The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-03-30

witness, Il believe q hundred per
cent strong that will be sentenced
to the penitentiary at the March
term Of the federal court because of
the shortage and for the theft Of
the county records"
| Mrs. Bigllnm OIL Stand
When Mrs. Brigham took the stand
this morning there was a stir in the
court room. Mrs. Bigham was per-
haps the most composed person in
the. room. She related in detail the
happenings leading up to the trag
edy, denying that there had ever
home and declaring that she and her
husband had always got along all
right and that they had passed a
happy married life. On the night of
tie tragedy she declared that her
husband had not left the house, nor
did he leave any time early in the
morning She swore the pearl han
died pistol which she identified as
her husbands had been in a bureau
drawer. She had sent her daughter,
Louise, to her father in the woods
on January Sth to get an address of
one OF her brthers.
The trip to THoxworths' had taken
perhaps twenty minutes. "And in
that time" pursued Mr.. Gasque,
Smiley had killed all these people
and had got out by the road into
the woods ut was about that
time" answered RMS. Bigham She
and her children. Mrs. Bigham said.
had stayed in the iparlor all night.
She had whispered to her husband
and told him to go to bed. She didn't
exactly whisper, but told him.
/ She left the room about daylight
and she and her daughters went to
the kitchen. Edmund came to the
kitchen several times but he did not
leave the house. She didn't see that
white handled pistol in Edmunds
pocket
"Hc did not have it," the witnesses
said
Bigham Tells Story
Bigham said that after paying off
the hands in the woods on the day
of the tragedy, he and Smiley came
back to the house together. He had
no pistol. he said. Smiley and my
room. My wife, Margic and mother
were in the room. The McCrackcn
children were in the yard. My chill
dren were upstairs. heard the nail
drivers horn and went out and got
the mail. There was letter for
Smiley. l gave the letter to him at
the table. He was there figuring. II
went on upstairs to our bed room.
, When came down. I went in the
dining rom to get cork | used in
my radiator. Margio and Ma werr
| there. pumped up tire and my
| wife and children got in the car. Az
ter | backed out | saw Smiley stand
ing ut the lot near whereS. the bees
were. The last time | saw Smiley he
was standing right there. L drove on
to Foxworths and one Of the Fox
worths' little boys went and called
his father. told FoYworth was not
going to haul any more wood to Pam
lico and arranged to have him haul
! and pile 1t in the woods. Then
went back towards homo. at the top
Of tho red hill / saw Smiley, his hand
| in front OF him. going across the road.
| About so yards from the house I
noticed mother. Oilers the prisone:
showed his grief and wdpt. Almost
with sobs he went on.) saw blood
on her face and on her clothes. I took
,hod Of her. She said, Smiley has
shot u.s." or Smiley has killed us
She said, Il want to lay down." and
l took her in the back yard She
said she wanted some water. At tho
| benches in the back yard she ro-
laxcd and fell back If she ever
brcathed again, don't know. L
think Mr.. Garrison was the first per-
son to drive I'm l went out to him.
Then Mr.. Hoyt G'ostick drove up.
We went to the back yard where
mamma was and something was said
about taking mamma into the house.
We took her in and laid her on the
bed. We went out again and got the
little boy, who was lying on the back
porch. and put him on the bed with
mamma After that I don't remember
exactly what happened except that
Army Foxworth drove up and | asked
him to go up the road and tell the
people and tell them to come there.
| Then negro man and woman drove
lup. Finally the man came back and
| took the woman away.
Later saw mule and buggy be-
longing to the estate behind the wood
}pile. | saw negro come and get 1t.
If that negro had looked he would
have seen that little boy. When Mr..
Hayes and the others came somebody
sad they heard groans and they
found the little boy. They took him
in the house after | had asked some
body to go for Doctor Poston."
We'll now, about your sister" said |
Mr.. King.
81 asked them to look for her. |
called Margie about sundown She
did not answer. went all around
the outbuildings, looking for her.
II. 81,