The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-05
SLAYER OF CHARLES w.
ROBERTSON FREED
READILY
HE TEsTIMoNY
Showed That RObertson Had
Made Threats Against Whit.
locks Life.

q n fl
After delberating for less than ave
minutes the jury Ia the case OF s. II.
Whitlock. the Pendleton police chief
charged with the murder OF FORMER
State Constable Charles w. Robert
son, at Pendleton. on December q last.
returned q verdict OF mot guilty. But
one ballot was taken among the itis (
rors, II was stated, all ~ members OF
the tribunal casting their votes for
the acquit.alS OF the defendants. AM
nouncement of the tury;s deciHfon was
received In the partly filled court
room In silence and with little IL any
show OF emotion ON the part of Whit
lock. Immed lately upon. the giving Of
instructions for the Adjournment Of
court friends OF the man who had been
acquitted OF the grave, charge OF muir
der crowded about him and pressed
MS hand In congratnlatton. Wititits
the Few seconds the court room had
been cleared and thegdoors closed and
shat chapter Of Whttlcck'e life be-
came o. closed book. IS; 49, ii
Trial Lasted All Nay.
The trial OF WhitloeR eons sarnei ex
actly one day OF the hOufs ret b the
cotrt. The iefstitaMiIt. f mt Z ,s piacea m on
trial upon5the recpnyening OF court AZ
p: 80 o'clock yesterday morning. Tha
usual recess for dinner was taken and
almosS simultaneon onsty with the az
noencement OF the verdict last ayen-
Ing the clock striick six. the regniar
honr OF adtoHfnfannt .fof IDS iay.
Void Of Sensstiops. \,
The trial of Wilitiock was void 4 az
sensations. though the Testimony af
no time failed To interest the vast
thrdng who packed the court room
from morning till night. There was
no marked conflict In any cf the testi-
monys either that offered by tho pr0-S
gecution or that put up by the sies
Tense. In fact, the testimnnys OF the
defendant himself ccrroborated iil
part Testimony OF various w.tnesses
for the prosecution. sssi
Substance 0f Testimony.
Summing UP all testlmruy. from
both the prosecution and t.sA defense.
1t might be stated that the following
facts were brought out: That there
had been Ill feeling between Wiisfnrk
and Robertson Of some years. stand
Ing: that several days prior to the
killing OF Robertson he had nnde
threats against the life Of Nfitfoek,
and the same had gotten 10 WhitioclIss
ears that on the day Of the killing
Whitiock had been drinking ana that
he and Robertson had had some words
during the day; that when Whitlocks
entered Campbeli's aeorn. where the
killing occurred. Robertson was
standing near the reilf af the store
with an axe handle In his hnfiEi: Tint
Whitlock stopped midway Between
the front and the rear OF the stoes 10
have some conversation with the pff-
prietor of the tahIishmenf: Sshat lie
had hts back turnDa 4, Roberteon IN
the meantime; that without warning
Robertson advanced us0if Whitlock
and began beating him. oyer the head
and body with the axe handler that
while in a more Of less dazed cOndl-
ton Whitlock drew his pistoi and
Hred several shots, soma or which
took effect In B,bertson's body and
caused his death; that WEftioek was
not aware he had killed Rotterdam
until he was 30 tnfprtied IN the ONCE
or the physician who dressed his
wounds; that In the meantime WHIT
! le:k ::eHes sseAl..s Axnsaaaad ffa hbf,a
that he had not killed Robertaon that
whe nhe was definitely advised that
Robertson was dead he was greatly
Ing deeply gs,.sed over he aifair. 81
Addresses 10 Harry.
beginning ut os3O 0'ei0ox 4. M. fiie
State rested It's ease AZ ie 80 O'Clock.
The offerIag OF tentimony for the de-
fense begun then and coAtinned until
the hour ofsrocessing Ter dinher, 1 40
O'clock. Reconyehing nc Q ~ O'Clock,
the taking or testfhiony continued
until $40 O'clock. the arguments be-