The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-11
The ISENAOWER TRIAL,
FIVE WITNESSES SWEAR PRISON.
FIR FIRED FATAL SHOT.
Many Spectators ut Fairfield Trial
Most Witnesses Declare Policeman
Did Not Draw Pistol During the
Fray.

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York, Dec. 8.-Five witnesses testi-
fled here today in the trial OF Ernest
lsenhower that they saw him shoot
Raleigh BoulWare, Fairfield county
rural policeman, on the court house
steps at Winnsboro June IA last, at
the time Sheriff Adam Hood, CLYDE
lsenhower and negro prisoner Jules
smith, the latter about to be tried for
alleged criminal assault, were killed.
Rapid progress has been made in
the trial. The State closed after cx-
amining fifteen witnesses. The de-
renee had put up three witnesses when
court adjourned for the night, and it
is understood the defence will offer
two or three witnesses, including the
defendant, tomorrow. It is likely the
case will go to the jury tomorrow af-
ternoon. Nothing of a sensational
character has developed so far.
1t has been practically plain sailing
throughout, except for an occasional
tilt of counsel over admission of some
testimony. Particularly did the de-
fence try to keep out testimony by O.
c. Cauthen that Boulware told him
almost Immediately after being shot
that Ernest Isenhower shot him.
Judge Rice admitted this over pro-
test.
The five witnesses who declared
they saw Isenhower shoot Boulware
were A. Lee Scruggs, county treasur-
er; w. w. Turner. superintendent Of
education; S. Y. Rose, Geo. NJ. Glow
ney and a. w. Brice all Of Fairfield
county. The testimony of these and
other witnesses was Substantially in
agreement as to the circumstances
surrounding the alleged shooting Of
Boulware by lscnhower, therefore
synopsis only Of Mr.. Scrugg's test
mony is given here:
tragedy from the time Sheriff Hood
and his deputies entered the court
house yard with the prisoner, Jules
Smith, whom they had just brought
from the State penitentiary by auto
mobile, to tho last shot, which wit
ness said he saw Ernest Isenhower
fire at Roulware. According to the
witness, Sheriff Hood his prisoner
and Clyde Isenhowcr. the latter
brother of the defendant, had already
been shot Hoods deputies and
Smith had gone on up the steps into
the court house when Officer Boul-
ware, VINO had been in the sheriff
party was seen coming down the
steps When Boulware was part OF
tho way down, said witness, Iseuhow-
c., who was on. the ground, stepped
toward the steps and fired point
blank at Boulwarc, who stopped sud-
denly, turned around and went rap
idly UP the steps and into the court
room.
DR.. J. f. DouGiass, OF Winnsboro,
testified that Boulware was shot about
the middle OF the abdomen; that the
bullet, which never was located, had
necessarily come from below where
Boulware was when shot.
Tho defence sighted several alleged
discrepancies between the testimony
Of w. w. Turner and S. Y. Rose given
at the inquest and that given on the
stand today.
With one or two exceptions the wit
ncsseS stated that Eoulware had no
weapon in his hand at any time dur
ing the shooting. Turner testified
that BOulware, safter being shot
reached for his pistol, but did not
draw it.
a. w. Brice testified that Boulware
drew u pistol after he was shot by
! Isenhowcr and Iscnhowcr ran behind
n column. No witness testified that
! RoulWare drev' pistol or had one III
his hand before he was shot. Other
witnesses besides those mentioned
said they saw Eisenhower shoot to-
ward the steps bat could not tell at
whom he shot.
w. G. Cathcart, former police chief
Of Columbia, and until recently con-
nccted with the dispensary raiding
squad in Charleston, was the first wit
ness for the defence. His testimony
had no direct bearing on this case.
Judge Rice would not permit witness
TO say whether or not jules Smith
made statement TO Cathcart and
Hood at the pcnitentiary where the
negro was confined q while for safe
! Keeping. CathCart was chief III Co.