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WINNSBORO, S. 0. WIM81Ol0l At. C., OUT. 31, 1866. II. A. GAIl4LA1l11 R1)TOr. D. B.'McCltI U () 1IT, AssocrA-I El n. The following gentlenon ure re.. quested to act. as Ageflts for the .1b . Af.D: Major A. D. HII.rIAnn---RULky Mount, Bosier Parish, La. T. P. SLaDER---harloston, 1. C. t. 8. DESPORTEs-idgcway, H. 0. Major Wu. lr.Ll.-Mont icq.llo, S. C. H. B. MCMASTER-ltossvillo, S. C. Dr. J. L. MARTIN-JaCksoi's C(1reek, S. C. .DAVID EKI--Allston,81. C. J. WV. McCatmon-r-Salomi Chuireb, 8. 0. Court Wook. The Court adjourned on Thursday *bout dark. T'lie business of this wook, though embracing few cases, was perhaps the most important of aill the terms of the Court of General Ses 140n thadt havUe trinspireld in this place. There wore ito loss than three indiotments for murdr-the !!rst, the State vs. Jas, L. lMartil, clarged with theimurdor of Jno. P. Bell ; the second, the same vs Levy M. Boliek and Robert B. hliek,- charged with the murder of Julius ilain, freedmani; and tho third tho samo I.s lenry (as ties, charged with the murder of Charles Young, froodman. In the first case, the Jury retuirnil a verdict of "not, guilty." The con elusion of th test inony in this case will be found inl another column (if the NEvs of to-day. The Jury were out all night of Wednesday, ind didi not return until nearly ten o'clock A. M. on Thursday, whein they rendered a verdict as follows : "Robert 11. Bolick, not giilty Levy-M Iolick, guilty of naIIlaugh ter." In tle third caso, the Jury were out about an hour perhaps, whek they re turned with verdiet of "iot guilty.'' In the easo of Levy M. IBoliek against whom was found a vord ict of "guilty of manslaughter," he was sen tonced to all imprisonment for twelve months and a fine of jive hundred dol lars. The peculiar circumstanes of this case we cannot now attempt to detail. Mr. Boliek is'a highly respecta.Ile citint nf' t.him Tht.rict, aumd has maiy friends to sympathize with him an1id his fail ihi tile unfortunate eondition into which untoward events have broughlt him. TRIAL OF DR. J. L. MARiTIN. Theo Court con tinuedi its sittings on Tuesday. The ordler for 10 o'clock was the ease of the State vw. Jan. L. Martin,.charged with the killing of Jno. P., Bell on the 9th of April, 1863. Tho'Judge upon01 reaiding the caset from the docket, ws inL~rmedl by the S.'i citor,- (I. D). Me~ltoni, ]Esq. and the coiunsol of thie accused, Al[esirs. J. M. Rultland~ and J. I. M~c~anits, that they wvere roady' for thle trial. WI'hereupoln *the noenised was arraignied, antd, a ter the usual prelinminaries, the inidiet mont to which the prisoner' plead' must guilty, ,was read by the clerk ina an agitated voice. Refore piroceedhing Lto record the testimony in this dase, it is Progofto state briefly a few facts. '2 he~ poouliar cirecumst.ancmos (of this~ case .made tile reading of the im d ment an affect ing mailttor, for hore was the acensed charged with' the murder "with malice aforethoughit" of one who was a bosonm. frioend. Ihoth the deceased and the prisoner at the bar wore worthy,- reotable, hionoralbho and m itob1 geont cit'izens. Honee tile .the fiends of both could( not but bie touched by the affecting oircumnatamn 00s aittenlding tild ease. - - At this stage of proceeding in thie case. the .Orand Jury ontoried and made their presentment. The re ported the jail, withsoe lg ex coptions, mI good condtiition, and a safe piae of conflinmint. Several of the roads wero reported~( in .bmad orde~r. .'he road leadig from WVinnsboro to Rocky Mount w as repo tced in aconidi.. tion ;so too the roads to Boll's Bridge, .Brown's Bridge, and the road loading from Trapp's Store to Columbia ; and in add ition to these, the roadi fromt (VThnsboro to Doko,thle mlainl road lead. lng to. Polumbia via Sandy Loivel, andfromn Millin-bs M'ill to (Columiibiai .is Honor; the Judge, thankdd the Grand Jury for a pronmpt dischargo of their dity, was pleased wi the re . ort, and discharged them. The trial of the onapital case was now resumed. Dr. Vi'. K. TFurner be ing sworn and examined by the'Solioi tor,tcstilicd in substance as follows:f Witness was attheo house of J. P. Soll, deceased, the day lie wvas killed. DceOased was killed by a roek thirown from the hand ~of prisoner, Dr. iJas. L,. M:t 6p the 9thi of April, 1863, an~d in the District of Fairflold. 