The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10
MITTLE ON STAND
TELLS OF KILLING
SELF DEFENSE, PLEA PUT FOR
WARD IN oRANGEBURG
Jury to get Case Saturday Afternoon
of Man Charged With
Murder
The State.

The State
Orangehasg, May S.-The trial of
81. N. Mittle on charge Of murder
Of ]. H. Patterson at today's session
OF the Orangeburg court was featured
by the testimony Of the defendant.
Mittle was on the stand about four
hours and subjected to rigid cross
examination. He testified that he
shot Patterson in self defense and
made no denial of the shooting. He
told of his connection, association and
love Tor Mrs. M. w. Jackson, to whom !
an alleged marriage was performed
on Octobeg. l. 1920. After the death
Of her husband and his first wife, sew
eral months after his first wife's
death, he and Mrs. Jackson started
love affair, but that less than year
after his first wife's death he and Mrs.
Jackson had. an understanding that
it was not best for them to marry,
and that Mittle, himself Jew, mar
ried a Jewess of Charleston. He
lived with her only "a few months: He
paid her alimony sued for in the court
by. his second wife, ne said, and some
time later had an agreement or settle
ment By paying her $4,000. He
came to Bowman frequently after he
moved to GreenviHes from Bowman,
and generally saw Mrs. Jackson each
time, as she was employed at the
Bank Of Bowman, where Mittle was
formerly employed. October l of
last year he came to Bowman with his
sister, and after going to the Bank of
Bowman aad seeing Mrs: Jackson
there, he entered the bank vault with
Mrs. Jackson, he said, kissed her, and
she told him it looked like she was not
going to marry him, which statement
came as a result Of Mittle''s inquiry
as to whom she was going to camp
meeting with and her answer, j. H.
Patterson. %z
Tells of Marriage
Mittle 5swore that he did not want
her to go to camp meeting with Pat
terson, and then Mrs. Jackson stated
that it looked like he was not going
to marry her. and itswas, no use for
her to lose further. time W N him.
and then he agreed to- marry her,
made the srrangenents, went up to
Judge Berry's hoase and was married
behind theetebacce barn. Mittle ad-
mitted that he had no marriage il
eense and had no divorce and that his
second wife, was still living. Mittie
told of how hesand MIS- Jackson went
aver to the parents ST Mrs, Jackson
to spend the night. Everything was
pleasant. The next day they went to
Greenville, as paH apd wife He stat
ed shat on the fsosl6Wmg "Wednesday
night the parents of Mrs. Jackson ar
rived in Greenville and they told him
that they had heard that he was not
divorced and that they. had no objec-
tiontte ,his,-naafrying their daughter
legally, but they wanted to take her
back home until he got legal di-
vorce. Mrs. Jackson did not want
TO go back home, he said, but wanted
to remain with him. He accompan-
led them as far as Columbia, driving
the. auto. the property of Mrs. Jack
son. Mrs. Jackson made him promise
her tos6rite her that night and every
day while she was at home, he testi-
fed. He received one letter from
Mrs. jackson after her return home
andiit was very loving letter. He
received no more and he was at loss
to understand the situation. He con-
tinued to write to her. They had
an understanding that letters We're to
be addressed: to her as Mrs. Star
Jackson, asher uncle was the post
master at Rowesville, and they did
not want any letters intercepted. He
did not hear; from her and he came to
orangeburg, during the county fair
in November. .~s
Claims Warning Given
November l.. he saw Patterson IN
orangeburg and had talk with him,
warning him not to see Mrs. Jackson,
his wife, any more and that Patterson
promised him not to do so. Sunday,
November IA, the day of the fatal
shooting, he was in and around
Rowesville that night in an effort to-
see his alleged wife to find out what