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6 FAIR j PLA Upon Charges of Out of Clash Races Last STATE OFFER, TELLING TE1 Of Two Negroes Beh Party of Whites at Third Negro Being and Clubbed VI (Stuff CorreaDohddnce.) WALHALLA. March 2.?In the court or general sessions ror Oconeo coun ty thlH morning William T. McCliire, J. Wood row Campbell, ('alma ('. Kay. S. AuguBtua Jones, John McDonald and William Kay. residents of the Fair Play section or this county, were placed on trial for their lives, tho grand Jury having indicted them on charges or murder of Oreen Gibson, one of three negroes who met death an the rcBult of un escapade that oc cured in that section on December 20. last. Tho close or the first day's trial of the case saw the State with probably a llttlo more than half or Its testi mony in. Tho prosecution put up twelve witnesses during the day, mid ot this number two might be Bpoken of as "star" men. Testimony given by tho other ten wdtnesses wiib or minor importance, us compured with that given by the two principals. Of the large amount of testimony offered by the State on the opening day of the trial, however, only a portion of it had bearing directly on the case ut Btake, that is, th0 murder or Green Gibson. The State, it was announced, is introducing thlB testimony ror a specific purpose, and that Is to show the state of mind of those charged with murder or Green Gibson. Tell Horrible Story. The testimony offered by the prin cipal witnesses for the Stato today tells a story of alleged brutality such as this section of tho country proba bly has never heard before. ?The testi mony tells of the hoivtlng of two ne gro men, George Gibson, a son of the Green Gibson for whose alleged mur der the defendants are being tried, and Tom Splghts. The account of'the beating the witnesses swear was given these two negroes, by tho defendants themselves and by three negro men Who were im-.de to. take part in the bout lug of the two negroes, is bon i- , fying. The alleged beating given the ne groes took place In the State of Geor gia, and from the effects or the in juries then sustained thR negroes aro said to have died. But, as stated in the outset, this testimony appears to have no direct bearing on the enso at stake. Tbe defense objected from the first to ' the introduction of testimony as to what oecured on the Georgia side, and as to any treatment given any body but Green Gibson, us tho testi mony was irrelevant. The Slat0 con tended, however, that it was necessary to know what transpired immediately preceding, the death of Green Gibson In order to-show the state of mind the defendants were in, and to show.. malice on their part. Tho court ruled that the testimony was admissablo, and tho hearing of evidence of this churuc ter continued. Beaten by Eight 31 vn. The principal witness put tip today by the State was Alonto Anderson, a miillato. The negro testified that he was living ou tho farm of Woodrow Campbell lost December, and that on the 20th of that month he saw Colmus Kay/ John McDonald and Will Kay at the home of Mr. Campbell. That morning, he stated, he hitched up sev eral boggles ?t the direction of Mr. Campbell;, that-the white men men tioned and himself and two other ne groes got in the buggies and started for Tom spight'a . house. (Splghts is one of the negrofa who, it 1b .said, was beaten to death and who after wards died In Hartwell jail of hhs Injuries.). Upon arriving nt Spight's house, the witness stated, the white men went In to the house and, presently returned with Splghts, who was pat In a buggy and; driven away- in Cti? direction of the Georgia line. .On the way. "to Spight's house, h0 stated, they met S. Augustus Jones, who accompanied tho party. He gave the names of tho other negroes in tho alleged whipping party as M?se Turner and Edgar White. Enrouto from, the home of Tom Spighta to the Georgia line, the wit ness continued, the party mot three' negroes coming up the road in a bug gy, these negroes being George Gib eon. John Swinger and another.negro whom he did not know. The witness stated thatf-the party of white men took George Gibson.out of h la buggy; that one or two of the men boat hint about Bome,; that they, tied Gibson and took him along with Tom Splghts and ?eut in the direction of Fair Play . and tbo Georgia aide. -At Fair Play, , he stated, thev wore joined by William T. McClare. Xegroes Ol?on Dealing. Tho '.'witness' described how*!; - payty^SMOvod on across the State, v .c^sskg Khox's bridge, ami stop n't-an om'.?