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l LIU, NOEBEB 40. NEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1915. TWICE 1 WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR. F George A. Lon. P Charged K | KILLED B. R. (iUINN I W JANUARY 30, 1915 m JURY RETURNS YERDIOT AFTER DELIBERATING TWENTY HOURS I The Jury and Court Yisited the Scene [ of the Homicide Tuesday | Afternoon. I George A. Long lias been declared ? ~^ V?.. o -im-ir r?f hie nmirttrV gUIll V kJJ CL jut J Wi U4W w%%?v.y men of murder in the killing of his brother-in-law, B. R. Gi inn on the 30th of last January in the public highway as Guinn was retreating from The verdict was reached after the jury had been in possession of the case for about twenty hours. T.:e arguments were concluded and the charge of tfce judge delivered and the rcase given to tne jury ai a iew mm- i utes before two o'clock on Wednesday' afternoon. The jury was then taken to -dinner at the Newberry hotel. I On Wednesday night about 9 o'clock - the jury sent word to Judge Smith r that they could not agree, but the B judge ordered that they take more time for deliberation and tfcey were ft left in the room for tf:e night. Again ft when the judge went to tfce court V room about 9:30 on Thursday morning it was announced that they still ft could not agree and they were again Ho r>lr in tho rnnm A little after I **-?. bUV * w?. j ten o'clock they announced they had ^ reached a verdict and it was not guilIt is stated that the jury stood from B. . the beginning four for manslaughter and eight for acquittal. ft Tbe following gentlemen composed H the jury: W George Glasgow, foreman. m W. C. Brown, Jr. T. L. Dawkins. I ; J. T. Mack. I- A. L. Rikard. L J. W. Hipp. B J. P. Wheeler. "W. L. Buzhardt. f J. Burr Connelly. [L. S. Davis. J. A. Foy. L. P. Troutman. In the drawing of the jury the State stoad aside five jurors and the defense nine. The case was called for trial on Tuesday. The jury and the court vis, ited the scene of the homicide at tee Longshore store on Tuesday so that the jury might be familiar with sur r roundings and the better understand the testimony o^ the witnesses. There I' were not many witnesses as no one was I present at the killing except Mr. and I Mrs. Long who were returning from i Newberry and Mr. Guinn who was killed and who It ad gone out in the L road to speak to Mr. Long about the settlement of some cotton. The main K points in the testimony are printed in this connection. A good deal of interest was taken in L the trial and for the two days that it lasted the court room was filled with interested spectators among whom Wf were a good many women. The State was represented by Solicim tor Cooper and the defendant by f Blease and Blease. The testimony was all concluded on Tuesday afternoon and the first speech for t?e defense by Mr. H. H. Blease was delievered before the court adjourned on Tuesday. On the opening the court Wednesday morning the jury was addressed by Mr. Eugene S. Blease for the defense who spoke for about two hours. It was one of the strongest presentations of any case that we have ever heard in % court house. Without display but with tJbe power of elo ~ fA Fqucuue ami tuc ui iw^iv u.t analyzed the eridence and made it appear in behalf of his client and held the rapt attention and interest of tfbe jury and the large crowd of spectators from the time of his opening sentence until he closed with the plea that tfcey find the truth. i Solicitor Cooper followed and in -a j plain and practical way he presented j the side of the State with force and power. It was a strong jjresentatiori ,-pf rl&e State'3 aide. Jwige SmitJh theft charged the jury. S .-iN.-T . K g Acquitted; With Murder in one of the clearest and strongest charges that have been heard in the court i':ouse. He is eloquent even in the presentation of the law which he does clearly and so that the jury may understand. The reporter did not hear fc'r.e address of Mr. H. H. Blease. It is not the province of the newspaper to criticize the verdict of a jury but the general impression was that it would be either a mistrial or a verdict of manslaughter and Messrs. Blease and Blease "are to be congratulated on the victory they have won in this case in convincing the jury of tpe innocence of the defendant. The following is a synopsis of the testimony: State's Testimony. Dr. W. D. Senn. Dr. W. D. Senn testified that on the 30th of January, 1915, about sun down he was called to see Mr. Guinn. Went to