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^ The first day's^roceedings in the
ftrial of TSAwMad^D.. Bigham, Florence 1
countv farmed ~who la charged with
>"> ,* *he of five= members of hi* '
^ own family, were brought to a sudden ]
_ close late Thursday whetf.a State's ,
VitDess was, fatally stricken while ,
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? George J. Steele, 72 years of age,
president of the- bank of Pamplico, >
t was describing scenes the Bigham j
fc??? ?home nn thr afternoon of January ,
* 22, when the five* members oT~fhe
. family* were killed, when his mouth j
, showed a strained appearance. He
' ?-was assisted from, the Witness chair |
already. unconscious/' and "taken into \
* the judge's cloak roonrTirom where it (
. ; was reported a few minutes after- ]
* wa^d that Tie was'; dead.* 'i
> . _ _ Court Adjourns i
At the suggestion of ?hilU$L.H< Ar- j
rowsniith, assisting Solicitor. L. M. ]
Gasque in the prosecution, Judge.
* . \ % Hayne F. RFce adjourned court unttl j
Friday morning. Mr. Arrowsmith was
"examining the witness When the 1st- j
;f jc-te? was strlckeiv^" ' , 1
! . Mr. Steele was the second witness j
called by the stater following Dr. W. j
V H. Poston, of Pampplico, on the ]
stand. Dr. Poston had been under ex- (
amination' from about 11:30 that i
pnorning until * 5-o'clock that after- j
noon telling' of his services -.at the ,
* Bjglfam home in'cortnection with the i
tragedy, and undergoing a severe :
>. ' questioning from both state defense
attorneys on his view as ap expert of ,
' . ' . the powibiHty^tha^. Smiley Bigham ,
? had committed suici&h'
r . Edmund D. Bigham, convicted and
P. when Arraipged for the second- time :
on the same charge. .
?;* ? Nu Concern - -1?'?
Although he. foljowed the progress
of the case with evident interest, the <
: defender! t showed no agita^iep or conr
f * cern during the day. '. >
ip- _ Apparently in the best of healthy
Mr. Steele mounted the witness - chair
. / with a firm step and answered questions
put-to hi^ar in a clear vigorous
j**\ v "manner.. He said Edmund BighaiH
asked him to assi$t in searching for
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;" .7 l~ - tne remaining memoers 01 me jami-1.
r ; - '. ly after Mrs. Bigham and .one of the !
boys .had been found dead- but that ;
[. - " , he declined because he tho.ught it was '
-dangerous.. \... ; J
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.ney Arrowsmith asked. "Whoever
was doing the hilling;" the witno %
y rejoined, while a ripple of laugh:or'
- stirred-the-packed courtroom.
v ? Relations Good
.. The bodies of the other children
Mr* Blaek were found , later, he1
j? * ' testified. The witness said he had
known the Bigham family since he
' . was old enough# to know anything.
The relations^between Smily and hist
mother and sister were good, he said,
and so far as he kneqr, so were the
~ relations between Edmund and'-the
'"membertt'iof the family. ^
Asked about the relations between
v'~ the two brothers, Mr Steele replied,
'UvMnf wtiflf Smllo tnld m? fVlOV
" vere good so far as I know,'*' [
... He -wps not called upon to explain)
It ^ what Smily hid4 told him.
_ *"* Testimony of T>octor Poston4corf>
sumed a large part of the day. He
I'* ' ~ descrJbed'Thd wound* of "which". Big5"
I t . .v ham'ar^ftothfcr, Sister and the tatter's
L'1 'V;.-*v- adopted children d&d. . -: -/** \
V 4 Questioned, by Judge Mendel L.
j. r j ? Smith, Camden^ o? thedefense cpun**
V eel, it was indicated that the defense
wou^d endeavor to establish the theory
that tiail^ Bigham killed" the
- other menAers of his family and theh
> commltteCriBlCtde. ' ^
Solicitor L. M. Gaaque and Atfcer9
? ney Arrowjnnith, &>th of Florence,
of Dr Poston that Smily Bigham did
> not commit suicide, although his dead
< body was found, with a bulla* hole
in the right ^temple and S aV revolver
I j ^ * held lootely in his right hand. "
/*' The I personnel of the Jury follows:
(,F : "S H. G. Powell, George Bellamy, W. L. I
I v v W. A. Page,,. Sam C; Lou?,
,V ' J > Vincent Ward- W.'A. Mopre, J. >
i V, :/ ' Royals. PearJie Doyle, W. U' Thojripj/..