{ore^a few .yards from bridge on th\v n?ofg?a \HU}o. <ir. Murder Growing Between The December. S TESTIMONY CRIBLE STORY tg Brutally Beaten By id Blacks?Also of Shot Down in Duel. 7iih His Guns. river, II? stated that lue white mon in the parly told lillU and the other two negroes to take Ton? Spights und George Gibson Into the store; that they were told to take the two n?'gro men's olulheH down; that this waa done; that two of the negroes stretch-* ed Tom Spights across n counter and held him there while the third negro man, upon orders from the white men. heat George Gibson. When the first one of the three ne gro helpers had beaten Gibson he changed who waa with one or the ne groes who was holding Gibson across the counter, and the second negro came around and took the buggy trace and bent Gibson. Having takcu his 11II of beating, the Becond negro changed places with the third negro holding fc'plghts across the counter,, and this third negro came around and used the buggy traco on Spights. When the three negro helpers had flnlsh?d heating George Gibson, it was testi fied, five of the Hix white men in the party toolt turns at applying the bug gy truce to the negro's naked anatomy. This continued, the witness testified, until eight different men had applied the lash t0 George Gibson. The wit ness testified that the only mau in the party who did hot do any of the whip ping was Woodrpw.Campbell, who de clared ihut he did not have to do any of the boating, allUhe.i had brought along his negroes to do it for him. Meuten on Wet. When tho Gibson negro had been disposed of. tho testimony went, om Spights was placed across the coun ter and the lash applied to him in much the game faBhion as it was ap plied to George Gibson. The witness stated that George Gibson was ablo to stand up a part of the time ufter tho beating and n part of tho timo was not able to stand. After Spights had been whipped some, it was stated. Calma Kay spoke up and said that the negro had had enough bout lug. (irren G Hin un t imics l'p. When the heating of George Gibson and Tom Spights hai been finished, the witness stated, he looked on: the door of the store and saw Green Gib son and two other negroes, armed With shot guns, approaching the build ing. Thl3 matter was reported to the white men, the witness Btated, and immediately they came out of the house, with pistols drawn, arid com manded Green Gibson*mid the other two negroes to drop their guus. The witness tcBtlfied that Green Gibson said. "Gentlemen, if he ha* done ncy-. thing let the law take .its course." Tho negroes were again commanded to drop their gunb. tho witness stated, the three negroes began hacking olf toward th? bridge. When the negroes backed off, t lie witness statodt shoot ing between theiu and the; white men began. The witness was not positive, but thought that .John McDonald fir ed tho first shot. . ' When ou exchange or some 20 shots had taken, place, the witness stated, ho and Calma Kay went over in Geor gia and secured three shot guns, re turning later to the bridge, where thx guns were distributed among thT members of the partyn, ?If ??B . Shooting of G.json. The. witness described the return from the Georgia side and the trip back toward Fair Play. On tho return trip, U seems, members of the party encountered Green Gibson.