The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

| Mr.. Hatchell asked me II Val
lace WAS a. guilty inap. and told
him that he was | did not state
to him Or to anyone else ;.ta1
was scared OF anyone il Sumter
County. I further deny. having said
anything to him about q gang Or
bunch getting me to set trap for
Wallace, and deny that any such
was done. I have :3leyar been
threatened either before or sirca
this crime by anyone concerning
+! my testimony in the ease. deny
| stating to Mr.. Harchell OF anyone
that there was any plan SO far SIS
know or have ever heard of TO run
/ Mr. Wallace off.
did not tell Mr.. Hatchell or
| anyone else that I wanted to
have a chance to get. away before
any affidavit was published. ! lett
Columbia on the night Of Decem-
Der 18th and arrived at my home
near Sumter at about 22::30 rhe
same night. have been at my
home within five miles of Sumter
ever since this time and I have
| been going about my business just
as usual. coming to Sumter in the
meantime whenever ! wanted to.
l did not raise my hand and say
Thank God, have got that bur-
den off myself
! wish to reafirm the testimony
given by me in THIS case on trial.
I told the whole truth then and I
stand by it. for what then said is
and was the truth. And this
stated fully to AFR. Hatchell and
my sister. Mrs Wallace. 7 have
never had any uneasiI.ess Of mind
or remorse Of conscience or suf-
fered any loss OF sleep by reason Of
my testimony given on the trial Of
this case; and all that is stated in
Mr. Hatchell's s.ff1davit that is in
conflict with what here. and now
state is absolutely Untrue and
false.
Before leaving for Columbia
| Mrs. Wallace got q negro man TO
get jar Of whiskey for me. two
quart jar full. upon which I start
ed TO drink the night before leav-
ing. and continued 10 drink from
this supply until It was all gone
/! by seven o'clock on the morning
after the arrival in Columbia, and
/ Mr.. Hatchell w~nr off and. got a
| half pint OF whiskey for me and af-
J ter finishing this he got me another
half pint. do not know who paid
for this whiskey but no one asked
me 70 pay for it, was in a drunk
en- and haZy condition from the
time / left for Columbia end my
arrival there and mp TO my return
home. In this condition / was tab-
en- by Mr.. Hatchell to lawyers
Office and there signed an affidavit
! My recollection is;tha, no one read
! this affidavit over TO me. and dad
not at any time understand that j
was signing a statement to the ef-.
feet that was taking back any
thing that had testified to in the
trial cf.J c. Wanace Mrs Wallace
and Mr.. Harchell took Mr. Holman
|! out where / couiu not hear and
when they. returned they prepared
a paper which l signed. ! was so
| drunk and under the influence OF
whiskey that Il hardly. know all
/ that was said and done. While an
!, Columbia. Mrs. Wallace bought q
! suit of clothes for me-. She ALSO
stated to me that, she, woaid sige
me enough moneH to leave the
I country and go to Cuba IN V. an
amount from $500 to- S 900, but /
refused TO accept either the clothes
or the money or 10 leave the 5coun
try as she had tried to get me to do.
l deny that have, had any con-
versation with j. ". Browder since
the trial Of j. Cz.Wallace did
NOT persuade Mrs Wallace to sign
! the warrant for the. arrest Of J. c..
Wallace. but / went and cot the
warrant from the magistrate at her
and only her request; that the con-
versation ser forth in Browdes's
affidavit is false and untrue.
I have never had any converse
ton about the case OF J. c. Wallace
] with ]. F. Logan. and all that he
states in his affidavit is absolutely
! false and untrue.
During the first part OF Dccem
Der 1927. at the request Of Mrs.
Wallace and only after repeated
requests. | went TO the Jail in Sum
! ter to see Mr.. Wallace, Mr.. Wal
lace wrote out q statement and ask
ed me TO sign it. which I refused
! to DO This statement was TO the
effect that my testimony. on the
trial was untrue and false.
\. r. COCKEPILIA
Spo"n 20 fefore me this the 18th
day of February, A. D. 1922.
II. L. Scarborough.
Clerk Of Court for Sumter County,
S. c.
hereby certify that I have this
day read slowly and carefully the
| above affidavit 10 Mr.. y. 3. Cock
Grill and that he was sworn by ne
| just as swear witnesses in open
court
Fl. L. Scarborough.
J Clerk of Court for Sumter County.
Personally appeared before me
Furman Hodge. j. .-A. Cooper. S. ID.
Richardson ana J. G.; Osteen. each