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If. JPALISIEi 186ei.- TNEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1898 WCE A W THE POMARIA ROBBERIES. JAH A. thElt AND UIS XWO SONS ON SIt IA L. Great ittirst Matitretted in ths TrIal-Tho Court Ilocom 11avcked-AI Fetill Syntoll"18 of tihe TeRtimiony-Wiitnemsrm for th.i Defo,lpo Now 1141hlig Ex11innedl. Albert, Itimer iai lought Cloapi Pireitratory tu Una. ning Awity to Uoet Mar ried-Uspo Will not be Conicludeil 1i1 fore T<omor. r0oW. The trial of the caso against tho Risers on the chargo of robbing the storo house of Mr. David Hipp and receiving stolen goods created more public intercst than any caso tried in Newberry in a good many years. The court houso was packed so that thero was scarceoly standing room at any timo during tho tak ing of the testimony. Peoplo woro present from all parts of the county and tho best. of ordor prevailod throughout tho day so anxious was overy one to catch all of the ovi dence. This was on account of the prom1i nence of the defendants in their com munity, all being whito nen, and Mr. Jas. A. Riser, the fatlher, having boen for a number of voars an officer in his church and Sunday-school bluPerintendant and delegato on various occasions to differet church conventions. A. F. Hiser is Secre tary of the County )Dom n-ratic Ex ocutivo Committee, and was at. one time a candidate for Counity Troas uror. Then, too, there has been a good deal said, niostly in wiispers, for two or three years of vatious and divers crimos and robberies in the neighbor hood of Pomaria, but until this pros ocution no one has dared to swear out a warrant ati. attenipt to' bring the guilty patties to justicv. A year or two ago several barrels of sugar and other articles were takon from the depot lit Poinaria. Tho railroad sont a detectivo there, who it is said, recovered some of the articles, but no prosecution followed and nothing more was heard of this. The last robbery was on ;-th Feb. rnary of this year, when tho store of Mr. D. Hipp was entered and robb.d. Ho secured the services of Mr. H. W. Holloway, a dotoctive, wh, 1o appeared in the neighborhood as an agent for a houso for enlarging pic tures. Ho was also a good hunter and was soon or.e of the )oys. As a result of his investigations soveral loads of goods were receivedl and the arrest of the defendants now on trial fol lowved. TI'he ones arrested so far are J as. A. Risor~ and( his t hree sons, Albert F., Joel W., aind Willi(', andti his son in- law, Jno. IBickley. There are also under arrest thri-eo ne'groes chargod with the samie offeniso: .Deyillius Baker, Dave Tritylor anid S;imnon Tay lor. In all of the casos tr-no bills have been returned. Inoterest ini t he canse was niot only confined to the male population but whenoi the court opened WVednesday morning at bevy of pr-etty girlIs sat within the bar to witnesp the legal b)attle which was to be fought in the court house. COUNSEL iN TilE CAsE. Solicitor Sense is aissisted in the prosenftion - of the caises by John stone & Wolch. Th'le dlefendants aro0 rep)resenited by Hunt & Hiunt and J. Y. (Cilbrea th who are light ing every intch of ground ably for their cljints. In facet it is a httrd fought bait tle on hot hi sidos. CAsE eAILEDI. As wats stated Tuesday the case waIs called Tiuosday aft ernioon. The Solicitor caile 1t1Ihee against Jas. A. Bisor, Alberi F. Riser and Willie Hisor-. WVitniesses were cal lod arnd the St arte an noncted ready for triairl. Th'Ie defense called their wit nosses and somne did niot answer. CONTINUANCE 1mtEl')i. They woro rnot readly. Maiterial witnessus were absen t. Counsel asked that in justice to them they would like to have the caiso pult off until Wodnosdav