A. J. McRae, sworn, says: I am a policeman in Cheraw, a negro called me about 7 this morning and told me a man was dead down the railroad Seaboard under the Coast Line's overhead in Cheraw. I went down and saw the man with his head on the rail and his body out between the cross tires. The top of his dead and back of his head was cut off. I do not know the negro's name. I searched his pockets for cards or letter that would identity him but found nothing. The engineer could not have seen the body as he came around the curve. If he was robbed, it was before he was placed on the tract.
Eddie Jones: sworn, says: Duncan Oliver came into my place about 7 o'clock last night. He was pretty well lit. he had some silver money but I saw not bills. I never saw him after 7 o'clock. He was by himself every time I saw him. I viewed the body and it is that of the man who was in my place.
D. M. Chapman, Jr., sworn, says: A fellow of that description was in my store about 9 o'clock last night. He got a drink and walked out. In about 10 or 15 minutes he came back and pulled out a roll of $5.00 and $10.00 bills to pay for the drink. It seemed to be about $100.00. He left and walked toward the bank corner. He was pretty drunk. . .
Daniel Pegues, sworn, says: I was going to feed the hogs at the pen and saw a man lying there asleep. I went down to wake him up for fear a train would run over, him, but he was already dead. . . .
Dr. W. J. Perry: Being duly sworn says that he examined the body Duncan Oliver and he found no wound except of the head which consisted of the crushing of the skill and evacuation of the brains which caused the death of the deceased.