?on, Claude if. Boyd and A. H" Long.
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Hundreds of men? with many women
and children, sought to obtain
seats in the court room but many
disappointed; JThe ppeniny
court Thursday afternoon'' was delayed
about 30 minjutes by the inability
of court attaches and>witnesses
to -make their Way through the
throng tha^warmed at the doors. T
Richam. with his wife and two
young daughters .sitting beside ^him
followed the proceedings closely/ He
spoke at intervals with A? L. King,
Judge Smith and E. J. Sherwood, who
arc representing him.
Doctor Poston- who confessed ofr
ten to inability tp remember Kis testimony
'at the coroner's inquest and
at the first trial, was examined. at
length as to Whether or not a-man
who committed suicide would go*-'
tinue to hold a pistol -or would drop
it after shooting himself through the
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The physician gave it as his opinion
that either result was possible.
Edmund Bighata, the witness said,
told him he ^iad returned to the Bigham
home aft^r a short visit to 4
neighbor^ to find, the members of the
family shot and to see Smiley disappear
across. the read with some object
in his hand. This was late in the
afternoon and Smiley's . body-was
found about noon of the following
day Df. Poston testified. .
v. The defense objected to all questions
relating to the manner in which
all members of the family met death
except Smiley, for- whose murder the
st^te elected to try?Edmund D. Bigham.
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Tndleaitiu when Hadj' to tisM ?
TeaUmony. that EUimund D. B/ghw.
indicated #her? the frody.pf hi%brother;
SmiTey( could be? found before it
was actually located, w
eourt Thursday morning oyOtKplter
Mc^Vhlte, farmer-neighbor yof the
J?igharrf?. . J
The defentjent who; went on trial
here Thursday for the second time od|
a charge of . murdering Smiley Bigham,
told Mr\J?hite; Nthe latter testified,
.that ch Should be ipade fpr
his brother bodyAnear an old ditch
where it was datcfeir found. The witness
said EdmuiuK asked r iiim *4to
look out for my inteVestlldf the body
of Smiley was, found, explaining that
th-> letter had four hundred or mpre
<l**'ars in his pockets the day . before
t'.ii tragedy. Only thirty. odd dollar#
^ere found on the body, he said.
The .pistol, which ^pniley Bigham,
had clasped loqsely in-his. right hand
when found, was offered, in evidence
during the testimony of the next wit*
nejts, W.- W. Purvis, ^ of Pamplico.
uourt attacnes wpre unaDie to open
the chamber to ascertain whether the
gun was loaded. It was handed to the
defendant who opened*; it exhibiting
the empty chambers.
Purvis told of finding Smiley Big*
ham's, body with * the pistol in his
hapd. There Were traces of bipod on
the weapon but none on y the dead
man's hand, he testified. Tjie witness
said Edmund* Bigham asked hip) to
look for -his brother's body, Saying he
belieyed the "poor fellow"'was dead,
Purvis stated. . * * y.
Magistrate B. J.: Hyman, the next
witness testified that fedm^hd Big'
iHSBT^tpld him to make a search below
a certain road for his brother's
body. The body waf found below this
road, he ;said. On cross-examination
he satd*the,defendant'had not indicated
any particular Spot.
' liad "Pistol v ( "
Testimony was presented* that the
defendant had a pistol'on the Saturn
'day when the^tifhgedy^ took place and
also ofT the preceding Saturday. The
pistol was id en t if yd as the same
weapon found in Smiley Bigham's
hand, when his dead bodys^ras located
on the de^ after the other members
df the family ?vfcre foUnd shot %c
death". * > ' ' *. ..
