The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 05, 1921, Image 8
PUTNAM GETS
TWELVE YEARS
JURY FINDS~ HIM GUILTY OF
OF MANSLAUGHTER
NO APPEAL.
After deliberating for three hours
and twenty minutes the jury at 4:28
o'clock Friday afternoon brought a
verdict of guilty of manslaughter in
the case of George Putnam, on trial
in the general sessions court at Spartanburg
charged with shooting to
death, on December 17th last, B. A.
Buckheister, superintendent of the
street railway system of that city,
and Judge Greene sentenced him to
hard labor for twelve years.
The prisoner was calm when the verdict
was rendered and after a conference
with his attorney's decided'that
he would not ask for ?. new trial out
his attorneys did ask for a light sentence
for him. The defendant is 37
years of age and his attorney in asking
for a light sentence argured that
most of his life was r.lready spent and
a long term would work a hardship
on the man and his family.
The court house was packed during
the entire trial and every word was
listened to with interest. The testimony
conflicted somewhat between
that of the state's witnesses and the
witneses for the defense about the
position of the deceased and the defendant
when the shooting occurred
The defendant went on the stand
in his own behalf. He testified that
he and J. P. Eubanks walked down
as far as Efird's store together and
stopped for a few minutes to talk
business; that he left Eubanks and
started to Blackwood's cafe to get a
drink of water and telephone his wife
when he would be home. A man
was standing in the middle of the
sidewalk, and as he passed he turned
and as he did the defendant's arm
jolted against the arm of the deceased.
When that happened the
man, who turned cut to be Buckheister,
struck him a lick back of the
head with his left hand and made a
motion as if to get his gun out of his
pocket. When he did that the defendant
pulled his gun and fired. He
testified that he know Buckheister
had it in for him and believed his life
wa? in danger.
On cross examination he admitted
that he killed Buckheister, but denied
that he had any malice toward him;
that when he had Buckheister prosecuted
for the attack upon his son
that was settled. He said he was not
afraid of Buckheister man to man.
He testified that he had ben fired by
Buckheister when he worked for the
street railway.
The defendant testified that the
shot which went in the back of the
deceased might have been the second
one and it might have been the last
one; that he was four to six steps
away when he fired, that the right
side of the deceased was toward him
when he fired. He turned and stepped
off the sidewalk and then turned
back toward him and he began firing
again. Buckheister fell in the street
near the railroad track.
J. P. Eubanks, who was with Putnam
a few minutes before the snooting,
claimed to be an eye witness and
described the shooting. He placed the
s deceased in the middle of the sidewalk
and described the shooting.
Several witnesses for the defense
testified as to Buckheister being in
the middle of the sidewalk- when the
difficulty started. The state's witnesses
testified as to Buckheister being
on the curbing with his back toward
the store, facing the street, and
was in that position when the first
shot was fired. He then turned and
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the others were fired. None of the
state's witnesses sew thq first shot
fired.
Reception at Greelyville.
Greelyville, May 2.?The eighth
and ninth grades of the Greelyville
High school gave their annual reception
to the graduation class and faculty,
Friday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Boyles.
The home was beautifully decorated,
the class colors, white and green being
used. As the guests arrived, they
were met at the door, by two members
of the school, who pinned upon each,
the class colors; the games for the evening
consisted of many old familar
games, and afforded those present a
pleasant evening. At the close of the
evening each pei-son was requested to
make a future wish for some member
of the class, many and promising were
the wishes made.
During the evening delightful refreshments
were served by Mrs. Mid
dleton and Misses Emma Boyle and I
Belle McElveen.
The class consists of Misses Helen
Allen, Louise Hogan, Janie Keels.
Messrs. De How Clarkson and Frank
Lesesne.
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