The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-09-14

Sease because he apparently did not
understand the questions which were
asked him. The jury was as follows:
c. w. HOLMAN. foreman.
Davis ]. Roof:
Claude G. .Amick.
w. Ocy Can't.
Archy w. Craft.
Simon Smith.
Joe D. Sox.
Jerome R. Gunter. -.....
Simon Smith.
C. T. Derrick.
A Harper Shull. .
D. H. Wilson.
|, Several of the witnesses who testi-
fled in the trial Of Kirby were put
back on the stand, including Clyde
Crosson and Gappins himself. They
mostly covered the same ground as
the testimony given at the trial of
Kirby. ...-.
Sheriff 7. J. Plunkett of Richmond
county. Georgia, told of the arrest of
the men and Of the confession Sc
cured from Fox and Gappins while in
the Savannah Jail. where he had
taken them for safe keeping. The
written confession. which agreed sub
stantial1y with the testimony of Fox.
was introduced and read. Gappins
approved it at the time with some ex-
ceptions which were noted at the
time. but on the stand he practically
repudiated his acknowledgment in
the confession. and said that as read
in court it seemed not to contain the
full explanation Of his part as he had
explained it in Savannah. Sheriff
Plunkett testified that Gappins ad-
mitted holding one hand while Fox
did the cutting.
r. f. Norris, deputy sheriq of Sa-
vannah, who wrote the. confession,
corroborated the testimony Of Sheriff
Plunkett.
Deputy Sheriff Leonard of Charles
ton also testified that Fox and Cap
pins had confessed. -,
Fox TestiHes.
Fox then took the stand. He was
calm, though his attorney had to tell
him to remove his chewing gum from
his mouth and look at the jury. Be-
ginning at the inception of the plot,
Fox detailed all the circumstances
leading UP to the crime and told of
the murder itself in n calm and de-
liberate manner. He said Kirby and
GapDins had several times asked him
to accompany them on a trip to Flor
ida in car which they proposed to
steal He at first demurred but fin
ally gave his consent. On the Sun
day Of the murder Kirby gave a
blackjack to Gappins. because he
said he did not want his wife to see
1t. and Gappins save it to Fox for
fear his mother would see it. The
ments at dark and went to Columbia
: Kirby left the others and went off to
get q pistol but returned without it.
Finding that none of the three had
line they went out and endeavored 10
cash checks for $40 each but failed
in the attempt. He and GappinS
went to the Sea board depot and Kirby
went off to get car, Gappins insist
ing that he get a good one Kirby
remained away so long that he was
about ready to go back home. When
he finally came back and suggested
that they return home the other two
men insisted that they were COM
PEELED to leave town. They left with
young Brazell driving. Several
times Gappins asked Brazen to allow
him to drive but the boy refused his
request. When several miles beyond
Lexington the car was stopped and
Kirby urged Gappins to take the
blackjack and hit the BroZen boy.
Though this was repeated several
times Gappins refused, saying that he
knew the boy and could not bring
himself to do the deed. RraZen
discovered at one Of the stops that he
went to Leesville and bought 10 gal
Ions, Gappins asked Fox to see how
much money the boy had when he
paid for the gas and he discovered
ing back from Leesville Kirby asked
him to take the blackja and strike
BraZell. At first he demurred but !