* who had nuide his get away after tho exchange of;allots near Knox's bridg?. The wit ness stated that ho went in the d|rec? tiort qt firing which he" heard' and saw--Calms Kay and William McClure shooting at Green Gibson, who was down in a field. Tho witness"1 described seeing Green Gibson shot down fand seeing him fire after he was down on the ground. Bcfor? Gibson fell ho saw him start running in'.the direction*ot one Mose Williams' house. The wit ness testified that he was given a' pistol by oacr-o? tho. white men and told'to run and head'off Green Glb don/'so as not to let him enter Mose Williams' house. Continuing bi? testi mony, the witnesH stated that arter Sreen Gibson had beenTmot down ho tw Calms Kay and Woodrow Camp bell hit him over th?'bend with the two guns which he h?d carried, both guns being broken. The witucs'j sa'd that after Green Gibson hnd been kill ed tho mtmbcrs of the party set off. with dogs looking for other negroes who were implicated in the shooting. Made ?WfddaTlt, The witness testified that he came to Anderson with Mr. Campbell dnr ???, c?r,,!?a?l?iat Ou went Willi Mr. Campboll to lawyer Dag p^ll's o?\?o;t where ho wnd fuhr to sign ?-paper.. Asked us'to the contents of j the paper he aignedv the witness said that ttuv paper ritafe^tbatW <AWdi?r| Anderson! .didn't know any of the negrooH engaged lu the riot, Mtil tl 1 TRIAL ji,. illdu't'Hfc any of th?? ?vents Bur roundlng Iii? beat inn >f the negroes in the killing of Green GlUou Tne witness stated that at the time he slenod this punor lin knew the slalo nicus were not trn<*. Second Slur Witness, The second Htar willies* put up by 4ho prosecution wa? Krtiutr White, who, the former with?8!< swote, was one of the throe negroes who were compelled ?? apply tho lu^h to George (libsoii ami Tom Spights. Kdgar White told practically the sunm story as that lohl by Alonzo Anderson. Mo testi fied as to the party of white men go ing to Tom Spighls' llou.se and taking him out of hod, taking hint to tli ston- across on the Georgia side und heating him with a b'lgpy trace, lie suhl that he would not have applied tho lasli to Gibson ho hud not been told by the white men that ihcy would "got him" unless he did. The other portions of the negro": testimony wore practically the ?am-; an Ilia*, given by j Alonzo Anderson. Cross Examined* These being the ">.?ln witnesses of the prosccutlou. t'.tti attorneys for the defense naturally centered ihelr sever est cross examination fire upon them. Hot h negroes were put through a thorough grilling, and while they wore tangled up in soul" Instances, their story, in tlld main, was not shak en. It was brougn: out on cross ex amination that counsel r"or the defense had had both nogrnvi put In Jail, and that while in prison affidavits were gotten from them with reference to what happened during the rioting period, l?oth wi?neas?u swoie that they had not been promised Immunity from indictment on condition they made thes,. affidavits, and that tliey had been offered no inducements of any other character to give the testi mony that they offered then. Wherenhouts of Negroes.' * It was not brought, ?-ut at the hear ing yesterduy whai becam-3 of Tom Spights and George llibson nfter they were boaten In the store, tho supposi tion being that tiny were left there while the members of the party pur sued Green Gibson and the other two negroes who hud nuvdnced upon them with shot guns while they were in the house administering the whippiLgs to the two negroes. George Gibson and Tom Spights. 't was n >t brought out what became of the two negroes who were with Green Gibson when he advanced upon the party of white men at Knox's Bridge'. The testimony only chowed that Green Gibson fled back 10 tho South Carolina side after the exchange* of shots at the bridge and that he was engaged by members of .the white men's purty several miles hack on the South Carolina side and killed in a duel with fevorui m?mbt?rs of I he party, two of whom took lib shot guns away from him. after he had fallen, and broke them over his head. Other Witnesses Other witnesses put up by tho pros ecution, and in the order in whicli they were called, were Carrls Spights, wife of Tom Spights; Moris Spights. stepdaughter of Tom Spights; Andy Bowers., S. B. Wilbur. 1. John Swing er. Anna Swinger, Alonzo Anderson. Mayor J. H. Godfrey, of Anderson; Edgar White, Pror. Harry Sheldon. I Abraham Swinger and W. 3. Camp-'1 bell. Other Testimony. Tho. testimony offered by Alonzo Anderson and Edgar White summed up practically all that was produced by tho State on the first day of tho trial. Other testimony was given by other witnesses, but it was not of an extraordinary nature nor very' Im portant to thecayc. On? of the wit nesses . testified 'thai whim the party of whitp men met George Gibson in the road they searched blin and m ?und n pistol iu .his pockot. Thereupon, they took hiin on to Georgia, with Tom Spights, and beat hin;. Wednesday's Frteeilure. It is impossible Just at-this juncture to predict Just when the rase will be brought to a close.' It is probable, however, that all of the testimony will be In. by tho adjournment of court to-, plght.