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THE INTELLIGENCER. LOCAL MATTERS. BRIEF MENTION. The fertilizer business is booming. Our townspeople have gone to gardening in earnest. The Court of Sessions adjourned late Saturday evening. Lecture next Tuesday night in Temper? ance Hall by Rev. J. E. Carlisle. Saturday is the last day for the payment of town taxes without the penalty. The colored people have commenced the much-needed repairs on the Greeley Insti? tute building. - The Council are having shade trees plant? ed but on the street leading from McDuffie street to the Baptist Church. One of our merchants who was over in Greenville last week represents business as being particularly dull in that city. Mr. John E. Peoples is agent for the Merry man and Kavassa fertilizers, and is Belling them on very reasonable terms. - Our merchants will lay in an,unusually large stock of goods this spring. Their Ab? beville and Georgia trade is getting to be a big thing. Capt. John McGrath has been confined to his residence for the past week or ten days from the effects of a wound received in the war. We are again placed under obligations to H. Q. Scudday, Esq., for reporting the testimony in the Williamston burning case tried last week. The Sunday School Union of the 2d Dis? trict of the Saluda Association will hold its regular meeting at Neal's Creek Church on next Sunday. Harried, in Trinity Church, Atlanta, Ga., February 18th, 1880, by Rev. H. Bascom Browne, Dr. Walker G. Browne and Miss Amelia C. Owings. ? Messrs. Fant & Bro. will receive in a few days another hundred boxes of tobacco, which they propose selling cheap for cash, either by retail or wholesale. Mr. J. S. Murray, Jr., principal of the West Springs High School, in Union Coun? ty, made his parents at this place a dying visit on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. A. J. Watt and G. T. Burditt, from near Lowndesville, will commence a gener? al merchandize business in Hartwell, Ga., about the first of next month. Dr. Lander, of Williams ton, spent Satur? day and Sunday in Anderson. His school is fuller at present than ever before in its history at this season of the year. Married, on Thursday, 19th February, at the residence of the bride's grandfather, by Eev. Robert Nail, Mr. James Findlay, of Greenville, and Miss Bettie Griffin, of Pickens. '* Mr. A. Lesser, the enterprising proprietor of the Paris Store, has gone North to pur? chase his spring and summer goods. He is going to buy a large stock, and sell at low prices. The revenue officials have captured the bar room that has been plying up and down the Savannah for the past few months deal? ing out moonshine whiskey to the thirsty on both sides of the river. W. C. Benet, Esq., of Abbeville, paid us a visit on Thursday morning last. He was here in attendance on Court and the annu? al meeting of the Greenville Convocation of the Episcopal Church. We surrender a large amount of space this week to the proceedings'in the trial of the parties charged with burning Maj. An? derson's store at Williamston. Our read? ers will find the report interesting. The 1st Quarterly Conference of the An? derson Methodist Episcopal Church will be held in the Church to-morrow night, 27th instant, at 7J o'clock. It will be a business meeting, and all the officials of the Church are expected to attend. The concert given by Mrs. Pinkind on last Friday evening was very slimly attend? ed, although it was one of the most chaste, and refined entertainments it has ever been our privilege to attend. The programme consisted of vocal and instrumental music, and the pieces were well selected and most admirably performed. We bave received another card from Capt. Sullivan in relation to the controver? sy with onr Honea Path correspondent, but as the matter has become entirely personal we must decline to publish anything more about it, except as paid advertisements. It is not & matter of any further interest to the public The annual meeting of the Greenville Convocation of the Episcopal Church was held with Grace Church last week, embrac? ing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.? The meeting wes a pleasant and harmoni? ous one throughout, and was attended by representatives from the Churches at Abbe? ville, Spartanburg and Pendleton. "We bad a pleasant visit last week from Mr. C. C. L?ngsten, a compositor in the office of the Anderson Ixtelligencer. He boarded the train at this place for Atlanta, where he will be treated for an affection of the eyes. He is in full keeping with every? thing in that office, which is to say a great deal, for the Iotelligenceb is the best South Carolina paper we know oV?Hartwell Sun. The Grand Division, Sons of Temperance, of this State will hold its regular quarterly meeting with Broadaway Division, in this County, on Wednesday, 17th of March. It will be the first meeting of the Grand Division ever held with a country Division, but we know of no community in South Carolina better able to entertain the dele? gates irr a handsome manner than the one about Broadaway. Now is the time to* set out shade trees, and on many of our streets they are very much needed. If persons wishing to orna? ment the streets in the front of their resi? dences will furnish the trees the Council will bave them set out and see that they re? ceive proper attention afterwards. Noth? ing adds more to the beauty and attractive? ness of a town than pretty shade trees, and we hope those of our citizens who have not already done so will atonceavail them? selves of the liberal offer of the town au? thorities. On and after February the 20th, the fol? lowing tickets will be placed on sale at all ticket offices on the line of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad : Round trip tick? ets from any station to any station at the rate of fonr cents per mile, counting dis? tance both ways. Good for ten days, in? cluding day of sale. The round trip tickets good for three days at three cents per mile will be kept on sale as heretofore. The rate for children between the ages of six and twelve years will be half of the above rates. The sfit of Mr. L. 0. Busby against the Town Council for $200 for damages he claims to have sustained in the drowning of two mules at the Free Ferry on the Savan? nah River, and which was tried on Tues? day, was decided adversely to the plaintiff. The defendants claimed that inasmuch as the Ferry was under control of the A ndor son Board of Trade and not tlie Town Council, they could not be held responsible for the loss, and it seems that it was upon this ground that the jury based their ver? dict. The fine merchant mill and cotton gin of Mr. E. G. Winginton, situated in Brushy Creek township in this county, was entire? ly consumed by fire on Friday night of last week. The burning was evidently the work of and incendiary, as it occurred at one o'clock in the night, and the fire burned from two portions of the building. It is entirely unaccountable, as Mr. Wiginton is a most excellent gentleman, and was not known to have an enemy in the world. His loss is a heavy one, reaching three or four thousand dollars, which was uninsur? ed. We hope the perpetrator of the crime will be ferretted out and punished with the uttermost severity of the law. Incendiary fires are becoming entirely too frequent in this State. We are pained to record the death of Mrs. Francis Anderson, wife of Mr. R. Q. An? derson, of Broadaway township, which sad event occurred on Monday last, in the 43d year of her age, after an illness of a week or ten days. Up to Saturday, 14th instant, Mrs. Anderson had enjoyed her usual health, when she received a slight stroke of paralysis, which was followed on Friday ' last by another stroke much severer than the first, and which resulted in her death on Monday. She was a daughter of the late Robert Smith, who was well known to our older citizens as one of the best and foremost citizens of Anderson County dur ihg hi3 life. She was a lady of refinement and culture, eminently pious, a consistent and devout member of the Presbyterian Church, and was highly respected and greatly beloved by all who knew her. Her remains were interred in the Presbyterian graveyard at this place on Tuesday after? noon after impressive funeral services con? ducted