The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-05

Tie other defendants came by his |
| house that morning and had three ne !
groes with them: that the other de-
PENDANTS continued on their way tc- !
ward knOx's Bridge andtthat later lie |
went In that direction, enrout6 10 |
Lavonia 1.-The witness testified that he !
crossed knox's Bridge and stopped Mt !
the store where the negroes are said !.
, to have been beaten. but denied TAX. |
Ing anv part In tile transaction at ali. !
Afte-' the whipping was over AMI !
the white men were fired upon by |
Green Gibson and his sons, the de- |
fendant testified, he then returned |,
to the South Carolina side of the river
for the purpose Of placing Green Glib |
son under arrest, the defendant being |
at that time magistrate. Mcclure !
testified that he was unsuccessful in |
his 'entleavor to apprchend Green Glib |
sou and that lie returned to his store |
house: that ere long he was advised |
That Green Gibson had been seen not |
far down the road; that he went to
arrest Green Gibson
The witnessed stated that he called
upon Green Gibson to surrender. but
that instead of the negro doing this
he fired upon him with one of two
shot guns which le carried. Mcclure
stated that he then attempted to fire !
upon Gibson with pistol that had
been handed, to him, but that the pis-
tol refused to fire. The load of sl,:-
from Green Cibson's gun, lie stated.
struck him In the face, whereupon hc
retreated and started to go to Nose
Williams house by circling around a
piece or newground. The defendant
stated tnat he saw Green Gibson maxi
anG that about that time the necfo
appeared On little hillock, whercuu.
ON number of gun shots sounded
from party of people In that yiciri-.
~: lie stated that lie called to- Nose
Wllltams not &C let Green Gibson go
into the house. The defendant denied
that lie took Nose Williams shot gun
ana fired at Green Gibson, and denied
that after Green Gibson had fallen
no took one of. the negro's shot guns
and struck him with It. After Green
uihson, had been killed. lie stated.
nc returned to his home at Fair PLAY.
No End in Sight.
AZ inns. time 1t is impossible lo
state when the case will come n, :,
ciose. 1t is probable. however
that all OF Thursday will be taken mn
IN the Introduction Of testimony hv
the detense. In this event. the IN ,o
prnDably will not be competed hn.
lore sometime Friday.
Inc testimony of the various vii.
nesses placed on the stand Yesterday.
is' IN substance. as follows:
-, The Testimony.
Aiien Merritt, who lives near tha
Piace where Green Gibson was kill
eq testified that Green Gibson came
20 ma mouse and later .~ent down
tnIougl tho pasture; that In abouY
aaiI an hour he heard shooting; @IatGr
SampDell and Mcclure came to his
house anu said Green Gibson had
Deen LETT down In cotton patch; later
srsat cro@c OF citizens came TO hfs
mousse. apparently looking for some
one; that he. went out and Searched
his barn; found NO one; Green Glib
son had no guns at time he came 10
his house. - = &,
w. T.. Dooley. who lives In FaiS
Play, testified that he SAN several. o.i'
the defendants on December 90 as
they were coming from tho direction
OF Knox's Bridge; that the defendants
told him and others. to rouse the jpeo-
pie as crowd Of negroes had met them
and had opeHed fire on them: saw
George Gibson on December 81: he
vas dead ;over on Georgia side; saw
Tom, Spights and he was alive; saw
Green. Gibson came day; he wes dead |
down; In McClure's field; saw two
redirect exaiSination % wItnaaa soHi. so;I .hnt U
before killing of C;reen- c;Ssan Nc Nc
Clurc. told him to pet hts D,,n ,.S nnI |
come heln get The Gihsan na.raaN 1
who were over in = match nf tsnnSs
Charlie Merritt of CIeyefsndl - r ssa
December I @ aa anIl wS3 IS SalG nS.nsS pias On