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VOLUME 13. ... V, ?
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The. first day's proceedings in the
Vial of *B4wk>nd D. Bigham, Florence **
county, farmee, who Jo changed ^
' *he ?n?f4?r pf five'. members of hi* ^
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V ? * 6\vn family, were brought to a~ sudden ia
v ' - close late Thursday when ia_ State's aj
witness was "fatally stricken While ei
'1 ' testifying.. . .. $
, George J. Steely 72 years of age,
president of the bank of Pamplicb, y<
2was describing scenes at the Bigham fc
hottie on the afternoon of January' gj
22., when the five members of the* j,
*\ . "" family were killed, when' his mouth aj
?7 showed a strained appearance. He
^ was assisted from the witness chair te
. already unconscious, and taken into ti
the judge's cloak room from where it a<
_ was reported a few n\inute3 after- ie
.waj"4 that he" was dead. j-. w
Court Adjourns _ ti
' At the suggestion of Phillip ll. Ar- it
*' rowsmith, assisting .. Solicitor L, "M. hi
Casque in the prosecution, Judge
Havne F. Rice adiourned court until in
- ^ Friday morning:. Mr. Arrowamith was
. J. examining: the .witness when the latr to
ter was stricken. hi
* r? v Mr. Steele was the second witness ni
' called by the state, following Dr. W; f|
-? ; -H.' Poston, of Pampplicjo, on the pj
stand. Dr. Foston had been under ex- je
. amination from about 11:30 that ad
morning unti] 5 o'clock that after- fo
noon telling of his services at the di
?? ?Bigham home in connection with the "
tragedy,. and undergoing a severe ti
v questioning from both state defense el
attorneys on his view as an expert of u
/ ' ' th# possibility that \Smiley Bigham
had committed suicide. - Hi
Edmund'P. Bigham, convicted and
:V1F "^"tenrari In daith nnnn fm the . his
hWirnsr. nm guwiv r
when arraingedfor the second- tha*
"V on the same charge. , V- '
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* - Although he followed the progress w
ii of the case with evident interest, the cc
rC. -^!HeWdcnt--9hewedjaa^it?feion'or con* W
c^rn during the day; -? ? 3*
* -Apparently- in the best- of health,
.ir "Mr. "Steele mounted the. witness chair h<
with a firm step and answered que*? II
" 'tions put to him in a clear vigorous*.-hi
-manner. He said. Edmund Bigham fi
- asked him to assist in searching for hi
' the remaining members o.f the- fami- J*
? ly after Mrs. Bigham and one of thejni
bovs had beefT found -dead-bui-.that j lo
^he.declitied because he thought it* was "ol
j? dangerous.? ~?r: f ' Jtf
"Who "Were you afraid of?" Attor- (jl<
ney Arrowsmith asked. "Whoevir #
Was doing the. killing," the witnt-i w
' rejoined, whildFa ripple of laughter
stirred the packed courtroom. hi
* Relations Good /; " w
The. bodies ot the other children di
ahd Mrs Black were found later, he n<
testified, The witness said, he had C
. known the Bigham family since he tl
was old enough to know anything, -g
The relation^ between Smily. and his di
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motner ana buw were^joou, n? sbiu, m
and so far as he knew, so were the
relations between. Edmuhc^. and the hi
! members of the''family." Jii
Asked about the relations between t>
the two brothers, Mr jSteele ^replied, m
4<exeept for what Smily told me they ?4
. were good <so far as I knb*r.M 1o
~ ? "JHle was not tailed upon-to explain b<
what Smily had told him. *- . p
-Testimony of Doctor Poston con.