'Witness, Dr. .Newtonl Martin and the prisoner *rode up to the house of deceased and stopped unear thle yard fence. Onie of the patty called to the . deceas'ed who cante to the door, and then to the front nato. Deceased began to tease ~ree about'thme manner he wasR sit %4w~i bie..,horso. Meceased maiked 6*tefas whip loe had. - i his angl hioh, when girisoner, had -:~1 oner threeo times upos the left thigh. Prlsoner, toddceased ntt u him yithth whp Prsnrhn Alighted from his horse, - picked up the smaller one of two rocks lying by the feuco, and crossed over he feco with said rocks in his hand. -The rock was of a size to fill his hand. Deceased retreated a few steps and got bolindit a tree. The prisoner fol lowed and took a position on tho oppo site side ofibc same tree. I leard pri.,onerthon toll deceased to c10Me i ron i ahind OthE tree, which de eCas1-ed dochIned to dv. [iHore the witiess placed himself in the position ht,e szaw deceatsed inl inst so lie turned hi hie whenl attrarited by (It Soilli of the - blow upion the head of decea.sed.] - Saw the prisoner strike d*-oased then with the butt of the whip. Prisoier got the whip from the deco'd and struck deceased t.w iec with the lash eind, rachig il aroull the tree to (10 it. Witesi ci. not know ltoV prisoner got the whip f1roi deceased. h'rison er's horse ming , o 'righftened aOrted ofi. Vitneoss it the reqluest of prison Vr canght the horead h00.itced him. HieardI i soid and looking romid saw tle rock which prisoier had had in his lan:a1d bouncing llf from deceased. )id nto)t "en it strike deceased. Saw that deceased hand stinki downi upllonl his ,eceliael remained insnsibule ln) cil his (I eat h1. The liffr oceCdiT4(l bet ween le avul tivd t e u o'clock. 'lie, sitroku ISv o. a little above and he hind tho !-- d ear. The Skinl was very sliitly inijn.ried. ThIere was iiothinig to justily tei opinion that -Icro was lilly fracture of the skuill. )id :it know where deceased received tie stroke oh tie -whiip in the hands of the prisoner. Witness believed the iml Mediato caue of deatli was the rup Cure -W Ia blood vessel about the head W itiess, the prisonier ad Dr. New. toll Mart in the only oles present. I)eeeased was carried into the piazza of the hu . Witness rOmaned with deceased uit il )r. Brice arriVed, when lie was called off to ot her patieit. Was 'aot with deceased wheim l11' died. Did iiot know whiat, hour of tlie Inight ho died. Wt early part of Iight. l'risol.tr aslu decosed Were first cous ins. They were on g-,d terms, were extremicly friendly, amd associated a great dual togeter. 'll wilo of dec eeaised wai iot it home. Did not laow how far she %as away. She was :mnt for that night. There was a note nent to her. Did not know who wrote it. [At this point a note was hanide d witness whichi he recognized ais th hand-writing of prisoner.] Did not know what hour of the day the wife of deceased reached home1, but before the deat.h of deceased. Uross-exrmincd. Witness the prison 1 allod Now(on1 Martin were conitng from Douglass' Mill. Dr. Newton lar till owint-l tle whip. Prisoner g0*the whi p from Newton Mart in after ptassing Widonoter's aij)parontly to (tuieken up ill .. - . r 4 wian s Tero eis in to Nerwtoni Mart in. Theare wvas a coniversation about (deceasxed byv the three before thec& reaichod~ his hi:'.-a. N ewt on Matdin sa id that deceased had been dragged into the chlirch by his wife and amother. Prisonier said lie thought niot, but holievelddneenised to be a true Christian. Prisaoner lad the whip in his hand when they I(11 rode up to deceased's feiie. ])ee cased got it fromn plrisoner It wa is a plautted whip,piorhiaps about three feet Ilng anld tw~o iinches in eit.. eumfereoe,-sneh a wip'i~ aS is used for buggy drivinig. D~eceased sitruckl prisoner reacinag over the fence, thrneet times priet ty hard . P.risoner got the rock outside of the palank fencee. lTim feince was not fair froma the door ot- the hiasc-an ord inary plaink fiance aibout. tour feet high. 'i'hio tree was four or five steps from the fenoco, niighier fence t hani house, ad about thei size ut' a main's lai d. P'irisone r struck lh co used rouad he i.tree.Di not. know whiether d(eeased approieh-. ed prisonter fro th~ le oppiosito1 side ~ of the t roe,-nst haive moved towairids pisonei1r as lie wvas nearer prisonaer when witness sa1w deCcased down upon his kne t han when lie saw himit be.. hInd the tree. E'xaminoiid dueconsod's head after. he received thie blow. Saw prisoner strike deceaused with (lie butt end of the whip, while dhecasedl was in the position witness had shown. D)id not know how prisonier had got thme whip. Sawv ao other imark of' vio lence upon the (deconsedl except where thme rook struck him. Believed the rock wasx the sole cause of the maort al wound. .1Did not see decased on tho0 ground. lHe saunk dowin with his legs doubledl un dher hiim. iDid niot see hain lower thana that. Witness gave mneTical aid. Pris onor took an active part in giving aid. Prisoner was altected ini the highest do gree by the misfortuneo; expreassed regre as 8ool1 as lbe had a chance, and( that if possible lie wvould die in hais (deconsed) place. Prisoner lived aubotnt t I rco mnies from deceased. Prisoner was married at I hat time, and was~ deconsed's family phy siciani. Re-exmmincd lby Solicitor.