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1 rTHE LEDGER ? D. J. CARTER,) nit a Ej;JTOK8. T. S. CARTER,) ftoi WKDNKHI)*. Y, J*JN? li", ISoo. wa 1 Eij COI UT PKOCEEJHNU8, wa a r Tbre? Murdor Cases trica Two "T Acquittals and one Conviction a r ?A Synopsis of the Testimony, uic po< As we went to press last week the ^?.( .Court w$s.engaged in the trial of Mr. 'n,1 t\ 1j. KroaAyel charged with the JU1 murder of Mr. W. p...Curtis. As this testimony will bo interesting reading \ to most of our patrons we surrender 1VL the larger portiou of our space to its ^r.* pubiicatiou, and which wgs taken ,? 1 down by the special reporter of the j A"nvs ami Courier. We omit several of the witnesses' testimony as it is but , a reiteration of others : for EVIDENCE POR Till; STATE. a 1 Dr. J. F. llackey sworn : Dives in ro( J Lancaster. Attended Curti6 when he bei was shot. Found him at the Catawba tio 1 louse, dying. I didn't examine lnrn, as 1 saw he ou'ul live hut a few minutes. Made an examination after death. He had been struck bv two ball*. One p inflicted a bruise only. The other hall I W8 <>n(nro<l ntwlnt* ibn I * I v?vLt. n??Ul ntj the median line. J'robe J for the ball. ^\>uld not lind it. Don't tiling it cpmg _u 'out on the other sloe. Think the man j )lied both from the shock and from ge( internal hemorrhage* After it entered gu horizontally, the ball ranged upward. ' Did not follow it to much depth. w| Cross-examined : I live ucroca tjie th' otiv^t fro;p the Catawba Jloqse. The street is fifty or sixty feet wide. John }iasseltine, the son of the proprietor, W8 called me to the hotel. Had just *1 heard shots at the hotel and had started Ul] to go there. Think there were over Wi five shots. Thpre was a 3lighj pause c? afcer the first or second shot. Then hi the remaining shots were fired very re japidly. Think that the last shots ue must have been fired by a self-cock- th ing pistol. They seemed tome to follow .act other too rapidly for any ordinary * 1 istol. There were three walls between in me and the hotel. The last rapid 'b pistol shots sounded to one like fire- PI crackers popping. Found Curtjj in hi room No. 3, lyipg qu the front of the hi bed. He was stijl breathing. When 'u the arm was dowu it would cover the bf wound. The arm would have to be i:a.j i ? c iiiiou ur iih>vuu out oi us regular position before such a wound could 1,1 i.ave been made without cutting the I. arm itself. Could see no hurt to the arm. The arm must have been raised and the muscles tightcmd to turn the ?* I all upward after its entry. If it had <1* I een hanging by the side the n;usclefl ?? "Would have been relaxed. Saw two tfc boles in Curtis's right toat sleeve as if 88 a pistol ball bad euiered and passed M through the sleeve while his arm was w extended. Saw that night, about the |'' time of the inquest in room No. ?J, a bullet bole in the inside of the door- hi facing, and near it another bullet hole to In f |io Th?>?" "'an ? Jv Mk pwUn-snoi inrougn toe blind and glass o( of the window. There was the mark ot JP? of a ball w liepe it struck the floor of to the passageway, aud glancing upwards P> imbedded itself in the uewel-poat of a hi stairway. The direction of the ball hi indicated that it bad come from the oi door of Curtis's room (No. 3 ) The ?" Lall that struck Curtis, bruising him of only, hit him about six inches helmc su thp f'aiul wound. It entered hit* coat, ra out only split his vest, and did not cut H through his shirt. 1 saw the marks of I11 six balls and indications of a possible M seventh. I Redirect: If Curtis had been hold* >u ing out his arm in u warning attitude )?e mi^ht have received such ? wound, k,1 but 1 think it improbable, as the Tl muscles of the arms must have been ha rigid when the ball entered the body. an J. II. IIas8eltinc sworn: Am the to eleikatthe Catawba House. Knew ?? Mr. Curtis. He occupied room No. .n* il. Mr. Kmanuel was in room No. 