The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-13
and he believed that he would have.

This testimony was in contravention
to that of the prosecutrix and her
girl companion that the prosecutriS
cried all the way back to Abbeville
and continued to shed tears until she
reached her home. The cross-examl-
nation of the State failed to shake
the testimony of Tullis and Hutchl-
son, who did not know the couples in
the automobile, nor could they lden-
/, tify them, but it seems to be accept
ed by both the State and the defense
that the car contained the Gossett
boys and the two girls.
| Kenneth Gossett, the principal in
the alleged criminal assault case,
went on the stand at O'Clock and
his testimony was not completed
when the dinner recess was taken
He is but II years of age and was
born near Honea Path. His age was
substantiated later in the testimony
by both his father and mother, MIR.
and Mrs. NJ. T. Gossett. The incep-
ton of the automobile trip to Alb
beville on March ID was due to Ken
meth leaving a Peerless car in the
road FIVE miles from Abbeville about
a week previously, and he and John
Gossett were going for it in Ford
car. When they reached the Peer
less they decided to go to Abbeville
and take "joy ride"
Kenneth Gossett told Of meeting
the prosecutrix and her companion
on the outskirts of the town and in
viting them to take ride. They ac-
cepted without saying anything, the
prosecutrix getting in the front seat
with Kenneth. He stated that neith-
er said anything about going to
church until he asked the prosecutrix
what their destination was and she
said that they were going to church.
81 asked her" said the youth, "f
she didn't want to go to ride instead
of going to church," and that she re-
Piled, Mamma might get me-"
Got Out Of Automobile.
The Gossett boy further said that
when they passed the church the
prosecutrix did not make any serious
objections against rot getting out
and testified that there was no COM
plant as to a further trip until they
got to the first bridge in the Long
Cane creek section when the girls
asked that they be taken back home.
He testified he started the car and
went down the road to find a PLACE
to turn around but as they made no
further objections he went on for
about a mile and half further. He
told of the companion of the prosecu-
trix leaving the car and going down
to the bridge saying she was going
home. She was followed by John
Gossett, but not at his suggestion.
The prosecutrix, he declared, made
no effort to stop them.
He ems atically denied that, after
the other couple had left, he had
criminally assaulted the prosecutrix,
but admitted that he had become IA
| miliar with her, and that she did not
| repulse his advances. He declared
that it would have been impossible
| for him to have assaulted her in the
Ford car.
He said that when he saw John
Gossett and the other girl coming up
the road he got in and cranked the
car and that the prosecutrix left the
machine and went up and met her
girl companion. When the trio reach
ed the machine the prosecutrix got
into the front seat with him, without
his suggesting it, he declared, and the
other girl in the back seat with John
Gossett. On the way back to town
they were jolly and laughed and
talked together, he swore.
When they reached town he sug-
gcs:ed to the prosecutsix that he take
lrer home, he said, and she refused
because ''mama might get you" On
arriving at the postotfice The girls did
not want to leave the. car because of
the crowd, some of whom the prose
.u.rix spoke to, and he took them
to the school house and let then, out.
He emphatically denied thai there
was any conspiracy between him and
his cousin for the commission of
crime.
Gruelling Cross-Examination.
A gruelling cross-examination by
the State failed to shake his testi-
mony in essential particulars, but he