The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-19


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broke into broad grin as he answer
I'd, eyes, sir"
The jury was composed of John NJ
Burriss, J. H. Smith, J. c. Thinner
man, E. K. Snead, Sr., R. S. Cothran,
J. P. Stockman, J. F. Ashmore, A. U.
Johnson, F. B. Hipp, w. F. Ander-
don, j. G. outz, G. C. Stallworth.
Neither the state nor the defense OBJ
Sscted to any Of the jurors as they
were drawn.
Grier, Park and Nicholson assisted
The state.
!. Testimony of Witnesses.
DIR. NJ. E. Hutchinson was the first
witness for the state. He testified
that he was called to the home of DR..
LaWton C. Lipscomb on the afternoon
81 July 5 shortly after II o'clock.
BE found DR.. Lipscomb lying on his
bed, inertally wounded. Six shots
were the least that could have caused
TIE injuries, the physician testified.
Dr.. Lipscomb gasped few times
after he reached him. He described
the woands, stating that the cutting
of large blood vessels in the chest
caused death.
Nathaniel Maxim, a negro boy, en-
pleyea ON the -Lipsc omb place, testi-
fed that he was present and saw the
shooting. He said Griffin was close
enough TO touch DR.. Lipsconab when
the shooting occurred. DIR. Lips
comb had only a small plow wrench
in his hand. DIR. Lipscomb was sit
ting on the ground. Pink was stand
ing by pine. Nathaniel declared
that he and his uncle. Dave Maxim,
went ap the path together toward the
house. He heard DR.. Lipscemb say,
II don't beat my mules and / don't
allow anybody else to beat them" "f
don't give a - about you or any
beds else,' Griffin responded.
. The shooting began and Nathaniel
declared he ran under a peach tree.
When the crowd laughed, the judge
aafaasened to clear the room. Ma
thaniel declared that. David Maxim
told Griffin not to shoot.
:, David Makin's testimony was pfae-
tieslly the same as NathaniePs,
though he denied telling Griffin not
TO Shoot. He. said Griffin brought his
gears to the house the day of the
shooting and told Dr. Lipsco1nb he
was going to quit. He was told that
lie couldn't quit and If he was not
back at work that afternoon he woald
be carried before Magistrate Sam
Cooper to prove that he was under
contract. David Maxim testified that
be did not hear anything else except
taae shots. He was excited and start
ca to walk of but Mrs. Lapseenfb
called him to help her get DR.. Lips
climb in the house. He declared that
the only thing Dir. Lipscemb had in
his hand was an egg.
Bertha Smith, the cook, corTeber-'
kted the other testimony and said
that AIRS. LIipscorib ran out and ask
edDavia what he did that for. David
replied that Pink Griffin did it. She
saw Pink moving rapidly away, to-
ward the barn.
&c. r. Calhoun, brother-in-law of
the dead man, testified that he was
coming from Ninety-Sx in his auto
mobile and saw the shooting. He at
first Thought DIR. Lipsconb was shoot
ing the negro. He identified the
clothes worn by DR.. Lipscemb, which
were introduced as evidence. All
three men were in hands reach of,
each ether, he said.
Taking of testimony was concluded
at II go. No arguments were made
BY either side and verdict of guilty
was returned in ten minutes.
Carried Through Back Door to Jail.
While the solemn words of the
death sentence were being pronounc-
I'd, most Of the curious crowd stood,
eagerly craning for sight of the:
condemned man. Standing calmly in
the prisoners dock, he never looked
around at the amphitheatre of packed.
Humanity that surrounded him and
boxed down upon him from bench.
znd gallery. Immediately after SEN.
tence was passed, Griffin was car
fled through the back door of the
court room to the county Jail. Not
the slightest attempt at violence by
word or deed, was made.
Griffin was brought from the peni-
tertiary at Columbia yesterday by