'e' 2. I think I was the lirst to' get to Mr. Curtis after he was shot. Ilis wife Pi* was the ouly one with him. He was lying on the edge of the bed, his feet hanging over ?ud touching the floor. CP llis face was turned 10 the wall at his *'1 left. Heard Mr. Kmnnuel say he lired ral the shots at Mr. Curtis Tlosni.t some little time after the firing, \vhen frc he came downstairs, lie had a pistol gv in his hand. I thiuk Mr. B. F. Welsh ^.e examined it. When 1 got into the nu room my first act was to take Mrs. \y Curtis and the two children out of Q the room. Thep I went back again. Found various people there. Saw at marks of pistol shots in the rooms. tor Saw one high up on the window f]e, blind of Emanuel's room. Saw two bullet holes, one in the door facing na| and one adjoining. Saw another in the post of the stairway railing. (jj, Cross c^apiiptfd; There seemed to ice he two shots fired at first then a slight ha< pause and then five fired with great of rapidity, as fast as I could count, me Don't thiuk it was possible for the last I li five i-hots to have been fired by a pistol Ki that had to be cocked by hand after J.a each shot. Think Mr. Curtis's position ran >n the bed was one which would have it I been assumed by a man who had did staggered into bis room faipt and pul wounded. When Mr. Kmanuel an- I <\ nouoped th^t he Had shot Mr. Curtis aid he said: "I am sorry if I've killed him, thu but I had to do it to nave ray life. 1 W was assaulted in my own room." He sta seemed to be much e^li^ed, but said; thr "I'm ready to gjvo myself up." When ma I first saw Curtis after the shooting ;>ai he bad something in his hand which \ H? was satisfied was a pistol. This hand En was partly covpred by his body aa he Uui lay on the he<|- I could not ?ee the thr object distinctly but J believed it to hin he a nistol. 1 remarked this to Mr. pr< I Welsn in the presence of others, and an< k he saiJ h? thought so too. Mr. Curtis, Uui I at about 10 o'clock of the day of the hin I jhooting, came to mc and said, "John, cm . Ktuamiel took lue to his rooui tov and locked his do?? a*iu accused i of taking his money, saying he in nled to have it lejjumtvd.' Now I'm ingto have it out with him." hater the day he came to me and said he snT satisfied about the matter with nannel, and said he was afraid he s going to have trouble, lie polled azor out of his pocket aud said, his is all the weapon J've got," byt nonient later he pylled a new, bright :kel-pluled rpyplv.cr upt of his hjp L-ket, and said, "Jdut this is a mighty ^d one." As he only displayed it ouo note J .could not see the make or ibfe. l^e had a big stick in his ltd. lie didn't usually carry astick. direct Confident that after the two its and a pause there were t]ve shots id in rapid succession. Could pot I the calibre of the pistol Curtis played. He bad it grasj>ed in hi9 ud. It wys c. large pistol. Over calibre, certainly. Saw Curtis eu be was searched. Saw no pistol Kid on bj* person. This was after lptpbcr of people had come into the )in. and after Curtis' hodv l??d en moved from its first rigid posiu. T. J. Welsh, sworn; Heard tlje ots fired and went up stairs. Met r. Emanuel coming down stairs. >und no one with Mr. Curtis. He is lying ou the bpfj- no pistol out him. air. $?manuel said he d shot Curtis but wasn't going to n and vsfts goiug to sprrppfjer him? If to the sheriff. JJr. Oprtis was irched iu my presence and at my ggestion. He had SCO,25 iu silver d a razor iu |)is vest pocket. Ho is Inyiugon llie bed ttheu 1 entered e roum. His feet were on the bed. Mrs. Curtis, sworn : My hushand is silk after dinner ou the day of the Uine. and was undressed and in bed itij supper time. He got supper, ml to the office of the hotel and'then me agniu to my room. 1 followed m up from supper, and found hiru ailing there. 