth
er of the defendant and a brother Of
the dead man, was called. He testi-
fed that he is o Baptist preacher in
charge Of three churches in Fairfield
county. He testified that he talked
to his brother, Clyde Isenhower. as
Clyde was in a dying condition and
that Clyde Isenhower said. 81 want
you to take my farm and work it as
best you can, see to it that my debts
are paid and see to il that my life i'm
surance goes to my baby. / am shot
all to pieces and can't get we'll"
In cross-eXamination by the state
Mr.. Isenhower was asked IL he did
not ask his brother not to raise any
trouble. He did not remember hav-
ing done so. Counsel asked if he did
not try to persuade his brothers not
to create trouble. The witness
claimed that he did not remember.
The witness at last said that he did
q 1uIn hD,
trouble but to keep quiet. He testi-
fed that Sheriff Hood had always
been a personal friend of the Isen-
hover family.
T. j. .Rabb testified that Clyde
Isenhower, as he lay desperately
wounded, eaid to him (Rabb): "God
told me to kill this negro and I did
and am satisfied"
DEFENDANT ON STAND.
At 10:45 o'clock Ernest Isenhower
took the stand. He seemed to be
sure of his facts and did not falter.,
He answered in clear tone every
question asked.
Isenhower testified that he is 80
years of age and that he is a school
teacher. He says that he has taught
for several years in Florence county.
AT the time of the Winnsboro trag-
edy his school had a holiday and he
was spending the vacation period
with his mother in Fairfield county,
a few miles from Winnsboro. On the
day of the tragedy he left home
shortly after sunrise with his broth
er. who Is a rural policeman for
Fairfield county. Before leaving he
took his pistol from the bureau and
dropped Il in his pocket, without any
motive. Upon reaching town, he
held conference with Solicitor J. X.
Henry, this being done at the request
OF his motber. and asked Mr.. Henry
not to hase t.vde Is nhowc-'s wi:.
placed on the witness stand, he ausp
OF her pjhys cal condition. Tac wit.
ness tes fided that when he, comp!et-
ed his cdnference with Mr.. Fenry he
walked d the court house and there
saa a ealuB In i'e yard. AS he n,
rived al hhe<court house he saw his
brother. Clyde Isenhower, with a
pistol I'm l his hand and saw Clyde
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