--Did. not think the three lijcks given 'in anger. Deconsedh and prisoner wvoro in the habit of moeting aind playing togotheor. D)o. ceasedl was'struck at, by prisonier while behind the tree. WVhen witness next sa1w thenm they were on the samne sido of the tree. Did not so deceased fall, but saw him ini the position in wihh lie had fallen. Witness's attention was drawvn to thao.two, deceased was oni the' same side of the tree with pirisotner, n'nid closo enough to be struck withI thme whip. Witness thainks 'prisoner quick tempered and irritable. John S. Douglass was iext swvorn and( examiined by the Solicitor. Witness sawv doccased the day hio was inljured, about two o'clock. WVas going onl lis plantation and met, the lioy going for Dr. BIrieo Weont to see deceased, and found him propped tip in the house. Stayed all one might. Had no conver sation with prisoner. Dr. Brico then asworn and examitned by thie Solicitor. Witness was alled to 600 dcea, and fam id b':m inlsens1.ibio. 'Exainined Lihe injury. Found a scratch on the lft side of the head. It appeared to lo a scratch after the hair was shaved off.- Found no other injuries stiicintet to causo death. Aemainied with dc-'ased until niic o'c .c next day. Witness thinks cause of death was an oppressioi of thlo brain by the blood 11poul it. WitMness conveyed with pisoner. Prisoier said ie and decea'sed bad tii soled. Udleratood that back parl. of, deceased's head had struck the root of a tree. I leard the fa2ts first from i)r. Turner. Did intend to talk with priso nier about it, but was takeii sick and had iiv(r doic so. Li ved aboit eig0ht mi le from the deceased. Mrs. Bll's father lives about twenity.fh-o ioilei from her limi. She- was setit for that night. after witne.s got thore. Wit ness know Wloth yojig im<n-dc.eased 'Trom inaiicy, manl prisoier for some timo. Prisonrer and ltecrasol was -.lvavr vry friien1dl V. HAd mtt t hei seeral imes. they.were apt to tussol, or do somethiin of tI kind, whiciever togetlr. .No minpest i'hel Ihat witiness kiew of. Witeiss lived betweenlt Seveif aind eight nulms fanndecaml Nebkne~ofht. 1171171,r lirlv 1o ti ued.-Witniess though t deati was cauiised by the blow flromt (Ie - rock. Dis.covered no4) i inIjry exce pIt pol tho left side of the head. 8k in not cut. Such a stroke on any part of the body mnight not have done anly ijry ; eveni on other parts of the head, aw til hmve done none. Don't. Ie' i emrber thit r)-. Titrnker statend why the al'a ir should be ou3)t secret. Doit't inutember that Dr. Iet'in said prisone' regIested thi.s sinlvbl be done for social purposes. le might i"'.'C told witi. es .9" but witncss did not recoltvct it. The question in rogard to wist Ir. Turner told witness -boing repeated several times by consel for defend ant, some interruption took plac when1 the Judge asked wit ness as fellows: "Do you ir edoleet positively that Dr. .. Titrner in that conversation told y3oI why the matter was kept secret I" I len..-"l would not be positivo abow ii." A'a otirmm (Cinthaued.-Did not kntotw that ducea.4ed was more active thIkan prisone(r, probably was. JDlid not know that. de eased was a better man --they iniever tested their 1es)pectivo strength that wituss knew of. Rev. J. P Bo!/e, sw,>rnA.-W itnless ijaw deceased beforo his death after the injury. Wont to his house be twoen d and 5 o'clock. Lived a milo and a half from decoased. Found at the house the prisoner, Newto Mar-, tim and some others. The deceased was unconscions. Had only one bruise on his head, and there wa1s one about the size of a dolhir on his hip, the spot red and of a bloody appear ance. Had some conversation with prisoner. Prisoner said he and do oonnoel had been mcuMIing, and lie could hardly say how it happened. Witness heard nothing mnore at that time. Was 1(101or 12 days before lie heard the facts of the ense. No inquest was held, certain ol' it. .Witness staiyed .with dleceased', anmd would halvo knowni it. Witness heard first statemlent fr'om Newton Martin, who made it to wvitness, to Uhas. Bell, brother of do. consed, andl to Mi's. Bell, widow of'de conisedl. Witness did not know where Newton Maritin is-idea in the neigh bhioi'od is that ho is in L ouisiana. Crocss-exa mined. --Dr). Neon i Mair tiln gave no reason wh y the matter was kept concealed, that witness recolleet ed. Did not remnembier that lie said that prisoner wanted it kept seet for the priosenit for' social