1 went to Mr. Kmaul's room and knopked. I \vegt al e request of my husband, lie said, ?Vho's there?" I said, "Mrs. Curtis; want to speak to you." lie let pie and I rested on a chair at the foot of e bed, and he sat on a truuk. He it a chair against the oj?en door to:pp it open. I spoke to l}irq f?bo|jt s charge nguintit my husband of iving stolen his money at Winnsiro,' and tried to plead with him o sat on the trunk, had a large black It hat on his lap and his left hand ulcr it and his right haud swinging, didn't like his attitude. Ijespiij he du'l want to talk on the subject, and 'ter a miuute or so was about to go it. He said rather roughly, "Curtis d steal my moueyj Fit^pnUick told e so." Just then my husband passed e opep duof. He heard what was Id and capio to the door, saviug to r. Bmaouel, "You mu.t take lack hat you said to my wife." Mr. B- reied, (excuse the expression,) "G? ? yuu, I won't do it," and pulled out 3 pistol and fired. I was then close my hpsbphd a; the door. I honestno meant io unoot me, cause this was found in a hack coil ' my hair which was fixed on the '11 of mv head. tliprp M ro t'urlia illed ojf her hap and showed her onde hair, and e v hihi ted a ^8 calibre j I let, rather scratched, and u silver -nament which she saiii she had worn her hair, and which w^s twj?t?4 out 'shape, she declared, by the ball) I id, "NVillje, fur ppercy's sake run!" I m out to room No. 1, where Dr. unter and his wife stayed. My rsband turned towards our room, r. Emanuel following him and firing, called to Dr. Hunter hut he wasu't . I dared not go l ack because I ih afraid of getting killed. I did not low that my husband had been shot, lie smoke was thick. 1 waited in the llway. Mr. Emanuel rushed hy me d went down stairs. Then I wout my room. My husband was lying the bed, hi9 feet on the floor, his ;ht hand hanging in the air and his ft on the bed. I called him; "Willie, euk to me." IJe never anywer-ed, J iked at his face and saw death in it. e never spoke to tpe. J screamed r help and went and got my children, e four, the other two years old- Mr. iianuel had shot in the direction of f children. Cross examiner): My husband was >m Chicago. I have been married e years and three months. We n'v from ISorth Carolina to Rich* ind, then to Petersburg, then to irtston, N. C , then to Columbia, 8. In Columbia ho was first in the ice siness, theu in the grocery business the corner of Market and Washingi streets, and thpn retail liquor ller in partnership with Mr. 0. C. ibenicht, He next went to 8avan? h. Oa , e? a machinist; was in Macon, l, us an engineer; then went to arlotte, N. C., where he was in the business. Then be came here. I 1 let my husband have some money my own, 820. It wan a false statelit that I ever told Mr. Emanuel tail got 825 from Mr. Andrew J. bier. Whoever put that io the nptteter paper put it in falsely. The luey belonged to me and I didn't get Tom Mr. Kibler. Yea, Mr. I^ihler I write rue a note after thin was blished, asking pp.e if J had uaid so. lidn't answer liiin by letter, but ted several gentlemen to tell bim it I did nothing of ;he kind. Mr. illie IIiuMcltine never made . any tement to me from Mr- flmgnuel it he did not want to talk about the tter with me because it w?3 too oful a subject. { never told,Mr. I isseltine that 1 would give Mr. i lanuel a tongue lathing that woqld rt him more thaq iny husband's ashing, J never said anything to i) about it, except to ask him to *erve peace between my husband i Mr. iumcnuel. 1 aiu sure my iband did not have a pistol about n that evening because I had ocion to look for something through all his pocket, and 1 never lound it there. li. F. Welsh, sworn; Saw Mr. Curtis soon after be w?s shot. Was present when t search was piade for a pistol. He had nope on him, although I rather expected to bud one. I never loaned him a pistol. Mrs. I)r- Jlunter took the bullet out of Mrs. Curtjs's hair. She asked pie p> Ho it, but } didn't. She said something was burn* ing her hair. Cross>e^amiued ,Mr. Cyrtis, at 10 or li o'clock, asked me for the loan of a pistol and I told hiii) hp peeded no pistol. Wed rect; My pistol had my name | engraved on it. The Slate here rested its case. The Defence. Wm. R. IJasseltjnp was the ^rst witness for the defence; I am connected with the Catawba House. A/rs. Curtis is now risiding at and is in the employ of the manager of the hotel. 