Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-10
ENOT GUILTY." SAYS JURY
IN NOTED FAIR PLAY CASE.
Continued from Second Page.)

rette. | gave him some tobacco and
leaf, and we, with our backs to
the wind, began to roll cigarette. I
glanced up and saw that the ne
groes were there and were about to
open fire. | yelled to Marett to look
out and the shot came. The white
men had no guns and there were no
words passed. The shots came, 1-2-.
| did not get shot. There were IS
or 20 shots fired at this time. The
negroes went back across the bride.
We, the white men, got some guns.
because they were afraid to go home
without them. We took John Nc
Donald and fixed him up as best we
could with handkerchiefs. When
came back Ed White was still with
me and we had a shotgun in the
buggy. | started back the National
Highway and the shooting took
place at or O'Clock that after
noon near the home of Nose Will
liams. We left John Mcdonald at
house, and while we We're there
several people came up, and one of
them told me COLLECTION by State)
| got message from John Stanley,
and in consequence of that message
| started out to find Green Gibson.
pistol was given me by some one.
Here began heated discussion be-
tween State, defense and Court in
regard to the authority of a Magis-
trate to call upon the posse comita-
tus. went to the home Of Allen
Marett and Green Gibson was not
there. | then went down the Glenn
Ferry road, which runs southeast
from Fair Play, and reached the
home Of Francis Nichols. Here the
drawing Of the scene was shown and
Mcclure pointed out his path. |
asked for Gibson and they said he
had not been there. started around
the house and saw Gibson go around
the barn. was alone then, but Kay
was behind me. | had Sheltons nis-
tol. When | came around the harn
Gibson walked across the field, car.
ryinS one gun under each arm. |
called him to surrender. Green
passed across the path and stepped
down behind a little fill | was
hardly in range. When he got there
Indicating on the map) he knelt
down and shot. | tried to return the
fire, but the pistol would not go Off
l threw up my ann and got part of
the load in my arm. He showed on
his body where other shot entered
fhe body. | went back ard told
Woodrow Campbell that ne would
have to arrest him. that | could not.
There were other people in the field,
but | hardly noticed them. When
Gibson came over the ridge the shots
were fired from all directions by
members of the crowd assembled. |
went to Nose Williams house and
saw Gibson fall. | first saw Nose as
IN it'ii bS'th bON us HIS muse, ana
l called to him not to let him get in
the place, for fear he would kill sew
eral men. | got Moses gun; but
did not shoot. There were 10 or 80
shots fired. | later went to the body
and there were Is or 90 persons
standing around it when got there.
said nothing and | did not hit the
body with the gun. Both guns were
broken when | saw them. | left and
Went home to Fair Play in a buggy.
Here the Court interrupted the trial,
saying that the time for adjourn
ment was at hand.
Thursday.
All testimony in the case of tho six
l"alr Play men on trial for the mur-
der OF Green Gibson had been COM
plcted when court recessed for din
ner Thursday. At the afternoon ses-
sion arguments were made by So
licitor Smith and three OF counsel for
the defense. The arguments and the
Court charge to the Jury con-
Sumed all of the afternoon session
and the case went to the jury late in
the afternoon.
When Court resumed work this
morning the Defendant Mcclure was
placed back on the stand and cross
examined by the prosecution.
McClure's testimony on cross ex-
was an emphatic denial Of
any knowledge Of the whipping of
George Gibson and Tom Speights or
the killing Of Green Gibson. insofar
as he or any one OF the other defend
ants was concerned. Mcclure was