puritposes ; it might, have bueen so, all were d iscon eer'tedl. Such explanat ion ought to havo been given. TJhiought "that de eense5(d aind pirisouners weire both memi heris of the ('hu rch . Pr'iisoiner noiw a mem tberI, (so fari as wi tness knew,) of' ,Jack.oon Creek ( Presbyrteriani) ('huireh. Witniss is wvel luecuainted wit h pr'is onier. Relieves .he is sul'eing umlor' great deet physically. IDoecrsed [[e wvas more than a match for the pr'isoner in a scunnie. While witness and~ pr'isoner sat together' by the pal lot on which dheceasedl lauy, prisoner said to witness "somoil (one else will have to pr'escribe, for my unfortunato connection with this afl'air prevent my doeing so." Witness thought pris onor expressodl regret oni that occasion. D eceased and prsoe weiro cousins. Dceeased's f'at her ' cud somei t wenty y'ear's ago. James Martiin, father of pr11is'onerl was guiardian of dlece'ased. P risoner h ad prac1t iicd in famiily of deconsed f'or, probably, a year or two. Prisoner was ittimate with that .fami ly. At this point tho Solicitor oflere~d the note written by thie prisoner' to' the wvife of deceased on the night of the day the latter was inijuired. Heo als ofitrod (the affidavit made Dr. Newton M~Iartin upon application of prisonuer for bail. The prisoner's counsel objected. The Judge ruled out the affidavit. At the close of the testimony, Mr. Rutland op)ened the argument for the defence, ini a brief, clear, pointed and forcible ploa1. The Solicitor,0C. D. Molton, Esq., followed in an ablo and searching ar gunent, showing great legal knowi edge and aiciumien. Mr. Mcanite closed in an earniest and1( iinipressiv'o appeal in behalf of Thmechar~ge of the Judge was gi von in his charaotoriatie style. Th'le Jury retired at twenty minutes before 3.-1 M., and after ani a'bsonoo of just one hour, returned with a vor diet of "Not Guilty." Prisoner's Counsel muoved for an or.. der to discharge him without a day; which being granted Dr. Martin do' weonded from thofrisonor's box amid the conlgratulations of his friond#, FRIAL OF LEVY DOLIOK AND RoDERT D. .DOLICK. On Wednesday. October at, wa tried this, blessrs. McCauts and Rion boing 'ounsel for the defendant, This case was indictment for the 0. io Julius lain, froodman, by Levy ML Bolick and his nephow Robt.-1. Bo lick. The Solicitor, Mr. Melton, stat ed the points iii tho.case ho expected to provo. Lt will be proper here to. stato the cane circuimLI1antially that thte reader miay ft('low the course of the ovidenceu more uinderstandingly. j ulins Rhain (Colored) lived in a sumll house on the premises of the estate ofonie Stevenson, inl the neihi borhood of Levy M. lBoliok. Mr. Bolich emplojed Blaini to dA some carpen ter ij g for hiin. In iho ineantime the pro prietor proe, of the hous occvupied by Bilin secured an order frommi the 'rVoost 311arshal3 il Chester, isAued tc said Blinii, mid dircetiig him to va cuate aid house. l r. IBuliek, the jol Undortaken foI. himll by in ili not be0li completed, interposed inl Blainl's 1) half, and asked the iperson having con trol of tihe promiises to lot lBlaiiin r.e ma11 in ll the house until ie had finisih ed workihg for him, and that he ( lo lick) would be 'respoisible for Blai as long as lie worked and behaved] hilmself', and aftr t hat, would 8Wo thai lain vacated the house. 'Soon after this, Blaini's work as well as his conduct not satisfying his m. ployer, Blain was told by Bolidk thal lie need work no longer for him Shortly afterwards, too, lie was inform. ed by his employer that lie must then leave the house ho occupied, as h( (Bolick) was relponsible that ho shoulk leave. Onl a certain Sunday L. M Bolick notilied Blatin ~ that hie would] expect him to vacate the house thc next Tuesday. When Tuesday came ,ick rode over to the said house, iu with two ofhers, to see thai the louse be va;,ced by Blain and ii family, and while the I' on that busi nens the unfortuunto vireym' istance: arose which led to the killing of t" freodiman Julius Blain. 0 Jas. . Stre.son., s$wOrnll.