The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-13

Phails shoulder and asked him not
to shoot her husband. Walker put
his head on McPhail's shoulder. Ne
gro, Elliott Glover, struck Walker.
Walker asked NcPhail for pistol
Witness then put pistol in her hus-
bands pocket: Walker told her to
go home. Negro told Walker to take
that or die. Walker fired at him.
Had her right hand around Walker,
and left hand on McPhail's shoulder.
Some one jumped out of car at that
time; they turned to look at him,
then McPhail shot Walker. Witness
thought McPhail was about to kill
ier too, and that he did shoot at her; !;
defendant fired toward her house
Defendant then took shells out of
pistol and called for more She car
ried her children to Ben Lawson S
house. McPhail had hold of her hug
bands body; appeared like he had
hold under arms. She called to him
but he did not answer. Shooting oc-
Cured about ten o'clock. She came
to Bamberg with Ben Lawson to get
the sheriff; went back with H. D.
Free and others, who moved body to
house. Pistol she carried husband
had two shells in it. Witness said
she heard five shots; McPhail shot
four times and her husband once.
Her hair was scorched by shots. Nc
Phail was about three feet away when
he fired. She, Walker. McPhail and
two negroes were present at the time.
Steedley's and Lawson's stores were
closed.
Cross examination: Denied going
with pistol in her hand hunting her
husband; denied possession of a .32
pistol; denied telling anybody she
would kill anyone who testified
against her; denied making any
threat that she would kill her hus-
band that night, and denied that
Walker was trying to take her home
because she had thrown a brick at
Steedly; denied cursing her husband.
Walker was not drunk. Did not go
to scene until Walker called for. gun.
Found Walker begging McPhail not
to shoot, McPhail cursing him. De-
MED carrying two pistols. Witness
said she was sorry that she did not
have another pistol; she would have
killed McPhail rather than see him
kill her husband. Denied that she
had for several years been having
rows with her husband. Admitted
that she had on one occasion drawn
pistol on him-about seven years
ago. Said the pistol shown ner as
McPhaips did not look like one he
had that night. Pistol glittered in
moonlight; one showed her would
not. After shooting, McPhail ran back
to car and reloaded. Shots were in
quick succession. Denied calling to
McPhail to come to her after shoot
ing. Counsel for the defense put her
on notice she would be contradicted.
Witness said she was behind Walker
at time; no one was behind her.
On redirect examination, Mrs.
Walker said her husband had acted
as deputy. That there was hard feel
ing between her husband and Nc
Phail because of McPhail's alleged
violation of the liquor laws. That
McPhail had about three weeks be-
fore the killing received nine gallons
of whiskey at Midway in the names
of different parties and that Walker
had taken down the names on the
packages in the presence of McPhail,
and that the latter had warned Walk
er he had better attend to his own
business. Witness admitted she had
once owned .22 pistol, but that it
had been torn up two years before.
She said she was not in condition at
the time to notice every one who
might have been present.
Ten Year Old Daughter.
Sallie Walker, ten-year-old daugh-
ter of H. w. Walker, confirmed her
mothers testimony in practically all
respects, except she heard only three
shots. She went to the scene and
saw her fathers body on the ground
and saw McPhail standing behind
tree. Her mother had gone to Law
sons house. Went to the body,
which was lying on right side. Saw
nothing in hand. Did not see negroes
Saw Ben Lawson go to body. Cross ex-
animation failed to bring out any,
thing different from her main testi-
mony.
B. D. Bolen said he helped to