Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-10

of shots he turned and saw Ernest
Eisenhower shoot two or three times
with a bright colored pistol; Isenhower.
he said, was shooting in the direction
of the courthouse steps.
A. w. Bries.
Mr.. Brice said he was sitting In an
automobile near the courthouse wnen
drove up. He got out Of the auto
mobile. He saw Ernest Isenhower
shoot from behind a column In the
front Of the courthouse. There was
some intermission between the gener-
al shooting and Ernest Isenhowers
shot.
On cross-examination, the witness
admitted that he had testified before
the coroner's jury that he saw Deputy
Boulware draw q pistol and that when
Isenhower shot, Boulware pulled blue
steel pistol and pointed 1t. Ernest Is,
enhower, he said, then jumped behind
one Of the granite columns at the
courthouse.
J. w. Richardson.
Mr.. Richardson testified that he was
a regular deputy sheriff OF Fairfield
county and that he was standing with
in q short distance Of the courthouse
steps when the shooting occurred. He
was wounded In the leg. He said he
saw Clyde Isenhower shoot and 1t ap-
peared that Clyde was continually
moving his pistol among the banis-
ters. He said he heard q man on the
steps exclaim, What do you want to
shoot me for?" or something like that
Il saw Ernest Isenhower step from
behind a column" said Mr.. Richard
son. II drew my gun and told him to
put his down. He said, Put yours
down told him II he didn't drop
his gun I would shoot him. He drop
ped his gun"
The witness said there was little, II
any, intermission between the shots
during the affair.
On oss-examination, Mr.. Richard
son testified that he did not see any
one shooting except Jesse Morrison.
With the conclusion Of Mr.. Richard
sons testimony, the state rested.
The Defense Opens.
At 450, the defense began the intro
duction Of its testimony. w. G.. Cath
cart, former chief Of police Of Co
lumbia, said he was in Winnsboro on
the day of the shooting to testify in
court to a confession which the negro.
Jules Smith, had made to him He was
near the courthouse. Somebody be-
gan shooting as the sheriff entered the
courthouse with his prisoner. The
sheriff returned the fire. Then there
occurred 35 or 40 shots. There was no
intermission between this fusillade and
the last shot which he heard. One
man whom he did not know, was
standing at the extreme north column
In front Of the courthouse after the
shooting began.
Cross examination by Mr.. Mellow
brought q statement from Mr.. Cath
cart that the whole AFFAIR occurred
within three minutes.
Mr.. CASTOR, Of the defense, asked the
witness II the negro. Jules Smith, had
made confession to him. The state
objected to the question and the court
sustained the objection.
z. L. Latham.
Mr.. Latham said he had been sum-
moned to court as juror. He was
near the courthouse when the sheriffs
posse approached with the prisoner.
The deputies bore no marks signify
ing their authority. When Sheriff
Hood turned at the little landing on
the stairs which goes into the court
room, q shot was fred" he said. Then
I saw Hoods pistol come around.
Then came q breaking fire. I remem-
ber the last shot plain but there was
no intermission-"
The witness said that when the
shooting began to die down he saw
Raleigh Boulware with q pistol point
ed In the direction Of Ernest Isenhow-
er, who was on the ground near one
of the large columns that adorn the
buildings front. Boulware, he said.
was about half way up stairs. He did
On cross ss-examination, the witness
was reminded that he did not say at
the coroners inquest that Mr.. Boul-
ware had q pistol pointed. He admit
ted the fact. In reply to q question,
he said that Ernest Isenhower, when
he saw him, was standing near the
north column with his pistol held up.
He admitted that 1t was possible there
could have been little intermission
between the general fusillade and the
last shot he heard.
On redirect examination, Mr.. LIZ
than said he had not mentioned
Boulware's drawing a pistol when he
was before the coroners jury because
he was not asked the question. Il only
answered what they put to me and no
more" he said. He stated further,
that Clyde Isenhower fired the first
shot in the battle and Sheriff Hood the
second.
On re-cross- examination. Mr.. La
than said he was sure Clyde lsen,
hover and Sheriff Hood each fired
more than two shots. The witness
denied that he bad said on a certain
occasion that the Isenhowers had
grudge against Sheriff Hood.
q. 3. Hasood.
Mr.. HaRood said he saw Ernest Isen-
hover about the conclusion OF the
shooting. Isenhower was in q dodg-
ing position, he said, and was looking
in the direction Of the porch. Some
body fired two or three shots from
the stairs or the porch above. Those
shots were the last.
The witness testified on cross-ex-
animation that he did not know who
fired the shots he mentioned: He haa s,a
seen Mr.. Boulware on the steps but old
not know whether or not he was there
when the last three shots were fired.
Court adjourned at $50.
Thursday Morning.
When court convened yesterday
morning at $50 T. ]. Rabb Of Rock
Hill, but formerly Of Winnsboro,
took the stand. He testified to q con-
yersation he had with Clyde Isen-
hover after the latter was shot. The
states counsel objected to the testi-
mony, but the objection was over
ruled. Mr.. Rabb was taken on the
stand by the defense to be recalled
latter.
Rev. ]. p. Isenhower.
Mr.. Isenhower testified that he was
a minister of the gospel being In
charge of several Baptist churches In
the vicinity of Winnsboro. He testi-
fed to having helped carry his
wounded brother, Clyde Isenhower, to
the office Of DR.. Douglass between
and 8 o'clock Of the afternoon OF the
shooting. Clyde Isenhower told him.
Johnnie, I am shot all to pieces. l
can't live. You will have to take care
of my farm for me. Pay my debts
and collect my life insurance for my
baby" Mr.. Isenhower said he asked
his brother Clyde about his religious
state and the latter had said. II am
all right. I have been praying"
On cross-examination the witness
denied that he had tried to per-
suade Clyde and Ernest Isenhower
not to engage In any trouble with the
officers Of the law that day. He said
It was possible he might have advised
Clyde Isenhower to keep perfectly
quiet but he did not remember ad-
vising Ernest to stay out Of trouble.
He said that Policeman w. l. Haynes
had advised him to get his brother
Clyde out Of town. He denied telling
Mr.. Haynes that Clyde was quiet
"but he did not know about Ernest"