him as quickly as possible and found him lvine- in Dublie road, with left side of face on the ground and arms down by side. Found three gun shot wounds on "his body, one in the right side, a little to the back, one in the back of the head almost in centre of head but just a fraction to t):e right. The third wound was in the front of the left ear, and it was the opinion of the witness t?at this wound was an exit wound, made bj the same ball that entered the bach of the head. The range of ball thai - ? * > j i ? -A enierea ine xieau was a uttie uynaiu and to the left. Witness testified tt-al Mr." Guinn was not dead when h? reached fcim. Lived about 15 minutes but made no statement. Noticec nothing wrong with either hand ol deceased and testified that the drawi condition which some of the witnesses testified to could have been caused hv the wound causing a sudder contraction of tfce muscles. Met Mr Long in road and Mi. Long told me U look for that big stick that Guini had. 0. H. Martin. Mr. G. H. Martin .testified that or the evening of the homicide he was in >ii?t varH ninkinar nn wr.ori ahnut 20( yards from where the snooting tool place. Didn't see the first :<hot. Thai attracted his attention arid Ibe sa* the second and thirl shots. Saw Mr Ouinn running up the roau and at t"n( third shot fall. Was - r u.ming fron Mr. Long. Did not see Mr. Guini have anything in his hand. Aftei the sihooting saw Mr. Long get ii buggy and drive up to his (Martin's] store. Mr. Long made th* statement to Mr. Martin, "Well, I am in troubl* right now," but says "I had it to do I wasn't going to let Brooks Guini get to me with that big stick." Go to tee scene of the shooting four o: five minutes after it was over, mad< search for stick but did not find one Found one in road partly buried ir the mud which had the appearance o having been run over by vehicles The wounded man made no state ment. Brooks Guinn. Brooks Gvlnn, a son of tfce deceased, testified that he was on the sid< porch at the west end of the house sitting on the top step on the evening his father was killed. Just before th< difficulty father and myself had beer to barn feeding. iMy father had some bridles to put up and went across road to lot. Heard father say to Mr Mills when father saw Mr. Long com. ing, "Put my bridles up, I want tc speak to 'Kite' a minute." Mr. Guinr goes down embankment into road ant stoDS Mr. Lone and in about a min ute heard a pistol shot. Jumped ui on the porch and could see Mr. Lon? and Mr. Guinn in the road. Saw Mr Gainn running away from Mr. Long and in 10 or 15 seconds Mr. Long firec two more shots at Mr. Guinn and a1 the third shot Mr. Guinn fell. Kne^ r\ TT'OP -IwilirfVrl n^Aff f Ko/J o r> r vuat lit? nao xnjuitru yi c u j uau cluv. started for doctor. Passed Mr. Long in bis buggy and Long said something but don't know what it was. Saw Long taking empty cartridges out of Ibis pistol and reload it. Mrs. Shealy. Mrs. Saealy testified t/hat she had a Long in their buggy just short while before the shooting. Saw Mr. Gumc just a few. minutes before, saw noth- [: ing in his hand. < A. e. Mills. A. C. Mills testified that he and Mr. I flninn inst a si ort while before the shooting cad gone to the barn to feed. Heard ?\* r. Guinn say, "Yonder comes Mr. Long, I want to see him," and told Mills to put up some bridles for him that he had in his hand. Mills put bridles up, came out but didn't see Mr Guinn. Started towards house and got about three steps and heard j first shot. Whirled around and the second si ot had been fired. Saw the last shot. Guinn was running from , Long and at the last shot fell in the road. Went immediately to him and asked was he hurt, but Guinn didn't . ?peak. Didn't Fee ar** stick around anywhere. S. J. Shealy. S. J. Shealiy testified that he was i at home on the evening of t?he homicide, a quarter cf a mile away. Didn't rear the shooting. Air. Denart called and he with Mr. Shealy went to the scene in buggy. Found body of Guinn lying in road. Found a stick in road about four feet from Guinn's ' head. Stick about 12 or 15 inches long, muddy and had the appearance ' of having been run over by wagons. Jessie Guinn. t 2 - n..: *d t> .Jessie Vruiuu, sun <jl d. n. vxuiuii, | testified. Saw his father walk down ' into the road and just about the time ' .he got in the road saw Long jump 1 out of his buggy and si'root him. Shot 1 three times. Guinn was running when ' Long shot him, in the direction of '! house. r i Testimony for the Defense. : The