Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-14

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Carter and the jury held r. c. White
sides for the alleged murder. There
was very little variance in the stories
Of the four witnesses although some Of
them were inclined to narrate it a
little more freely than others. All
agreed that they were out on Sun
day drinking spree lust walking
about" and that they finally wound up
around the Whitener jug some how or
the other.
Wells Story.
Here's the story told the coroner's
jury by j. C. Wells, an eye witness, 1t
is more complete in its detail than the
stories of the other three witnesses:
Il live about one and one-half miles
up the creek from here. ! farm my
own land and am 46 years old and
have wife and nine children. was
born and raised where live. I walked
over to Mr.. Whftesides's yesterday
morning about o'clock and stayed
there about an hour Mr.. Whitesides
had aSlittte whisky and asked me to
have a. drink. I took a small drink
with him. He said that he wanted to
walk about a little-that he was COM
ing over to Charlie McFalls'. He In
sisted that 1 go with him. His wife
said she believed she would go-over to
my house and spend the day. Mr..
Whitesides said for her to go and for
me to come and go with him and later
we wodld come back and take dinner
at my house.
Il told him would go as far as
darkey house and then go back home;
but he insisted upon my going with
him which l did. we came to the top.
of a hill where we met Mr.. Pursley. Mr.,
McFalls, Mr.. Erwin and Mr.. Whitener
and we sat down and talked for long
!. time. It was possibly IL o'clock when
we met and we didn't come to Mr..
y. Whitener's until about o'clock in the
afternoon.
"a Little Whisky.
"There was little whisky in the
crowd took small drink since the
bottle was setting down between US
and we could get it when we wished.
The crowd was all general together
and all come over to Mr.. Whitene! S. I
think Mr.. Whitener was in front Mr.
Whitener and myself were talking
about whisky being hidden in my
straw stack Mr.. Whitener said who
ever said that he hid it there told a
damn lie. I told him that 1t looked
like he'sdid,f He admitted that it did
look that way but he did not hide it.
The officers had come to my house on
the 4th day Of July 1922 and found the
whisky, in the straw stack--Sheriff f.
E. Quinn, Emmett Love, Mr.. He'd
ricks and Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Love come
and told me that it had been reported
to them that I had whisky in my straw
stack and asked me If had any objec-
ton to them searching. told them /
did not and'I would go with them and
tear the stack down to find 1t.
Took Another Dr;nk.
when we all come to Mr.. White
ners house we all went in and took a
drink Mr. Whitener didn't seem to be
satisfied about finding the whisky and
brought up the subject again and
seemed to be getting mad. told him
that / did not accuse him pointedly OF
hiding it. fIe SAID that who ever said
it told a damn lie. said that ! hadn't
said it.
Whitesides in Argument.
'Mr. Whitesides said that 1t looked
very much like he had something to do
with 1t, or something to that effect.
Mr.. Whltener went back in the house
and got q gun and came to the door.
Some one spoke up and said that
there was no use for that and agreed
with him. Mr.. Whitener put the gun
back in the house and came out on
the porch and fell or stumbled against
Mr.. Whitesides They clinched and
said, men, don't do that, and tried to
push them apart. About that time I
saw the pistol in Mr.. Whitesides's
hand J think it was Smith & Wes-
D son SO. Mr.. Whitener said, shoot,
damn you Mr.. McFall came in and
grappIed with him. l heard three re-
ports and possibly more, the scutne
continued and then Mr.. Whitener
stepped back and fell. Mr.. McFall
called Mr.. Wmtesides to come back.
saying you have killed him
Claims Self Defense.
"Mr.. Whitesides said he had to do
it. Mr., Erwin and myself remained at
Mr.. Whitener's house with the body
and Mr.. Whitesides went off with Mr..
Pursley, presumably to find the sheriff.
I'VE all had whisky and had been
drinking that day and 1 expect 1t
could be told on all of US. 1t is gen.
orally understood that Mr. Whitener
made and sold whisky. When Mr..
Whitener came out with the gun, Mr..
Whitesides seemed to get mad. i sup
pose they had been on good terms as
they had been talking all day friendly.
When Mr.. Whitener came out on the
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