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

The taking of the evidence in the
Goodwin case began just before noon
Monday, and at $50 Tuesday after
noon the state rested it's case. The
testimony was long drawn out, and
the case was hard fought, every inch
of ground being keenly contested by
the attorney for Goodwin, R. M. jeff
cries, of Walterboro. The prosecu-
ton was conducted by. Solicitor Gun
ter with, the assistance of ]. Wesley
Crum, Jr.
Dr.. Robert Black described the
wounds found on the body of the de-
ceased, Jacob E. Carter, and num-
Der of witnesses testified to the sur
roundings.
vandy Dubois, witness for the
state, was the first person to reach
the body after the killing. He stated
that he was employed at a saw mill
and that he heard the two shots,
being about five seconds apart, the
contention of the state being that
Carter was killed with single bar
rel shotgun, it being necessary TO re-
load the gun to fire the second shot.
Shortly afterward, he said, he had
occasion, to go to Carter's house on
an errand, going near cut and COM
ing suddenly on the body, which
frightened him and he turned and
went back until he found some other
persons, and together they went to
the body and found it still warm.
Magistrate L. G. Yarley said that
Carter had come to him in regard TO
a peace bond against Loyless Good
win, stating that Goodwin was going
to kill him. The warrant was not
issued, however, because Carter
thought after Goodwin's trial on an
other charge he would not press him
for the money Goodwin alleged Car
ter owed him. Most of the testimony
of Mr.. Yarley, however, was not al
lowed to reach the jury, being re-
lated subject to objection in the ah-
sence of the jury.
Mr.. Yarley also told of getting
single barrel shotgun from Goodwin's
home the next day, which, according
to his knowledge Of guns he would
saw had been fired soon before.
Miss Ella Goodwin, step-daughter
of Carter who lived with the old
gentleman, told of the events sur
rounding the killing in considerable
detail. Much of this testimony was
ruled out as incompetent, but the
story as told was about as follows:
Goodwin came to >CarteE's some days
prior to the killing and engaged in a
rather animated compensation, as a
result of which Mr.. Carter was quite
uneasy. In this conversation it ap-
pears that Goodwin demanded pay
ment of certain money alleged to be
due by Carter to Goodwin's wife,
which Carter alleged had been paid.
He came again a few days later and
hiss attitude was very unfriendly.
Witness was not permitted to say
more than this. The night before the
killing, the witness and Carter, she
testified, sat up all night with the
shot gun, evidently expecting trouble,
but none came.
The next day after dinner she and
Carter and the little girl whom wit
ness adopted went to the, house Of
B. B. Goodwin, her brother, and af-
ter about two hours Mr.. Carter walk
ed home, going the near way which
carried him through the lane. Wit
ness heard two shots in the direction
of her house, and she Immediately
exclaimed that Goodwin had killed
her step-father, although this latter
statement was ruled out by the court
and the jury warned to disregard it.
She returned home soon after, and
failing to find her father in the house,
hastily instituted a search, and found
him near the lot, lying on his right
side at, the woodpile. He was dead.
Soon after Constable Carter who
in company with Mr.. Ehrhardt and
Dubois, who previously visited the
body but who had left to go to Good
wins house to serve warrant on
him, returned with Goodwin. Good
win went into the house with them,
and the witness exclaimed ''Take the
dirty rascal out of my house; kill
him and burn him. He has killed
my papa" This statement, made in
the hearing of the defendant, was al
lowed to go to the jury. Goodwin
heard the statement. hut made no re-