following is the testimony for [ defense: - G.A.Long. ; G. A. Long, the defendant, testified 5 that on tfte day of the nomiciae ve I had been to Newberry with his wife, f Mrs. Dollie Long. Was returning i home in his buggy and got to the res idence of Mr. Guinn and Mr. -Guinn . called him from the side of the road t and told 'Mm to stop. Long stopped . his buggy and Mr. Guinn picked up a > stick upon the embankment and came i on down into t?e road up behind Long's buggy with the stick in his * - * ' **? r *i-m JL _ nana ana says 10 ijong. ~ ruie uv*r^ Long's nickname) I und-erstnd you , hajve been fussing about this cotton." j I say*, (Mr. Long) "Brooks, no I ? haven J- been fussing, but I think you ^ ought to arive me my part." He says, f "You are d lie, you ain't got any pa:t." I thought he was gok ing to fait ;ne in the buggy and I jump[ ed out ar.d says, "Brooks, don't hit " J me with tJ.at stick." He says, "You I i G d s of a b 111 burst ^ I -your brains out," and he struck at me ( with the stick. He threw his hand t up that way and I shot him. Shot twice and at the -second shot Guinn turned kinder to the left and the last * shot was fired. Was frightened; don't know whether third shot hit him or not. When first two shots were fired, [ 4 Guinn had stick drawn on Long, hitting at him. Long was standing about ' the edge of the buggy wheel and ^ Guinn was a little around to the back. All tt':ree shots pretty close together; there was slight interval between first and second and third. Felt like Guinn was going to kill me when he had stick up in striking position. Guinn fell in the road kinder on the stick - which 'be had in his hand. I got in - my buggy and started home. Don't >r know of anybody except the deceased, J Mr. Guinn, Mrs. Dolly Long and my1 i-alf wl'Vv con- o/->tn i? llir nrJiot hannPTl. "I' v/ OA *t UVbUWiij ?t JliUt ' ed. On the7 way home in buggy told 5 Mr. Martin, the storekeeper, about 200 yards away, that I had shot Brooks - Guinn. Met Dr. W. D. Senn further >* up the road and told him to get that 1 stick. Went on home and phoned for I sheriff to come after me. That day when I left home I intended to come > to Newberry and if any of my sons ? were ibere I would go home with them. My wife, Mrs. Dollie Long, had the r pistol in the buggy for her protection I in case s>be had to return home alone. : Dr. F. D. Mower. r Dr. F. D .Mower, a witness for the I defense, says be has had some ex? perieiice with gun. shot wounds and '> says it is possible for a man who is ' shot in the itead into the brain, to i walk several steps after he is shot On cross examination said that more would fall than would walk. t a^rs. G. A. Long. ^rs. ?. .L^ng4he.Jt>fe -of 4?be de- ? fendant testifies that she with her i husband left their home on the morn ing of tabe same day of the killing to come to the town of Newberry to sell country produce, eggs, butter, etc. Had a pistol in buggy which she (Mis. Long) usually carried with 'her on account of traveling and not getting h Am cx until o ft or- nip^ht Came on to Newberry and sold the produce, collected a few accounts and left Newberry about 4 o'clock to return home. On the way "lome stopped at Mrs. Shealy's to pa/ her some money for eggs she i':ad sold for Mrs. Shealy. Got to the home of Mr. Guinn and Mr. Guinn called to Mr. Long that ie wanted to see him. He was up on j the bank at the side of the road. Mr. i Long stopped the buggy and Mr. Guinn picked up a stick and walked down in the road kinder up behind the buggy and started a conversation with Mr. Long about some cotton. Had t?'~ e ' stick in his hand and cursed Mr. 1 Long. Mr. Long jumped out of the ; buggy. iMr. Guinn had the stick rais- i ed in a striking position and Mr. Long 1 told him not to fcit him with that; stick. Mr. Gumn cursed Mr. Long again and seemed as if he was going; to hit Mr. Long with the stick and j Mr Long shot i-im. Guinn had his j hand up with t)~e stick in it in a striK-1 ing position when Mr. Long shot. Did not fall at once but kinder stepped a step or two back and turned and j fell. Mr. Long got in buggy and we | started on towards home. Was frigftt-; ened very much. Thought Mr. G-uinn j was going to kill him with that stick. I On the way icome stopped at Mr. j Oxner's to phone for tne sheriff but j couldn't get connection. Then we! went on home. A. P. Boozer. A. P. Boozer a witness for the defense testifies t-'nat he is engaged in the mercantile business in the town of