morning. Judge Benet rofused the request. The; the defendants asked for a continu ance to the next term and submitted an affidavit stating they had used duo diligence and had been unable to get several material witnesses pro sent and that they did not fcol they could go to trial without the presence of Mr. David Hipp aid Mrs. Eliza. both Riser. A battle royal ounsued between counsel. Tho Stato was willing to admit what it was claimed Mrs. Riser would swear woro she present, but would not admit what it was claimed Mr. Hipp ,would swear. Judge Bonot overruled 'ie motion for continuance and the prison;rs wore ordered arraigned and the drawing of the jury began. Tho defonso domanded that all jurors bo sworn on their voir dire and this was dono. The Stato had five challengor, and the defense twenty. Mr. R. 1). Smith was stood aside as he had formed or expressed an opition. Mr. J. W. Risor was also stood aside as he is a brother to two of the defondants and a son of the ot her. The Stato objected to five, as fol lows: J. A. Rikard, E. Leo Hayes, Antino Bizhardt, V. Pope Davis, and J. A. Mimnaugh. The defeiiso objectod to sixteen, as follows: W. T. Tarrant, J. W. Dominiek, J. T. Donnis, N. T. Hipp, Jas. 1H. Sense, E. L. Leavell, V. H. Derrick, John C. Brooks, M. L. Straus., W. G. Mayes, R. L. Ringer, J. W. Kinard, J. P. Bowers, J. A. Eddy, R. T. C. Hunter, and L. W. Shealy. THE JURY SELIECED Is as follows: J. V. ). Johnson, foreman; Geo. V. Long, Jacob W. Crouch, D. M. Bodenibaugh, W. A. Androws, Geo. F. Abrams, James M Jones, J. S. StilwOll, J. C. Caldwell, T. F. londrix, J. D. Boozer, P. J. Stevens. When the jury was cemploted the court took a recess until Wednesday morning. Judge Benot had Con stables Taylor and Dominick sworn and put in charge ot the jury, and they were directed to keep guard over tho jury and see that they did n1ot communicate with any ono;to take them to the hotel and guard thom from and to their meals and at night. Tbis,the Judge said, was done for the protection of the jury as well as for the interests of the cause. It was a good thing. It is good for the jury and will mako s-,re that no influenco could be brought from any source other t.han the evidence taken on the stand. wITNEsSEs ECleLUDED. Thei dlefonse asked that all wit niesses not being exam~iined bo ex eluded from the court room and the Stato joined in the request. One on each side was permitted to remain wvith counsel. The State retained IH. W. H-olloway and the defense Wilbu~r C. lHipp. J udge Benet t hen explained the several counts ini the indictumont and the caso0 procoeded to trial. EvIDENCE nEGUN. After moving in the court room in front of tihe jury several bcxes of various and1( sundlry articles of mrac chandise, shoes, tobacco, harness and flour the first, witness wa put on lihe stand and the ex:unination b)egan. All sorts of articles usually kept in a country store were in the lot of goods from circus so1'p and hairpins to silk handkerchiefs andl horse collars. The first witness puft on tihe stand Was Ma. J. J, nIENTz who is a clerk for Mr. D. Hipp and1 who wenit with the detective to idon tif tihe goods found. After being swornl he testified in substance as follows: - Live in Newvberry County. Have bieeni clerking for D). 