1 had conversation with Mrs. Curtis on the Sunday of tha killing. Whe had taken my mother's place in looking after the guests at dinner. She told me she wanted to see Mr. Kmanuel. I askpd her what for. She gaid to have a Lu 1 If. w'jh him, for she "popUl do more with her mouth than 3/r. Curtis could with his stick." I reported to Afr, Kmanuel what 3/rs. Curtis had said. 1 advised Mrs. Curtis not to have anything to do with the matter, as j 3/r. J^tpanuel didn't parp to see her. | She asid she was determined to see him. That Sunday, soon after breakfast, Mr Curtis came up and asked I had a pistol. I told hjrp no. Then he asked me if brother johny had one. I told him none of us owued a firearm. He went offup thu street, and about a half hour after he came walking down with Mr. Welbh- Heard a conversation between Mr. Emanuel and Mr. P.C. Poag that night after supper and before the shooting. A very short time afterwards?ten or fifteen minutes?the shooting occurred. It could not have been more thau five minutea aftewards, before the shooting occured. I was in the office at the time. I think there seven shots fired. I know there were over. five. , The last five were fired very close togethpr. 4/r.JCmanuel, when he came dovm stairs, said Curtis had como to his room and pointed a pistol at him and said, "jP?you, lake hack what you said," I can't say which term he used, hut he said that if he had killed him, or shot him, he was very sorry for it. Mr. Emanuel's pistol was a rather small nickelplated one Mr. Emanuel told me that he had invited Curtis to his room and hail accused i him of stealing his money. Mr. Emanuel had bper, staying at Lao | caster a month oy sis weeks, and had been at the hotel that time. Never heard him utter an oath in that period^ that I remember. j Jos. J. Hull, P. C. Poag and O. F. Connor were standing in front of the hotel and testified as to the number uf shots and ihoir rapid succession. George Payseur, sworn: Testified as to threats made by Curtis against I V >....1 ? ? U.. ki.. UUlUf, ' and also as to Curtis having a pistol and utfiev arms. Capt. Samuel R. George : Was at | the Catawba House on the evening of the shooting. My family hoarded there, having rooms 4 and 5, almost opposite Mr. C'urtw's room. J sa\y him a few {^omenta a tier he was shot. He was alive. He was lying on the bed in a very uncomfortable position. I got Mr. Moore to help me move him to an easier position. While doing so ! I saw the barrel of a pistol sticking from his right hand. It was not a very bright pistol, but I saw it plainly. I did not remove it. Mr. Moore and Mr. John Hasseltine were in the room at the time. I had not before then ex* phanged a do*en words with Mr. Emanuel. I was iu tho room when Mr. Welsh began to search Mr. Curtis, but left heforo he got through. Cross-examined / Couldn't have heen mistaken about the pistol. It was not a nickel plated one. If it had heeu originally it was worn rusty. W. C. Moore." Helped to move Mr. Curtis after he was shot and saw what I took to he a pistol, lie had it in his right hand. It seemed to be a bright pistol, apd a rather short one. Was in the room while he was heiqg searched. The parties who searched him said there was no pistol about himN. O. B. ChafVe ; Examined rooms 12 and 3 of the Catawba House on the night of the shooting. In room No. 3 (Mr. CurtiVs) I saw nothing that I could decide to he mark of a pistol hall. In No. 3 (Mr. Emanuel's room) there were four bullet marks, one high up through the shutter and window, one through the lintel of the door, another through the plastering ranging out to the entry. There were signs looking like the marks of halls in Urn hack of the chimney and high up on the wall, but I could not swear to their being bullet marks. There was another Kali Henl in ?l>i> ?nii-j ~?'l ?MtM J w?ll just in front of $Jo. aud another ball had glanced on the floor of the entry and stuck ip the poet at the head of the Htaira. Mr. Emanuel dined with rue that day. 80 did Capt. FiUpatrick. 