-This being tho ense, the argu ments and the charg., should be made sometime Thursday, allowing'the mut ter to go to the jury ln?e that after noon. >**" "? " " Second Da v of Trial. (Staff l'orr?sondence.) WALHALLA.- March 3.?The close of the.Second*day of (he trial of Wil-. llam T.. McCluro, J. Woodrow Camp bell, Calma C. Kay. S. Augustus Jones, John McDonald and Will Kav, residents of the Fair I'lay section of Oconee county, charged with "the mur der of Green Gibson during a clash between tha . races, on December 20 last, saw all testimony for the prose cutioa'ln and the'examination or three witnesses for the defense completed, with the-exception of the* cross ex amining of thp third witness, who is tho first-named defendant In the case. William'T. McClore. >' v. Down to Worli; Tuesday, the first day of the trial, was taken up by the State In the Introduction of testimony which was of ?a preliminary nature so far as any , bearing It has directly on the case at Issue, that ?ie alleged murder of, Green Gibson. The prosecution con tended, howovor. that the Introduction , of testimony with reference to tho] beating of two negroes, one of them a sou of Green Gibson, over on tho, the Georgia side, was rolovant, In that tho State- had to show the state of mind of tho defendants at the tlmo Oib8onre ^M *? ",aVC murdered '0re9* t,-FM? hiornl?g the prosecution cea Hrtuod.iia testimony along this Une by I 8evi>raT. w^ltne8s?8; but^ after a short While- placedon the stand, fqr tho? ffigyy*1?'' ?ye -witnesses of the alleg-1 ?d* mu-rdvr-of ' Grew -fJIMforr: -Tt?m then up until about A o'clock In the I afternoon the" State offered. teBtlmtmy.' ; front ra ierai por^otut wlm elailil io liavj, seen Green Gibson donc to death. Two Green?, on Htnnd. la addition to tin* State's testimony being interesting for the reason Ili?t tho rirst eye witnesses of the alleged murder of Green Gibson were put on the aland, it was interesting for the further reason that thy two sons of Green Gibson, Job? and Will, who, with their father, went across Knox's Hrldge to the store where the six de fendants arc alleged to have admin istered severe beatings to ? George Gibson and Tom Spights. and ?ugaged them in battle with shot guns and pistol?, were put on lhe witness stund. IAue. of Defense. There has been more or less specu lation as to what line of ilcfcnsa would b,. followed in this case'. Some have neon inclined to think that the plea [of "self defense" would be used. Just j before court recessed this iiftoruoo-i, , however, an Incident secured which. I in all probability! reveals, the line of I defense that will be followed. It was gathered from n question that was about to be asked lhe defendant. William T. McClure. that the deren??' would attempt to show that Mcl'lur.Y was a magistrate; tbut he set. out to arrest Green Gibson because he was "armed to the terror of the people;" that he knew Green Gibson to be a dangerous man and that with 'hi* knowledge he deputized several of the defendants to go along with him and assist in the arrest of Gr?>cn Glbaon. The prosecution objected to th? question, and the objection was sus tained by the court. The court stated that lie knew of no law which per mitted a magistrate to turn constable and deputize another to asfeist In the arrest of a person for whom he had no warrant and who hud commit!?