The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-09-21

Jefferies at this point had the de-
fendant take off his shoe and it was
found to be a No. 10, and on cross
examination the witness admitted the
shoe might have made the tracks; he
was no expert on tracks.
B. B. Goodwin, cousin Of Loyless
Goodwin, and step-son of j. E. Car
ter, testified that the surroundings in
dicated there had been no struggle
when Carter was killed. Tracing the
direction of the shots indicated by
objects struck, indications were that
the person firing the shots was To-
Gated about the center of the lot gate
16 1-2 feet distant from the body.
At the conclusion of the states
testimony, Mr.. Jefferies moved to
strike out several parts of the evi-
dence, which was overruled.
The defence closed it's testimony
shortly before noon Wednesday. The
cnly important witnesses for the de-
fence were the defendant and the de-
PENDANTS wife, Mrs. Vena Goodwin.
Mrs. Goodwin testified that on the
afternoon Of the killing of Mr.. Car
ter her husband was at home: that
he came home after a visit to Fandy
Dubois at the log camp about 11:3O
for dinner; that they ate dinner
about twelve, and that he did not
leave the premises again until he was
arrested some time after Mr.. Car
ter's body was found. She heard
two srots fired about 2 or 2:30 o.
clock, but she could not tell in which
direction they were; that wien the
officers came to arrest Mr.. Goodwin
for alleged violation of the state
automobile license law, he was st
toe barn feeding his stock, anil that
tue officers arrested him at the lot.
She was positive that Mr.: Goodwin
was hot off the premises. The wit
ness testified that there were no i'll
feelings between her family and that
o. Mr.. Carter, and denied tina. there
aas ever any trouble with Mr. Car
ter concerning any money alleged to
he due her by Carter. She denied
Conveying any threats to the Carter
family. She admitted that she did
rot &C to Carter's home after the
killing, explaining that it rained all
the afternoon, but did go to the home
Of defendants brother, Phil Good
win, where she spent the night.
The defendant, E., Loyless Good
win, denied in the first question that
he killed Mr.. Carter He corroborat-
ed the testimony of his wife in prac-
tically every detail, stating there had
never been anything but the best Of
feelings between him and Carter, and
he also denied that he even knew
Mr.. Carter had sought peace bond
against him, or that Carter had Wis
tied either the sheriff or the magis-
trate in this connection. He explain
ed his failure to meet the magistrate
court at Ehrhardt the afternoon OF
the killing by saying that he thought
the trial was set for the next day.
He declared that he was at home
all the afternoon until the officers
came. He saw Mr.. Carter and his
step-daughter, Miss Ella Goodwin;
pass going to B. B. Goodwin's, but
denied that he saw Carter \return
home later in the afternoon. At the
time of his arrest he had gone to the
barn to give his stock some mutton
corn he had cut earlier in the day.
Defendant said he heard two shots
about 2 or 2::30 in the afternoon in
quick succession; sufficient time did
not elapse, he said, between shots
to permit reloading a gun. He said
that when he stopped at Carriers
house after he was arrested and was
accused by Miss Goodwin with the
killing, he was Immediately carried
out and that he did not have time
in the confusion at the time to make
any denial, but that he did deny the
accusation to the officers later. Ask
ed if he saw DR.. S. P. Rentz that af-
ternoon, he denied it absolutely. He
denied making any threats against
Carter at any time and said they were
the best of friends.
The solicitor brought out in the
cross examination the fact that Dr.
Rentz, who has tragically met his
death since the last continuation of
the case, made an affidavit that he
was passing that way that afternoon
and that he saw Goodwin coming
from the direction of Carriers home
with shotgun in his hand. The