1 got them to go to my house go ng to avert the difficulty I feared waacorning Mr. Emanuel waa not under the influence of liquor. I tried to get him to join me in a glaaa before dinner, and he deolioed. Capt. John H. Fitzpafrick; Agrees thoroughly with Mr. Chafee's evidence. James IV Ijunter; Examined rooms 2 and 3 after the shooting. Cnrrpboratea Mr. Chafee's testimony ag to bullet mark?- Mr. Emanuel surrendered himself. Charles L Emaauel, the defendant; Am twenty-four yeara old- Was born and raised in Bennetiaville, 8. C. My father was Wm. Emanuel, now dead. He was Major of the 11th South Carolina Cavalry during the war. I first came here on the 24th of February. Think I met Mr. Curtis here about tfiat time, On t^c Monday previous r I '?W.'| ?_ " ?! ? I to bis death M \ Curtis accompanied me to Winnsloro'. i was selling county rights fq the "i>avis quilting frame.'' lie weit as my assistant anc to seii sewing iqabhincs. We slept it the same room tiiere, and my ntonej was stolen from m4 When f returne< here 1 had evidence to prove that h< had stolen it. I had on the day of th< killing sent a message to Mrs. Curtis saying I didn't wabt to see hpr. I wn: in my room fixingv&r church whei Mrs. Curtis rapped at tho deof. opened it and let tier in. She took i chair and said she c^me to see mi about the tponey licensed her bus luud of stealing, /jtold her that wa an unpleasant sufcMct and she mus excuse roe, as I bad an augQgement t< go to citurch. She said nhc wanted t< explain how tier husband got tha money I charged him with stealing She had borrowed from Air. A. J Kibler. Qur conversation was pleas anter than I had espeated it to bi uuder the circumstances. She wen out. I went back * to the washptanci Mr. Curtis came to the door, coverei me with bis pistol, said sometime, angrily. I didn't fully understam what, and fired at me. J was abou the middle of tbp ha at the dnoi He fired once or twioe before I couli pull my pistol out. I then fired fiv shots at him rapidly, its I advancec When I got ray pUlnl out he dof)ge< behind the door, and he retreated as advanced. The smoke was so thick couldn't see when^I got to the doe and fired jn his direction down th entry. I didn't ktjovv I bad hit Mi Curtis. 1 started down stairs an when I got to the middle of thci heard Mrs. Curtis scream. I got dow and told them about it in the hot* office. Then I walked round to th the jail with some gentlemen and tol Mr. Hunter I wanted to-surrender lie went in f,o get his hat, and I the thought, I would go over to iieunell. ville to sea my mother before I t>u rendered, as I could explain the inattc as no oue else could, and she was uei vous and excitable. I went over, sa her, arranged for bail and surrender? myself. My pistol was a 118 calibi Smith A Wesson, self oocking, a" carried five cartridges. I djd in shoot at Mrs. Curtis, i did uol use a i oath that night::, n* ? [ ('ross examined; Mrs, Curtis sai nothing unpleasant to me. She atoppt at the door going opt and wus suyii something in regard to the raatt< when Mr. Curtis a?>|>eared. She wi standing by her husband's side wht he commenced firing. Wm. lllakeney; . Saw Mr. Curt when he died. Kjicw of a search for pistol. It was not found. I picked t a cigarette holder he hqd bnrrowi from me earlier in the day. I foili U Iring close to his right hip. Here ' is. (Producing & nickel- plated tc 1 made to represent & r*any iiarelli 1 ''pepper-hox" pistol, the circamferem of the shani barrel Weing sufficient < enclose a score of' cigarettes.) Tl | production nt this implement made i sensatiort and caused tome confusii | to the defence. ' I ji * * '* I | TU? > ?' *?prMont^(t 1 j Messrs. Wylio it Wylie, and M. I Hough, of this Bar, and Knox Li ington, Esq., of Marlboro*. The Sta j by Solicitor McDonald. Capil speeches were made by all. The jui remained out one hour and return* into Court with a verdict of net guilt Convicted