by Dr. Fricrsou. Her husband and eleven children, together with her mother and several sisters and brothers, and many other relatives mourn her death. What Oar Delegation Accomplished. Daring the recent session of the Legisla? ture the following bills were introduced by the Anderson delegation, and have become laws: By Col. Mattison?An Act to further pro? vide for drainage in Anderson and other counties, which requires the County Com? missioners to see that the law requiring creeks and rivers to be cleaned out twice a year is complied with. By Mr. Murray?An Act to facilitate the completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad, of which a synopsis is published on another page. An Act to amend the Act providing for (he construction of a Canal in the city of Charleston, intended to enable the State authorities to contract for furnishing stone to parties in Charleston. An Act to charter the Anderson and Easley Railroad Company, intended to connect with, and form a part of, the At? lantic and French Broad Valley Railroad. An Act to require Circuit Solicitors to at? tend the sessions of the General Assembly and assist in drawing Bills, engrossing and enrolling Acts, and requiring them to cer? tify to the correctness of the work, the ob? ject of which is to prevent the recurrence of the mistake which occurred in the Supply Bill and required the late extra session. In addition to this Mr. Murray and Mr. Richardson, of Horry, had a special drain? age Act passed for Anderson and Horry Counties providing for the ditching of bot? tom land, which will be published for the benefit of our readers soon. Col. Cray ton, in the Senate, had a resolu? tion passed authorizing the Directors of the Savannah Valley Railroad to postpone the collection of the taxes voted, if they see proper to do so. In addition to this the Anderson delega? tion effected a number of important amend? ments to several measures which became law. THE BIG ARSON CASE. It Consumes Four Days of Court and Re? sults in a Verdict or Not Guilty for all the Parties Accused. ?The trial of Lewis Ellison, J. M. Gam brell, A. W. Poo re, Wm. M. Ragsdale, H. H. Hancock, and J. Francis Ragsdale, charged with burning the store of Maj. George W. Anderson, at Williamston, last November, commenced on Wednes? day morning of last week, and continued through the remainder of the week. Tho prisoners were represented by Messrs. John E. Breazeale, J. S. Murray, J. E. Allen and John B. Moore, and the State by Solicitor Cothran and J. L. Orr, Esq. The jury was empanneled and the exam? ination of witnesses commenced about 11 o'clock, and continued until about 11 a. m. on Friday. The following is the testimony as given on the stand: G. W. Anderson, sworn, says : Lives at Williumston; been living there since 186S; am a merchant; my store house was burned up on the 12th of November, 1879: entirely destroyed; my nephew, W. P. Anderson, slept in there, with a view to its protection; he was In the house on the night of the fire; it occurred about two o'clock; my first impression was that it was accidental, but from what was told me, I changed this opinion ; Mr. Gambrell and Mr. Stone came to my store on the evening before the tiro; Mr. Gambrell appeared to be very mad ; he owed me; he made a proposition about his debt which I refused; he offered me $36.80 on a ?60 debt, which he said I could take or let it alone; the debt had been standing nearly five years; I said nothing unkind; he left very much excited ; after he left he returned after a while, and was In the piazza: he told me with an oath to write out a receipt; I did so?for ?48; I told him I had no hard feelings toward him; he said I had not been like any? body else, nor would not bo; he abused me very much and said I had oppressed the poor people; I then went Lome; I sued J. F. Ragsdale's father, and he came to me with an affidavit claiming the property levied on; I begged him to settle it; he said if he could not get the levy released one way oft' his cotton ho would in another; Mr. Ellison had been sued; his wife made an affidavit that all the property belonged to her; I employed a detective to work up the case; these parties were indebted to me; I had sued all except Mr. Hancock; sued him sev ci al years ago ; wo arrested Mr. Ellison about a week or ten daj's after the fire; he was arrested and brought to my house about 3 o'clock that night; I asked for an interview with Ellison, and saw him next morning after breakfast, and had a talk with bim; I was informed that Elli? son wanted to see me ; we went into tho yard about ten steps from the house; wo sat down and I asked him if be wanted to tell me anything about the fire, telling him if he did to do so; ho said ho knew nothing; I asked him for a list of the party; in the confessions Ellison mado to me 1 used no threat nor hope of re? ward nor inducement of any kind; he mado no confession at that time; he said he alluded to a Radical company of forty men, who burned Beaver Dam Creek Church the night before my store was burned, when he spoke of forty men; I had gone to him at his own request; I returned to my house. Cross-examined by the State: Ho started over to town. "I got another mes? sage from Ellison that he wanted to see me, and 1 went and found him ; no one was with him, but Capt. Alley was a little way off; had a talk with him there; no inducements of any kind were offored to him; no threats were made; Capt. Alley sont tho message; he was under arrest then, with handcuffs on; five or six parties brought him there the night before; theie was no one there when tho confession was made. Cross-examined by the defense: He confessed again in the presence of my? self, Mr. Blaydon and Mr. Acker, iti tho spring lot; ?to inducements of any kind were held out; this was the same day, a few minutes after the other confession ; he said to me that he came, with other parties, on the morning of tho 12th I that the other parties went to my store house and he stayed at the railroad cut \ they went on to the store house for tho pur? pose of burning it; he said ho Saw tho flames directly afterwards; I was in? formed again that Mr. Ellison wonted to see me; I started out and saw Mr. Elli? son's son, in the presence of his father; I heard his son Baying, " Don't admit a thing?lot them prove it on you;" Mr. Ellison then said that ho was excited at the spring, and that he did not know anything about it; they then carried hitn to the Trial Justice's office for trial; the Trial Justice warned him, saying that he was not bound to make auy confession, and that if ho did he would not get any? thing for it; ho then said he was not guilty, and then admitted that what be said to me in the spring lot was so; Elli? son was then sent to jail; tho other ar? rests were made about a week after; I had an interview with Mr. Poore the morning of his arrest; I did not see auy of these parties after tho firo till they came in after arrest; they camo very often to town generally; Poore camo to my store and we talked; he said be was troubled about Ellison's confession, and wanted the case to come off; I agreed with him ; wo went back into tho store; I told him I thought he was a friend of mino, and asked him about the prayer he mado on tho night of the fire; he denied it and said ho did pray that the Lord would open his eyes to seo him an honest man; Mr. Ellison was brought (I sup? pose) to my house in chains on the night of his arrest; 1 don't know whether he slept that night or not; Capt. Alley ro fused to let me nee Ellison that night; Alley and Acker were both there next morning; I did not say to the parties that night anything about getting confes? sions ; Capt. Alley, I supposed, expected Say for his services; he was tho only one; e is a detective, from Spartanburg: I asked Ellison what he thought of Poore's grayer, and he answered, "I see you ave got that; " I saw Ellison in prison ; I went there to see if he had any confes? sion to make, but don't recollect that I said I had been wanting him to confess all the time, so that it would be lighter with him; did not offer to take him out on my bond nor that of any one olse, if he would confess; I don't recollect say? ing to Mr. Ford that I could get no con? fession from Ellison until I mentioned all tho parties