1Hipp at Poma ria since the 5t~h or bthl of Januiary of this year. Jim-n Miller and Charlie Counts were clerking for ipp)h also. Myself and Miller still clerk for ip p. R~iihard Hipp el' 1ps us sornotinies. RememberIl)0 that wvo lost somte goods. WVe miisd somo501 good4 t.hree weeks before the last robbery. One pair of bl an kets and one box of t obacco all we missed att that time. Don't know of any3thuing else at that time. We knew t hese t hinugs were in stock and none1( of us sold1 them. Mr. Hunit objects that witness can only ate what he knows of his own knowledge and when ho says "we" is indefinite. Tho Court.: Certainly tho witnesi can only Stato what he saw and knows of his own knowledge. Tht Court thon explained to the witnesw 'that if he would only tell what hi know and saw it would save objec tionsx and timO. E1xamination resumed: The paii o' blankets are a kind wO do no keep in stock and this pair was special order. Had no others excopt cheaper blankets. We had only oic box of tobacco like the box that wai missing. Those things wore missin about three weeks beforo tho last robbery. The first intimation that wehad 01 tho last ro *,ery was on Movday morning when Jim Sotzlor came in the storo with four buggy whips, throo in a bunch and one loose, on which we found the cost mark of 1). Hipp, and they were liko some we hand in stock. Iad riot sold any. Wa'is at Pomaria Saturday night in our room. Closed the storo about sundown. Don't remember whc closed the door. After the buggy whips were brought inl wo bemin to look around and found a good niuny things gone. Good doall of tobacco, 2 boxes, "Geor. gin Cracker"and"Bull of tho Voods," stackedl up Sitnurday and gono Mon day, and two pi(,e, of boxes in shelves also geno. Some cigars we had staclked in Wednesday-1 boxes, 100 in box-"Pure Food ,'" also gone. Singlo barnOld b-erachi loader and some shells. Lot of she 1111d pair of boots lap robe, sovoral pairs of blankets, wholo valued at about $75. Missed bolt of blue flannel. It was on lower shelf near the imioney draw (r. P.pt it there myself. Somo had been cut off. Mlissed bolt red flannoJ and lot of shoes and shirts, whito, gauzo and wool shirts. A lot, oi empty shoo boxes and shirt boxes woro left on the shelvos. Pants goods and ono pair pants that had beer plit inl show ease. Mr. Hatton brought this pair of pants back and we put them in show caso. Don't remember if they wero in show case that Saturday. Missed valise or twc and two leather collars. At this point thOe boxes of goods that had been opened wore exhibitec to witness and ho began identifying the different articles as having Mr. Hipp's private cost mark onl them and stating whero they had boon found. One leather collir. Had one like it in store, Mr. Holloway found it ill Mr. Jim Hiser's barn. Had only one like that on Saturday. Value $2.00. Found Oe like ot hers wO had at Mr. Jno. Bickley's and before we got to Trial Justice it was gone again. It was in Mr. Bickley's buggy when we started. Found lap robo in Mr. J. A. Riser's m(eat house. Remember it was black on outside. Found SOve1a1l piecos cloth in Mr. Jim 1Riser's house,. Silk handkerchiefs oxamimed and- identified with Hipp's cost mark. They' woro found in box in Willie Riser's room in Jas. A. Riser's honse. Somne not identifled but altogether there were seome ten or twelve and were worth about 75 cents apiecco. A lot of cravats and a box of shirts found in same b)ox in same room Iulentified1 with ILipp's cost mark. Cravats, a pair of shoes, blox of knives, bottle bay rum, box (1 white shirts and negligee shirt iden tified with Hipp's cost mark. A coal., dlon't know except we have coats in stock like it. Bolt bleaching, shirts not marked. More shirts found, somo1 found in WVillie Riser's trunk in J. A. Riser's houso. Mere shirts wvith D. Hlipp's mark ini same b)ox arnd room ; unla'underod( shirts. One pail pants11 with H[ipp's mark and eight pair wvith no miark. Two more pairs with no mark. Coat and vest, no mark, but have goods like vest in stock. Bolt jeans, belt dlress goods worth 90 cents a yard. A shirt with D. Hipp's mark. Nine pairs of suis pondlers, none worn, but with nio marks. We have same susp)enders ina