of Mnrder TrifU of Sam CYavford for Killii Kvrrrtt Hood?Found Guilty ur Sentrnred to br Jfanged on Frida July 31*f. For want of space We can give on a brief sum in try o? the facts in tl case of Ram. Crawford, colored, wl was tried for ihe murder of Even Hood, colored, which occurred In til county pp the 14th March, laat. < the public highway, while they we engage*! in working thp pqbllc ron.l a. J, I) unlap; The homicide o curred while a party of us were wor Ing the road*. Kaw Sam Crawfo following Everett Hood with a han apike as if in the act *>f striking hit He was two or three feet behind hit Hood was walking with hie axe on ti left ahouljer. ll*Qd was walkii toward me. Cross examined; We were workii the roads. The wooden handapll Crawford had waa to help him it log*. Hood's business waa to cut tog That waa why he had the a*?. At tl time of the blow I was pushing ov an old atomp. The men were sixty i sixty-five yards off Mr. Barber M< Murray called ipy attention to the t? mert, saying there W%$ going to be uw. i mmjkcu >ng^,i|iw IDA bio struck. My attention was rath divided between the' stump and tt men. Can't speak as to the position < Hood's arms at the time he was struel except that he had the axo on h h*ft shoulder. Heard no threat I Hood against Crawford. A tree he been cut down and was lying betwee me and the parties. Was not pAyin much attention to the parties. Smith McCorkle, oolored> Wi about six steps from the men whe Crawford knocked Hood down. Crav ford and Hood had been quarrel in about g wristonnd (a leather guard ft the arm in shoving a pole.) Crav furdsgid. "You can gat your wris baud, or any |d?iAmitfr else yo want.1' Hood said: "I'm not peujwd 4 you," and went to biin for tli wristband. Crawford said: "I'm n< scurt-d of you eitlifiTf^dtnd gave hit the wristband. Hood took the wrl*' hapd apd went off, sgytng, "IP yo want anything yoi4,can get it." Crav ford nnsrwered, M Yes, and jou can g< anything you want, ur any of you'dd friends," Then Hood said; "You'i a O?d?d raecal," Crawford repiiet "You're a G-f-d?d " Crawfor then walked up bf>hiod ll<?odar> struck bliu. Hood' uralkin i I 1 away. Hooil had his uxv on his left r shoulder and his right hand hanging hy his side. Hood never turned his 1 'head. The killing occurred about Jive 1 miles northeast of this place. T Tiie witness was cross mined ut ' great length. He testified that Hood 2 had twice called Crawford "a vhiU9 eyed "und tiint he had during tho '? day threatened to strike his a*e into 9 certain persons alluded to as "them" | and not named. Mr. J. M. McMurry was sworn.* I was tlie overseer working the road. I ardered Everett Hnor) to cut a dead tree that was in the road. He replied ^ he'd he d?d it lie would cut nil the 3 dead trees; that he had been cutting them ail day. I told him then to go t and cut live onps. Crawford told him he hail better go ami cut the trees. Hood thereupon cursed (Crawford fox a d?d white-eyed They went and e> did tlit* work I ordprod their; to do, t Just before the tree fell some one 1 asked what that fuss was about awhile j ago. Hood then said that if Crawford fooled with him much more he would 2 stick hi9 axe lido him. He said he rl wasn't the blood of Hvman Hood ; tie it was better blood, f (old the boys they r had t>etter hush and go to their work, j Hood turned to Crawford and said. "Give nip pry wristband." Crawford e said; "You can net the wristband and I. anything else you or your d?d friend* il want" Hood thai; started in Craw j ford's direption with his axe. I started * the other way. A{ter ) got a few steps I heard Crawford say. "D?d il 'r I'll take any more of that " I looked e round and saw Hood falling. 