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how one was heard to say "Hush ! not tl a word about this." Then how the it defense finally growing desperate, put a up Mrs. Audersou to confess that she d alone was responsible for the killing, si aud to tell a story that seemed to cor- tl roborate in every particular the indisputable facts as they had developed, o But this story Mr. deLoach ridiculed, u The idea, he suggested, of a sick, deli- c cate, half-dead woman doing this thing, d Their story is, that being intruded f upon iu the privacy of her room by a ji man with evil intent, this woman tl takes her pistol from under her pil- 1< low, presents it at the man, and half- u r clad, on a cold February night, follows si him nut on the street and shoots him 1 to death. Why did she not shoot s< him then and there? They tell n you she was afraid of waking her baby! Here they have this wo- ? man, in defending the sanctity of ^ her privacy, provoked to the point of a t justifiable killing, coolly and solici- o tously?for fear of waking her baby, d mind you, gentlemen?goes out in the 3 street to fire the fatal shot. Did you n ever hear of such a thing, gentle- 1 men? Do you believe it? . You a cannot believe such an absurd story, a No, gentlemen, she did not do it. f This man Charles T. Williams, was o murdered, by M. R. Reese, with the b assistance of Daniel Luckie, and not by o this woman. The testimony has placed v them within a few yards of his body, r The physicians have testified that shot t as he was, with the spinal column, the p center of all nervous activity, severed, I the deceased would have fallen for- c ward on bis face and remained in that a position. But how was he found ? f Lying on his side with one foot across \ the other and with blood spots ou the \ orrnund several feet from his head, f Gentlemen, tbat man was not only c shot dead by these men ; but after t they shot him, they went to see the t result of their murderous work, turned I the body over on its side and left it j there. It was when they were fleeing s away from the scene of their crime t that Miss Mary Farrington saw them t and heard one of them say "hush !" fc Hush for what? Was it a crime to I fire a pistol on the streets of Blacks- t burg at night ? Gentlemen, the idea a is absurd. Mr. deLoach referred to 9 the fact that the case took on many of c the features of a dime novel, and ridiculed, unmercifully, the stories of all c of the defendants. It was generally I admitted that he covered the case t thoroughly. f t. f. m'dow, esq. e Mr. McDow answered Mr. deLoach t for the defense in a speech of about i' two hours. In opening, he agreed e with Mr. deLoach that this was a h most remarkable case, and before he t got very far in his remarks, he pointed out as one of those remarkable feat- 1 ures, the bitterness, malice and per- t soual interest of the prosecution, t Here were witnesses from the gold a . regions of Arizona to the shores of the s Gulf of Mexico. He did not have \ one word to say against the testimony a of the unfortunate widow of Charles f T. Williams ; but he could not refrain g from suggesting as a part of her deep interest iu this case, the effect it might i ?JpEiye on the damage suit that she had c pending on the civil side of the court, r Then there was a husband who came 1 all the way from Arizona "to protect \ his name," he said. Why did be not \ come here before ? He did not come a here to testify against her, yet he gives t evidence which, if it is to be believed, \ is intended to put a baiter around the f neck of the wife of his bosom; the c woman whom he has sworn to love, ( honor and respect as long as he should i live. This man, if his wife had been 1 untrue to him, should have separated himself from her forever; but a manly f man would have died before he would \ have given such testimony, if not on i amount of his wife, then on account of ( his child. Next Mr. McDow took up i the story of Charles T. Williams. He j painted him as a serpent coiling him- ] self around the cords of this poor wo- i man's heart, and after robbing her of , reputatiou and virtue, continued to i pursue her under threat or publishing < information that would rob her of ' her child. s Then he told how this woman had i tried to break her acquaintance with 1 Williams; how he came to Blacksburg i in disguise ; how he was not known I to a single man in the town except < Dan Luckie, and how he avoided < Luckie. Then forciug himself into i the womau's room, he was at last | brought to hay. Confronted with a revolver in the hands of a woman whom he had so cruelly wrouged, < whose soul he had pluuged in the mid- ] night of despair, is it surprising umt he should flee out of that presence? It has been stated in one of Mrs. Anderson's letters, that