sumed a 'large part of the day. He w
[. described tfce wounds of which Big.- hi
ham's mother, sister and the letter's 10
~ adopted children died. V b<
" QuestioWbd by Judge Mendel U w
'-iSmith, Camden, of the defense coun-^ h<
__ sel, it waa indicated that the defense M
would ewdwyui tir establish the thev ""
?77 ory that Smily Bigham kilted the
' other members of "Mr ily and then d<
f" committed suicide. - V1 d(
/ ..'Solicitor L. Jkf. Gasque and Attor"
hey ArrowsmitV both of. Florence, pi
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" T)t^ fir-Foaton thai Jgmily Bigham did h)
not cdhimit suicide, flttaugliins dead ej
body wj|S found with a bullet. hole, oi
in the right temple end a revolver di
-J.?--.?held: loosely in his right Hand. .. ; I
?i -1; The personnel a?: the Jury follows: IU
^ K?-C, Lowell, George Bellamy, W. L. 1*
Edbe,.ll^ A. Page, Sam Q, Lomj, ?/
' V Vincent Ward, W. A. Moore, J. w
Royals, Pearlie Doyle, W. L. Thompv ri
son, Claude M. Boyd and A. H. Long.
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Hundreds of men, with many wo- tb
i.en and children, sought to obtain gi
>ats in the court room bur mairy th
erf disappointed; jW opening, of
>ur? Thursday afternoon was d > pi
yed about .">0 minutes by. the on- pa
sility of court attaches and yrltness- at
I?to- make their way' through ?the ?
irong'that swarmed atthedoorsr-,'t. yr
Bigham, with his wife And two o?
Miner daiKvhtnro oitf tntr hnaid^ h i?ii wf
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dloweti the proceedings closely. He 11
jokt^'at intervals with A. L. King, w
jdge Smith and E. J. Sherwood, who.
rc representing him, * .. "dn
Djaotor Poston who confessed of- ar
tn to inability "to remember his tes- as
mony at the coroner's inquest and qi
; the first trial, was examined at ht
pgth as to" whether or' rtet a man til
ho' comnjitted suicide would cofioue
to hold a pistol or would drop after
shooting himself through the i jjj
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The physician gave It "as his opi'nn
that either result was possible. w
Edmund Bigham, the witnesfe said, Bj,
ldhim he had returned to' the Big-, bfc
im home y after a short visit to a wl
?ighbor's to find, the members of the m
imily shot and to"see. Smiley disap- M
;ar across the road with some obct
in his hand. This was late in the w;
'ternoon and Smiley's body was m
>und about noon of the following gi
ly Dr. Poston testified. j.
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x tic ucicuoc uvjcvvcu iu an 4uco- ^0
ons relating to the manner in which p,
[1 members of the familyjmet death ^
ccept Smiley, for whose murder the
ate elected to try Edmund tb Big- aj
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idicated ifoerti the body of his brothm
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V Smihey, could be* found before it q
as actually located,^ was given in
?urt- Thursday, morning by Walter*.^
[cWhite, farmpr-neigh^or /- of the ^
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The ^defendent^ who wentT o5~l~EnaT"
are Thursday for the secorid on"
chgrge^ of murdering Smiley Big*m,
told ?T"Whlte, the latter testied,
that should be made~for ^
is broth o \? body near an* old ditch ^
here it " was later* "found. The witass
sa'id Edmund asked him' "to
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ok out for my interest" if the body
" Smiley was found, explaining that
i ? latter had four hundred or more
\>rs in his - poekets ^the day before "
i j tragedy. Only thirty rfdtfWiollaraere
found on the body, he said, w; .
The ' pistol, which Smiley Bigham .
id clasped loosely in his right hand ^
hen found, was offered in evidence
iring the testimony of the neat wit
sst, W. W. "Purvis, of Pamplico.- ?
ourt. attach w=were unable to open
le chamber'.'to ascertain whether the on
was loaded. It was. handed to the *
sfendant. who opened it exhibiting ?
ie epipty chambers. .
Purvis told of finding Smiley Big- ,
ant's body with-. the pistolin his ^
and. There Were traces- of blood oq
ie weapon .Jbpt none?on the dead f6
iap% "hand, he testified. The witness
>id Edmund Bigham asked him- to
ok for his brother's body, saying he *
slieved the "poor fellow"- was dead,
uryis stated. ^ S
Magistrate'B. J. flyman, the next
itnesa* testified that Edmund Bigam
told him -to make a search be- *9
w a certain road for his brother's *?