There was also testimony to the ef.
feht^tliat blood stain* wore found eg
a tree 12 to IS feet distant from the
root wHfere Smiley^ Bigham's bods
was found witl) * bullet' wound-in hfi
right temple. . . -v .
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The prosecution also introduced il
the evidence of wkncasea whfr .wMd ?
Edmurid Bigham indicated foe genet- Jt
al direction in which search should be E
tirade for. Smiley's body, location of ti
the body resulting. Walter Burch, ne- si
gro, testified that"on Saturday before 4
the killing, Mrs. Bigham**asked.hinv to h
go Id Pamplico to get a policeman to h
protect thejn from Edmund, who she fi
said^acedrding to the witness, flwas
about to kill" all of them. *
Court adjourned Fritl&y afternoon S
until .Monday in order to permit wit- h
nesses And attaches to.attend the fun- ?!
eral of George J. Steele, who died ,b
Thursday while testifying as a state's e
witness in the Bigham case. .J
Much of the time* of the court Fri<- *
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(lay .alterno$m was eonsumeu p.y #hi?
argument between opposing counsel h
as to the- admissability of certain ft
questions relating " to Srtiiley Big- tl
ham's Rental condition about the 0
time of the tragedy;" t'"
... .. Defense Objects .
Mrs. Ola Curtain, a neighbor of the *
Blghams , was asked about a conver- .<
Sation ^Smiley Bigham had _fit her *
home a few days before the family* 11
with the ^exception of Edmund, was
shot to ^eath. The dofense raised an 0
objection and the jury was excused
while" Judge "Bice heard the argu- *
ments. He reserved his decision untH c
Monday, ^ ' .... >1
Besides Mrs. Curtain, witnesses S
who testified Friday stere Walter '
McWhite, who helped in search for *
Smiley Bigham's body, Magistrate B,
J. Hyjnan and, Charlie Gordon*...Wifc. }
ter Miller, Archie, Davis, Herbert *
Foxwqrth. and Walter Burch, all ne- *
groes. P
The defense continued to object to (
all testimony except that relating dl^Gordon,
Millfer, Davis; and Fox- '
testified Is hnuina eusii Hit*- *
[pound . Bigham threaten hiaVgfaUrr*
Mrs. M+rjorie Blackf with a Board on
" the Saturday preceding the crime. '
of th|m said he saw four or five |;
bloWff struck with the board. * They nllr
testified 'that Mrs. Black, ^Ifs. Big- 1
ham and the two children, lift the,
home an^ went' to Mrs. Curtain's '
home -immediately afterward. ? 7 1
^Indication by a state's witness of- j
the signitu^e of L. Smiley Bigham
on the socalletf confession letter, one (
of/the factors on 'which the defense!
secured a new trial, marked the firog-;,
ress of Edmund D; >Bigham,'e secondT
trial fbr murder?Monday. E.-_M. Singletary,
elerk of?court top Florence!
county, declared that in his opinion
f tTO^igrfiture to the letter,.which il- '
* #|lf was not offered in evidence, was 1
' tjjfc'handwriting of Smiley Bighamr 1
whom along with his mother, Mrs M. !
M. Bigham, his sister; Mrs. Marjorie 1
Black and thW two adopted Children 1
of the latier, Leo end Joh?*MeCrack
en, Edmund is e&rged with killing J
in January 1921, at the Bigha'fit plantation
at Bamplico drt Florence bounty. '
Shortly after1 Edmund was arrested 1
a few days after the tnjged/f Mr. 1
Singletary testified his wife presentr
ed a deed foFpractically all of the
Bigham property at his office to be
recorded, but he refused to accept^
because h'O said the document showed
frertain alterations and erasures." The
deed purported to; be signed by Mjs.