Williams < was a mai of physical courage, aud this I believe. There is no reason to believe to the contrary. That he should flee out of the presence of this outraged woman, does not argue against that fact. But suppose he had been pursued by Reese and Luckie, what would he have done? He would have whipped his revolver out of his pocket, and, standing like a lion at bay, asked, "What have you to do with it?" But Reese and Luckie were not there. He would have got ten at least one shot at them before he died. No; before that man's life went out he knew that he had gotten his deserts at the hands of a woman he had wronged. Continuing, Mr. McDow went into a careful and thorough review of all the testimony, showing from his standpoint why it was impossible for anybody else than Mrs. Anderson to have fired the shot. He then drew a picture of the aged mother of the defendant Reese, now on her knees, in her mountain home, praying that her son be safely delivered from the prejudice and suspicion by which he is surrounded and given back to her with vindication and applause for his noble self-sacrifice. Then, in conclusion, Mr. McDow asked the jurors to go forward in their thoughts to the time when the sands in be glass were running few, and stand- th ig on the shores of eternity, they were er bout to render an account of this cs ay's work uuto their God. If they ci bould do this, be had no fear as to th beir judgment. al Mr. McDow's effort was a powerful ai ne iu every particular. His summing tb p of the testimony showed every h< ircumstance in favor of the defeu- tb ants to the best possible advantage, in [e held the profound attention of the in jry from start to' finish, and at times sb be impression 011 the audience was no st iss marked thau that which, on Sat rday, had been produced by the cs tatements of Robert A. Anderson, tb 'here was no applause, of course; but T ome of the spectators were even hi loved to tears. T Mr. McDow was followed by Major lart, and Major Hart by Colonel m foumans. Major Hart reconciled the tb estimony in such a manner as to Ihor- id uehly support the statements of the tb iefendants. He read several letters 01 m Irs. Anderson to Williams that had in lot been read by the prosecution, tl These letters, among them one as late 1( s 1895, showed the purest affection it nd highest regard of Mrs. Anderson or both Williams and bis wife. Some lc if the letters, he admitted, may have q ieen written by Mrs. Anderson ; but ithers be was sure had not been. The m voman who wrote the letters be had jf ead could not have possibly written he letters that had been read by the e] >rosecution. Major Hart arraigned n, lobert Anderson in a most terrific nanner, and held him up to the jury jt is a man who bad come all the way w rom Arizona to testify against the ^ vife of his bosom for doing that w vhicb be himself should have done a( ive years before. As to the truth sj f Mrs. Anderson's story, he ridiculed jt he idea of its being otherwise than p rue, and left the matter to the intel- u igence and common sense of the ury, wbich he was not willing to inult by discussing the matter. Colo- Sf * - i lei Youmans arguea me mw ui a he matter in a speech of over five a lours. It seemed that he failed to jr eave out a single detail of the en- tj ire case, and argued with a power ef ind pathos which, under any circum- sj tances, would have been truly renarkable. C) Solicitor Henry had all along prose- jL uted the case with remarkable rigor, g Yiends of the defense even called f8 lim vindictive and spiteful. But the riends of the prosecution thought oth- gj rwise. They could see nothing but v bat he was doing his duty, and doing g t most ably and nobly. They expect- jt d him to make a great speech, aud g le made it. He.surpassed exptcta- p ions. d, The magnificent effort of Colonel e foumans had produced an impression bi hat was profound. Many of the spec- h ators who all along had been bitter y gainst the defendants, were moved to v ympathy and even to tears. Others vho were made of sterner stuff, were s< iffected differently. They openly ex>ressed the opinion that there would ^ :ither be a mistrial or an acquittal. Cj When Solicitor Henry took the floor, t seemed to be clear that he was at a 0 lisadvantage. If he thought so, be gave 0 10 evidence of it. There was not the ^ east tremor of nervousness ; but the vhole man seemed to be literally fired u vith the righteousness of the cause, f{ ind there was a determination to finish he case on lines that were in keeping js vith its previous conduct. At the n irst sound of his strong, clear and won- y lerfully impressive voice, the attention p >f the intensely interested spectators M vas arrested. The speech can only ]j )e partially described ; not reproduced. 