*! i no offense in the prcHonso of the mag ist rate. It was upparent from' the court's ruling that the defense had attempted to bring out this testimony at an in opportune time, as it had not been shown, by the testimony, that Green Gibson hud not committed any offense in the sight of the magistrate, or that the magistrate had any warrant for Green Gibson's arrest. Tell Their Stories. i The Green brothers testified that they went across the river with their father, who went to inquire as to why the men were beating his son, George Gibson. The witnesses stated that they got no reply from the white.men, other than a command to drop their guns and throw up their hands, which .they did not do. As they backed off from the party of white men. in the direction of tho river, they testtfied. members of tho'whlte party 'opened fire upon them first. - The negroes told how they returned the fire and then fled. One of the-brothers was wounded, it was testified, and lie was taken to the-homo of a-relative. The other brother, it''was testified, then: went to his home. !As to What became of their, father,-Green Gibson,-after that, the witnesses stated .that they did not know, other than that he went on up the road. I: Eye V'taw.ses Testify. The remainder op the testimony ofr fered by the prosecution wag-princi pally from witnesses who claim to have seen the killing of Green Gib son. The gist ofJ all this testimony was that the d?fendants, after "the shooting at Knox's Hridge. and after the three Gibson negroes had disap peared back on the South Carolina Bide of the river,'began a search of the country for the three negroes. Witnesses testified that William T. McClure went to the house ?f a negro womau Hying on ..his, place and in quired of a negro man'who was there j If he had seen anything of Green Gib- i son or any of. his .boys. rftacolvlng an j answer to the effect thai the Gibson negroes bad not been eigen,. It wan t entitled. McClure.then started around ! the house; and that as he did he spied Green Gibson, at some dlstanco in a field; that McClure shouted to .his companions to "come on boys, here.li? is" and began firing.at Green Gibson. The testimony continued to the^efTect that-McClure. and Green Gibson came rather close together down in,the field and that they exchanged shots; . that Gibson sank to the ground otter he had ruu to wlthin-n short distance ?d shoj, gun, with which he fired two nu?ro^sbotB..lpi,o tht proajtrato. body of Green Gibson; time McClure then advanced to the jSBRt where Gibson's body lay, mid picking up on? of th? dead negro'3 braws of guns,, struck tho negro over the head with it; breaking the. guni#? * The .testimony continued to-the. ?tr-.l fecLth?t aft?r Green* Gibson had been killed Wbodrow Campbell told negroes In the vicinity to come up and look-ut the body, and "see how nice It had bc?n done.". TctJilmonjr oi Defense. _^ At 4 o'clock .the}:-defense put. up Its first witness. . 'Another witness was put up. and at the time court udourn :od one of the defendants..-William T.: McClure was on t*tMWand. The exam ination of the defcmtdut by hU .cou.n4 ?et had j been. Lj?Mcally,, completed when,.court recesjK?d. at,tfr o'clock. When, court ;rae?t*^ursd?>- motmi at i):30 o'clock cross, examination of tl?ev defohdahe^tnesV will bo in order. " -/itru-jW i\ ' llefufe Allegations s One of-the first acts of tho defense' was to ofTer testimony from, Paul Mnrett, who was enroUte from Fair Play to La von in, on a pleasure trip, and who drovfe up to Knox'fi Bridge Just as th?" alleged whipping of the, negroes by the six defendants had been finished. The witness stated that he was standing In the road talking with McClure, with his baok turned toward the river bridge, when someone approached from behind, and. without warning, opened tire upon the white, men. T>e Witness 4*tat*d that he received ? load of shot in tho back. He turned and emptied his pin to!, at the fleeing n^ro?s. one o? whom ho ^cognised., s* Green Gibson. -Tito, pefenaanta/?lso.?j^ned fire on the negroes- but noj uritdt att?r fdip ?<* fcroca had ilrcd^flrsj, the WiSl^. v The; noxt wlt???s or imi>ortaho? -pkt ... i... .1... ..... AL'tlllam T ll v.U .... -.- , McClure. ?i?K ti'Hi.muiiy was to t?o effect thai on the morning of the day I lie alleged murder took place he was preparing to go 10 Lavoni?, On.; that Hi,, oilier defendants came by his j house that morning mid hud three no groes with them; that the other de fendants continued on their way tr ward Knox's Bridge and that later he] wont in that direction,'enroufe* lo Lavonla.