>dy. The body way found below t^jis
tad, he said. On cross-examination
b said the%defendant had not indicat- a<
ft
Testimony was presented that tfoe to
sfendant Had a pistot on tiler satur- w
ly when the tragedy took place^ and or
Iso on the preceding Saturday. The **
istol wt| identifvJ as the same c'
eapon found in Smiley Bigham's
end iVhen his dead body was located
t^lhaiday after the other - members th
f the. iainiijw mom iiiimil ehwi mm
eath. . * ?<- ? - g*
There was also testimony tq the ef- w
ir.i that Mood atains were found onjlB:
u ee I5?-to 1?, feet distant from the p<
>ot where Smiley BiyhSm's body J ti?
as found with a bullet wouhd-jn his V'
ght temple. ^ v ?. Ihi
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The prosecution - also introduce
dmund Bigham indicated the genei
direction in which search should fc
ade for Smiley's bod?. location c
ie -body resulting. Walter Surch, n?
o, testified that on Saturday befox
ie killing. Mrs. Bigham asked .him t
> Id Pampljco to get a policeman t
otect thejg from Jjjdmund, who sh
id, according witness,."ws
tf>ut tp k)ill" all df them. _
permit *wii
?sses and attaches ?lo attend the fur
at-qt George J. Stfeble, wty> die
fHirsday while-testifying a3 a state
itness'in the Bigham case..
Much of thev time of the court Fr
iy afternoon was consumed by a
-gumerit "between opposing couns<
t fo the mimissability of certai
icstions relating to Smiley Bit
mi's mental condition about th
the of? the tragedy. . '*
Defense Objects
Mrs. Ola Curtain, a neighbor of th
ighams, was asked about ajconyei
,tion Smiley Bigham had at he
me a few days before the family
ith the exception of Edmund, w?
iot to death. The defense raised a
ejection and. the jury was excuse
bile Jud^e . Rice heard the argt
ents. He reserved his. decision unt
onday. ?? T"?Q
Besides Mrs.' Curtain, - witness*
ho testified ' Friday were -Walt*
cWhite, who'helped in search fc
niley Bigham's body, Magistrate 1
Hyman and Charlie Gordon, W
r Miller, Archie Davis, Herbei
oxworth and Walter Burch, all n<
roes., . "f
The defense continued to object i
ictly to the death of Smiley Bighar
Gordon. Miller. Davia. and Fq:
orth testified to havin?jM*nJ&
to-?Saturday preceding the crim
ne of them said he saw/our or fr
owsstruck vHth the board. They a
tstified that Mrs. Black, Mrs. Bit
>m ancf'fche "two children left tl
)me Tand went to .Mrs. Curtain
mie Immedtatelv afWrward,
Indication by a state's witness <
ie signiture of L. Smiley Bighai
1 the SQcalled confession letter, or
' the factors on which the defgm
(cured a new trials marked the prot
!ss of EdmUnd D. Bigham's secoii
ial for. murder Monday. JC. M. Sfi
etary,}clerk of court fop Florern
unty, declared that tn his ?pinic
to fliomSfitro fr? + Vis* loffor nrfiipK i
lit was not. offered ihr evidence, wt
ie hand writing of Smiley Bifhar
hom along with his mother, Mrs A
I'. Bigham, his sister, Mrs,* Bfarjor
lack tfnd the two adopted childre
' the latter, Ceo and John^MrOracl
I, Edmund is Charged with kill in
January 4921, . at the Bigham plan
ion at Pfcmplico in Florence count;
Shortly after Edmund-JKas arrestc
few_ days after the tragedy, M
ingletary testified his wife presen
i a deed jorK practically i all of tt
tgham property at his office to 1
corded, but he refused tlT fceceptv
gcause he-said the document showe
irtain alterations and erasures. T1
?ed purported to fce signed by Mr
M_Bingham, Mrs. Black and Smi
r Bigham, and to convey 900 acre
i the defendant and $42,QO0._* '
Thb state also succeeded in gettin
to the evidence a. statement allege
have"been made by Smily'BigKai
iiesday before the Saturday of th
?- ? -? a _ at a. iitii ?, ,
iixiiciuv uuu xamuna is cuuing u
rath and is threatening to Jcill us a
it I am not afraid of him." T>
ate failed, however, in an attemi
place in evidence the will allege
- -have' been made on. the Satusda;
te week . before the crime. Jtidg
ayne F\ Rjce ruled that he would ft:
ude it for the preefent. -7.^ :
Testimohy of 'Surgeon.