8( Mr. Henry opened his magnificent p irgument by painting the story of a p vreck. It was along in 18?. Com- j hnft hpftn held at Erskine f. iioutbuivuu MMV. ? 4i jollege and the happy students were ^ eturniDg to their homes, light-hearted h ind filled with anticipations of the c pleasant meeting with loved ones r whom they had not seen for so loug. a iVs the train was rushing along with (j he speed of the wiud, it suddenly ^ crashed through a bridge and down it iveut, with its precious, freight into the ( jwollen waters below. This was not ^ ruin. It was only a wreck. Hope p was left. The angels of heaven were n there awaiting the arrival of those a oright, pure souls, and at once con- v tlucted them to the fcotstool of God, to which they would soon be followed by j the loved oues who had been left he bind. ^ Now I look UDon another scene. , We are on the streets of Blackshurg a on the night of the 6th of February last. Here is the house iu which 'j lives a woman, fair and fascinating, : but with the wiles of the serpent. Here is this man Charles T. Williams. Of his character I have nothing to say. ^ But enticed by this woman, he comes : to Blacksburg again as he had done t before. He tries to see her. After t writing again and again, at last he goes _ to her house. The lascivious Reese t and his willing tool, Daniel Luckie, ^ the partner of his sister's shame, have t been lying in wait for him. They came a upon him suddenly. He flees up the j street. They follow. A bullet goes j crashing through his spine. This is not only wreck; it is ruin. Ruin t painted with a brush dipped in the f blackest pigments to be dredged from , the lowest depths of hell. Ruin with- f out hope 1 ' r Gentlemen of the jury, I stand on r thft hank of a turbid stream. I have ? known all along that the water was * muddy. It is unpleasant to cross. As t I have come close to it, I find it filled t with driftwood, trash and filth. There are also floating down beautiful flowers, pearls and diamonds that have been placed there by the learned coun- t sel to confuse my path. But, gentle- $ men, I see on the opposite bank a shin- 1 ing light. That light is duty. You 1 and I are sworn to go to it. It de- j volves upon me to lead and you to s follow. I am responsible only for my- 1 self, and not for you. Gentlemen, I t going to yonder light! t And the solicitor went. He took up t le testimony, link by link, and weld1 it into a massive chain. Nothing esiped him. He bad studied every : rcumstance and knew the case as lough he had been an eye-witness to 1 that passed on that eventful night, id even saw into the very hearts of le accused. If there was pity in his jart, he never showed it. He asked tat all three be convicted of murder the first degree. He could see nothg but the bright light which was . liuing ou the other side of the turbid ream. There was only one feature of the ise which he refused to put under le light of bis terrible analysis. : hat, was the remarkable story that id been told by Mrs. Ellen Anderson. { bis he treated with contempt. "Two bullets cast from the same ould show the same marks, and by 1 le marks on the bullets, you may ( eutify the mould. Likewise with 1 lese three statements. By their 1 arks tbey may be identified as bav- ' g come from the same mind. Gen- ) emen, after having heard of that f ) o'clock conference, do you believe , ?" The 10 o'clock conference referred ? was a development of last Tuesday, n the cross-examination of Mrs. Anerson, after she had told her rearkable story, the solicitor asked her j she had not, on the night before, ^ iade a certain admission in the pres- , ace of Cox and Head, the two wit- ( esses who had come from Georgia to , ;stify as to R. A. Anderson's veracy. Mrs. Anderson wanted to know i hen. "Last night, at the Parish otel," answered the solicitor. me itness denied that she had made the Amission, and to prove it, stated that < ie was in Major Hart's office, and nmediately it developed that up to [) o'clock, the defendants and counsel 1 rere engaged in a conference. In conclusion, Mr. Henry said : "My friends will hand up the law ating that it is better for ten guilty ten to escape, than that one innocent ian should be punished. The trouble i this country is that the ten ; yea, ie hundred, guilty men have already scaped ! Especially is this so if their tins be white, and they have money ) spend as has been proven in this ise Reese has ; and it is time for the iries of this country to commence nding verdicts when they have the icts. The innocent will always be iken care of. It is a common expres od that a white man cannot be conicled, and the record shows that there as been but one white man convicted i the state since the war, except in purtauburgcouuty. And though the roof has shown that they have murered their