The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-07-10
JAMES JACKSON NOT GUILTY.
Former Dillon County Citizen Triea
for Murder of Daughter.

James Jackson, a former resident
of this county, was tried for the MUIR
der of his daughter in the sessions
court at Bennettsville last week This
was Jackson's second trial, the first
having resulted in a mistrial. The
following account of the trial is TAX
en- from the Pee Dee Advocate:
James Jackson is the white man
charged with the murder of his
daughter, Lille May, 20 years old
whose dead body was found hargin:
by a trace chain in horse stable a;
their home on H. NJ. Hodges place,
in lower Brownsville. He did not
employ an attorney. The court ap-
pointed j. w. LeGrand and, j. y
Owens to defend him. He was tried
at the last court and the jury failet
to agree, making a mistrial. Hi.
second trial was begun Monday.
DR.. j. L. Jordan testified that the
joist in the stable was seven feet one
inch from the ground. The chail
was 81 inches from the wall. Un-
der the end of the joist, be,weeen the
body and the wall, was a box feed
trough, about two feet wide. Under
the body was a small wheelbarrow
turned upside down. There was ex-
crement under the body on top o
the wheelbarrow. One end of a trace
chain was wrapped around the joist
three times and fastened by stick
through a ring. The other end of
the chain was fastened around II
girls neck. An apron was wrapped
tightly around her neck and face,
two or three times and tied in har:
knots at the back of her neck. t.
chain was over the apron. In thu
trough was freshly ironed bonnet
1t was feet 4 inches from the to-
of the trough to the joist. The to-
of the girls head was about Is il
ches from the joist The bottom OF
the whedlbarrow was about siy
ches from the ground. The chai''
was looped around the girls neck b.,
being run through ring at the err
of the chain. From the loop to tn
top of the box was feet inchds.
Mrs. Louise Jackson, mother o
the dead girl, said that Lille Ma
was about 20 years old. The day b
fore Lille Mays death James Jack
son and all the children wdre pick
ing cotton together. They came
home between sunset and dark,
About supper time, James got ma
and commenced cursing about the
old papers (referring to the indict-
ment for incest with Lille May). He
was put in Jail, but was never tried.
After that he often raised rows ano
struck me several times. That nigh
he threatehed to kill me if I didn't
take up the old papers. Lille
said, Before I'll see my mamma
killed and submit to my daddy, III
hang myself" She then said she
was going to her Aunt Minnie Nc
Dowells. She then went out, about
8 o'clock. James went out about
five minutes afterwards. He was
gone about ten minutes, and came
back. He went out and came back
several times. The last timd hc
stayed about three-fourths of an
hour. He and l went to bed between
10 and II o'clock. / went to sleep
and did not wake up till morning.
He was then up and out. l cooked
breakfast. He came in and leaned
against the fireplace, and HI
laughing said, Lille is out yonder
hanging with a chain around he'
neck" then went out and went
Nathan McDowell's. The childro.i
went with me all but Abraham, wlt
was sick. James came to Mellow
ellis after a while. If the boys wen
out that night l don't know 1t. Thef
went to bed after James came IN the
second time.
The witnesses were separated, 90
that they did not hear each othI
testimony.
Rowan Jackson, brother of the
dead girl, testified that his father
raised a row, Lille May went out
and he went out after her. Ha came
in and went out again before l went
to bed. l woke up during the night
and went out on the front porch.
Saw his father coming in at tn
front gate. Next morning father
camd in and leaned against the man
tie and said, Lille May is hans
ing out yonder in the stable by :;
trace chain," and laughed about 1t.
We told him we did not believe
and he told it again. Mother ar,
all the children then left but me- an
Abraham. Father was sitting on th'
front steps and got up and went CT
the gate. l asked him where he V ?
going He said, Il am going to DICK
cotton | said: What are you 20
ing to do about it," He said,
don't know what they arei going
90 about it. | am going 10 pick co..
ton" Abraham and l then went tc
McDowell's. I often heard Lii
May say she was going to XIII h''
self rather ihan submit 10 her -
ther.
Abraham Mcdowell said that r..
wan. Lille May. father and rickc"
cotton the evening before. That
night the row first started about L.
y. J.