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


trip 10 Columbia, that he. Cock
erill had testified falsely at the trial
Of Mr.. Wallace, and stated that he
wished to do all that he could to
undo the wrong that he had done
to wallace.
That the said cockerin was So
Der, and knew what he was doing
and did the same willingly, freely,
voluntarily, and of his own accord.
That deponenr never begged. or
requested Cockerill TO go 10 see
Wallace. as alleged in his affida-
yit, and Gid not know OF his hay
ing gone 10 see hin. until he.
Cockerill., told deponent of it.
B. G. WALLACE.
Sworn TO before me this oath
day of February, 1922.
s. K. Nash, L. S.
Nota.y Public for South Carolina.
Personally appeared before me
a. ". Holman, who, being duly
sworn. says:
That he is a practicing attorney
hof the Richland County Bar, and
has been practicing attorney for
NEARLY fourteen years; that on the
18th day Of December. 1921, Mrs.
~. C. Wallace, accompanied by w.
II. Hatchen. came to deponent's 8
residence and requested deponent
to prepare an affidavit TO be signed
by one Newton r. Cockerill: that
deponent advised them to go to mis-
office and wait until he came, and
have the party who was TO make
the affidavit there; that said par
ties, along with Newton E. Cock
erfal, were either at his office when
The arrived or came in shortly there
after: that prior. to writing said at
ddayit there was considerable dis
cussioa concerning the. matter, all
parties being present; that either
before deponent completed the
writing of the affidavit or before
he commenced the affidavit, de-
penent explained to Cockerin that
such an affidavit would lay him
liable to a criminal prosecution for
perjury, and advised him TO be
careful before he made such al
affidavit; that during said discus
sion. the matter was fully explain
ed by deponent to Newton e.
Cockerill, and CockeriH appeared
perfectly willing and anxious to
make said affidavit, and thaS there
was nothing to indicate at any time
that any outside pressure was
brought to bear upon the said
Cockeriil by way of threats. du-
ress Or otherwise to compel him to
make the. said affidavit; tha :e
has heard read an affidavit made
subsequently by Newton &. Cock
eriih that he was drunk and in a
dazed> condition, but that at. said
time and place there was nothing
about Cockerills. appearance, at
tnade or. mentality. 10 IN. any wise
indicate TO deponent that Cockerih
was: drunk or under the influence
OF. any intexicants or anything
else, but,.to the contrary his con-
duet WAS that OF q rational and
poised man; that deponent advised
Cockerill that at the time he testi-
fed against Wallace if he was nn-
der the influence, of whiskey to
such AN extent that his mind was
deranged and that he did not know
what he was testifying. that he
could make an affidavit 70 that ef-
feet and if such We're true he would
not. be, liable for a prosecution for
perjury. but the said Newton =.
Coekerill. did not wish the affidavit
made in that manner; that the said
Newtop .B. .Cockerill was allowed
every opportunity and considera-
ton of said affidavit, and the said
affidavit was not only read over
to him before he signed il, hut was
explained in detail.
(Signed1 y. ". HOLMAN.
Sworn TO before me this the
oath day of February. 1922.
(Signed3 Benjamin d. Hodges.
Notary Public for South Carolina.
Personally appeared before me
". II. Hatchell, who, being duly
sworn,s says:
That he is thirty three years OF
age. resides at l4l9 Jefferson ST.,
Columbia, S. c., and is a sales
man for the Peoples Furniture Co.,
Of Columbia. S. c.
That deponent has known J. c.
Wallace for several years, and saw
in the paper sometime ego OF his
conviction and sentence on the
charge of assault with intent 20
Tavish: :.,that deponent then wrote
to Wallace. not being sure that the
man convicted was the man he
knew. and in that way got in touch
with him again: that when de-
ponent ascertained this fact. in q
friendly way. he wrote Wallace.
and told him that if The re was any
thing he could do for him. to let
him know.
That deponent heard nothing
more from Wallace. or about him.
until the 18th day OF December.
1921, when, al night, Newton Z.
Cockerill came TO deponent's house.
introduced himself TO deponent.
and told deponent that he had come
to him. as he knew that he was a
friend of Wallace's. and that he.
Cockerill. had something TO tell
deponent about the case;
Cockerill said that he had come
10 Columbia for the purpose OF re-
calling what he had done; that he
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