Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-28


first in secret and then in open before
considering the case against FAIRIES in
the jury room. Juror Barnette, ac-
cording to the information obtained
was the first juror to suggest that Su-
preme Guidance be asked. Then each
juror bowed in silent prayer asking the
Juror r. E. Mcfarland made an oral
prayer.
When a ballot was taken each juror
was of the same mind. Not one sug-
gested that a verdict of guilty with
recommendation to mercy should be
returned. The verdict could have been
returned much earlier, had not the ju-
rors delayed to get dinner.
Mrs. Taylor Cross Examined.
Mrs. James NJ. Taylor, mother of the
slain boy Newton Taylor, placed on
cross examination Friday afternoon,
admitted that there was i'll feeling be-
tween the FAIRIES family and the Taylor
family for three weeks prior to the
killing. Members Of my family enter
tanned no hard feeling toward the
FAIRIES family, but were very much
worried about the attitude of the
Faries's," she testified.
She told about the coming Of the po-
lice several days prior to the quadruple
killing to see about a charge of rock
throwing on the part Of the Taylor
children about which Farics had COM
planned. Most of the unpleasantness,
she said, had been caused by reason Of
FAIRIES charging that one or more of ner
children had spit in the well. FAIRIES
had paid for cleaning out the well that
they formerly used jointly and locked
it up. Then we used 'spigot water
she said.
Mrs. Taylor also testified that her
family and the FAIRIES family had joint
ly used barn. She denied that there
had been any threats or discussion or
shooting at that barn and she also de-
MED that she had engaged in a quarrel
at the barn with FAIRIES or any men,
ber of his family at that barn on the
morning previous to the killings.
Tom Perry Tells Story.
Tom Perry, friend of William c. Fa-
ries for twenty five years and principal
eyewitness of the tragedy, followed
Mrs. Taylor. Perry said that he had
been invited by FAIRIES on the after
noon of the tragedy to come and talk
while. FAIRIES, he said was lying on
the FAIRIES porch. He had already
cleaned out the we'll between his house
and that of FAIRIES at the request of the
latter.
While he was talking to FAIRIES he
saw one of the little FAIRIES children
come around corner of the house and
say, "Pa, Johnny's head is knocked
Off"
Then FAIRIES remarked: Il have tried
the law and I have done talked all l
am going to talk"
HE went after his guns" Perry con-
tnued, "and then l heard shots fired.
It deafened me and 1 didn't see who
shot"
Perry said that FAIRIES had showed
him some shot gun shells and had re-
marked, These will beat blue steel pis-
tolls"
He also said he had them for his
next war;" Perry testified. Reports of
shots came from the front door OF Mr..
F'aries's house. Somebody called to
Fred Taylor as Fred came down the
road toward his fathers residence:
You had better go back you are go
ing into danger"
Perry testified further that FAIRIES
had two guns-a single barrel and
double barrel. He said he saw FAIRIES
take three sups Of water at the well
before shooting Fred Taylor, the last
of the victims.
Knew of Trouble.
On cross examination Mr.. Perry said
that he knew there had been a misun-
derstanding between the FAIRIES chill
dren and the Taylor children for some
weeks before the four killings; but he
didn't know the nature of the trouble.
The witness admitted that he had said
at the coroner's inquest after the trag-
edy that FAIRIES had told him he had at
last got the kind of shot he wanted
He said he heard Mrs FAIRIES tell Fa-
ries that the Taylor boy had been spit
ting in the well all the afternoon prior
to the killing. He said that the well
had been constantly used by people all
around the neighborhood.
Dr.. MeGilI Testifes.
DR.. Waldo McGill testified that on
the afternoon Of the. tragedy he recciv-
ed call to the Taylor home. He
found little Newton Taylor wounded,
| but still alive when he came, and he
administered such first aid as he could.
He witnessed the shooting of Fred
! Taylor He had stopped his automo-
bile about 100 yards from the scene of
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