Bingham,"MfsTBlack and- SmiL
ey Bigham;. and to convey 900 acres
to the defendant and $42,000. The
state aiiso succeeded in getting
into the evidence a statement alleged
to have been made by Smlly Bigham
, Tuesday before the Saturday of the
homicide that "Edmund ia cutting up.
again and is threatening to kill us all
but I mm nob .afraid of him." The1
state, failed, hewever, in en attempt,
f tb -place in evidence the Will alleged
(to have been marlo nn the Saturday.
[ one week before the crime.; Judge
, Hayne F. Rice rftled. that he would ex,
elude it, for the present. '?'. f"
testimony of Surf Spfa. t
1 Much of the afternoon session of [
i. the court was consumed by the testi-1
? mony of Dr. J. l|tfSmy?er, brain sur^j
; ?aon and specialist o%FloVenee, who ,
t with others exhumed thebodyof aft**?
^ Bigham at Pampllcolast week end,
> performed^ a post mortem exdminayj
r! tion. Dr. Smyser described/the bullet
? Wpund found in the akijlf of Mrs Big- '
I ham and in Response to questions- tic
. expressed the opinion that*the wound
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^OCTOBER Vli>24,
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tip suffered would have prodUc
bauL iho "same Result as if she h
siiAiiienly-beheadeth According
l^twfind Bi^hamls account of t
rtgi'dy as'related, by several wiUu
sa, his niothfr. ran- from the fro
fl^r 'across the/yard saying, "Sn\iV
M killed ur. all," when he-return
OWii; fro rim brief bus i a ess trtP
m the family wjpod out:
Undergo in g a searching crosiPf:
mination by Judge ' Mendel
mith of defease counsel. DivSmys
Iwifjed also to the povsde* burns
said t?u. hav.e bCcn around t
ujjlet wound : in Jtnu temple, whi
ik1> 1 Smiley's lift?. He sAi?J[ from t
Kriptibn of the appearance.of t
rptmd it -was Caused by a bullet f
4:fr<>m a weapon not closer Ho t
ead than lft inches. The defense Vi
ndicated - its theory 'of the crime
% Smiley killed the other memlu
f"the . family and then commit!
qlcide. Dr. . Smyser gave it as. J
pinion that Smiley "probably wot
fiber have clenched -the pistol fir
K "or dropped it- altogether af
hooting himsdtf.' Awarding- to v
pases the pistol was loosely grusi
jp*n his body "was found about nc
Kthe day following-the tragedy.
tVdd that th?re was testimopy^ tl
lail^' s thumb had snapped Jw
lo&e to the palm' of his hand wl
he pistol w{ts removed, Dr. Smy
fcid in his opinion the ?ace indica
npt me weapun n?u ut'tju |natcu
he hand after rigor mortis had aet
J. C. Copeland, former tenant
Bigham fiym, and A. H. Bost
old of events'"' connected with
1ndipg of Smiley's body and occ
ences at the Bigham home, the
>f the killing. '
Says Attityde Hostile
Mr: Singletary, although called
^:"profe<iuttoh, hAa'Uftf'Ustin^
KifcJtogfch hiifnrOTtfirnav ?
Ijcfcowaimth, associated with so
ii<? t* M. GaSquc, referred to hid
firEoie as -"apparently hostfle."
