The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-12-02
MITTLE GETS BAIL.
Alleged Slayer of j. III. Patterson at
RoWesville Released.

Columbia, Nov. 2S.-Bail in the
sum of $4,000 was granted to E. \.
Mittle, Greenviile merchant who shot
and killed J. H. Patterson at RoWes-
vile Sunday night, Nov. II, by Asso-
ciate Justice Watts Of the supreme
court yesterday. Mittle has been in
the penitentiary since Monday, Nov. |
Is, and his attempt at bail yesterday
was the first effort to get his release.
Judge Watts signed the order grant
ing bail after he had heard evidence
on both ides. Not more than five
sureties nor less than two are to
be guaranty on the bond.
At the hearing before Judge Watts
an affidavit was submitted by Mr..
Hydrick purporting to be from Mrs.
Eugenia Sain, who said that one OF
her daughters, Mrs. Ernest Jackson, |
had. been married to Mittle. 1t will
be remembered that Patterson was
killed in front of the Sain home and
it is alleged that Mittle fired the first
shots just as the former was leaving
the residence, where he had been |
calling upon the daughter of Mrs.
Sain.
In the affidavit Mrs. Sain says that
her daughter, FStar,' had been mar
ried to Ernest Jackson and that Jack
son died some time ago. She further
says that Patterson had been paying
attention to her daughter. Several
weeks ago she learned that Mittle
and her daughter had been married,
she says, and she also learned later
that there was some question as to
Mittle's divorce She began search
and was unable to find where a mar
riage license had been issued Tor her
daughter and Mittle, she says in the
affidavit and Mittle, she says IN the
affidavit, and could not ascertain
whether or not Mittle had been di-
vorced from his first wife. She then
went to Greenville, where Mittle had
carried her daughter and accused him
of having secured no license nor OF
having a divorce from his wife, she
says, and Mittle admitted, according
to the affidavit, that he had neither
a divorce nor license to wed her
daughter. Mrs. Sain then brought her
daughter back home, this being Octo-
Der Z, and she saw no more of Nit
tie until October 11aor 12,- when he
appeared at the Sain home.
Mittle asked to see her daughter
on this date, but he was refused the
request, Mrs. Sain says, and was or
dered away from the home. The next
time she heard of Mittle, she says,
was Sunday night, November IA,
when Patterson, who was leaving,
rushed back in the house and ex-
olsSmed that he had been shot.
Solicitor Hydrick also introduced
a certified court letter from the clerk
of Richmond county, Ca, in which 1t
was said that Mittle had filed divorce
papers with the court on October ~.
Solicitor Hydrick informed the court
that this was after his marriage with
Mrs. Jackson had been married by
introduced showing that Mittle and
Mrs. Jackson had been married by
notary public.
Attorneys for the defense submit
ted their case entirely on the evidence
at the coroner's inquest, and an afh-
davit showing that Mittle was man
of business and of good financial rep
utation. The evidence taken at the
inquest was admitted by Judge Watts.
Judge Watts would not admit an
alleged dying declaration of Patter-
son, and ended the case by granting
bail and making the papers returnable
to the next court of general sessions
at Orangeburg.