Much of the afternoon session <
ie court was consumed by the test
ony of Dr. J. D: Smyser, brain sui
>oft and speciallit uf Flohewee, wb
[toothers exhumed, the body of Mr
trformed a post mortem examini
Dn. Dr. Smyser ^dpscribed the bulb
ound 'found in the skull of Mrs Bif
im and in response to questions" li
[pressed the opinion thaf the wouri
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(d. Mp Suffered Would havefjrodtaed
id- a?fcput-Utw?**5we?results if she had
p-: been suddenly beheaded. According to
* Edmund Bigha'm's account of the
if trigedy aa.jelatod'hy several witnes>
set, hft mother ran 'from the fronf g^
d9pr across the jhmd saying, "Ssmilcy
o haa kiJled' us all," when he returned'""
if home from a ^rief -*business trip to
ie find the family wiped but/ 0
& ... Undergoing u; searching -cross-ex,anliiflition
by vJu?f?e Mendel ^3T'
n S^itFTof defense^eounael-, D,c.Smyser ^
t-. tb^ified also to the powder burns or '
jst^iiyi- said to^ave been around the
d boUet wound in the temple, which ;
's {e*Se<l SmileyVlife. He said .Jjuni thel^f
! descrmtion of the ai>neaf nace of' the"
i-* wotond it_whs caUsed \>y a bullet .fir* j'81
n dsfrghi . a weapon not closer tp theaD
head than^lG inches. The defense has
n WRcSted. its theory of the crime is..*8
rth|t SmTTey Killed, the other ntembers. j hr
te of the- family apd then committed st'
-sillcidp. Dr. Srpyser^gave it as his
*, opinion that iJmiley,probably would 1
^ either have clenched the pistol firm- 0
^ $ ;,<>*> dropped it altogether after m
,r shouting himself. According to wit-1 ^
^ hjjhses the pistol was- loosely grasped a
'^rt?9n His body was .found about noon '-r
n of the day following the tragedy.
^ ?old that there was testimony that 1
!?> Sttil^y's thuhab had snapped l^ack m
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the "p st'ol was removed. Dr.. Sihyser r
)S Mid in his opinion the face indicated; ^
^ that the weapon had been placed in- j
)r the hand after rigor mortis had set In. V*
^ J. C. Copeland, former tepant on
I the Bigham farmk and A. H. Bostick u<
rt of events . connected .with the T
g. finding of Smiley's .. body and occur- 81
rences at'the Bigham home the day s<
the killing, r--, ' r ' 8
l_. 1?.? ^-Says Attitude Hostile ?^
| Mr. Singletary, although called hy R
r the prosecution, had "not-testified at a
i- uctufb /vywi iicji %. m.
aBptewCjuty^i^ ?qt^>3[;
m. tot f^M. GasqOe, referred to his at- *
^ titode as "apparently hostile." Bo- <
re sidea telling of the .attempt of Mrs. ^
jj Bigham to rcyord the deed, an at- n
_ tempt that he said^ was never renew- 0
,e ed.the clerk of eoqrt told.of several e
?g deeds including one concerning pro- t
perty of the late Mrs. Leatha Cain, a ''
of?the defendant, having been *
)f t >rp from^thxrrefr^^ 11litis jof - -?