to him ; don't rocollect of having a conversation with Alley and Bladon to extort a confession out of Elli son i i saia 10 air. unison, A under? stand that you have said that there was a woman who knew it all, and it would be told by Saturday;" did not make any confession at the jail; there aro at least nine hundred and sixty debts that I did not sue on; there was no fire in the cala? boose that night, and they brought the prisoner to my house. W. P. Anderson, sworn, says : I am the young man who was sleeping in tho store on the night of the fire, and escapod through a w indow by means of a ladder; the fire originated in the grocery room, in which there was no fire-place; the "L" and main building were two stories; was sleeping over the main part; am certain the lire originated in the grocery room; there was a cellar underneath that room ; the door to it was gone; it was filled with empty barrols. etc., and connects with the main building; was in the store the evening of the settlement between Mr. Anderson and Gambrell; Gambrell was very angry, and said he (Anderson) did not treat him as others; had an interview wich J. F. Ragsdale the day after the fire; Ragsdale pointed at the cellar where the " L " joins the main building, and said, " It was set fire right there, wasn't it?" I asked him to sign a paper promising to give assistance in prosecuting; bo said. " You want to see who will sign and who won't to find out who burned it, do you?" heard Ellison make confession, at tho preliminary trial; didn't come to the jail with Ellison, but came with tho other prisoners; was riding in a buggy with Poore; the others came in a wagon which had three seats; on the first seat were Bladon and Gambrell, on the second were J. F. Ragsdale and Hancock, and on the third were Acker and W. M. Rags? dale ; was with tho party when Ellison was arrested; he was arrested at his house; the party went and surrounded Ellison's house, and Acker knocked at tbe door, which some one opened, when Acker told his business; Ellison at first said be wouldn't go, but Acker called in Bladon, and they brought him out; I think there were six in the party; didn't hear any threats to take his life; no in? ducements were offered him to make a confession; no reward was offered; I stayed with the prisoner, Ellison, nearly all night; when we got to tho railroad the Constable said it was cold and some one would have to set up; Win, Ragsdale was at Ellison's when Ellison was ar? rested ; J. F. Ragsdale was at Williamston when arrested; was at my uncle's house and said he must go; I went to the gate and told him he would not go unless ho was a better man than I am. Cross-examined: Matches kept in the store; not kept in any safe. Capt. H. Alloy, sworn, says: Lives in Spartanburg county; was called upon by Mai. Anderson to investigate tho matter of the burning of his store; have been a detective eighteen years; I went to Wil liamston and carried two men with me; I returned home and then went back to Williamston to see what had been done; I then advised Mr. Anderson to have a warrant issued for Ellison; we went for Ellison and found him at home; Acker made the airest; the door was open, and I saw and heard everything that was going on ; Acker told him ho had a warrant for him ; be said be would not go; he resisted ; tho old lady got hold of Mr. Acker; got Ellison out of the bouse, but be still resisted; wo put handcuffs on him; Ellison lives four miles from Williamston; no induce? ments of any kind were held out to him; he wanted to talk to me that night, but I said no. for him to do his talking to Maj. Anderson; the old man Ellison was very cold; I pulled off my overcoat and put it on him; we carried him over to Maj. Anderson's house, where there was a fire ; I slept in the same room with El? lison that night; I did refuse to let Maj. Anderson talk with Mr. Ellison that night; I wanted Ellison to be cool when he was talked to; I am no officer of any kind; Ellison said to Mr. Anderson, in my presence, that those men who aro in? dicted were with him that night when tbe bouse was burned, and said the samo thing at the trial, with the addition that he came through the woods and went hack through the woods; he also said that it was very near day when he got homo; at the trial Esquire Pinson warn? ed him that be was not required to crim? inate himself; Ellison said he wanted to tell it, and then repeated what he said in tho spring yard. Cross-examined: Tho reason that I did not let him confess to me was that I always make it a rule to do so; I will not be a witness in a case that I work up if I can help it; I did not tell Mr. Elli? son that he would be killed if he did not confess; if I had it would have been a lie, for I would not have allowed it; my pay for detecting does not depend upon my success. Dr. Epting, sworn, says: I live at Williamston; was at the preliminary hearing of Ellison ; Mr. Pinson told him he must not criminate himself: ho said ho was not guilty; Mr. Gray asked him if he did not tell Maj. Anderson, Bladon and other parties that certain parties had done it; he said, " Yes, but I ought not to have done so;" he said when the tiring was done ho was in tho railroad cut, and that tho others went on and did tho firing of tho house; tbo Esquire said something about arresting the others, when I said that there was not enough ovidenco; Esquiro Pinson then said, " Yes, Ellison lias made a clean breast of it;" 1 said to Ellison that it was noble for a man to confess doing wrong; Elli? son then said ho returned by the grave yard. John Bladon, sworn, says: I live at Williamston ; nioTod there* from Edgo lield county about seven years ago; was along at the arrest of Ellison ; was not an officer, but was asked to go along ; went round to Ellison's back door, which was shut; then went round to the frontdoor; Ellison was refusing to go ; Acker asked me to help him ; we got about iifty yards from tbo house when ho commenced pulling back ; wo then put handculls on him ; we were all with hint at times on our return to Williamaton; no induce? ments to confess to us or any one else were held out to him ; we carried him to Maj. Anderson's house because it was so cold and there was a tiro there; 1 went home that night; saw Ellison next morn? ing eating breakfast; heard conversation in spring lot between Ellison and Maj. Anderson ; Ellison said that he and tivo others came to set lire to the house; ho said ho stayed at the railroad cut, and tho other live went and set lire to the house ; these words were not suggested to him by Maj. Anderson or any ono else; ho used them himself; saw him again that day; thero was not a single act of vio? lence committed after the handcuffs were put on him, neither were thero any threats itlado; was In tho Trial Justice's office; Mr. Pinson told him he need not say he was guilty unless he was; he said that he was riot guilty ; I lieitrd Ellison say to Dr. Kplltig that ho went through the grave yard home, and that ho got there about 4 o'clock j I was with Ellison at Rogers' store; his son camo and told him not to tell anything i 1 brought El? lison to jail ( ho told llio on the way it was not going to be like he had-told it; I asked him If there were as many as he bad said i ho said, "Yes, just the same, but there Is a negro wonuin who will tell all about it;'J I arrested Gambrell, Hancock and l'oore; 1 went with Gambrell down to his father's after his coat; ho said ho did not know anything about it; he said he did not sec tho flro nor hear of it until next morning, when he went up to Sam Moore's; I took him on to Williamston j I brought him hero to jail in a wagon with three planks laid across for seats ; I and Gambrell were on the first seat, Hancock and J. F. Ragsdale on the soc o;id, and Mr. Acker nnd Bill Ragsdale on tho third; Acker was on the same side with mo, two scats behind; I talked with Mr. Gambrell somethlngabout it; I said I hated to bring him ; ho said, "As for my part, I am sorry I over went into it;" he said this on the other sido of Rocky Creek, coming down hill; I heard Poore, when he was arrested, say thath? wished ho had died during the war; we wero talking about tho fire; Gambrell said ho dldn t carol Mr. Tooresald, "I wouldn't, but for my conscience;" we were talking about