sides tolling of the attempt of ]
temM that he said was neveF rer
?d, the cifirk of cayrt>tejd of sev
fcada including oh'e concerning
perty of the b*te Mrs. Heatha f.ai
sister of tjbe defendant, having t
torri from the record books' in his
fice* He asserted that he had re*
to* believe Smiley fiigham mutil.i
lis. records and added that he
empted io prosecute ftim, but \Ju
Rice ruled that portion of his t<
nony out as incompetent. h
The witness identified Smiley 1
lam's signature 'at the request
Judge Smith. The letter was'not
fared in evidence at that point
the witness was" asked tfy Mr. Arr
iritith if he-still believed the'sit
ture to be genuine after what th&
preme court; and Judge S. W
Shipp at separate times had saic
the letter. He replied that he
This was the letter Upon which
Ipfense fir it made an unsucces
effort to obtain a new trial on
ground of after^ discovered evide
All of it except the signature
typewritten and if bore neither <
r$T salutation... - (
The text, of the letter follows:
"Mother Jand . ,Marfcie has the
signed deeds that had disappear
their - posessibn. Causing tro
?eems to be their pleasure. They^
the money that tSie poatoffico dep
pient has me. charged with and \
the cause 6f Cleveland running
And 1 Aid to pay the bond. For y
rhave had to-leave home and
board to be in peace to make my
dilations and plots. They pois<
father and* tried to poison Let
child after her death. When I" ft
them with tne. deeds I decided to
last one of tWm and leave no
to teU t^je tale. I aid writing thi
explain wife I did thja"ict. You
never s^e tne again alive. Signed 1
Bitfham." , "'** ' '
UIK (1.11 w?m> vti? ?V"?
noss to .testify Monkey. She wa'
the ?tond wkgen court adjourned
cjay in. ^d^HWdst of ar fir/fumcn
to' yrhether she should be perm'
to toll what Smiley Bighafm sai
her shortly before the" trAgedV: I
day1 Judge Rice ruled that fi?r
dence was competent, 'if the def
should make the samty^oj Smile;
issye and announced he would a
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;;; GRAND JURY
rf MAKES REPOR
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n* j State of SduHi Carolina, County
^ j. Htjrry, Court ,of. General Sessioi
+A September Term' 1024,.
v[To His . Honor H. K. Rice, Prexidi
? I Judge:
k j 1. We have passed on all .bills si
i to us by the solicitor, "and have*!
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{Turned them to the Court- with ci
or ' . - -r
, , findings. ' "*
cj. ! 2. The special committer to inves
^ ; gate the condition of. County .(
^u> I fices, and all'public building*. ha
j.?made oral report <d" the Grand-ji
^ t as fpJUows:
las f*' .No special or complete inves
*-s juration of general cuupty finances 1
f \ been made for the reason that I
j settlement of taxes ' for. fiscial- y<
hisr ' should witnessed by I
jjj I Comptroller General and -the Forerr
m_ j of, the Grand Jury. Has not yet bi
ter ' niad<-\ and the expenses of nxakiny
it-' sPwm' examiijatioh wqold meVely
Je<j ' a payment of duplicate work. ' 1
)0n present foreman of-the Grand Ji
wilt, when notified, attend any set?
hafC ment 'made during .the year, and
nece^iary Wilt report any spei
matter to'the succeeding Grand Ji
8er (b) The Grand Jury is infqrr
tetj that the School District balances
jn ^he cash on hand, C6t the severaljn~
years last past, do* not agree as m
on by. the County Superintendent of
>jck ucation and the Count$ Treasti
the' This matter was' the subject <
;ur- spwihl reportto^the General
jay sembly of South Carolina some y
ago, and it is understood that th<
commendation *of that report 1
by approved by the Grand,Jury: Bu;
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? I ?mora tvlij intn t
H rmiiimiriii.ni nmn ,
,^C1- miuiiUy Um u uagiu'ci_jm* Mm
Be- Grand Jury recomniends that
Vfrs. County ^Superintendent? of Educi
atJ ,make his balances confirm to M
jpvr- tfee" Cotmty Tteasuror. as ^pf
eral ^ by the Comptroller Genen !,^.
prq- foreman of the" Gran?f-Jyry;
n> a ; less tte^ean Show conclusively; to
,een j treasurer some error iri^the treji
i er's accounts. y
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istm i (c) The Grand Jury is infor
ited th^t. uncollected executions for.
at- years, . remain .in "consider
idg^. amounts umrccounted for and in
?sti- sheriffs hands. We; understand ,
the sheriff is -now male ink extra
forts^^ci^collect' or accrtunt for t
5 0f , executions, We commend the she
of. present effort although late, arid
commend that all exefcutiritis h*r 1
be fully accounted for at the next
fnaT futpj? tax' settlement for th^ fl
su- yeaf 1923. Aqd also4 recommend
G. the sheriff follow closely and.lit
I of ly-'knd new acts of 1924-4-clatin
did.. Ifc* executions.