m 'fjce. He asserted that he had reason ~~
' to believe. Smiley Bigham mutilated tl
his* * records and added that he at- y
tempted to prosecute him, but .Judge, a
^ Rice- ruled that portion of his testi- .si
^ mony_out as incompetent. > ?=- - tl
The witness identified Smiley Big- ^
in j hanya. ^ signatm-e^ efr the^ request of e
ls jfered in evidence at tnat point out n
the witness was asked by Mr. Arrow- ?b
(j smith if he still believed the sign a.- 81
je ture to he genuine after/what the sq- ?
,n' preme court and Judge S; .. W. G.
c_ Shipp at Separate times had said of '
g the letter.He replied that, he did. ^
v This was the] letter upon which the
y defense first mad^ lan unsuccessful
^ effort to obtain a new trial onjthe n
r ground of after "discovered evidence. fl
AH of -it except tfte signature Was u
ie typewritten ahd it. bore neither date ^
nor _ salutation, f"'" ' '_jr
it '"The text of.the letter follows:
d "Mother and Margie has .the two
ie signed'deeds that had disappeared in y
s. their posession; Causing trouble s1
1- s^ems to be their pleasure, They took g(
is the money tha? the postoffice depart- y
nuot has me charged with and w$re ^
% the eause of Cleveland running off. ei
d And I had to pay the bond. For years t]
w I havh had to leave'home and pay v
ie board to be in peace "to make my
p fulations and plots. They poisoned t]
11 father and tried (to-poison Letha's
io child after her death. When I found ^
,t them with tlie deeds I decided to kill g
d the last one of them and leave no one j,
yf to tell the tale. I ant writing this to ^
-e explain^why I did L this act. You Will '
[. never see me again alive. Signed L. 8.:
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Mrs. Q\w( Kirton was the first wit- ^
)f new to testify Monday. She was on ^
iV- HiniirnnH Fri
lilt DV?^1U WUVIl WtM v , wvkjvM. .... - - - p
p_ ^jay in^thehiidst of aft Argument as
Wiethe* she -should be permitted ^
^Tday Judge Ride ryled. that her evi- ^
. nh ^d mikc th^danHj^ofSmiley an c
re -issue and announced he would allow r
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RAND JURY - I*
MAKES REPORT
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ate of South Carolina, County of J
Uftftty, Court-of General Sessions,
September Term 1924.
i HtKs Honor. H. F. Rice, Presiding _".
Judge: ' : . , '. ' .
1. We haw passed en all bHls seht /'
us by the .solicitor,~ and have Fe- .
r??d?than/ . t? the Court, w&h our m
idinfrs?
5J. The"sptM*ial committee to investite
the condition of County Ofes,
aiid aH public buildings,-have- J??
ide oral report of the Grand Jury 1tl
follows: * , ''lJ
(a) No" speeial.or complete investi- ^
ition of general county finances has ^
on majde for the reason that the v"
ttlement of taxes for' fiscial year *r
1U23, should be witnessed by the ca
miptruller General and the Foreman ^
the Grand Jury has not yet been-.ce
nde; and the expenses of^making a.
ecial examination would merely be &
payment of duplicate work. / The
ejent foreman of the Grand Jurys
ill, when notified, attend any settle.
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ent made during the year, and if
.'ceesary will rfcport ahy special re
atter to the succeeding Grand Jury. ^
(b) The Grand Jury is'informed !t
iat. the - School District balances of "
- 'o* " ** "S't
le'cash on ^hami, for the* several tax ?ars
last- past, <ty> not^ agree as made ^
y the County Superintendent <?f Ed- .