~The witness testified that he! crossed Knox's Bridge a?id stopped at the store where the-.negroes ar* said; to,have .been'beaten, hut'denied tak-j lug anv part in the transaction at all. 1 After'1 the whipping was over and the white men w?re fired upon by Qrren Gihson and his sons, the de fendant testified, he then returned to the Soulli Carolina side of the river for the purpose of placing Green Gib son under arrest, the defendant being at that time u magistrate. McClure testified that he was unsuccessful in his'eiideavor to upprehend Green Gib son and Ural he returned to his store house; Unit ere long he was advised that Green Gibson had been seen not far down the road; that he went to arrest Green Gibson. The witnessed stated that he called upon Green Gibson lo surrender, but that instead of the negro doing Ibis he fired upon him with one of two shot guns which he carried. McClure j stated that he then attempted to fire upon Gibson with a pistol that had been handed to him, but that the pis tol refuged to fire. The load of sh:?- i from Greeu Gibson's gun, he stated, struck lilm In the face, whereupon he retreated and started to go to Moso Williams' house by circling around a piece of newgrouud. The defendant stated that he saw Green Gibson mak ing for' Mos,. Williams' house also, and that about (hat time the negto appeared on a little hillock, whereup on a number of gun shots sounded from a party of people In that vicini ty, lie stated that he called to Mose Williams not to let Green Gibson go Into the house. The defendant denied that he took Mose Williams' shot gun and fired at Green Gibson, and denied that after Green Gibson had fallen ho look one" of. the negro's shot guns and struck him with it. After Green Gibson, had been killed, he stated, he returned to his home at Fair Play. No Effd in Night. At this. time it is impossible lo state when tho case will come to a close. It is probable, however that all of Thursday will be taken np in the introduction qf testimony bv the defense. In this evenr, the case probably will not be completed bo fore sometime Friday. The testimony of the various wit nesses placed on the stand yesterday, Ib, In substance, as follows: The Testimony. Allen Merritt, who lives near th? place where Green Gibson was kill ed testified that Green Gibson came to lila house and. later' 'Went down j through the pasture; that in about 1mIf an hour he heard shooting; inter | Campbell and McClure came to his house and said Green Gibson hud been left down in -otton patch; later great crowd of citizens came'to his house, apparently looking for some one; that he. went out and searched his barn; found no one; Green Gib son had no guns at time he came to his house. W. T. Dooley. who lives In Fair"} Play, testified that hV saw several or the defendants on December 20 m they were coming from tho direction, of Knox's Bridge;, that the defendants told him and others, to rouse;the.peo ple as crowd of negroes hud m et them and had opened lire on them; saw George Gibson on December 21; he was dead;over on Georgia side; saw Tom. Spights and he was alive; saw Green.Gibson same day; he was dead down In McClure'h fluid; saw two broken guns .lying near his body. On redirect examination wituess said that before killing of Green Gibson Mc Clur? : told him to get his Jgun . and come help get the ,Gibson negroes., who wore over In a patch of woods. Charlie Merritt of .Cleveland.1 Gu., who. was. crjroute tft. ;Falr. Play ',?iv . December 20, und who happened along about,tho, t|me tho shooting at the brldgo occured. said- ho. saw collec tion or some. six orieight men ,'n% Knox's Bridge; recognized McClure and -Campbell.;- stopped to - inquire cause of shooting; -Paul Merritt, told us three .white, meu'had hcen.shot;. heard groans coining from -jtore; walked out to store and found negroes in bad shape ; Beemed to bQ .suffering terribly; <op,?' negro was. leaning against counter; other was-'p"*!*--. in door; George Gibson wef ,?*'.