husbands and had other len to do it, never has a white woman een convicted and hung. They have anded up the law as to the effect of our verdict upon society. It is not erdicts of "guilty," but verdicts of not" guilty, which tend to disorganize iciety. "Gentlemen, the sense of justice in le hearts of honest people has aused them to forget and ignore, in leir righteous indignation, the forms f law, and to administer justice withut due process. It is justice that the uman heart loves above all forms of iw, and these forms will be ignored nless verdicts are according to the icts and righteous. "Now I am done with this case. It \ for you. Remember that we are laking history. Remember that our names are here upon record. Remember that in the coming years, /hen you shall have made a failure of fe, perhaps these records will be earcbed, and if it be found that you ave not done your duty, they will be eld up Against you for execration, f, on the other band, you are successjl in life, and you have done your uty honestly, these records will be eld up to your credit. You, your bildren, and their children, will reeceive a blessing, or the opposite ccording, as you have done your uty. Now, if after what you have eard?the cold facts?you are willing o sit by the side of the widow of Jharles T. Williams, dip your hands in is blood, and by so doing become lartners with these three people in his murder, do so. His blood be upon you nd your children. My hands are rashed." Following Mr. Henry's speech, udge Watts proceeded to charge the ury. He laid down the law fully ,nd plaiuly, charging every one of he 25 or 30 requests that had been nadc by the defendants' couusel, and ,lso touching on other material points, fheu the record was given to the ury, which retired at exactly 14 minttes past 5 o'clock. Just as the big clock in the courtlouse tower was striking 9 p. m., the ury announced that it had agreed ipon a verdict. Within less than 10 ninutes, judge, counsel, sheriff and >erbaps 100 people, had gathered in he courtroom, and the clerk read the 'erdict. It was "Guilty, with recomnendation to the mercy of the court is to M. R. Reese and Daniel F. juckie, and not guilty as to Ellen Anderson." Colonel Youmans gave notice of a notion for a new trial, and within a ew minutes the court house was :leared. Chapter one of this wonderully tragedic story was over. Twelve nen, good and true, had rendered a ighteous verdict and placed Old York ilottg with Spartanburg, where she vill. be entitled henceforth to inscribe ipon her escutcheon : "Let justice be lone though the heavens fall." ? According to the latest advices, he next house will be composed of !li Republicans, 2 gold Democrats, L18 silver Democrats and 23 silver Republicans, Fusionists and Populists. \s between silver and gold, the senate ihows a tie. Senator Dubois asserted ast spring that there should be no ariff legislation that did not include he free coinage of silver, and it looks is if his statement is to hold good. She \(<nkuUt inquirer. 1 ~~~~ ^ YORKVILLE, 8. C.: *) SATURDAY. NOV'R. 14,1896. J E ? Although, of course, there is no Ion- ^ jer any possible doubt as to the general ^ result, it is not yet exactly known how ill the states voted in the recent election, ri - . . i. Daly last Tuesday, a Democratic cuairman announced that he was positive, * from unofficial returns, that bis state, f which bad been conceded for McKinley, / aad really gone for Bryan. There are t jtill several other small states so doubtful f ;hat their status cannot be established a axcept with the official returns. v MERE-MENTJON. 1 Probably owing to the election excite- a ment, the agricultural department did tl not have sufficient data upon which to r base its regular monthly report, which j| should have been issued last Tues- j day. The postoffice department has selected China Grove, Rowan county, N. C., as one of the points from which lo make the proposed free delivery expe- ii ritnents. The United States govern- I ment has become the owner of the Wash- \ ington house, in which Abraham Lincoln t died. The latest report from Cuba is to the effect that General Weyler has at o last undertaken a really active campaign s against the Cubans and that he intends to i force some fighting. < ] ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. i Taking In the Fair?No Houses |to RentGraded School Library?Personal and Other Notes. t Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, November 11.?Rock Hill j has sent a good number of exhibits to the t state fair and also a good many visitors. c Tomorrow is Winthrop's day, and the f train has already been made up for the a trip. The specials on the Southern show ( thai the people have the opportunity of j going if they wish to go. < We hear the plaint "no house to be 8 had" so frequently that it becomes mo- a notonous. In many cases a welcome has t been made to do duty for a room, and two families are using accommodations for one and watching for a vacancy. . j Mr. I. A.