nation and1-, the County Treasurer. *
his matter -tpfT" the subject of a*
aecial report', Co the General^ Afr
smbly of South. Carolina some' years *
go, and it is understood that the reDmrnendation'of
4,h<t mwtlk VtTf
pproved by the Grand Jury: But we;
re not informed as to weather these
marm mil TiiErmwrTr
CVyiflllicuuavivHo ^
[flnrinrtwrTiTOnnBrMd vheTBWT ^
y Superintenderd'of EJf&iUion.* The J
Jrand Jury recommends ^ that the
kiunty Superintendent of' Education '
nake his balances confirm to those
I the County Treasurer, as apprqv- *
d by the Comptroller General, andj *
he 'forepian of ^ the Grand Jury; un- ^
?ss he can show concIusiv^ly~-to-ihe _
reasurer 'some ^ error in the treasur- .
r's accounts. v , *
hat^ Uncol lect^'^ej^cutknSi 1 ol' '"past- ^
e$rs, r remain in -considerable j
mounts unaccounted for and ia-^the.^
herlffs hands.' We understand that '
he .sheriff,'-is-now- makin^jjxtra ef^
jrts to collect- or account for these j
xeciitions'. - We commend the sheriffs t
resent effort although lete, ai\d re- ^
t>mmend, that all executions in .hand _
e fully* eccounted^or^aTthe-wjBtattEc ^
uing tax settlement for the fiscial
ear 1926. Anti also recommend that'
le'sheriff follow closely pnd literal-. ,
r and- new acts lof 1924 relating to "j
?x executions.- / t
3. In our last report of the'June'
?rm of this court, we mentioned the. a
latter of ap investigation 01 mje ai- a
aire of the Bank of?Loris.?We are e
riabte for lack of further, infonma- t
ion, from th*e officers in charge of
fiese affairs to add linything to the ^
tatements of that report. We think
Ills' mater- is veav imnorant and that
; warraftts further investigation.
Whether' "the banking laws of the
tale have been, violated of not ii a /
erious que&tion'involved in. this iiv^ d
estigation. Ch^ 'Grand Jury ^htefe- jE
are earnestly recommend that the ^
nsuing : Gpand * Jury continue
\\e investigation begun by this body *
dth a view of presenting to* this a
ourt $ny violation of the laws of ^
tie state. " - " * L ' i (_^f ' j?
. 4. The Specfal- Cqmrnittee at?b by
firectibh of the Grand Jury invest!^ d
ated the condition of public build- *
ifcs, and we desire to call attention' V
> the condition of the jail and the ?
eed of repairs to that building, it *
ppears thai the ro6f of the jail still L_
??ks to the injury and detriment of *
lie interior of the building. Tlife aan- G
tary condition of the jail is most exehent.'-,
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6. It is brought to our attention
?h* hridorAH in the river swamp *
n the Horry si<te of the Sandy Bluff c
/e^deabr^to cal 1'^h'e'attonti6rT~af. rtnr 4
Ipont'y Road Commissioner to this .
onditiorwuith; jf~vieW of having him
em?$ if im'^pdiately^/ ^ v ' ' ;'-4; .
The-Grand Jury directs the follow- ^
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H AM TESTIFIES
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udge Rice Scores Law-"^7
-yers for Contempt
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Judjfe'Rice ruled out the will subittod
by the;jgt.nte? ifl evidence. Ho - '
(i f o#l Wtit fKtiz 'rfnt finut :?-? ??* >
\e defense then , moved that. Judge ? ' ' T* "
cb' direct a verdict. The 'motion was ' ' j
er ruled- The cjefense then opened ^ --y
? casiT'by putting on the stand, the ' 3
fendant, Edmund D; Bigham.. Big-* .