stock. B3olt of flannel. Missed some1 like that. IHad it near money dirawor and no other picco around. Lot h andkorch ie fy. Box cenffs-] pair's now culfs with D. Hipp)'s mark. 12 pairs cufis never- beenl used. Box now collars (17). Ten gauzo shuirts, 2 pai s enlis, (I boxes spool cotton, iS lalck anid one wvhite, 12 sp)ools mi box. Seven buunches hair p)ins, -4 tooth brushes, 2 mnemorandunm books, 3i sets tablespoons, handkerchiefs and a1 ves0t wit 1 n marks. Worsted diress goods wvi1 h D. IHipp's cost mark, a piece of bolt, about 25 or 30 yards. Belt pan11t8 cloth. D)on't renmme it. Lot shoes most of them found ini J. A. R ises's house and seome ini meat house. 12 piu shIoe., 12 pairs boots, I par shoo.', 1 pair shoes in Willio Riser's room in J. A. Riser's house ando in meat house of J. A. Riser. Mackintosh with D. Hlipp's rmark-c--hildii'. Mr. Riser has rio unimarried (laughter. Calico found in Mr. Jim Ris.or's house, about J1U yards. Blanikets on W illic Ri.ser's bed. Canton flannel likea inn handles. Paats goods liko bolt wo had. Coat and vest and bluo flannel i like we have in stock. Pair boots like only oio pair wo had in stock i and itirssod that Saturday night. found in J. A. ilisor's room, white printing on top had boon rubbed out. Several cakes toap, 2 pairs pants w;th D. Hipp's cost mark found in box in Willie Riser's room. Mr. Hunt objects to any goods bo ing put in evidenco not identified as D. Hipp's. The Court: If goods are found in this house and put in evidenco it is matter for the jury to determine whether they have boon identified. Objection overruled. Valise was found in Willie Riser's room, with D. Hipp's cost mark. Box cigars and bottle medicine. We handle cigars that look like these. Lost four boxes; 100 in box. Some of them found in Mr. J. A. Riser's room in shoo box. Lot lye and Circus asap like we handlti found in Mr. Jim Risor's room. Pair pants missed onti of show caso found in trunk in Mr. J. A. Risor's house. Coat and vest, no mark, but handled goods like that. Things come from Mr. Jim Riser's house. Six pairs socks in trunk; pair gloves, knives and forks. lot shoestrings and lead penci1. N1 marks, but handled goods liko them. Twelvo sacks "Bllo Mondo" fiour found in Mr. Jim Riser's meat house. Box harness in Mr. Jim Riser's ment. house. "D. 11. & Co." on one collar. saddle girths; D. Hipp's mark on one. Missed one pair buggy harness; two pairs found in Jim Riser's meat house, -,no pair in crocus sack, and pair in box nailed up on box of goods. Was with Holloway on the search to identify the goods. Joo Worts and Bascom Suber were also along. Don't romemober selling any of these goods to thesn parties. The flour wo bought on 17th of lanuary. Know didn't sell atiny nackintoshies. Know didn't sell Willio Hiser 13 pairs pants found in his room in Jiml, Risor's house. Did not sell lap rob or leather collar. This closed the examination of Mr. Hentz by the State. Tho list of goods is given in his testimony abovo just as the articlos wero handed to him to be identified. Wo givo horo a list, found and mado out by Mr. Hontz and which list he also used in his examination. The soveral lists are the goods said to have been found in the possession of the part.ies now under arrest and the goods are on exhibition in the court room: A. F. HISM.R. 19 Spools Cotton 2 pah-3 shoes 1 bunch fAhoe laces : pieces table daw 5 lead pencils asic I pair gloves 2 pieces plaids 6 paira socks 3 pirs cills 6 table spoonls lady's milk hand 10 tea spoons kerchiefs I set knives and 6 cravats forks I table cloth 5 gauze shirts 1 pair palnts I pair wollen sh irts 2 coats and vesui neglhree sirts 61 cigars WILLIE RISER. 2 lady's aaacin- 2 books -I .. 'D .