8am r. Cfawford was just behind him, setting ,] his stjck do>yn. I told the hoys thai w? a very bad lick. Crawford askec 10 me if I thought he was dead. He weni " off and again came and asked me tlx si question. ie The defendant, Ram Cr^'ford, was it,. | buiiiii anu vim iur r?amc o^iiy itn mm lust witness up to tlie point of tlie kill * ing. Here lie varied the tale, sayin* n that when he told Hood he would no - take any wore of pis thr*uhi Hoo< r- turned round and lifted his axe will ,r i both ha?d* aavitifr, "Yes, you d?? ' I will cqt you open." H? wps standing still, his axe on his ltd w shoulder. Then >v it peas struck hi?? d j to save himsplf. re I Ira B. Jones, made an eloquent plei d in liehalf of the defendant,and Holieito ^ ; McDonald followed for {.lie State in i | master effort. The jury remained ou about thirty minuteM when the; I returned with a verdict of "guilty/ 1 , with a revooiuiendallon to mercy. Trial ofligtud A> Roberta. rr The trial of Samuel R Roberts fo *8 the murder of Thomas 1. Ghent, wn 11 : the last case heard at the recent teri: . I of the Court. Fur want of space w have to omit the testimony. All th : testimony, both for the State and th defence, went to &Jv?w that Ghent wn a turbulent character and waa ben id . . i. ? t I up?U a unncuiiy wini some one. U j| tlie contrary, ItoberU proved hy |J.| large number of respectable citizen* " ! character for peace uud quiet. Afte " argument of counsel and an able charg 0 from bis Uonor the jury retired, an pi about ten minutes brought in a vei 8 diet of ''uot guilty." m _ m m , [Kor tlie Ledger. 17 a* suwia?ui or the War?He " I taliatloa. v* le Messrs Kditokh :?As Sherman I army was passing through South Cai ! oliua, in lftGo, every means was mad ry use of by our people to save thei , personal property, especially thei y. ! work atock, from iIvb hands of lb Union soldiers. In one instance, remember,a worthy citizen of Kvrsba' county, placed his stock lu the hant V/ ot a trusty slave to take care of t best he cuuhf The slave succeed* .?/, . id Keeping mem tua uuin most ot tt j army had pa&aed through, but, finalh ly a lon? Federal came on him aud mad him a prisoner and seized the atocl ljn , lie slArled with his booty toVhere I >|t aud his corps were in camp uet Young's bridge in Chesterfield count Ou the way the captor became sleep and laying down i?y the roadside I |a take a nap, cautioned the darkey l keep guard. No Booner was the soldo ' * asleep than cuffy, true to his uiaste ' gathered a pine knot ftud dealt him r< blow ou the bviad which ended hib lil then and there, The darkey the n* mounted a horse and returned to h " master's home in safety with bis stocl The first soldiers who passed ttlon ?* that road found and buried the bod of their dead oomrade aud reporte H the fact to headquarters at cagop. Q their march to Cheraw, ou tka stag >11 road from Camden to Cheraw, betwree :s. Black and rhomson'sCreeks,thatoorf i? captured a s^uad of Confederates wh er were returning to their homes fror or Florence, where they had been guard t?? ing prisoner*. The Confederates wer ro told of a Union soldier having bee a brutally murdered and that the w intended to avenge his death by put a* ting one of them to death. The Cor )e federates were awe stricken, but the 0f were told to diaw lots for one of the; k number mast certainly die. Thoy pre l? ceeded to draw lots to sea who wouli ^ he shot and the late Jamee Miller,n l(1 Chest*rfield,uncle ul MhI rB.F.MilUi n of your town,was the unfortunate man He received his fate with remarkabl composure. The noble rnau cooll took a slip of paper from his pocke and wrote thereon, "Mark the perfec man and behold the unritrht for th -n- ? f' O w end of that man is peaoe?iStalm 37 * verse 37," and handing it to uue of hi >r old comrades, in boyhood and in iron f~ said, "Givo this to Brother I^wi l" Scarborough and tell hiin to preacl u my funeral from this text, lie wa 4hen %bot aud hhr body turned over t< his friends, who bore it to his relatives (t who were awaiting with joy his return n ei peel rug him in life and health. S I* their house uf joy was turned iut? u mourning. r- I Mind you this that it may he kep 't alive in the memory of our people. I ? should lie recorded in history for it i e 4 most atrocious act of retaliation in i I: civilised age. I blush that