--Witiess was present tO day deceased was kill. ed. Occurred oi the 25th Sept. last. Witness, the two prisoners, Mary Brice (colored) and Harriet Blain wife of deceased wero present. Lov v Boliek is half-brother to Robert Bo. lick's father. Witness accompanied the prisoners to the place that morn ing. Levy asked witiiess to ride there With him, and said lie was going there to put dece s'ed out of tle house. Wit ness lived three qitarters of a mil from the house. The prisoner, Levy, first came to time house of witoss. R1obert eane afterwards. All three left the house togethier. When they got to thetw house, L'cvy [askod wife of (Ieceased where deceased wnis. Sh said tie was not at luono. Levy sixid to her that lie had coi to se thei out of the house. She said she could n ot put uio -things out., ha1il nt pain Inl tier arm. Levy said lie would hielp her. IDceonl's wife and daughter began to put out tlhinmgs, and deceased came up diviing a wagoni. Levy said to deceased "hurry upl Julius, hurry up I've come to see the things out." Io espoke this in his 'usual mannier. D)econsed see'med slow, and the prison er, Levy, said again "hurry up, Ju. lius, hurry up, I want to see. these things ont before I leave." .Deceascd spoke a little rash 'and said "Mr.'Ho lick, what makes you impose on mec ?' Levy said "I havn't imposed on you, but you imposed on mnc at my -owin hotuse, whein you drew a rock oin-me.' Dlecsd said "no, you took one to me." Lgevy saidl "noe, I lkaw you coin ing at me witth one first." Decensed oskdt wvitine.is to help him put singo thing in tte wagon, anid witness went then to thme ptae where thie fire was at which th'e.y cookedl, thore being no ohi iney to the house. Witness heard wifIe of deceased tell Levy to hutsh talking aniy more to deceased: Levy said to ther to ma~ke Julius hnsh and bie would hush. Levy wanitod to knmow of deceased where that pistol was tic was going to shoot 1p00ple wvith. Dc.. 4esed said he would (lie before Levy should see it that day. Deceased got upion the wagon, got 'down and picked up a pair of heavy tongs, got on the front of a~g~im and downi agin and1( weut to thme hind end' of blan wagon where the met Levy Bolick. Witness was niot paiying strict aitten tion at that time. Witness hieard1 -tomoe strokes, anid looking saw Bolick g.backwards. Saw doooased draw u p the tongs, and 01)0n at the front of is pantIs, and witness, saw a pistol, . ot up and saw deceased pulling at hoi pistol fastened .aronnd his waist ithi a loather strap. Iheard Levy eill to Robert to come there with thme pistol ; witniess looked to see if' Rtobt. had a pistol, Robert stepped forward, but witnmess was nmot noticing partieu larly. Witness' then heard two. re. ports anld cite cap break. ,Witness theon looked at them, and heard the wife of deceased say to deceased "rn. He did run. Levy. turned aroundi~ and when witniess saw blood( on his face, asked hiimi if tie (Bla in) shot him there. Levy said lie thought hio (Bllaiin) tiad struck him thoere with the tongs, and thoe ball had just brushed hIs face. fnfuer'rogated by thec Judge --Dceased got down to get tthe tongs, mand got Tip again oni thme double-treo of the wagon. Prisoner, Levy, standing by and said inthiw'. Did not pay attention as to how they met. Julius went rotmnd to the rear whore IBoliok was, with the tongs held at the fire cnd. B~oliok had~ono tca.the hinid end of the tra ch. When Julius pieked up thme tongs,.do. 1 ok was at the fore end of the wagon. When they met the strokes borkmeno ddl. Witness heard the strokes and ipoking saw Julius draw up the tongs, anid fumbl'o with him left hand for his ystol in his pants. ,l&'aminat ion resumd.--Fitness, no.. tlood no oeitomient. When d~cooased droved up~ with the wagon, Boliok was iot angry, and not ntil Junli...e up the tongi did ho become so. After the strokes hearl Levy call to Robert to "shoot, shoot." Julius had his pis tol tied with a leather strap, drew it out of his pants as far as the strap would lot it come, and got the muzzle turned from him. At that time heard Levy say to Robert shoot, shoot. Levy did not seem angry until li got into the fray ; talked as ho usual ly did when he Wld deceased to hurry up. Both wore angry whein wife of deconsed said to prisoner pleaso hush and lot Julius alone. Bolick said mildly, "Julius, hurry and got these things out of the house." Deceased ran about 100 yards before he fell. Witness hoard one or two reports after doecased rui. One was fired by Levy Holiek with shot gun whioh was lying near his horse, sone ten stops from t.lie wagon. Levy got the gun after Julius ran. Deceased was about 50 or 60 yards from prisoier when tie shot the gun. Wit ness examined deceased, but found no wound in his back. lie was lying 5n his face ,when wiutness camiie up to him jiust after ho fell. lievy went upl) with witness. Witness thought Juljus was not hurt. Leo y told deceased to ackinowl -lgo 1e luid done wronig, and he would iiot iturt hhm. Witness-might have said so too. Deceasedi never spoke. Deceased looked angry when lie first came uop to the house with the wagon. lie. was there a few ,ainutes before he spoke. Levy asked wife of deconsod if hebdidn't leave word for them to be out of the house by Tues I day morning. Can't say that Levy said thie same to Julis. Ile did say to Julius to horrv up, that he wantc hin to get out .cfore hie left, ie hurried Julius the second time. Wife of deceamscd spoko % ry freely to Levy not to say any nmoro to Julius. Levy told her to make deccaie( hush and lie would hush. 