tho arrest and the burning at the time; this was about one and a half miles, going to Willlamston. R. V. Acker, sworn, says: I live in Williamston; the evening before the lire saw Gambrell In town ; am Constable for Mr. Pinson; made all the arrests; wo went to arrest Ellison ; went in and told him ho was my prisoner; two or three of the women took hold of mo ; he said he was not going; I called Bladon to assist mo; the women gathered us ou tho out? side of the house; he had been resisting a little before Capt. Alley handcuffed him; different ones wero with him on the way to Willlamston; no inducements or threats wero made by mo or heard made then nor afterwards"; we got to William? ston and thought of putting him in the calaboose, but had heard of threats made against tho calaboose; sumo one sug? gested that wo put him in tho ticket office; it was cold, and we concluded to take him over to Maj. Anderson's house, whore there was lire and where there were people on guard ; in tho spring lot next morning some one called me up to hear what Ellison had to say; Maj. An? derson said to him, " Tell theso men what j'ou told mo; " Ellison then said he stopped at the cut on tho railroad, and live others went and burned the house; before Esquire Pinson, wliother he was fuilty or not guilty, ho said not guilty, ut re-affirmed all that he had said in the spring yard; I was present when Gam? brell was arrested; I arrested Poore the same day; Gambrell wanted his over? coat; I sent Gambrell and Bladon on after tho coat at Gaiubrcll's father's house ; Poore made tho remark that ho wished ho had died during tho war; Gambrell said, " I don't care a bit for it;" Poore said, "I wouldn't, but for my conscience;" I came over to Ander? son in a wagon; rode on tho backseat; Mr. Bladon and Gambrell were on the front seat; Bladon was driving; ourcon versation generally was among each oth? er; my conversation most of tho time was with the two Ragsdales; I don't re? member anything that passed between those in front, only when they spoko di? rectly to me; I did not hear the conver? sation between Bladon and Gambrell; I saw Frank Ragsdale in towr* one day after the fire, and before the arrest of Ellison ; he is tho only one I remember to have seen. N. R. Wilson, sworn, says: Was along when Ellison was arrested; Mr. Acker asked me to go ; I did not, neither did I hear any one in my presence, offer Mr. Ellison any reward, inducement or threat at that time, nor since, to confess; Mr. Ellison complained of being cold, when Capt. Alley pulled off his coat and put it on him. J. J. Cooloy, sworn, says: Was along tho night of Ellison's arrest, at the re? quest of Acker; I did not, neither did I hear made any threat, inducement or re? ward offered to Elliso n to confess: I nev? er heard any agreement made by tho parties on tho way to obtain a confession from Ellison. Elvin J. Pinson, sworn, says : I am a Trial Justice at Williamston; held in? vestigation of case againt Ellison. At the preliminary trial, I charged tho prisoner that he must not criminate him? self, nor was he expected ; I asked him if he was guilty, and he said no; I asked him if he knew any one who was, and he said no; I asked him if he did not say so in tho spring lot; he said yes, but that he ought not to have said so. After his tes? timony was taken down it was read to him, and he said it was all correct; I told Epting that Ellison had made a clean breast of it, and Epting commended him for doing so ; Ellison then said he went out through the woods by the graveyard homo. A. H. Ford, sworn, sa3's: Testimony taken before Esquire Pinson on the pre? liminary trial of Ellison is in my hand? writing; the Trial Justice asked the questions, and so did Mr. Gray; I tried to take the words down in his own lan language; Ellison said ho confessed to Maj. Anderson in the spring yard, but that ho ought not to have done so; Mr. Ellison was not excited when he signed the paper. David Cooley, sworn, says: Lives at Williamston, and knows John M. Gam? brell; was at Anderson's storo evening before fire; beard Gambrell say to Maj. Anderson that be had been sucing and oppressing tho poor pcoplo a long time, and that the money ho had paid him shouldn't do hiui any good; this occurred just after Maj. Anderson had given him a receipt. W. B. Thornton, sworn, says: Was at Maj. Anderson's storo evening before tiro; saw Gambrell there; I was out at door; heard some loud talking inside; Mr. Gambrell and Stone came out; Gam? brell appeared enraged; they went up street, and then camo back; Gambrell told mo if I lived on Anderson's land I'd better get away?ho would break me up; that he was trying to break bim up; Gambrell said that tho money he would pay him shouldn't do him any good j Maj. Anderson told Gambrell ho would take $47 for tho account; Gambrell paid him; Maj. Anderson gave him a receipt, and said now thero is no use of any hard feelings between us; Mr. Gambrell told Maj. Anderson that ho was not an honest man, nor had he mado his money hon? estly; Gambrell and Stono wero gone up the street about fifteen minutes before they returned. W. F. Boatner, sworn, says : Lives at Williamston ; was there at lire ; I prom? ised to do all I could to help Maj. Ander? son find out who did the burning; I went into tho country to seo somo panics on business; I met 5lr. Frank Ragsdale on the road; we talked about the burnt store; he said that it was a great pity that tho store was burnt; I said it did not matter, as he had boon sucing every? body ; he said yes, all of the people down our way are glad, and ho was, too; ho said if it had been his mill he would not have been surprised; he said that his uncle, Jim Gambrell, was up with the children and saw tho lire; Mr. Gambrell said he was damned glad of it; ho only wished the old Major had been in the store and got scorched a little; Frank Ragsdale said ho supposed somebody who had been sued hau dono it, but that ho was at his own home asleep. ManningMahaffey, sworn, says : I live near Wilfiamston: heard Frank Rags? dale say that Maj. Anderson bad a levy on his crop, anil if ho didn't remove it ho would bo sorry for it; it was said in Williamston before tho burning. Testimony kor. Defence. Before introducing testimony, Major Moore for defence, gave an outline of his defence to tho Court and jury'. Lewis Ellison, sworn, says: Was born in two miles of where I live ; 44 years of ago; have never been before indicted in the Sessions; was at home picking cotton on evening before storo was burned ; my wife and 1 went to Williamston morning beforo; was no where else that day; I went for the Doctor evening before burn? ing; it was Dr. Wilson; on night of burning was at home: no ouo at homo that night but my family; 1 have seven in family; all at home but one sou; my wife Wan sick on night of burning; ihu doctors called it the change of lifo; she hud to keep her bod all tho time ; tho Doctor told mc to give her medicine eve? ry th reo hours; when 1 relumed homo from tho doctor's I found my six year old son sick ; my wife became frightened ; my sou bad to bo held in the lied; I did not undress that night and go to bed ; my oldest daughter stayed and helped mo administer medicine; thico of my tbil dren stayed Hp; we have but one sledd? ing apartment, ill 1*1**1? nil tiro family slept; I first heard of burning on YVed day aftorwards; \\m. Kagsdalo was the first to tell mo about it; I heard of it Again on Thursday; my son told me; I did not go to Wllliantstnil f,lf ft We?k rtf; ter; Went once before my arrest j 1 WS? Rrfeated on the night, of the 25?1 Novem? ber; six men came between 9 and 10 o'clock at night j Mr. Acker ealMl in, nnd said he had a warrant; I asked what for; ho said for burning Maj. Anderson's storehouse; my family became excited; my wife and children followed out in the yard, and my wife fainted In yard; they handcuffed me about half mile from my house; Mr. Acker and Bhutan had me till handcuffed; Mr. Alley then carried me on to the creek; the balance were about 40 yards behind; from there Bla don took mo a little piece, then Alley car? ried mo to Maj. Anderson's house; I did not offer to confess to Alley; ho did not tell me to confess to Maj. Anderson ; they put me in a room; set down in chair by lire, with shackles on, and a guard