- Groome, who has done so c much to develop the tobacco industry t around Rock Hill, has decided to return a to North Carolina and will leave the t latter part of this week or the first of next, j Dr. W. A. Pressley will occupy the t house in which Mr. Groome has lived t for some months. Mrs. John R. Allen has decided to build on her farm, just west of Rock Hill. Mr. A. D. Holler will have charge of the 5 building. Rock Hill may boast of liberal men and j liberal bodies of men. For some years t the library at the graded school has been j ? 1? *1 U growing, and almost entirely luruugu g yearly appropriations from the city coun- { cil. Last Monday night Mr. Thomson, superintendent of the school, appeared , before the council and presented the needs of the children. The result was that an appropriation of 875 was given in ' addition to 825 given a few weeks before for a special purpose. c Rev. Alexander Sprunt will lecture, at f the invitation of the Amelia Pride Book i club, in the Armory, on Friday night. c This lecture was expected some weeks since, but was postponed because the c weather was so inclement that many i friends, who were anxious to attend, i were detained at home. o. s. FORT MILL MATTERS. \ People Moving About?Shot at a Burglar? PerHonal Mention. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Fort Mill, November 12.?Mr. J. E. , \ * J T - 1 ?AAf toflpfl nn Patterson, dr., nas remcu tUO WVkitgv vt. j Booth street, belonging to Mrs. Alice Bradford, and which was recently occu- . pied by Mr. M. M. Wolf, and will take j possession in a few days. Mr. E. A. Hartsell has rented the Ar- { drey hotel, which has been occupied by { Mr. Frank T. Pegram, taking possession { Monday. Mr. Hartsell has quite a repu- t tation as a hotelist, having been in the business for several years, and no doubt will meet with success at his new stand. Mr. S. A. Hotchkiss shot at a burglar who was trying to lift au old suit of clothes which was hanging in his back po?ch Saturday night; but instead of hitting the burglar, the bullet took effect in the side of his house. Mrs. H. S. Kimbrell of Lake City, Arkansas, is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. N. Hull'man, who resides near this place. She will remain two weeks. Mrs. Lark Robinson of Providence, . N. C., visited the family of Professor J. A. Boyd last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erwin of Charlotte, spent several days this week with the family of Mr. R. F. (irier. Observer. ? Tom Watson's letter accepting the vice presidential nomination of the Populist party has at lasc been given to the public. It was written on October 14 to Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the notification committee ? and manager of the Populist campaign. It was suppressed by Senator , Butler during' the campaign. The j document would make seven columns ; in a newspaper. Watsou accepts only ] "because he had promised to do so." He raves and rants against everyone j and violently attacks Chairman Butler < himself, who he says, should have ' called Sewall down, and insisted ou his (Watson's) recognition. By listen- I ing to the overtures of Democratic s managers, Watson says the Populist ( party has been torn into factions, their 1 leaders deceived and ensnared, and 1 the work aud hopes of years gone. . The whole tone of the document j shows bitterness and disappointment, and with no particular interest in the | success of the cause of silver, for , which both parties were battling at j the time the letter was written. i LOCAL AFFAIRS. 1 s INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 V. Brown Wylie, C. ('. C. Pleas?Advertises for sale on the first Monday of De- | ceniber a tract of land in Cherokee township, under foreclosure of mortgage, belonging to the Blacksburg Land and Improvement company. I. C. Strauss?Has received more new ; goods and announces that his entire . stock of goods is being closed out. ALLIS ON-BLODGETT. ' An Atlanta man has carried off one of j L'orkville's sweetest and most beautiful 'oung ladies. The Atlanta man is Mr. ( 'ohn F. Blodgett, a chief of the railway ( nail service, with headquarters at Atlan- s i, and the young lady is Miss Mary, the ^ ldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. ( illison. Tho rminrr npnnlp referred to were mar AMV J "M,*? rv-r- | ied at the residence of the bride's parents j ?st Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, . lev. W. G. Neville officiating. The cere- ^ riony was witnessed by a few special riends of the contracting parties in Dr. y Lllison's