'Bol ick was not responsi ble for the rent of the house, nor did lie own the hous'o on the land. Cross-cxa nd.--Lovy Bolick did am going to put Julius out and so the do,"r shut before I leave." A few bjdles ha :1 been put out, before deceased cane to tfud housc. Levy helped > pIt the t12."S ot.- Prison or (Levy) saw a table outado ti door with Ia broken leg and several iings on it, and told them to put no more on it or it would break down. Jlobt. Boliek is a nepihew of ."evy. Levy guardian of Robert sinco (60 or 61.) Witness not certahi that Levy was Robert's guardian after the death of his father and until tho death of his mother. Robert is not of age,, per hups 18 or 19. Land belong to t1le estate of Jas. Stevenson. Robert and his sister are -heirs of that estate. Levy liis all along managed Tie estate. Tle administrator of time estato 16t his younger brother live on the place. Julius went to the house by perm is sion of Hugh Stevenson. Witness saw an order to Julius to vacate the house. [llere an order wvas shown witness, which ho identified as the same ho alluded to.) (At this point the writer lost the connoction in the testimiony.) Witness went with Levy Ilolick to the house occupied by the deceased on thme Sunday before thme killing. Wh'en they went tup, Levy asked wife of de ceased " where is Ju lius ?"' She sid lie was not at home. Lev'y told her' leo bad come to tell Julius to got out of thme house by Tuesday morning, as lhe (Levy) would stand security no, longer for hinm. Deceased was a large -man, weighed 175 or 180 pounds had the name of being a very stout man, stouter than Bolick, heavier thamn witness (thme wit ness is over six feet in lieighit,) was athletic, overbearing in disporition, of a fighting character, was the dtread of most of the negroes, and was about '45 years old. W3itness knew of a great many fights deceased had had. [h~ere the witness was interrup)ted as to what ho "kow on that point, andoxplain od that oft'en when a person. hears a thipg lie'rola tes it by saying "I know" &c.] Deceased had lived with 'vit ness 4I mmonthis one year-and 2 months anoth er yea!'. The tong's were large, home made, with square head. Witness saw Levy Rolick have no other weon on in the conflict, but thu stick lie ad seen him'wit~h before. It is the prac tice of most men in the -country to go armed ; most neighbors of witness do. \When deceased jerked out his pistol, witness seeing it was pointing towards him got behind the wagon. .Bly Solicitor agee i.-Wi tness could not have gone up to doccuse~d ; thought it dangerous in the fray. Witness known the charactor of deceased and thought it best to put the wagon be tween them. Witnessa (lid not think that on general prineiples Julius ought to bekilled. Rlobert Rolick's pistol was not soon until called for by Levy. Deconsod's wife was those. Deceasedl was wounded in thme lower p art of- the breast, bolow thme ribs ; didn't know whether on right gr left 'side. There was an inquest held, but no physician there., C'ros-xamind.--Djin't see where the ball caneo.out, only saw where it entered 'saw bulla't hole in the coat; saw no signs of a bruise on the head didn't examine for that. amrriet Blain (colored) Swoorn. -[-One counsel for defendant raised apoint up on the com peney of the witness. The Judge Qxpressed surprise at the objection, and said the witness did not appear for the husband, but -for the Stato, Counsel said-hli would not in sist. Thme Judge replied "I would overrile it,-if you did insist.] Hlarriect I Blain exaimind.---W itness wvas wife of deceased ; was present at the killing' of decased. It was (done befrween 9 and 10 o'clock. Mr ,Bolick eamd to the house on Sunday hut Juli us was not at home, and told the wit ness lie wanted thenm to leave 9h ere by Tuesdhmy. Witness told deceased. Iho went to Mr. Brice's on Tuesday morn ing-to get a wagon to mudvo himself and Mr. 13olick camo while he was away. Prisoner (ievy) .took a chair and sat down, and asked whero Julius was. Witness told hit he had gone, to get a wagon. Bolick said lie wainted the house. Witness said every. thin.., wats ready to go into the wagon lBolielkuaid he was in i hurry, and sot the children to taking out .the things. -Witness told Bolick slo had a weak ahl and could do nothing. Child ren put some thimigs on the table, and Bolick told then not to put any more, they would break it down. vieni Julists drove up lie sai notyf. ing. In a few minutes Bolick told d* cnsell to hurry up. he wanted the house, Julius s:iil nothin", and ill at few minutes went in t house. lie said nothing till prisoner spoke the fourih time. le said to Jiulius while lie was - putting thing. in the wagon, 'Julius, a black man tdh ime vrm said you were goig to beat me." Juliis told io he didn't :iy so. Win-.