around me; did not sleep any that night; did not sco Maj. Anderson that night; had a talk next morning with Maj. Anderson in his yard; Maj. Anderson called me j out there; by ourselves; no one present; he asked if 1 knew who did it; I told him no; lit! called overthenatnes of these parties: I told him no, I knew nothing about it; ho said if I would confess he would turn me loose; I did not confess then; I had next talk with Alley; Capt. Alley made throats that night?said if I did not confess lie would have me killed; I was alarmed for my safety; I saw pis? tols and guns exhibited ; I Was afraid, and felt in great danger; I had a talk with Alley by Anderson's gate; Alley wanted me to confess, and said if I did not I ought to be put to death, and if I did he would have mo released; nothing else said; I did not confess ; 1 proclaimed my innoceuco; had another talk with Mai. Anderson, still in irons ; he and I walking along path from his house; Maj. Anderson said you know these parties, calling their names; you know they are the onos who did it; I said I knew noth? ing about it; I did not confess ; I had no talk in the spring lot; Maj. Anderson at? tacked me again in spring lot; I don't re? member what he said ? ho called over the same names; he said if I would confess ho would have mo turned loose; I told him I did not know anything to confess ? ho took mo to Mr. Pinson's office, ana carried me up stairs and put me in room by myself; I stayed there half hour; they carried me back down to the offico; Mr. Pinson asked mo if I was, or knew of any one guilty ; I said I did not; I don't remember what occurred; Maj. Anderson called over all tlio names be had called over before: I did not assent; after trial they brought mo here to prison; Mr. Acker and Bladon brought me ; I next saw Maj. Anderson on \\ ednesday after? wards in jail; Maj. Andorson wanted mo to turn State's evidenco against the oth? ers; said if I did he would turn mo loose on bond ; said if I did not ho could not get proof enough against the other boys ; Mr. Pooro and myself are on bad terms, also with Hancock?have boon for sovcral years. Cross-examine?: ny who was laiccn sick that day bcforo burning; she- was complaining before I went; I was not frightened by them bad enough to con? fess anything; I did not say anything to Maj. Anderson when ho repeated Pooro*s making any statement before Pinson, ex? cept saying that I was not guilty ; I did not see flames at all; I did not say to Dr. Epting that alter the fire I went homo through the woods by the graveyard; I never did make any confession of this matter to any one; I deny making them the nearest way homo from the railroad cut near Williamston would have been by the graveyard. Sallie Ellison, sworn, says: Lewis E. is my father; was at homo on night of fire; my father went to Williamston on morning before fire ; returned about din? ner time; while he was gono little boy took sick; he had something like the cramp colic or worms, and was very sick; my father, when he got home, went for doctor; he did not como; ho came that evening; my mother took sick about sun? down ; she was vory sick ; wo gave her medicine every three hours ; my father was at home that night; the medicine was administered that night every throo hours: I sat up all that night, with my father and sister; wo all stayed in the same room ; my father was there all night, and could not have left that night without my knowledge for one hour; T was at home when my father was ancsted, and it alarmed us vory much; wo followed htm out into the yard; my mother fainted and fell in tho yard; my father was then carried off; Wffl, Ragsdale was at our house when the arrest was made, but James Ganibrell was not there. Janio Ellison, sworn, says: Lewis El? lison is my father; was at home on night of burning; all tho family wero at home that night except my oldest bi other; my little brother was sick in the evening bc? foro the fire; my mother took sick about sundown, and was very sick ; my father and Sallie attended to mother; was in tho room whore they wero that night; thero was medicine on hand to give mother when she had spells; the medicine was to be given every three hours; my father and Sallio administered it; my father did not leave the house that night, but was there all night, and could not have left without me knowing it; was at homo when my father was arrested; they ar? rested and carried him oil*; tho medicine was given mother every three hours; I know it for I saw it; I was lying down, but did not sleep; they talked like as if they were going to treat my father badly when they arrested him ; I didnotsitup, but laid down cross the bed; I did not cover up; it was cold; Mr. Gambrellwas not at our house on night of arrest; Mr. Ragsdale was thero; I did not lay on bed but a little while; Mr. Ragsdale was there pickingcotton; he never came there beforo to pick cotton; ho came about dusk; he brought his little daughter with him. Mary E. Stone, sworn, says: Sho was at James Gambrell's the night of the fire; retired about 11 o'clock ; saw tho fire that night; brother Jim was helping wait on children; I called him to get water for one of tho children; when he went to tue door next to Williamston, ho called and said come and see what a firo; he was asleep, and I woko him up; ho did not leave tho house that night; were all in the same room; liro was in direction of Wil? liamston. . James Ellison, sworn, says: Lewis El? lison is my father; was at home on night of fire; my father went to Williamston that morning with my mother; returned about dinner time; my brother was sick ; father went after doctor; my mother took charge of tho child; my mother took sick that evening, and was bad off; my father was at home; she was set up with that night; my father and sister gave medi? cine to her every threo hours; I sat up that night, I and my two sisters; I sat up aud kept the liremado up; iny futher was at home all that night; could not have left without me knowing it; the night of tho arrest 1 was not at homo ; I was at Mr. Lenards ; I was at homo tho uight of burning; we sent for Dr. Wilson; tho medicine was for tho little boy ; there was medicine there for my mother, loll by Dr. Wilson ; I sat up all night keeping upthoGre; I couldn't sleep while my mother was sick ; all I did was to punch up tho fire; sat up in chair all night. Harper Gambrell, sworn, says : Have known Lewis Ellison from a child ; he is a man of weak mind, easily frightened, and when in that state, has not control of his mind. J. R. Wilson, .sworn, says : Knows Lewis Ellison; I regard him a weak minded man ; under excitement would consider him unreliable?easily imposed upon; have never imposed on him my? self, nor seen others do so. James Lollis, sworn, says: Known Lewis Ellison since his childhood; weak minded man ; consider him easily impo? sed upon; am related to Handcock?my step-son ; I never Imposed on Ellison ; I had a talk with Maj. Anderson; 1 was at Williamston evening when tho parties were brought to Anderson ; I ato dinner with Maj. A.: we mentioned the burn? ing; lie asked mo if I did not think that sueiug people had caused his store to bo burnt; I said yes; I expected to hear of his mill-house being burnt; that the man who would bum his store-bouse would burn his mill. John W. Poor, sworn, says: Knows Lewis Ellison ; he is a weak-minded man; under excitement I think ho would be moro easily imposed on than a strong man. R. G. Stone, sworn, saj-s : Knows Lew? is Ellison; 1 always took him to be a weak-minded man ; consider him easily imposed upon; I was at Williamston evening prior to burning ; met Gambrell; 1 came back to Williamston morning af? ter; talked with .Maj. Anderson: he ask? ed mo what the opinion of the people was about his store; 1 told him the general opinion was for slicing and breaking up people; lam a brother-in-law of Gam? brell ; was with him when the settlement he repeated it to me; I deny with Mil). Anderson v?n? made; he was mad with Maj. Anderson; I ntGam brcll's house wben.store was jnirfit; J re nlalhcd at Gaiilbi oil's all night rtnd until 7 o'clock nc?L fttori Wig j I fnjtml hiy wife thorn and and I spent (lit' fngl/t; we all lay down; I wis a littlosick and didn't sleep well: remember hearing Gambrell talking to his children through tho night, and about. 