-- k-tiveravat 1 pmrblaket paorkps a ~~~~ 2 coats and ves ktsIbtleay'un 3 neiee shirns 61 cig~ars I a y'sc cin- Ild' ac 1fhant,chi 13 pir bankts Ipi'cf utn 2 pairs blapnes 1cllrbto 9 gaueesh asimero ~akae ctl 1 spieaslrd I)da' 7 bundes har 2sadedirh I)blue 2fbacnband 6 pieces p cot-,1tonac 20 pirs pantfs Ipartel 17 ceas nd vestrh le Slaundere shirts Ica 24chiefs (cneligered)t 12 pundls shoair biairil 20 pair hs I euheffsIra 1 launee shn 0 ad hirt in 5crd shirsrits tita 12 sie lu anr- 0yrdbla I sut. loths 1 yars bespoon 12 saks lur' aset kniesc and 12 boxes ly bpt.tle baynt rum I 2 sets bugg ha ndckerchiefs neaissoe(rd 2 bloks tbacc gentlems san' (natual laf) pady's watchs I he l)l~C5 pirl cf buton I large bowl I clare bplteor'nii 5 rarl hscrpi ~ IL C' tiels 2 palkas cttl :i shoe's pair shoes I p ' c sii ct u pai toe s I Pe(~ ileLOiligI ladkpearc hi chiefs 1 s ehigcr sir 2hpairos soe a ttoa asca 111 isc as followe iee Ca tnt contlalayl-e Amnely 1$yasod asdo f1a' piece (blu ed smelan-efo )2 boxes & o,2yerend4o mOnthis and then wont ba<.k on farm and run littlo store. Good many litt.!o country stortis in and around us. Quit 1). Hipp & Co., last Jan uary 3 yours ago and went back this year. Mr. Hatton discharged me. I didn't take f ho goods I only went along with Mr. lolloway to identify goods. Holloway and \Verts had the warrants. Took blankkt oil tho LOs and Somlio clothes. Saw Holloway, Subor and Werts tako goods. Took goods oin Saturday. Put inl wagon and went to Magis trato Ellisor's. Wont by Pomaria. Stopped Orn. Wagon wats in big road and waS not drivvi to back door of storo. Stoppod in front, lular sido of house. Don't know how long it rema1Iined ill Poimaria. I wits at din noer whon wagon camio and it loft theeP after 3o'clock. Somrehod housO about 12 o'clock. Witiess eliro gavo Mr. Iripp's cost mark. Wa-i cost mark whon I worked thoro 5) years (ago. Don't kuiow how long it was b01:n use'd. Don't. inow how long o1r stock llhad blln rv duced to on( collar but oil Saturday of robbery wo had only ono Hiko this. I had booen inl store jllst it illotith w%-hen robbery took plico. Not vin tirely familiar with stock of goods. Nover Sol Albert Riser any goods this your. At this point tho court took 1rewess for dinner. At. tho aftornoon svssion tho erius examilliltion1 of Mr. lintz Was0 resuiOd by Mr. Hunt: lisor's i, ahott 2 mih-s fi-m Po mnarilt and Elle:ior's abouit 3 or 4t milos. Don't' know how it was goods wvro taken by iPomariia. From I?i twr'ts to Ellesor's don't klow how far. It may be littlo further arOtlilul by Pomlaria. Dol.'t know how much. Found two boxes goods on Sat ri1day. Woro piced ill box whln wo found theml. Found ot her propmrt-y 1 could not identify ats liipp'i pr(qper1ty anld it Was tfiloknl. C"Ilid oil s) Say we had goods liko it'. ('olld not. s ar ihat aill tho panits. shlos aind cloth takenl, it ono timo belonged to I). Hipp. Would not Iwearl l0t. I did not vel Riser ani Ilour. Don't rmiinber selling Wkillio any, know I did not Soil him ,) s(ck-. )i(d 8011 Joo (n1e Sack. Wien 1 wa r1uiling storo and bought inl gnanities did buy articles cheapor. Wont in storo about 0 o'clock Saturday night, got soio cigars and ellim(o right, out. Met Loyd oitsido about postoflico and ho wvent in storo wit h 111. Think ho (ot knife. Paid for kiifo myself. Jin1, Millor was with in utintiI about 10 o'clock. Nobody olso about storo that night. Never sold Albert R isor box sweet appl1 tobacco. Nevor Sold R isers but very little. On Sunday morning after they Woro1 irr'osted had communication with Willio Riser. Ho said somei thing about Bakeor had boon over to Hot him about a womanl. I told himl-I I did not waNt, hill to it) toll it but if it would do him any good to tvll it. I never salw anybody it storo 11111t. night. Did not. 1ell - Willio i6i0r tha-t horo was another person in stor wVithl 1m1 that ighit. Red(ire(ct exam1ina(t ion b)y Solicitor Sonso: Our storo0 with my fat her wVas Oooed aboult 2 yoars a fteor I was dischalrged from D.. ipp & Co. 