<? one leaning itgatnst tho courier , ..a mco was drawn ' and beggary , othor negro, Tom Spights, seem*- to,be. not so badly Injured; . saw; ' j blood on either hegro; McClure toid me .one of the negroes hod threatened to burn Mr. Woodrow Campbell's barn and that other, one had drawn a g'in on Mr. Kay and had threatened to shoot him;, coming;on toward Fair Play:we ; saw negroes coming down road, tor ward US. carrying a IfUflit iho dlEapr. peered,in bend of road and we never, saw hi m more, pn, c.roaa examina tion said, negro was going toward Knox's Brldgo ;. saw many fresh tracks along road. , Gibson Testifies. I v Will Glbsont brother of George Gib- ; son who was beaten to death find, son of . Green Gibson, who w*a shot -to, death teotlfled that on December .20 he went by his father's house andern and his father and another brother set out for Fair Play: each had one. shot; guttiL, weni on to Knox's Bridge; father aaU ed McClure, Campbell and McDonald what they had George, bis brother, for : asked if George was under ar rest why they didn't let Jaw tako Ub codrso; white men told .us to throw up our hands ; wn backed off to tha, j bridge; aome of the:whltb!-folka'.:?Btfc first; fay. brother was shot through leg; all of us shot once; graphed, brother John up off bridge, arid.ear-. ; rled him back to South Carolloa side; i leftaaiy. bmther .at Uncle. Scott 1 BrowS*; r^a4 ro.n to my. father's house; my father left me l?Vween,s)Kr>, ) Weryloti's and Knox's Bridge;... at Kupx's, Brldgo.Saw throe, or tOdr;. :i negroes; my brother,.-George,;;, was -i only one 1 recognised: w<vdldnt shoot i tint? we got on bridge.. On cross examination -denied that i LADIES' H( MEN'S We have just receive PHOEN?X SILK HOSI -1? . ? , jumuics coiora Black White Tan Grey Ladies' qualities 5 75c and $1.00 Parcel Post orders pron T. L. C I ho told anyone as he was going down road toward Knox's Bridge that he was going to get him a G- d white 1nan; was going along road af ter white men with gun; dt store near Knox's Bridge saw his brother George standing out under a tree blindfolded; when father asked white men what they had George for they didn't reply; father asked why they didn't let "law take its course; they.told us to drop our guns and throw up our hands; we' turned and ran toward ? bridge; they shot at us some 15 or more timed; on reaching the bridge we turned and shot; I shot only twice; denied that he and his father, and brother surprised white men in. store and fired on them without warning; no other negroes Joined them that af ternoon. On redirect examination said lie and his father and brother didn't get any closer on white men at store than 100 yards. , John. Gibson. John Gibson, also a son of. Green Gibson and a brother of George.,and Will Gibson, testified he was at his home on' December 20; got bis. gun and Joined'his father and brother on way to Knox's Bridge; when my. fath er asked white men what they had my brother for Mr. McDonald said it was because they had found pistol on George ; we got no furthor answer from white men; one who was stand ing in door said, "Kill them;" we backed off then toward.bridge and the s h oo tin- began; I was' shot after reaching the bridge; saw brother walking out from front of store under a tree; heard Mr. McDonald tell him i?> look up; he seemed to be blindfold ed. - ' - On crors cxp urination said whlto men tired on/them 13 or 14 times be fore they fired. Dr. W. C. Mays, the next witness called, being absent from court, tostt mony which** ho gave at the prelimi nary hearing was read into the rec ord. The testimony was --with" refer ence to wounds he found on dead body of Green Gibson. - Ho said be found four wounds on negroes body, two made by shot guns, vjne by rJtic or pistol and one by club; any .one of wounds would have caused, death; wound with club was on negro's head. Frances* Nichols>who lived on Mr. McClure's place last December, said .Air, McClure came to her house and uaked, "a negro man there if he .had Been any of th? Gibson boys; asked me if i had any gun.shells; he then walked around house und said, "yond er comes otie of. them fei lows now*' and; .begab shooting; , It was i Uncle Green'Gibnorf; Mr. McClure began hol lering..''Come h?r$. boys!" He told the; negro mari at my house to rurt catch Green; negro didn'trdo. it; Mr. Mc Clure ran on aftejr. Green ; ;saw Green running \ toward.