3 o'clock so?ri otio told Gam bicll his child wanted valor; Gambrell got up and wont out to get it, when he.saw names. Wo thought it was Anderson's mill. Cross examined: Gambrell stayed at home all night; Oanibroll never said the money would never do Maj. Anderson any good; If he had said so 1 would have heard it; I had no conversation with Hancock on the morning after tholire; not until after the arrest. B. L. Johnson sworn, says: Knows Lewis Ellison ; ho is a man under ordi? nary mind; can't sav that he would bo I easily imposed on ; soon after tho arrest ol the parties Maj. Anderson said to mo to see Mrs. Ellison and if sho knew any? thing that would be against those boys to let him know and he would bo lighter on him ; Ellison is my brother-in-law. D. II. Harris sworn, says: Has known Lewis Ellison 20 or 25 years; he is a weak-minded man, and easily imposed on. James W. Poore sworn, says: Knows Lewis Ellison and regards him as a weak minded man, and thinks ho would be easily imposed on. Grocnleo Ellison sworn, says: Is a brother of Lewis Ellison; considers him a Weak-minded man; is easily imposed on; has been liVlhg to himself about 25 years; lie was Iii tho war, and votes; lie never had a gtlardiart ; witness rievcr had to take caro of him. Augustus W. Poore sworn says: I was at home the night of burning; returned homo after 8 o'clock ; went to bed and remained therej got up next morning between 1 and o 0 Clock ; friy wife and family and negro boy all slept In tho same room, the negro sleeping on a pallet near tho firo ; I got up earlier than usual that morning; I was at my brother-in law's lato in the evening before the lire? about 150 yards from my house. I know nothing about who burnt Maj. Ander? son's storo; I have a song I sometimes sing, "I wish I had died during the war;" I used this expression when I was arres? ted ; I did not say anything about con? science ; I used the expression in a light way; was under arrest; I don't know that I used it seriously; I didn't say, "I wouldn't caro if it was not for my con? science," in the prcsenco of Acker and Bladon. Augustus Richardson (colored) sworn, says : Was hired by Mr. Poore last year; was there when Maj. Anderson's store was burnt; saw Mr. Poore at homo that night; saw him all night; was in the house where ho was all night; I don't know exactly what time ho went to bed ; he came in auout 8 o'clock, and stayed up about an hour; I slept on lloor beside beaureau ; I am very easily waked, and got up next morning between 3 and 4 o'clock got up earlier than usual that morning to haul some corn; I and Gambrell went together after wagon ; when I got up Mr. Poore was in bed ; he could not have gotten out with? out me knowing it. J. M. Gambrell sworn, says: I was at homo on night when Maj. Anderson's store was burnt, and do not know any? thing about it; my childron wcro sick that night, and my sister and brother-in law were at my house; we were up and down all night; I saw the fire that night when my sister called mo to get up and get soino water; I said the fire looked like it was at Williamston ; I then went to bed; I have an impediment in my speech; Mr. Bladon asked mo if I saw tho lire, and I told him I did ; I told him next morning; I went over to Sam Moore's house and thero heard of the fi'-e; I told him the first I heard of it was over at Moore's; I don't remember any conversation with Acker and Bladon about tho burning; I did not tell him [ did not caro a damn about it; Pooro said, "Oh ! Miss Susie, gal, I wish I had died in tho war;" he said it in tho way of a song; he never said ho would not care if it was not for his conscience; I never told Mr. Bladon that I wished I had not gone into it with these boys ; I never told Maj. Anderson that tho money would not do him any good. -Kinard sworn, say: I live in three miles of Williamston, and was at Wm. Ragsdales on night of burning; went thereon Tuesday about 12 o'clock; we stayed up till about 111 o'clock ; both tho Ragsdales were at home that night; young Ragsdale retired about fifteen minutes belore wo did ; ho slept up stairs and I slept down stairs in tho same room with W. M. Ragsdale; I did not sleep any uull 1 o'clock, ana from that on had cat naps; Mr. Ragsdale or son did not leave there that night; we all got up next morning at 4 o'clock ; I called them up; tbey all got up pretty much at the same time ; another young Ragsdale was at home too. Newton Ragsdale sworn, says: I re? member tho night of tho fire; stayed all night at my lather's; Frank stayed at borne all night. Mrs. A. E. Ragsdale sworn, says: Am the mother of J. Francis Ragsdale; was at home the night of the firo; J. F. Rags? dale was at home that night, and went to bed about Hi o'clock; ho slept up stairs, and got up next morning at 4 o'clock ; did not leave the house through tho lower part that night. H. II. Hancock sworn, says: Was at home the night Maj. Anderson's store was burnt; no one was there but my wife; I went to a corn-shucking the night before; do not know anything about the burning; Bladon came to my house to arrest me about 9 o'clock, and on tho way to Williamston treated me badly; took mo out of tho road into the woods, tied me, said he had proof that I helped to do the burning, and tried to compel mo to confess to it; ho said that it would bo better for mo to come out and tell who they all were. J. Frank Ragsdale, sworn, says: Was at home the night Maj. Anderson's store was burned ; didn't hear J. Gambrell say that he was sorry that he had gone into this thing; asked Maj. Anderson to have the levy removed, and if he didn't I'd have it done. J. W. Wilson, sworn, says: Lives in Pickens; knows Bladon's general character ?not good; wouldn't believe him on oath ; he owes me money ; I don't like him ; he is dissipated. W. A. Folgcr, sworn, says : Lives at Eas lcy ; knows Bladon ; he is a dissipated man ; can't say he is devoid of principle; he has been in some difficulties ; never heard any? thing of him being untruthful ; I would_ believe him on Iiis oath. J. R. Wilson, (recalled): Knows Bladon's general character; it is bad; would not be? lieve him on his oath; I base my opinion on what a majority of the people of Wil liamston say about him ; I never heard his truthfulness questioned; only heard him spoken of as a dissipated man ; I would not believe any drunken rowdy on oath. -Bridge", sworn, says: I have known Bladon about - cars ; his general charac? ter is bad from what i have heard; could not, from these circumstances, believe him on outh, unless corroborated; character of Poore and Gambrell good; knows R. V. Acker, and his character is as good as any man's. W. A. Shockley, sworn, says: Knows Bladon's general character, and it is bad ; could r.ot believe him on oath ; he is a dis? sipated man; I never heard his character for truth impeached ; form my opinion from his general dissipation. W. C. Stone, sworn, says: Knows Bla? don's general character; it is bad; could not believe him on oath; general character of Poore and Gambrell good ; am a broth? er-in-law of Poore; never heard any man speak of his character for truthfulness ; he is a dissipa'ed man. A. J. Si ringer, sworn, says : Knows gene? ral character of Gambrell and Poore; it is good. W. M. Cooley, sworn, says: Lewis Elli? son was in my employment; I found him pretty keen; capable of contracting. M. B. Green, sworn, says: Knows gene? ral report of character of John A. Bladon ; it is bad; wouldn't believe him on oath; never heard his character for truth impeach? ed : he is a dissipated man. A. J. Bradley, sworn, says: General char? acter of Bladon bail; could not believe him on oath ; never heard his character for truth impeached ; he is a dissipated man. Fon State ix Refit. R. L. Owensby, sworn, says: Lives at Baslcy, Bickens Co.; was bound over here to testify for Defendant; was about to let me go home: was then bound over for Slate; knew Bladon for two years nt Kas lcy; his general character was that he was dissipated ; I would believe him on oath. W. H. Green, sworn, says: Lives at Eas lcy ; knows Bladon; knew hint at Kasley for a few mouths ; his character, as far as I know, is good ; would believe him on oath. M. B. Green, (recalled for defence,) : Knows Poore. theprisoncr; have