'The b(ox with goods found ml Mr'. J. A. RiAser's 1bonso was5 ni~led up and1( the val iso ini 1t. box with 'loths ini it. W hon boots8 wer' p)icked "lp I told H-ollowayi~ that wvas No. 7 boots8 b0 foreo I sa1w it. .1. P. mmIL:nl was iIext Swoi'n for ih State a nu testilied as follows: ClIeriked for' I1lipp Jainary and1( Fecbruuary, 180'.8. Famniliar u with good s. Been Ithier' (1 year1s. Missed1( goodIs about11 7th Februarii iy. Tlobacc1o0, pair11 blankouts, pir pan( (ts, loather.1 collar11 D)o 1not know wheore collar11 was( found. Wa'hs nlot withI thum whon goods wore found. Recogiz pant111s becauso Mr. 1Hat1tonl orderedo s it, for h1imnsel!f and3( 801(1 me coaIt aInd v'est, and 110 kept. the panIlts, but briought theml back and theoy were pto, in show case0. Then'r Mr a. 'tIiller1 was akedI to idenut ify a numllber of atticle as(1 wats Mr. IIentz. Conl nuot toll ho0w stor w' s enJi ( ter'd Iexcep'~t t hero waIs (crtc on ('I stirs. Only oie scrat ch'. All win dows up and1( (O dow sta(ir 'Swere' cl')sed . D)oor wvas loel. I ron 1bars ar1oundt( from ouitsidei. It was in(ttendedt' for firei (escape. IIt was w~indow by wlh waIs scra(tch. C1ross exainedIlf( by' \Ir. Unint: ileen c'lerini(g for' Mr*. Iip 6''l years ('. Hav sold 511 goods1- to II beso have beon t rading with HIipp. Yes, aIll of thoem bought. some1 go')ls. -I saicks "'Iel! :lftade"' ioonr in Jan(u. ary. Winldow wasx bolted fr'omi (nt. sid0 01n Monday just like it wa~ onl Satulrday. Mr. 11 lp 8said hei Ithought that waIs th only(1) d o plac hey coould havo unottn ~in nJid no0t 800 -I paco whero they could havo brokon Could not say t.bat any or these goods woro thero on Saturdny, but know thoy woro theri a day or two boforo. Never ran a conmissary. It is gotting to ho a fact that a good mny peoplo (10 rtll Coumllinsitsaries. Do not klow whether or not the Risers ran COMllissary. Nover heiard of it. Never saw them haul any goodu from dopot, only what thoy bought iliorv. Had not gone over stock in 10 daiys. Storo door nover loft opt.i all night. Passed thoro one Suildiy Ov0ning aibott dark ond saw bacek door opm,. Did not shut door and so far as I know it remained cpnn all night.. It was 1). 111pp & Co., then. I was sleeping in stoi- at that timleo. Wo mllovod out about tho Iliddlo of Jan uairy and we do not. go in thoro m0uchi nlow. Charlin Counts and l Cl,trneo lli(drivk slept. in storo lst fitl. lh.n't- know whthelr thevy haId olter peoplo inl storo with thvim or nol. Rvdir,ct .Xlmi i Iitilon by MN r. Jolilstonle: Nover lioaird of the Risers Iaiing uawaity goo(1 from dopot m1arked D. Hlipp. Th1m cost mark is put Onl aifter we got goodli ilk s*oro. M r. 11111ton had clhIarg of Ihe stol) when I H-1w (door opon. I wIls afraid to go baek IId lock it. Solno onlo :.mmo ont of theo baivck door kind I,n. A her ran i betwloonl tho two Slores whilo I wils tiro that. Slivnda vvli. ing. Did kt-t, know t lIeII. Ws afraid thoro would h someio ono hurt mno if I went, back to look t.ho d(or. 111180 people who broko ill. Thleso good1s-blanke(t , lap robeI, Rhovs, Oe., wer ionugit after that 1oor VaIS sel(I1 o th Sunda yMC Ivmning. Novolr sa silk biaherchierfs, l) robes, WI.50 bllkets ind suc-h( goo4ds inl at commlissatry, and mlover hrdof tho Itisers runing a (onuissary anIld I hby nIIeverI bough ainly goods from lipp for it. 11. W. HOL.O WAY. The privato dotoctivoe wi.As itext sworn and listiied as fol!ows: I ami at priviito dotect ive. A 1:m .tt1 ploymd in this caso. iveoiVId