- ; M-ise ^r'tyHtyainB'.' house; saw several - men ah?biing at him; saw Green Gibson Bhoot at them Y Green ran on toward Mose Williams house and 'disappeared behind a little rl8e*between my house'cud Williams. ; On cross examination said Oreeo Gibson, was carrying two. styot guns; Mrl McClur?l didn't uaV?. a;shot ff?n. when be csmo to:*my house; hp was* ahc?ting plutol nt Green Gibson ; later on whotr Mr. McClure *ot ncarer,upon. Green Gibson he shot again at hi hi; ( Green tlien turned and. shot at Mr/ McClure. f;^3 Olive Nichols, daughter of the p.reV ceding witness, gave testimony corr robrating that given by 'Francs* Nichols; . m j >\T;v'; ^.,.Bea;,HI?lw'.Ne?t.''. .... I ,Beri -Hicks, resident,,of.lower.edga of Oponee ; County, testified that he IWifhat Knox's.Hridjce on. afternoon of December 20; /talked wi^h McClure; McClure asked r .me andL others V who wer? with nie to :watch aX< the. bridge ami. not let Gr??u, WUl;iWjohri 011>t ?pi? cross the bridg?; 3?ul/Merritt and Dan Harries -were, with Mr...Mc Clure; McClure' asked us'lf we had seen Gibson ; ther?.w?r? several white men In company with Mr.: McClure. : Dock " Hicks, sou of - previous . wit ness, who lived ' near Knox's Bridge Ism-.December, was: standing; with sev-r oral otherjs In road>bo?t half mile from Knox'a Bridge, 911 December 20. When Mr.'McClpro came up and ask ed, if wo ht>d-seen, Green Gibson or ahy.iOf.his. boys; told him no; told us to. get our, guns andigo w/atch bridge and not let any of the Gibson negroes cross. , ( lalaii. Bye Ti rtueiw. I^o WJIUaftts, son oV Mose WU Uams; who was; living - Mr; - Mo-' Olure's place last December, testified cs to seeing Green Gibson ranging, across field, toward Mose "Wilhams1 house; .h?arfl.^ra? oh?' fthbot; .Green f?li'to ;blfl. ItoVni?; sol up and smarted >SI?RY and HOSE d a new shipment of ERY. * mil_f_1_ Navy i White Tan Black Men's quality 50c to all iptly filled and prepaid. ely Co. off; fell again; rose up en hi? arms ; again arid shot.this time at Mr. Me- -, Clure; McClure^ came on up to our *, house and got papa's gun; shot two more times at Green Gibson, who was Jylug on ground; McClure then went on out to where Green was lying; saw him pick up gun and hit Green Gibson in head with one of Green's | guns; when he hit Green the stock of the gun flew off; saw Mr. Woodrow Campbell hit Green Gibson also with ' .gun; Mr. Woodrow Campbell then \ said to negroes, "Boys come up and j look at him, he is dead and can't hurt you; I want him to understand that . this is a white man's-country;" I went ! on up and looked at his body; saw * shot gun wounds in his face; aim ;' bruise in his head aud on his hip; j Green Gibson's body laid there in field until Monday night. Counsel for the defense - tried in ' Vain to shatter the story qf this little ; negro, who made the best witness the % State had produced up to thlS tint?. t Eunice Williams, daughter of Mose ' Williams and sister of previous wit- . ness, gave testimony corrobrating / that given ^y "her brother. Cross examination Tailed to shake the witnesses' st'ory. " Dinner recess. t Another Eye Witness. I * Mose Williams, who lived on Mr, j McClure's place last December, test!- ] fled, that on December 20 he saw j Green. Gibson coming from Frances ! Nichols, house toward his house; . heard shooting Is .what , made him look, out; got his' gun and three shells and' ran over to top of hill nearby; saw"-. Green1 Gibson coming toward his house and Cal Kay behind him; Gib son had 2 guns; saw two or three more men behind him; three or four bug gies came around hill and several > men jumped out and began shooting at Green; Green stood there looking at them '-shoot at him;' sank toM. ground; reached for one .of his guns but fell over before he could shoot it; Mr. McClure advanced on Green; . Green then rose up on IiIb elbows and reached for his gun and "fired at Mr. McClure; hit Mr. McClure who {J^fewf , his hand to his face; Green then rah"; on toward my' house; Mr. McClure - called mo not'to let Gibson in ?my house; I ran und closed door; 1 .looked ed out short While later and saw Gib-': sen fall ?gain: Mr. McClure'came oh:**-^ to my house- and- got my gun ; said :;<CONTfNUEDyQX PAGE SEVE!>U, .'. J. ML MeCowo's Grocery Chickens Require Food 'I Just as Human Be ing* do. 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