such ai d act received the sanction of an officei (1 of an army on the American continent g but such is true. Aw Oi t? Sw.oif.r. t I 'tW '.I . . SPRING Ol H WE JUST RECEIVED SPUING AND SUMMER GOG OFFERED ON THIS MARKET, TOMERS AND THE PUBLIC ( DUCEMENTS, BOTH IN PRICI GOODS. TO THE 1 YOU WILL FIND A BRA UUUL?S CUNS1MTINU OK CASH TKDS, NUNS VEILING, BUN I AND SUITINGS, IN ALL TU ! COLORS. A BEAUTXI OF WHITI LACES, HAMBURG Tim HOSIERY, GLOVES, AND , CHEAP. l i 0 ! I HAVE THE BEST t MEN and BOY t I IV GF O i 1 special attention wili ? heady m a dk cdot]11 no and t , O 4I WILL MAKE i | m HATS TI both fijk and 8traw, hats of nobbiest and i.ati i call yoyit attend r ladies' children AND MISS e ?; at exceedingly low l?l a one half the bargains t 1ujt invite each and e\ u ex, a m in k for youuselves. a a r ' ' THE TOZE MANUFACTURED J* k COLUMB * OUARAWTEED TO OZV2S aOC ? AND KVfl or* 0 0 PUB. OBNX is THAN ANV OTBBK BHOXN t DEPOT IT1BBT, CHEST 8 Order* aollcited for Klrttng Injeeti y I'inlim lira** < J??odn, Aalxtito* Hemp niii d Oil* from U5 cent* to <IU per gallon, ii niwh, J'Iowh ami oilier Improved Agrlc ,0 notice. W. L. McKKOWN iu aiwayai ' I'intol and Lock re]>airH. KeuvoUliug oh * WST A tirat claae Machines* will he ? Engine or Mill Jobs in Lancaster Conntj \. POO e Cheater, H. C., Dec. P 1884. n y ?Rfw ^dverttafwents. | ; mMoTmusiThouse f If you want to buy an Orgar* for | i. caab or on easy installment plan write I t? ,f Walter Jfeleon, Monroe, Jf, O. r, Ami you will surely gei a bargain i\* i, be ha* a large stock on bainl ami wants e to sell tbeiu olf Spu.ml )>ricr? tu Church?* ti'icl Ministers. Hix years ' guarantee witii every instrument. i 1 Reference?<>aear ttlalr. t WALTER NKLEQV. e June 10, 18&Y tf. AYER'S i Ague Cure 9 IS WARRANTKt) to eyre all cases of ma- 4 I larlal disease, such as Sever and Ague, later- < mltVent or Chill Sever, Remittent Fever, I ' I>m?h Ague, BIMoua Sever, and Liver Coro} plaint. rn case of failure, after dae trial, < 9 dealers era authorised, hp our circular of 1 duly let, IW2, to mftynd tb* money. 1 Dr.J.C. Ayer ACo.,Lowell,M?M, 1 Sold by all Dragglets. I ? ' > ? Cue. Ashcrnft'n Kyo Liniment for < r sale by J. F. Mat-key A Co. I ? ?Use Asboraft'a Kureka Liniment. 4 For wtleoiriy by J. F. Maekey A Co. \ \ GOODS. 1 =4-? TIIE LAWGE3T STOCK OF DS THAT I HAVE EVER ANI> WILL GIVE MV CDS JLNERALLY SPECIAL, IN. OS AND THE (QUALITY OF .AMES! UTIFUL LINE OF DRESS MEKES, A LA PACAS, WOR8PINGS, MUSLIN8, LAWNS, IE LATEST STYLES AND 'TJX* LINB : GOODS, IMINGS, AND RIBBONS, PARASOLS, ALL VERY ^ ? ASSORTMENT OF HH S CLOTHING IV , IlE GIVEN TO ORDERS FOR A NEAT FIT GUARANTEED. gang \ SPECIALTY IIS SEASON, \ MENS' AND HOYS' STRAW :ST STYLES. ION TO MY STOCK OF MENS' ES SHOES LICKS. I CANNOT MENTION WHICH I HAVE IN STORK, "EKY ONE TO CALL AND. Rmpectfully, J. E. TAYLOR, R ENGINE," Y T055EH ft 1>1AE. I A., 8. O. ~ > *1IB. OEWT MO&B rOwML 1 LESS rva& AND W4S&I B MASS. 1BANOB B?W?B BE, IOUTH OAEOLDTA th. Hancock Inspirator*, and Elector*, d (luin Packing, Engine apd Marhia* Plantation Kgw and (Jrf*t MUh?, a%gnlturnl Implement* supplied at short st hia pn*t prepared to do all Oua, 1 Inspirator* a H|>ecliUty. neixt at a uxoman Is warning to 111 up. ZER L McKKOWN, Agent* is DENTISTRY Dr. It. C. Young* [Graduate of Philadelphia O-.iee* ol Dental Hurgery.] A XCAHTE H ,N. , i Work done on the meet /fMHt ren?pnftble ter?? and warranted to gl ? * ajdisfactlou. ri#etrk Onr Door Hovth or oi.tt Post-Off trie. I. M. 1IUNTKR. J. I. HOLU^iOHWOgfil. HHITE1 k lILLIISSTftlTl. Physicians & Nur^ettM. ?H WINfi PS1M k V"C V Tf.Y - located at Lenoaater Court House, [>fter their professional services to the ?urroundlnK county. Call* promptly attended today or niglit. MT OflicM in the Moore building At I .ancestor C. H., and at Halle CI0I4 Mine. HUNTER A HOLLINGSWORTH. DB. WM. M: CRAWFORD ha* located at Mr. W. T. Dunn'a near laekHouham for the practice of hla Itrofmion. Prompt attention given ta [ alia at all hours of the day and night) April Ifttli, im.