a Iet ter directod to my father. Wroto Mr. Hi1p) mlysolf. H1o (on11o to Co. lnbia and I went to hotol to seo him an( hoa em1ployed me to co. 1111 to look after the robbery. . valmo (t) Pomaria onl Thursday, 211 h Febri. ary, ats it pictillrollont. l'aold'o<l ilroiud POmlIriat 011 ThIrSdI' 1I4al onl Vri<IbR Sworo out tho warrads against. the, pIIIt iPS and w0ent Oilt on "ltt ailav to Inuoa t ho Smarcl. \ 'Is a(ccolm )tIlied by doo Wvr,mIlillgistrate's conlstile, and Mr. 1l1litz to identify good]s. As wo drovo to Ih bonso Albort Ri Ir llot us anld I tohll l1n11 I had walrantI to 4011.Ch ho1UsO. H0 1001d 'ur prisel and said tloro woro noe of the goods in thero that belonged to ). .1ipp. I told hdill that wo woild go inl at any rato and look tllrough. WO weit ill his Ioom1 first, aind found nothing buit a fow clars. WXIt 0on iun hiis miot hor's roonm. Fomiad sov oral ends of boxes ini t.her ith l x ). Ilipp~l's mark oni and1( t hey climred 1h0s0 wer0 picked0( up afteor being thriowni alway. Then~ we f'oundu bIox A. IH iser's room1 5(11( fonundl soil o clot h - and1( a pair11 of 1bnot 5. OL(oe aIt a1 coa5t and saido it 11ad( boon worn. Ml r. J im Il i 1r thlena cimou ini rooml an d saidI ho d1Idnl't careo what wo t,ook just so wo dIidnu't 15ak( anyin'Iliug hoI 5( lui ouIght and8 paIid for. Wo thon wvent, Uip stairs in ii iroomi. Sa(w hole ini wall and1( crawled in it. and1 oni coililig over puiazza found a pair' of bi lnkets anid shloes. 'Then askedl('( for Williu's room to be4 openeod. 'IlThere wars rio key and( I weint th rolgh Ii.lln soml -(11d open'ed dhoor fromi iniside. F'ound1( in t hero 5) or' Oh pair 1pants, coait and1( vest haniginig On wall and11 severalt hand korchlie fs ini coat poc(ket anid a big box and 1an1othear b ox funll of goodls and( t.wo or thr leO panirs of shoes IItll une the bed. Then found trunkIh and1( as t her' waIs no0 key) forcedl I lie lock. Wie foundt ini this shil I'., collars anrd c('s.8 Albert asked me1 to tikti thew tronik heo wVould exphuiin barr'l wvhy lit didi riot, wanit it op)enod~. I told him hle knewo~ tho-e wetre i-tolen goods in th I wvoihl fomc. th loek. IIl. 11bnit ted thast somei (of thlem wei'e sholeni and1 lie x phsiied that he was fix ing to runl( awlay n1od1 getI marandi#o and1 did not51 want tIheId.k ('one w Iit. ai le hadn bought and Ipahl for. W\o then11 sear'chied t) mJt. honse anud found thie flouir. Mrt. lter said lit)bought 11ho fl'Aur and1 said lh ord pr1i vatoe buisiness of hiis own. I'oiud iln inot) hous1e box wvith hiarnessi'8I 1 ad hap robho and1( shoos nadedOl uip. lolunrd hioi's collarIs inl c'A'rnrib. Also) one0 se't c115a) lal'ne(ss. A ko se'l l'e.li'd ill cot toii 8s(1 and1( found abhout It) ke'ga powd'r. AllberI saidI it wasn ot prlopertl'y. Fou)nr( box ralisitis abioult !i futl in tr,unik, oi box~ wats S & C.o. lonnd on( Oil dn0a1rah t '1i'vals heinnlh and 40 yards unbleiacli homespun anid lot of soap, and in Albort's room f,und the cigars. I OponId trunk inlysolf fit magii tratv's ofice. 'I'ho box had overy thing in it. when wo found it in Wil. ho R isor's room that it had in it this o10r1ning. Albert's tirunk was not in his roomn but in diniiig rooni. Found wmo ol' tho shovs in J. A. Rimer's roomn and som1o in Willio's room amd soilt, inl smiioko houls'. Blan11ket th-it cto ouit of teittlo holoN was dirty on bottomll linld clia oin top shiowing it hf ad lieoi reventily t brown i,i there. CrosS OxaMi,1 ti >I by1 Mr. I[ut.: Born in (eorgia. Ievi in Co. lumbio last. 18 yours. List year or so colinneted with privito detectivo agen(y. 13efore this wils 18 mon011thA Stalt- conlstablo anld before that in rail ad shops. Ili this caso I am to g.t $2.00 it day aid xepnses. No im,ro hifrl-aater wvin or lo.