handsomely furnished parlor ( imid lavish decorations of i-oses and other ( lowers that were singularly beautiful | nd appropriate. t The groom was accompanied to York- . ille by Messrs. W. H. Arnold and W. i. Sharpe, of Atlanta, and Mr. W. H. raulkner, of Charleston. Immediately j fter the performance of the ceremony, tie bridal party left on the 0. R. and C. j ailroad, and after spending a few weeks n Florida, it is the intention of Mr. and lire. Blodgett to reside in Atlanta. ( THE NARROW GAUGE. Receiver G. W. F. Harper and Super- 1 titendent Nichols of the Chester and jenoir railroad, were in Yorkville last J Wednesday on business connected with he road. That tha r*ilrn?rl oomnanv will be re rganized as soon as possible, is now a ettled fact; but as to the exact details no 1 nformation can yet be given out. The letails have not been definitely arranged. :t has not been decided even as to whether l will be better to reorganize under the >re9ent charter of the road, or under the . barter of the Carolina and Northwestern, 1 vhich was originally intended as an exension of the Narrow Gauge. The intention of the bondholders to ;ive the stockholders new certificates in he amount of one-half of the amount ' iriginally held, has not been deviated rom. This apportionment will be made, md Mr. W. A. Clark, of the bondholders' sommittee, has expressed it as hisopinon that this stock will very likely draw tividends. As to whether the amount of itock is to remain the same as before, md that the bondholders will retain he other half, has not yet been made cnown. The schemes for the improvement of he railroad, under whatever name, in:lude a proposition to immediately conitruct a separate line between Hickory f tnd Newton, instead of continuing the ise of the third rail on the Western tforth Carolina road. Receiver Harper ind Superintendent Nichols both seem o be quite enthusiastic over the outlook. ? ( STOPPED BY A BULLET. i "Don't treat me that way. Hold up! i 3top! Halt!" Bang! I It was Thursday night at 9.30 o'clock, ust after the verdict in the great murder rial. The speaker was Deputy Sheriff ,t. L. Scoggins, and the man he was ipeaking to was M. R. Reese, one of the :onvicted murderers. Upon the announcement of the verdict here was a solemn silence in the court ooin. At first Reese ana IjUckjo appeared calm and unconcerned. But then, liter a moment, their faces began to take >n a picture of despair. Luckie's head ell over toward his sister and she kissed lim. Even Colonel Youmans, of their ounsel, showed deep agitation ; but with>ut delay he got up and gave notice of a notion for an arrest of judgment and a lew trial. While Colonel Yournan was writing the irder for the release of Mrs. Anderson, [leese got up and took the chair that bis iounsel had vacated near the aisle. Sev>ral who were watching the scene noticed lim cast his eyes around furtively toward ine of the side doors. They also noticed Deputy Scoggins quietly walk over in the lirectioti iudicated; but tbat was an. People began to leave the court room, md Deputy Scoggins and his brother Frank started out of the door with the irisoners; the deputy in charge of Reese md his brother in charge of Luckie. The tudience had moved outof the front door, ind when the stragglers were reaching be side gates, those nearest the rear exit MARION R. REESE. )f the courthouse heard the challenges md shot as they are recorded above. Rushing in the direction indicated, they net Deputy Scoggings, Senator Finley and W. M. Stowe, supporting M. R. Reese, staggering like a drunk man and sroceeding to Dr. Miles Walker's office. The deputies, with their prisoners, had ust gotten down the back steps from the .nnm W T, ftiTifrtriiiH and Reese UW1" 1 *- ? were in front and Frank Scoggins and Luckie were behind. Luckie requested permission to speak to Mr. McDow, and itanding within easy reach with his hand ;>n his revolver, Mr. Frank Scoggins permitted him to do so. Then a few moments afterward, he saw Reese running, ind drew his pistol to shoot; but his jrotber was directly between him and the fugitive. Mr. R. L. Scoggins was fully equal to ;be emergency, however. Standing on the tin lovolnH his nistnl at thfl fleeing man as cooly as if shooting at a I target. The distance was about 18 steps.' Reese gave utterance to a loud groan, itood dazed for a moment, and fell in a leap in the gutter. Deputy Scoggins did not fire again; iut imm ediately rushed up to the fallen . man. Senator Finley, who was just going into his office at the time, was at the scene at the same instant, and as Mr. Reese began to rise to his feet, the two nen seized him by either arm, and he said to Mr. Scoggins, "You have killed tie!" The wounded man was taken first to Kuykendal's drugstore, and then to the sfflce of D r. Miles