<s was jtiy then,' but !oola"l again and saw prisoner tryiv g to strike dece.si-d,. J nlius was trying to lift something and asked Mr. Stovenson to help him. Mr. Bolick was pretty so. vere. Jiiius seenied not to want to talk. Witness was not able to say what they wero saying about this time, was in a hurry to load the wagon. Wit. ness asked prisoner please to lot deceas. ed alone. Frisoner ([vy) said "I coime .o heavy down on you as heavy as I can." Asked Mr. Bolick three ti'mes to let hini alone, and let them get tile things away and have no fuss. We didn't get all the things in the wagon, got all we could. Julius went to the saddle nweos side, got on tlie toilue arl w. to get on the mule,.but IMr. Bolick hld a stick drawn. to- srika Iim, so ie got down and out of the way. I'le done that three times, and every lime the stick was drawn oin him. The fourth time he got up lie pic'ed up the tongs and got on the tongue again. lB lick went round theC liead of the mules. They met and both strtivk.at once. Mr. Bolick pushed at Julius and grabbed his right hand. Julius had the tongs in his left. They struck one lick apiece. Ju. lius struck Bolick by the nose, and lie (Julius) was struck on. the head and had -i hole cut in his hint. Robert Bolick shot right off. Did sce him shoot, for witness was almost between them. RHh ert.just followed ny1 his Uncle wherever he went. When Robert shot Julius snatched away from Jvy and and run. Robert followed hin and kept shooting till his pistol was unloaded. Then Bevy shot th. gni at him, and got on his horse, kept on after Julius ar.d shot hin with a pistol after he fell.' When wit, ness got. to dIceased he was dead. She asked Mr. Stevenson if lie' spoke and was told lie had not'. This %vas about 100 yards from the house. Saw where deceased was shot ; didn't have the heart to look at him. Julius had lived in th. house abbnt t wo mionths. *Was a car peuter and wvas workiing for Archy Hiam ilton; hati left, off working for [Levy B0. lick for twvo weeks. L'1b. be Continnued] An Analysis of the Countitutional Amend ment. W~e have found that portions of the aimendnment are merely a rehash of parts passhn of the Cionstitution ; arid that, after having abolished slavery, there is very little in the two first sections to damage the political status of the State even if the amnendmecnt should be adopted contrary to our w isheus. :But when we reach the third sec tion, we find a demand designed to be come a part of the Cionstitutional law of the lanid, which would proscribe many of our best men, men educated for and traine d in those ignportant stations they are either now filling or may be proforred to fill. Our attention has~beon called to tlIis feature of the scoOion in question, by a gentleman for whose judgment we have the highest regard. ie, ias ,other intelligent gentlemen-of our ane qIuaintance have d1one, and as we are now atttemiptiing to do, examined the miatter wvithiout prejudice or predilec tion ; for that is always a snap judg menit that decides upon the merits of any qjuestion merely from prejudice or from what seems to be the current opinion upon it. And in this puil sophie spirit we now introduce the matter of the third section. It reads thu: *SEcTIoN 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President or Vice-Presi dent, or hold any office, civil or mili tary, under the United States, or -un der any State, who, having previously taken an oath as a member of Con.. g ress, or as an officer of the United States, or air a member of any State. Legislature, or an executiv, or ciii officer of any State, . to support the Constitution of the United Stats shahl have engageli in'insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comnfort to the onemles thereof; but Congress may by a vote of two thirds in ca'oh House, remove suchi dis-. ability. The substance of this seetion is this: No person shall fill certain offices "uni dor the United States, or a~under any State, who having previotdly takeon an oatlh as a" certain bffioial, "to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insaurr'ecion. or rebellion~ against iho same, .or giveR aid 1 or comfort to the enenieos thereof." l .Yn the first place we have an' en- 1 moration of what offices certaidi per-. sons shall no u hol -e. a r a 3 of theso. Then we have a definition of who thoso "corbuin persons" are there are five classes of these ; and then we have