heard him frequently use the expression, "I wish I boil died in the war." R. V. Acker, (recalled,) says : Was along at the arrest rf EWsori ; saw no violence or heard of any threats \ )>* rt.v? riot seem to nie to he frightened; We Wtfi about 100 yards from Iiis house when fie v>'ns hand I cuffed; before we got to Bagsdale's; Elli ison did make confusions in the spring j van!; no Words were Suggested to him; lie repeated tlrem himself; wan present at the preliminary examination ; was on the way to Williamston With poore nrj.l Oambrcll; we were going on talking; 1 was in front of Cambrel l; when we crossed the branch Poore said he "wished he had died in the war;" Gambrell said "he did nof care;'' Poore said he "wouldn't, but for my con? science ;" he said lie wished he had died in the War in n ncrious manner; Ellison sign? ed the testimony before Esquire Pinson ; Alley took the handcuffs off for him to sign it; I have known Bludon five or six years ; know his general character; except being dissipated, lie has a good character. J. J. Cooler, (recalled,) kiv? : I was along when Ellison was arrested; no violence done him; I did not think he was fright? ened j handcuffs were put on him about 10o or 150 yards from his house; knows J. A. Bladon?have fof 5 or 0 years; his general character is good; I would believe him on his oath. Willie Anderson, (recalled,) says: Elli? son was treated very kindly, no violence used; be was handcuffed about 50 yards (might have been more) from the house ; I was In the T. J. Court during the examina? tion ; saw Ellison sign thepaper; Mr.Ford said to Ellison, Do you know what you are saying7 Ellison went on to give his evi? dence; knows Bladon?hnVe f->r four years; his general character good; would believe him on oath. E. J. Pinson, (recalled,) says: F.llison signed the testimony, I think he was sworn; I heard him say he went out through the woods by the graveyard home. D. M. Cfolcy, (recalled,) says: Known Blado.i for d oi 0 years : good character ; would believe him on cntll. H. I. Epting, sworn, says; 1 naked Elli? son which way he went home from the lire; he said through the woods by the grave? yard j from the cut it was his* nearest way homG. A. H. Ford, (recall?!*>,) eays : Was clerk at the trial; Ellison signed It; myt recollec? tion is that the attorney asked Ellison, Did you not. tell Maj. Anderson in the spring yard that you stopped in the cut, and the others went on to the store? He said the did. No violence or threats used; they were free. Dr. Wilson, (recalled,) says: Was called to Ellison's on Monday evening to see a sick child; on Monday before lire; did not return on Tuesday; heard of no one being sick but the child ; I heard nothing of Mrs. Ellison's sickness; I understood that Elli? son and his wife had been to Williamston that day. Maj. Anderson, (recalled,) rays: I did not offer to bail Ellison fur him to confess ; I got information from him that he knew more than he had told me; I made him no inducement to confess in the spring yard; I was sent for to see him morning after fire; I did not send for him. The examination of witnesses was con? cluded at about 11 o'clock a. m. Friday, and the argument before the jury was opened at once by James L. Orr, Esq., on the part of the State, who was followed by Messrs. Allen, Murray and Brcazcile In the after? noon and by Mr. Moore on Saturday morn? ing for the prisoners, who were in turn followed by the Solicitor, who closed the argument for the State. The various points of the case were thoroughly ventilated by the learned counsel on both sides, who oc? cupied the Court from 11 o'clock a. m. on Friday until about 1 p. m. on Saturday. The arguments of the counsel were listened to attentively and patiently by the jury, who seemed at its conclusion to breathe a sigh of relief. The Judge then delivered an able and impartial charge to the jury, of which the following is a synopsis: Tho Judge's Charge. The jury were instructed that they were to find a verdict in the case without refer? ence lo the opinion of a single individual in the large assemblage around them, or to the feelings of the parties or the earnest con? clusions of the Counsel who have argued the case; the rule was that staled by the Solicitor, "a verdict according t-> the evi? dence in the case." That inasmuch as it was stated on the part of the State no con? viction of the Ragsdales (father ami son) and of Hancock was asked, their cases should be dismissed from the consideration of the jury. The Court then called the attention of the jury to the cases of Gambrell and Poore, and said that in the consideration of their cases the alleged confession of Ellison against himself, Gambrell, Poore and others must be wholly excluded; that as a confes? sion or evidence it could affect Ellison alone; that it was not made under the sanction of an oath, and as to Gambrell and Toore could not be corroborated; that the testimony of an accomplice who was a witness might and should be strengthened by other proof, but a confession criminat? ing others could not be corroborated as there was no testimony to support; thai the jury were, therefore, to consider the ca*es of Gambrell and Poore as if they were not in? cluded in the same indictment against Elli? son, and were indicted alone. Separating thus the casco of Gambrell and Poore from that of Ellison, the Court sub? mitted a brief statement of the expressions of Gambrell uttered by him before and after the fire, reminding the jury, however, that all that was said by Gambrell was before them for consideration; that these expres? sions or declarations were alleged by the State to prove the commission of, or a par? ticipation in, the offence of arson, as charged in the indictment. The declarations made by Poore being of a like character with those made by Gambrell, were also submitted to the jury in Poore's case. The Court instruc? ted the jury that when declarations were used as evidence of a prisoner's guilt, it was incumbent on the State to show the admis? sions were made with reference to the of? fence charged in the indictment, or some matter relating to it; that if the declarations were dubious in meaning, the uccused was not so much under obligation to explain, as the State was bound to show the applica l lity of the expression to the offence charged; that if the State had satisfied the jury that the declarations of Gambrell and Poore referred to the offence charged, and also satisfied them of the commission of the crime, the verdict should be guilty, but if giving to the declarations reasonable force and efficacy the question of guilt was doubt? ful, or notproved, the verdict should be not guilty. The Court instructed the jury that Gambrell and Poore having proved good character were entitled to the benefit of such proof; that in all cases, und especially in doubtful cases, good character should have weight. The Court snid that the com of Ellison rested upon his alleged confession of the ofTence; not a confession in general terms, but one containing particulars; that a con? fession of guilt rests upon a condition of facts to be determined by the Court before it can be admitted as testimony. It must appear to be fairly obtained?voluntary? with no inducement arising either from promise of benefit or fear of punishment. The testimony when proposed appeared to the Court competent, and was admitted, and the jury were instructed that a confes? sion, fairly obtained and without induce? ments, as stated, was strong evidence, and absolutely sufficient to warrant a convic? tion ; that the whole confession should be taken together when the statement of a prisoner is given in evidence, and the force and efficacy thereof left to the jury: but, as in other cases, where one part of the tes? timony is contradictory to another part, the jurv may, as on any other point of evidence, believe one part and disregard another; that after the statement of the prisoner is given in evidence, then such statement and the whole of the other evidence must be left to the jury as in any other case where the evi? dence is contradictory. The Court stated to the jury that the in? dictment charged the ollence against all the persons accused as principals; that a prin? cipal is one who commits an offence him? self?or, in the second