Wa'ker. It was found bat the ball bad si ruck the thick portion >f the skull in the back of the bead just ibove the spiual column. Drs. R. A. Braton, Miles Walker and W. G. White took ' charge of the case, and aftgr probing for ;wo hours or more, finally extracted most >f the bullet in three pieces. It bad bro-. ten and scattered, aud it is not certain )ut what there is a piece of it is still in the vound. / Reese stood the operation bravely and vith remarkable patience. After it was >ver he was taken to jail, and at last accounts was resting as comfortably as could 36 expected. From the best information ;be reporter has been able to arrive at, the 3111ifit did not Denetrate the brain, and al though it is possible tbat the wound may prove fatal, the chances for life are strong* t iy in the unfortunate man's favor. He ;old Mr. Scoggins, however: "I wish you bad killed me." Deputy Scoggins bad but little to say. All the while Reese and Luckie had been treated with the utmost consideration. Instead of being kept behind the bars at uight, they were allowed to sleep downstairs with Mr. Scoggins on guard. After the verdict, Reese told Sheriff Crawford: "You can continue to trust me as you . * have been." It was on account of the fact tbat after this the prisoner ran tbat Mr. Scoggins seemed to have most regret. So far as bis own action was concerned, he thought, and the public agrees^ tbat # ' he did bis duty just as did tbe jury which rendered tbe verdict. People acquainted with the whole case have been noting-as remarkable coinc4.- * dences, the fact that both Williams and v Reese were shot on Thursday night at about the same hour?9.30 o'clock. Both were abot with 38-calibre bullets near Presbyterian churches and struck within ' 3 inches of the same spot, and both were * running. The only material difference here is that one went down before the bullet of an assassin, and the other was c hecked by a faithful servant of the law. ^ HE TURNED THE CASE. It is now generally conceded that the Reese case turned on the testimony of Robert A. Anderson. Had he not been here, it is probable that the defense would have been different, and that the prisoners would have been acquitted. *At the ti me of the murder, Mr. Anderson was out in Arizona. 'He was wanted by the United States authorities for white --V, capping in Georgia, and did not dare return. This fact was generally known. ^ After investigating the case thoroughly, Solicitor Henry decided that the presence nf Anderson was absolutely necessary, and after getting permission from Governor Evans, turned the matter over to 3tate Detective Newbold. Newbold went ROBERT A. ANDERSON. errors. Mr. George Moore lniorins ine t reporter that in answer to a question, he said he did not know whether or not Dr. Patterson kept a "boarding house." Reference to the report will show that the reporter understood the question otherwise. Gaffhey'n New County. The Gaffuey Ledger seems to be of down to Georgia, laid the whole matter before the Federal authorities, and got from them a promise that if Anderson would surrender, he would be released on bail, and, if possible, the case against him would be nol prossed. As the next step, Detective Newbold learned that Mr. R. L. Edmonson, of Chattanooga, knew where Anderson was, and through him, maraged to complete the negotiations which resulted in bringing this all-important witness to couij. Mr. Anderson, Mr. Edmonson, and their aunt, Mrs. S. G. Fields, of Dalton Ga., are now here in connection with the habeas corpus proceedings for the possession of the little child Foster. LOCAL. LACONICS. Until January, 1807. The Twice-a-Week Enquirer will be furnished from this date to January 1st, 1897, for 32 cents. Tliey Wanted to Hear. A frequently remarked feature of the Reese trial, has been the presen ce of quite a number of preachers. They occupied choice seats aud were among the most interested listeners to the proceedings. c Died Suddenly. Colonel W. B. Allison died suddenly at his home at Tirzah on yesterd ay. He has been in attendance at court during the week. We will give a full sketch of his life in our next issue. Fine Celery. Mr. C. H. Smith has the thanks of The Enquirer for a bunch of home-raised ' celery. Mr. Spiith has been in the celery business for several years now, and has become an expert. This year's crop surpasses all previous efforts. They Return Thanks. Members of the jury in the Reese case have requested The Enquirer to return thanks to the Parish hotel management for hospitable treatment to Mrs. T. M. Dobson for refreshments sent them on Sunday; and to Dr. Williaml Walker for the loan of crokinole boards. A Correction. In preparing matter for the press as rapidly as has been necessary in the Reese case, it is impossible to avoid a few