the reason assigned why persons of those -classes enumerated shall not hold those offices. No wonder we of South Carolina spurn the pro visious of the Constifutional amend mont, contained in this section. It requires us deliborately) punish those whom we delight to honor, for an act which we almost unanimously gave them our cordial support, and to pro-*. nounce that act insurrection and re bellion, am) engraft our deliberate' judgifent.upon the Magna Charta. #f our libertios, when we have to reason at prmeent that we will have the op portunity Oroverso that decision and strike it from the recordr as is provid ed in tho last clause of the section. But who,will be proseribed by t-ho' adoptfon of this amendmcnt ? for wc may put it down as a rule almost with.. out exception, that every man in South Carolina oither "engaged in the insurrection or rebellion," (a-ld we a1l know what insurrection and rebolli-n are mcant,) or "give aid or comfort, to' the onomies" of the -Unitod States (we all know also who are here meaint, by the enemies of the United States)'. - Those-designed to be proscribed, are 1. Former members of Congress. 2. Former Federal Judges, and com missioned oficers of the regular army, marshals, collectors, census-taker. post-mastors, and perhaps others'. 3. Former members of tho Legislature. 4. All surviving Governors, and . Former Judges and Chiancollors of the State, Soliuitors, Magistrates, and every civil officer who was induoted into office ill whole or in part by am oath to support tie Constitution of the United States. The provis;ions of 'this section were intonded to b,- awecpfig in their effect, and any on Who care fully considers them must be forced to the conclusion that they are admirably adapted to their purpose. Without re-producing the fourth sotiol., we maysay that it domands that the validity of the war debt of the United States im never to be question od, while that of tile Confederac~y and tile States, individually, which com posed it shall be forever repudiated. Finally, we understand how it is Congress as - at present organized makes this demand of the South, and why the South spurns it ;-and w.als ' understand how the previsions of thlis amendment as it now stands, or as it may othlerwise be presented, is likely to be forced uipon us. One word'no0W as to the efieot of an adoption of tile amendmen~t-whmat would thlat be ? Even if we could se loot a suitable man hueA and thlere who had not filled aniy oneC of time isablinlg. offices, he would still be disqualified from holding any Federal office on ac- * ount of his inability to take the test oath ; for we have no . intimation that that obstacle is to be remlov'ed for thme benefit of our public men. Tho'Editor and Proprietor (NIr. T. F. Smith) of tile E~ast Florida Banner, wilo lately made a flyingg visit to South Carolina, in giving ,an accounlt of his trip, thus alludes to soinc of his observations : ifter spending a .couple of days very pleasantly inl the city-, we took the train on the South Carolina Rail road, arriving at Winnsboro the same afternoon, passing through tile section of tile State devastated by tile t~hievesm and robbers under Sherinan. Thoughi eighteen monthls hlavo elapsed since their presene, tihe signs areO plain an d. distinict, and we fear -a ill never bie en tirely erased. Cllhinys, -wrecksof nllages, and fragments of farms, mueet the eye on cvery hland. -We will not dwctll on thmis sad piecture--her suffer ings will be written for boer posterity. She has tihe sympathy of the enligiht oned world. Amid -such scenes of desolation, and shlort crops tile pros out year, one would suppose 1her p0o ple despondent, but we worecglad *to 4 see iho majority of themn 4loternmincd4 build up their old homes, 1eaving fioe radicair to move on in their. 'suicidal policy without giving them even a passing- thought. At Winnsboro is located Mt. Zion Oollege, under the control of Adol phus W.Y Woodward, an 'accomplished gentlemoen and cultivated scholar. This old college is doutbtless remem-. 4 bered by nyny citizens of this State [n connection withl their school boy . lays, arnd we take groat pleasure in presettig it to the'favorabje consid ration of parents and guardians who , iesign sending their sons or, wards off to college in alnothler State. Tile town is healthy, has the best religious Idvantaiges and cultivated sodiety. The Charleston corresp'ondont of the. inderson Appeal says the considera.. ion of the Consttinallmondmnlt f the Legislature. We have no idea that, the subject vlll even 'tvo e a patient hearing, =6t it Is well for .us to understand rhat humiliating measures contained n the *mendment~ are designed fg lur adoption. - ;