degree, one who is present aiding and abetting in the commis? sion ; yet, that a party enguged in the same design"with the party who commits the of? fence, although not actually present, may be a principal. If he be at such convenient distance as to be able to come to the imme? diate assistance of his associates if required, he is a principal. Still, if a man be at such a distance from the place where the offence is committed that he could not assist in it if required, he cannot be deemed a principal. That such proof as there is in this case shows that Ellison was at least lour hun? dred yards from the store house when it was burned; and it was left lo the jury to determine if he was near enough to aid his associate or associates in the burning if his aid was required. If the jury were satisfied of the Arson, and by an associate of Ellison, and he near enough to aid, they were instruc? ted to find him guilty. If he was not pres? ent, or near enough to aid, though he might be guilty as an accessory before the fact, he could nut be convicted under the indictment, ns that charged lb*accused onlv n? a prin? cipal. The Court said that all fhe prisoners ha4 pleaded the defence usually known as ai? alibi, ami that an alibi, though occasfoiall.v* aUcmpfcd to he wrongfully used, wan, if proved, a good defence; that the defence was one nf fact, and the character of the parties and their witnesses were known to the jury: that the defence had to be made out by the party pleading it, the burden of proof being on him: that if the defence were proved to the satisfaction of the jury for any one of tin- prisoners he should be acquitted. The Court then instructed the jury in tho csae of Ellison, ?aying if they believed life confession with other testimony proved lib guilt, (hat he was sufficiently near when the burning" was clone to aid his associates if aid were needed, and the defence of an alib< not sustained by proof, they should lind him guilty, but that if they believed his guilt not satisfactorily proven, or that he was not near enough to aid his awoci ates, or if his defence of an alibi was sus? tained by proof, they should find him not guilty?any one of the alternatives, if deci? ded in his favor, being sufficient for acouit? tel. The Judge's charge was listened to with profound attention by the jury and the large and deeply interested audience which crowded the Court room during its delive? ry, and at its conclusion the bill of in? dictment was delivered to the foreman of the jury, who, with his associates, retired to the jury room at U o'clock p. in., and there deliberated upon the case until about C o'clock, when they returned with a ver? dict of not guilty for all the accused. Thus ended one of the most interesting ns well as important canes ever tried before the Anderson Court. lirnadaway. ReV. J/. Jrf. Aycr preached an able and logical sermon last Sabbath at Ncal's Creek Church to a large and attentive congrega? tion.This township ha* five schools? three white and two colored. The avenge attefn'pnee is very good.The small grain crops in thin section are looking much bet? ter since the snow.The Good Templars have organized at Broadaway Academy. The Xeal's Creek Division, Sons of Temper? ance, is in a flourishing condition with Cuptoin John Martin as Worthy Patriarch. .The whiskey traffic is carried on to an alarming extent in this community, and is injuring the morals of both old and young. If the laws of our country will permit such a base traffic, I hope that the Sons of Tem? perance and Good Templars united will come to the rc*cue, and do something to stay this, the greatest of curses. Citi/.k.v. Stockholder*' Meeting. A meeting of the Stockholders of the Anderson Farmers' and Mechanics' Asso? ciation will be held in the Court House at 11 o'clock a. m. on Saturday, the Cth of March, 1880, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such business as may come before the meeting. A full attendance is desired. B. P. CraytOK, Pres. Anderson Market Reports. The prices current for the following arti clcs in this market arc: Cotton?Middling, 12Jc. Corn?90. Peas?75c to 90c. Flour?$7.50 to $8.50. Meat?C. R. sides 7J to 8; L. C sides 7j; shoulders G. Lard-10 to 12Jc. Molasses?X. ?. 40c to r,.1c Cuba Molasses?334c to 40c. Meal?95 to $100. Sugar?7}c to lie. Coflce?14c to 20c. Bagging?11 to 12*. Ties?$1.90 to $2.50 A Family of Murderers.?The convicthn of Grove Kennedy for man slauter, nud a verdict of twenty-one years in the penitentiary, announced from Rock Castle, Ky., mark the end of one of Ke?v ucky's celebrated criminal cases. In February, 1877, Kennedy became in? volved in a lawsuit with his uncle, E. D. Kennedy, which engendered bitter feel? ing. After the adjournment of the Court at Lancaster one day, he took his station in the vestibule, and as the old man came out leveled his pistol and shot him through the head. On his way to jail he escaped from the guard, his wife standing between him and their guns, and calling on the officers to shoot her, but not her husband. He was finally recaptured and tried In December, 1877, but there was no verdict. The next June he was tried again, convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment for life. This sentence was reversed by the Court of Appeals. The case was then changed to Rock Castle Circuit, where a conclusion has just been reached. The Kennedy fam? ily is well connected and famous for its fighting qualities. E. D. Kenndey, mur? dered by Grove, killed two men; Grove killed two; another brother killed one ; his brother-in-law killed a negro, and was pardoned by Governor Blackburn, another brother-in-law attacked Sam Conn, and in the fight both were killed; Andy Kennedy, and a half-brother, Henry Yeaky, were both killed in per? sonal encounters ; an illegitimate sot. of E. D. Kennedy also killed his man. Convictions followed several of these murders, but pardons by the Governor were secured in nearly all cases. It is not thought that Grove Kennedy will serve out bis term. ? The State Treasury of Texas has a cash balance of $350,000. ? One hundred thousand sheep arc taxed in Coleman county, Texas. Thousands Use It, Why Hesitate.?It is adapted especially to those cases where the womb is disordered, and will cure any- ir? regularity of the "menses." Dr. J. Brad field's Female Regulator acts like a charm in "whites," or a sudden check of the monthiv courses," from cold, trouble of mind, or like causes, by restoring the dis? charge in every instance. So also in chron? ic cases its action is prompt and decisive, and saves the constitution from countless evils and premature decay. Ask your drug? gist for a circular. Special Notices. M1I.ES and HOUSES.?Messrs. J. C. Hamlin and J. A. Emerson have gone to Tennessee for a drove of fine Horses and Mules, which will arrive by Salcday in March. They will also visit Bclton, and those wishing to purchase either Mules or Horses would do well to defer purchasing until their drove arrives. 32?2* MARBLE YARD. ALL persons wanting TOMBSTONES will do well to call on me, as I have on hand all grades of Marble, ami work all the new designs. I warrant my work to give satisfaction. Prices to suit the times. I am prepared to take care of the County travel and regular boarding at reasonable rates at the Benson House. Meals 25 cents. Lodging 25 cents. THOS. M. WHITE. Fob 26, 1880_33_ WttAUXSTOX rrJ'.LE AMUCK, ITUIlMiiM, Stift CinDu. y^Jtrr. Samir: J.nmdrr. A.'M., 3>.1>.. 4Yniinl. / Snuinm open die Viral MM? in F?uniuy nod Angmt I Kith S??iun of SO ??!<? i? JinJrd into fo<ir o-wk. Section*,' | ?ad fulloirMl lif a C-wk. vtrmti-n. E?di ?retinn i? derated by tvh ronil lo one iprciiJ .lu.lv, in w'uWh .lit rmtm 3 lim? i d?r. Ortrmy im ?W??K^vS? fa N ormor?W a Dlieosot of H !? N P" ?iL on nut Scwon ? Tuuonll tirOn.DrATioM r?i?ATic, ud mir orror ?t di- end of Mjr 'fcjrrii. ?l<n?!?uo mtn\"Xd"\ivcltil I'm.Li.. lunn,ui ^... ..n.1 n^--.(n^^ v?4 fcr mi* mm MW" ?. J ^Tt\mmm%m*rmm**9\9mmmm h mmgnm j^ ?n. ????"J/ NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executor of the Estate of John Rogers, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. H., on the 23rd day of March, 1880, for a Final Settle? ment of said Estate, and a discharge from said Executorehip. IL D. ROGERS, Ex'r. Feb 19, I860 32 5