the 3. In our last report of the <
sful term of this eourt, we mentioned
the matter of an*investigTittoriof th<
nee. fairs of the Bank of Loris. We
was unable for lack of further infoi
Jate tion, from the officers in chdrg
I ' the^j-affairs to add anything to
/ statements of that report. We 't
this .mater is very imporant and
tw,? it warrants further investiga
^ *n JWhether the banking laws of
uhlcl?Waan tfml Q fori Vfr n CitT^
^ MttVV IlttVTT U^Cll Vl^MVVM w,
serious question involved in this
a . vestigation. Our Grand Jury h
vere fore earnestly , recommend that
ensuing^-?Oand Jury,,,. copl
ears the invest iff at ion"* begun by this
pay with a * view of presenting." to
ca'" Court any violation of the law
^ the state, ^a.8
4. The- Spejial Committee als<
>und direction of the Crand Jury inv
. ffate<| the condition of public -b
on? I itigs, and we desire, .-to. call attei
to the, condition of thevjail and
need, of repairs to that buildin
?* appears that the roof of'the jail
Ibaks to the injury and detpimer
w*** the Iflterior of the- troiidmg. The
s on itary condition of the jail is mosl
F1^5" celfent.
*8 5i It Is brought to our attej
itte<* that the bridges in-4he river sw
^ *? on the Horry side of the-Sandy !
ape in d^ng^fowt emwiiiion
evi"', we desire jk> call 'the attention bl
6nt? iuoanty Road C\>tnrt*issi<5Her to
P an ! condition, with a vieyr oj having:
^ remedy it immediately.
-V The Grand Jifiry (Jireets the fo.
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t HAM TESTIFIES"
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<>f Judge Rice Scores Law*' . * .
yers for Contempt
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re. J adgft' Ricfr rujed out the will* suh- ^
lUr mitted by . the "State in evidence, lie ^? * V -'i
- stated..thjit this rulVnp was noffmal. ~T
Thp defense then nuiyetf > that Judge jf.,
Fice direct a -verdict. T*he*motion vuvs , . (. f.-?/
ive Wjpr rultki. The*-, dttfbnse then'opened 1
lpy* its case b,y putting on tfu\ stand,, the . ' ,v * ' 'J
defendant; Edmund . D. Bigham. Big- ? <
( j. ham appeared cool and collected on*\as
stand, giving his answers iri a . .<
u|K, clear distinct voice. /4I came home.
froin.Xia. late*In summer .of 1U2U be- # ' "-It .
cause of a letter I received 'from ; "...
ian Mother. 1 came immediately after re?ejj
ceivirig letter, and arrived home late- . . .*
r a' Saturday night. Left Monday. All . 1 Vv..
I>t, gbt^ up when . I got home. AH came ^ \ ' [ ' *
rhe ^own atairtf, and 'began to tali* about
Jrv something Which happened Tuesday... - jtle.
night'when they had to send for Airs. '
I ^ Kirton. Smiley ^ got rather angry. L .
cjaj reasoned with him urging Turn not t<> /'
IPy be angry with Mother. Smiley said if > . *'
"* H% M,tin Ln H11 ovprv
ll^appciieu U(aill,ire nuuiu n.i.. v.^w , .