Liu. appeared. cool aAd collected on - / '*
e stand, giving his answers In a - .?
par distinct voice. "I /ame home , y J
om Ga. late ip summer iDf.1920.be- '
usef' of, a letter t received from '
other. I came immediately after re- .
iving letter, and arrived home late r * ...
iturday night. Left Mohday. All V
>t up when I got home. All came ?: ~~
>wn stairs, and began to talk about- ' - . A'
mething which happened .Tuesday
ght when they had to sepd for Mrs. , ... _
irton. Smiley, got rather angry. 1 -;/ asonedwith
him urging him nqt to? ' . .
i pngry with- pother. Smiley said if _?1?happened"
again he would kill every
st one of them. State moved to . 1
rike out-statement made by Smiley . v *?.
rBdmund,, Dut the motion was re- " *
ised.-AVd sat upland talked three or *
>ur hours that night and I left -there
is next afternoon. 'At. breakfast on
tiat mornfng we all -began toiktalk ??;???
gain. After breakfast Smiley and I
oolj'a walk together, Smiley mentioned
his financial condition and
aid he had been checked up around " ~~ V"1 ~
>730.00 short, as Postmaster and was ^
iaMeA..gP ^a liaj *UuiUM?. 1U s^ipied. L4^._:g!r5!
II 111! lliailiid Tinj tpnablnrl ef thfa 1 i" ijn \ nli,
iefore the Federal Court. He also " ! * ~"V
nontion'od records which had been / ... ^ j
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orn from record books. Said fye tore " "
hem out1 to do away with record of:! vj
ransfer of Bigham property. Said he ... .
ixpected tto bt? brought up by Grand * *. .$
ury and he believed- the Clerk* saw., .
lihT Bear them-out^-SnjjlgX also-spoke^, - *. - *2
f Cleveland's bond, and said "fhifT*~?~ j
lather and Marjie were, the cause of 1 ' ;*
-lrvfltuiri's running away. Said ne. i
ms^gmTTgHio^u^ huiid ^ - Hi
returned to Ga, that afterndon7~ffnd ' * i 7
fune back later on when an arrange- . /
lent was made to fettle^ up our/af- sJr~. - t
airs and they. Smiley, Mother arid "*r?-?y ^
largie made me deed for -all proper- . / . - *
y. $42,000.00. TSmiley owed me ^ ^
000 since 101]$. H# was worried t
bout- that. I went back to Ga. and??~y~?
hnnt. MoiMmhpf "10 I; moved back to / .
he Biffham hompand~werir~tTitn?th^-~?J ~ '
rood cutting , busineshi_Cut about /J .
ooa kafnn> ilia Ulltank 7
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lace, Smiley looking after the \oadyrig.
My relations were always pleajrf- ? n
nt wjth the family. I ne^r struck
fother or" Sister." Smil^y^was. worri- .
d abl5ur~fh? Pbsot Offlce^matter, the
orn records, and the f26,000. which * ' Vv;
>e pi^ed me. (H^re^Bigham made a ~ (continued
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ng>^resentments to be made': j . :
^OrtHa _Watta for running a dissofretly
house. .Witnesses: Cb'?,F. Smith, ' , ^
Imery Haftes,""jC- P. Gibson, John.
Paters,*Ltssey .WaterIT~ ?:?? . * ^ v
Sallie Carter, and ^Besrfie Flowers or
keeping a bawdy hbUse. Witness- . /'
a: J- L. Edwards, \Vr IT."Roberts,- ~ $?]
Jewberry Robert*, John Cox, Taft ^
ikibber and Harbert Jodd. " v - *"
L. B. Bailey.^for being drunk and ^ \
i80raeriy, carrynig jnswi, v.. v. v
bout March 36^. 1924. WltnessesT ~~ K
Vill Fowler, die Fowler, W. L. Bail-".
y, E W. Small^JCrome Small, J. L. v lugging;
Jack Long.
J. Q. Graham and Ellen Wifliams
or; adultry. Witnesses J. P. Stanley, ^=r? 1 *"-; > u "
leo. Gatise, Will Faircloth,' B.F. >. '
tutler aSuTHairy Jane Roger*! Zealit <
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We desire to thank your honor and - > _
he^off icers of this toifrt Tor the many ' ourteeies
extended 4he- grand,
I**- and to the individual members
durlng-thi* terry. ' %. ' l' - J- ? _4
W- LEWIS, 2;
T&rtman,' __
Jonw'ayr.S. C.; Sept. 24, 1924. ? i >?-*>
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