Newberry. Knows Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Long. Saw iMts. Long in town on the day Mr. Guinn was killed. Thev werp in mv store. I loaded their buggy with a few bundles wthich they purchased at the store. Saw a pistol in the buggy, lying oil the seat. Had often seen it there when Mrs. Long was in town. She has left it in the store with me a few times. Know she was in the habit of carrying a pistol. Clayton Memorial, There will be preaching at Clayton Memorial Universalist dhurch Sunday morning1 at 11 o'clock Sunday niglit at 8:30. The public is inivited to attend these services. Rev. Elton Wilson will preach. At First Baptist Church. The Rev E. W. Babb of Easley will nreanh at t/:? First Bantist church on Sunday morning. The public is cordially invited to attend the services. First Bloom. ) Mr. P. B. Banks brought the first cotton bloom of the season to The Herald and News Thursday afternoon. Children's Day. Children's day will be observed at Smyrna church in No. 6 township on next Sunday with all day services and dinner on the ground. Saving to Taxpayers. Lexington Dispatch. As a rule the average citizen cares nothing about the up-keep of his particular stretch of road. Certainly not enough to take a day off and together with his team and force go out and do a day's work on the road leading t&rougrti his plantation; he leaves this for the supervisor to have done, yet at the same time realizing that it is a. nhvsioal inmossibility for the cfcaingang to repair each road after every rain that comes or at the exact time the road needs attention. It cannot be estimated how much it has cost the farmers and taxpayers of the county by reason of the failure to keep the roads in good condition after they have been built by the chaingang. Supervisor Corley expects to fViof n G c ol Uy lue l UdUS mcn, -Lie- I** ready built at any cost. He has recently purchased a machine for this purpose?a machine feat will go over 25 or 30 miles a day. HMs machine will arrive within the next few week3 ? ^ - - - ??r ?*? > y'j*. . \ and will-^e used -for the purpose or, repairing roads wherever and whenever they need it. Returned Missi Married i WILL RtTURN TO AFRICA AFTER THE HONE)MOON MISS GERTRUDE SIMPSON AND REV. G. E. LEONARD WED Children's Day at Zion >'ext Sunday Interesting Program?Personal and Otherwise. Special to The Herald and News: Prosperity, June 17.?Beautiful in its simplicity and appropriateness was the wedding of Miss Gertrude Simpson to Rev. G. C. Leonard of Springfield, OMo, which was solemnized at Grace Lutheran church Thursday evening, June 17, at 7 o clock. 'The church was tastil/y decorated "Witu pot plants. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps of Columbia, assisted by Dr. A. J. Bowers of Xewberry. The effectiveness of coremoney was greatly added to by the part the young people of the church took in it. Just at 7 o'clock the young people of the church and the officiating ministers, in a processional, marched down tl-e church aisle'to the choir loft singing. "The Son of God Goes Forth to War.'' To the strains of -the bridal chorus from Lohengrin', the bridal party entered the church. First came the ushers, Dr. 0. B. Simpson, Messrs. C. M. and L. D. Simpson, brothers of the bride, and' Mr. T. P. Johnson of New [ berry, a cousin or o:e Driae. in: en j the groom with 'Ms best man, I Dr. P. D. Simpson, a brother of the bride, entered from the rear of the church, and the bride with her parents entered from the front of the ohurob. They met at the altar, and by the beautiful bethrothal and ring service of the General 'Synod of the North they were united in holy wedlock. To the strains of Mendelssohn's Wed* ding march tibe bride and groom with the wedding party marched out of the church. After this the young people and the officiating ministers, in a recessional left the church through the aisle by wibidh they entered singing "Praise to Christ." The bride and groom left on the train for a short stay at Asheville, -N. C. From here they will go to Springfield, Ohio, which will be their home during their stay in America. The most excellent music was furnished by Mrs. J. I). Quattlebaum and Mrs. J. F. Browne. Miss Simpson is a missionary to Afr-ino rvahirno^ tn America June. 1914. Mr. Leonard is also a missionany to Africa and returned June, 1915. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard will remain in America several months, then return to Africa to resume their work at the Muhlenberg Mission. On Wednesday evening, June 16, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Simpson gave an informal reception in order that the members of the Lutheran church, I their friends of the town and Mr. I T ? -3 " " WIAyvi OT? L/tiOIIcU'U Ilia.J xiiecL uvuvi, Tl-e guests were received by Dr. and Mrs. 0. B. Simpson and shown to the drawing room where they were inI troduced to Rev. Mr. Leonard. From the drawing room Misses Edna Fellers and Blanch Kibler conducted the guests to a cozy noOk where delightful nectar was served by Miss Susan I Quattlebaum and Messrs. F. W. Cal | mes and A. L. Wheeler. The register was presided over by Miss Alda Rae Wheeler and Mr. Allen Lester. In the dining room an ice course was served by a bevy of young girls. Throughout the evening a well selected program was rendered by Mesdames Browne and Quattlebaum. TV"a {rifts were numerous and beau ^ o tiful. Specially to be noted was a lovely silver tray presented to the bride by the Young People's society of Grace church?Miss Simpson being the organizer of this society. The home was, beautifully jiecorat^ed-in ^nthern -Smilax and cut ^ow-* ers. The following out of town guests ionaries r At Prosperity were here for the Simpson-Leonard wedding: Mrs. E. C. Kinard, Sumter; Mrs. Mary Rawl, Newberry; Miss Hattie Litzey, Brunson; Rev. and Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps, Columbia; !Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnston, Newberry; Mr. T. P. Johnson, Newberry; Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Kibler and family, Newberry; Miss Mary Burton, Newberry; Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Bowers, Newberry; Misses Sadie and Estelle Bowers, Mr. A. J. Bowers, Newberry; Mr. E. A. Griffin, Newberry; Miss Lilla Kibler, Monroe, N. C. j tX'iss Essie Black has returned t':.ome after a month's stay in Orangeburg. Eowman, Fairfax and Ehrhardt. Miss E'izabeth McWaters has gene ^ io Atlanta to spend the summer with . relatives. Miss Maud Livingston is attending the summer school in Rock Hill. Mrs. J. P. Wise has gone to Greenwood for a days' stay. Miss Kate Barre spent Tuesday in Columbia. Miss Elise Setzler of Cowpens is the guest of her uncle, Mr. J. B. T. Scott. TTfc T1 T"fc /T* 1 n- ^ C T/^t. ? jttev. n,. sr. iayiur ana rrui. juiui Taylor are spending tlie week in Batesburg. Dr. J. I. Bedenbaugsh spent Thursday in Columbia. Mrs. J. M. Cook leaves today for her home in Montgomery after a visit to her mother, iMrs. Alice Witherspoon. The following program will be rendered at Zion church, Sunday, June 20, at 10:30 o'clock: * - .prayer. 'Song?"We are Little Soldiers Marching," by school. Salutatory?"Soldiers of the King," Guy Counts. Song?"The Son of God Goes Forth to War." "A: Hero," J. W. Counts. "Put on the ; Whole Armor of God," Ray Bedenbaugft, Jacob Brooks Mayer, Boyd Summers. "T>he Sword of the 'Spirit," Alice Cook, Annie Belle Harmon, Mary Ellen Bowers, Helen Dawkins. The Land of Beginning Again, Isoline Harmon. Song?No. 56. "Little Soldiers of tfoe King," Myra Hardy, Nancy stockman, Ruth Nichols, Fred Cooke, Curtis Counts, George Dominick. ''TVk Vnur UpsI ,v Tsmh Rrnoks Mav er. "Missionary Chair," Ray Bedeabaugh, Vera Barnes, D. M. Bowers. "Work and Win," Jacob Kunkle. Song?No. 92. ''Harry's Lecture," D. M. Bowers. "Welcome to Cradle Roll Babies," ' Vera Barnes. "The Dearest Gem of All," May Lee Shealy. , i Anthem. "Willis 'Speech," George Dominick. "Be Ye Strong/' Bryan Livingston. "The Evangels Mission," Maybel Dominick, Elizabeth Barnes, Jacob Kunkle, iMcFall Bedenbaugh. Song?"Victory Through Grace." Temperance Exercise," by . group, George Dominick, Fred Cooke, Boyd Summers, McFall Bedenbaugh, Lee Dominick, D. M. Bowers, and others. I'm Going Back to Grand Pa's, Lee Dominick. "Thft Bovs we Want," Cecil Mills. Song?No. 187. "Give the Best You Ha^e," Wyman Shealy. "If We Help Each Other," Ruth Nichols, Helen Dawkins, Vera Barnes, Mary Ellen Bowers. Recitation?"It is Worth Sacrifice," Cora Summers. 'Giants to Fight," Boyd Summers, M.cFall Bedenbaugh, Ira Summers, Hutto Mayer. Lee Dominick. Song?"The Fight Is On," By Congregation. "Tfce Greek Revolution," Boyce Mills "I've a Story to Tell to the Nations," Alice Dominick, Lottie Mills, Cora Summers, Maybel Dominick, Ruth [Mayer, Elise Bedenbaugfa, Nancy Jane Cook, Sybil Dawkins. "Uncle Tom Baker," Carroll Mills. "Valedictory," Elizabeth Barnes. Sonar?'Qnaard Christian '.yii-fflr J-CSJL UUU Dinner on ""the ground. Prominent speakers will occupy the afternoon ^ j v - . i