-w. Ofim, up1 on ThI'r I Sd&y. Wnrriant i Friday. Ar rwsts on )ait u rdfya. Sercl; war ranit. directed g"ods to ho tiiknoi to Magis(rato Ellesor's. Wout by Pomliiria to get diiller. Tht goods w1' I not Out of illy presice l110i thanl onm bour. Saw Joel Iiser i Pollnaria onl mlorning.' of Heconid searich. Preiimiinlary was had on Wediesday. D4ef1-undant1s woro not i1nd1er boldiI but. appearel on Wod. nPSdaly lit. houir fixvd. 1e dilr4et. by l'. 1oh1nSOtno. \V lwni goids wvt'e (1pen111ed at , MIag. ist rat' Ilesmr's t1w' smie goods wero inl tho b)xvs thit w14 found in tlei at. lUiser's. At. te conilusi(n of ti (xamina ion of f his u it livss; tIto coirt took a recess unitil Thursday morning. 'rH: JUItY AI.wl:n TO (0 )oMIF. Judt, Boet, afte consultation wi (II oilsel oin I both sid"s revokoA bis order puit ig Ohe jury ill custody Of Ihe Scirilf. This he did ht sildil evaii-- iiost of thlt, jury wer0 aICUs tolld to out door vXivise anld siomilo h:ld ommet ic fit is at home which ho suipptw(I is1bed their attention lud bl did 1im1t emr., 1) ke.p them con lim-1d unlss it wvro absolu1tey n1 COS'atlIV. IIt chalirgi'd tlte jury not to pmrmit. any onw to diiuss the easo inl ihir preenenli or to them. For theiml n1ot. to talk 11olit it evenl to iveibers of t heir own family. 'T11bo C,mri asseiniblod Thursdy morn1*11ilng. at 10 o'clot.k. Ti Stato coinltiiIId its lestilioliy. .1. F. Mu.r:N, rOcalliod. Fxaminield by Wvlch: ll rooii wo Slept wvre voulpl liuiforims for Pom.l ariii Uilln companyv. Albert Bi.swr is miiein1ber nild so is WV illit, Riser. Donl't rerneinlber wV1e,1tier teir un11iforins W0*e inl there. Alim, 1i1idl 11atlon's WVrO thwre. Ho thwn eXpl1in1v(I how wiliflow to lire esllpo was fixeiil. Bilt t lit held it was loose, so tlht you CoUbl nn1i screw it with your Y inger, so that, wo (u01111d get uti ' i ti.vre were firo. ubo miscredvvI froi outside, as tOrn) wor, brokniil panim. Cross- exatiied bly .'lr. Ilut: Was inside wh'len I saw thle tap1 un-i loosed. WViindow is 1-l or I15 feet olT the groiiid. lI o-ditreet: I1)oor down~~ iit airs coul d atlso (ex plinedr' liowv t hie wiiiilows woro( fixed as to) thle store of I). II ippi. ii. w. iiol.tway, recalled. Sawv Al bert lIiser Saiturday113 night, 4t,h Marchi. C'aume to miy rooml anid asked forI piivauto4 (oiversat5ii arid111( while we were) taling abIoul.t ihis affair, W. T1. ltli camle to dtor and4 ]Biker asked himi to leavi'. II at tonl objeted iil i lIcameI ilt d sald "T'lhere 11iro Ithinigs you kniow 1111(1 1 know 10nd that1 I don't11 wanit youli to tell unile'ss I atin jireseit.'' TJiis was1 after Btiser wasi iirrest ei andt go ods found(. 1jto Illsidto liiv ~e (,iiversaitionl with him JNto. A. sUM)l.'lJ1, Jia., Was clls1ed11 ma l onildX and examied for I he Staite: Quit clerklinig for 1). 1 ipp last day of I .W)i. 1 had(1 been clerking for him for i yearis4. Wais genieral clerk. Ito then pro iScteeded to idtitIfy goo ls andI tell aibout D). 11 ipp's cost iiutrk. On one pa1 llir shoes4' hit idet'i lied a drop) of tllow. Never sold dle4endantsl goodits ini ths 1115 i nanitit ies. Cro)-s e'x.iniiied byv Mrt. lluntt: noit potist lier. II ad onily orde'redt goodts since dissoluiti'on. Tlhat took pla cO abt! llt hist oif A ugust, 1897. D)id out hatv ebiarge (if the44books. I bl use of mem'iiorandomiii as aniy et her haid bieei thore loinger than 1 1had(. At 11ha1 timei4 11h( clerks were .Johii Conits, Clarence 8intilrick aind mv. self. UJp to dissolu t ion Jias. Fi. Mil. terl no4 011o b11u t ir. lIn Miller's ab seuioX Cunits anid Bitnd rick sta id in t hero somie of the time. (Gn eranl ly thbat was coiisidered thlei r lteeping ri~ oomi. Only3 tw~o p)i'ces4, f ti hnk, with 1). Ifiplp's no0w mark on t hem am onv tho gm. )dt bero. On