. last ..one of them. State moved t> ... . "
^ s,trike out statement mad.e by Smiley J , "
to Edmund, but the motion wa? re- .. . ' ;
fused. We sat up and talked three or
[r^" four hours that night rind I left there
. the "next.afternoon. At. breakfast on ". . As
morning we all began to -talk :/ ? . ' ?-H
ear4 aKa*rt-' breakfast Smiley*'and I'1 ,
took a Walk together, Smiley mefl-. j : ' :'
were t*on^ financial condition and
^ ^ said he ,had been checked up Taround
hese $*^0.00 short, as-Postmaster and was : * ?f-.
ga^gj^^nji^y^Torta^^ He^se^med^^^_____
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before the Federal* Court., He' also ^
ition ,ment'one^ records - w-bich'had been, V ' *
. ' torn from-record books. Said he tore "- * ;
ho*e . ; ' ~~A
irovT to do away with record of -x- *
and] transfer of Bighnm property. Said fie ^ .*
~n* - expected to. be- brought up by Grand-. 1 '*
t^-dury and he believed the Clerlc"Jaaw * _'
lg1jr. "htm-tear'..them out.JSmiley also spoke 1 '* ^ _
jp'of Cleveland's bond, and"said "thqt . '11
& Mother and'-Marjie were the cause of ''. . .
'HlPfl 4 . tm% **% o
Cleveland's running away. Said he .
was going to have,to pay that bdnd.\ * \
abl(T J re^urned to Gu. that, afternoon,- and
came back later on when an arrange- '.
merit was made to settle up our a'f^^ * _
et" fairs rind they, Smiley, Mother and '
Margie made me deetl for all propter- . , ' .
|r. ty^_f42,00(5*00. Smiley, owed me
L re' 2^,000 sinch 1018. was wd^tfied ' . ;
ian about' that. I won't back to Ga. and i ' - - -< .
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' , about November 10 I moved back to ... the
Higham home and went into the ' ?
in*' Wood cutting business _Cut about
en*" 1200 cords^ before the* killing* took . .
K 0 place, Smiley looking after the loadJune"
'n** My relations were always pleas|~the
ant with the family. ?i-jj.ever struck
tat- Mother or Sister. Smiley was worriare|ed
about the;Post Office matter,' the ' ~ ?1
rni%iWirn records. and" the $26,000. which. > ? . *
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' ttie I Y ow?u me. (Here* Bigham made a .- w
hink J % V- fcontlnued on pag.e*4 . , . '
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'the ?ng\ presentments to be made: * ? *
-}rj- .. OViHa Watts for r\inninjt--a dissot- ' 7"" ! ~
i jn. deily house. Witnesses: *G,-P. -Smith, ' *
tere- Eniery Hayes, A. P. Gibson, .John * ;
the Wateijij-Llssey Waters.; 7?7 7 .
:rrvue Spllie Carter and ; BeSsie Flowerai v * . > Abody
for ikeeping a. bawdy house. Witness- .-'*'.
this ,es:. r- k. Sdwardq^ Wy-jCv-;ltobert8, *; ra"of
Ne-wj^rry Roberts,, John Cox, Taft '
Ski pi pgr and Herbert Todd. J*"'.
?. by- L*.' EC Bailey tor being drunk and* . * Si /
esti- disorderly, .carrying pistpl, on or *v^ ?
uildv#^041 **,March 30, 1924. "Witnesses: ./ ' >
ition Will.fowler, Olie Fowler, W.L. Bail-. .
| the ey, E- W. Small,..Crome Small, J. i/ /. ~ ?.?
g, it Hug&ins, Jack Long. - ,/.< .
Still...! ?..aQ. Graham and. Elten Williams, ' : '
kt of 't?t aduitry. Withesses J. P. "Stanley/ ! .
tags- .Gy^.Gausa, Will Pa ire loth, -13L. ;
t ex* Butler and Mary Jane Sogers, Zpaja/
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ition . Wi desire tt> thank your honor and <v- / ' n* ;
ramp the officers of thijrcojjrt for the many * - '
BJuff coqi^esiej exte^M-^h) the\ grand f / ? /
mruL Jury, and to^the fndteidiial. members- , *' . /;
I the .thereof during-this term. ,
this / Respectfully submitted: . / . / * , -; !
him ' ' W-. P LBWlir^^ -/:/V
Xr"'- t:foreman. * : . . 4 '*
Mow- Gonwiy, S. C.t Sept.f24, 19fc4, /
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