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"Not Guilty," the Verdict of the
Jury.
FULL REVIEW OF THE CASE
Closing of Hie I videuce? Able Counsel l)e
tended llie I'risoncr No f:\citemcnt, Hut
People Not Satisfied.
'V'^tillublo homieido and aolfdo
ronco wero tho grounds on which W,
U. ( rawford, chief State constable,
usked for acquittal before tho jury try
Mjg h:m. Tho GTidouco was all in bo
< ri> tioou Wednesday, when tlio couu
?<?>l began tho argument of tho caso.
?I,hero were thirty-seven witnesses
altogether examined. Not very much
stress seemed to be put on tho eridonco,
?.tin! tho com)sol in their ablo arguments
had much to do to ' Uaighteu out tho
kinks in tho ovidoitoe. Ono might; liavo
wxpooted, from tho importance of tho
''ssua, tho conilict and tho seriousness
at tho case, thut )t,Would havp takou
'/v ^ or three duya to prewut the evi
Tjouoe. But not so. It was begun
1 uo.tdav about the same hour it was
ended Wednesday.
. 1 ho first witness Wednesday morn
hi tho Crawford case was Chief of
Police Hale, of Camdou. Hooxhibited
pieces of cloth to show what effect a
pistol shot had on a piece of cloth at
mx and twelve-inch raugo. Cotton
coods caught liro at six mchos range,
woollen goods did not. He did not
thiok tho cloth goods would have
onttgut liro from a shot six feet away.
?loo -Bon Colomuu was a State oon
.N to bio who accompauied Crawford in
the Stuart caso. Ho is a black haired
nnd black-eyed youug mau. He started
; >uV, by snviug Crawford was sobor aud
,-rt) ?uis with him all day and did notsco
.'itin take a drink.
I hero woro several complaints about
"?vluskoy being at the Stuart houso.
Ho was asked to give a connoctod
.-story of tho ultra}, which he did. Craw
foi d, ho said, was respectful towards
Mrs. Stuait. Crawford asked her to
koiuI for her husband. She insisted
lliul tho hotiRo could not bo soarched.
^ho bad her littlo ?irl aud Mr. Qeigor
l<? yu for Mr. Stuart; that the con
/<tub!cs were there to search the house
Crawford agreed to wait until Stuat
?:.iuie. and ho \> aitodou tho piazza, with
.Mrs. StUart and tho children.?
Sho unlocked the door andllent tho
'children in. \\ hen Stuart cauio up ho
."vi'iuod t*? bo excited and soon Craw
ford came up and explained the situa
tion. Crawford's maimer soemod cool
and reasonable and Stuart excited.
Stuart insisted thut tho search could
-only bo niako over hie dead body.
Coleman teemed to bo improssod with
the expression of "multiplying words, "
?which was frequently used. Stuart
?-aid ho did not want to sco tho warrant,
as he had no rospeot for the law or the
warrant. Stuart "throw up his right
hand and had his left hand in his coat
pocket. Crawford's hand was opou
whon ho hit StUart. Crawford had
nothing in his baud whilo ho was pull
ing him back. Crawford said ho would
wither go away than have a fuss. lio
pushed Crawford back to tho roar of
tho piazza. Crawford was standing in
front of him when Stuart fired and hit
Crawford. Stuart Bliot over Mrs. Stu
art's right shoulder. Four shots wero
tired on tho piazza. As Stuart fell he
rdiot a second nine. Crawford blazed
" way at tho door. Ho did not see Craw
ford tako u driuk and took him to be
perfectly sobor. Ho did not see Mnv
field drive up at all. ?
1 ho cross-examination was conduct
ed by Mr. MoMastor. He said ho did
not go for tiio search warrant. Ho saw
JJorn givo Crawford the searoh war
iaut. Ho hud been working in Colum
bia. Ho wus c^oeB-examined ae to who
j told him liquor was sold at Stuart's.
Ho could remember no names. He
did not sco Crawford tako a drink. Ho
know Stuart was white. Crawford was
tho chief in charge. Crawford may
liavo taken whiskoy, but he did noj seo
it. Ho went up himself it advance and
Cooley anked Israel to try and get somo
liquor. Israel was the negro in the em
ploy of the Stnarts. Cooley was not,
ho said, their informant about the Stu
arts. He know not lung about Cooley.
If Mrs. "Sttiart'fl language nettled
Cra^foid ho did not notice it. Ho sat
on tho piazza with Mrs. Slnart and the
children. Sho stood just in front of tho
door.
Mrs. Stuart went in the hnnse soon j
after Stuart came up. He swore that
Ciawford had the warrant in his hand.
Stuart told Crawford to get out of his '
house, and made a gesture, aad then
Crawford slapped Stuart. He was not ]
satisfied ho saved Stuart's life. Craw
ford had his pistol out when he was
getting off the veranda. Crawford did
not have his pistol out when he slapped
Stuart. Crawford did noijtrike Stnart
with his pistol. As soon as Stuart got
in the houso he fired orer bis 'wife's
right shoulder. He n*rer saw the chil
dren after they went into the house.
Ho was in front of Crawford and no one
hit him. He knew Stuart shqt over his
wife's right shoulder, for he saw it.
The pistol was right over the shoulder.
Crawford put hie pistol up while he was
pushing him back. He might .have told
v. him not to shoot, but did not hare hold
of-his pistol.
Hajlid npt see Crawford hit Stnart
with hie, pistol. He wee not parties - i
larly looKTng at Crawford. Crawford'a I
blow was not vary hard.
TH* ABOVMSMT
was .opened by Mr. John MoMaater, of
Coln&bia, for the prosecution. He do*
mted himself largely to tho law in the
IMSjiftat the warrant was anil aad
VeidkOad that Crawford had a* right
to It, He then plainly, simply
and forcibly reviewed the evidenoe aad
nM for a oonrietioa. Ha Mittt!
that Crawford bronyht <m the killing.
and was amazing under the twlttm? of
tyouit; iu "nli'wdowii business," NVfinU
ever tho defence n<> words used could
hate justified the tiring
opknino 1 on tiii: nu ks\ i;.
Mr. .1 ohu 1\ ThoiikNB, Jr., who was
' indefatigable, spoke Unit f. r tho de
? fence. Ho dovntort n)u-t of his tiiuo to
1 tho discussion of tho ! y iu behalf of
Crawforw. .Mo argu*'V hut tho neaich J
J warrant u j p ir feci if *utl. and under
i tho ditj law Ciawfi rd had nb*0 |
: Into r|k'tr> nerve tho warrant. Ho
i went extoiiv Ively uit?> othoi details of
tho luw uUu a?ked f<?i ehuigos oil the
extensive law ho cited.
Thou Mr. Thomas brielly and eon-,
oinely narrated tho history of tho ease,
ilo explained how tho ease *vua Iraus
forrod hero, and eni| ha- i/od tho tac\
that this trial was not of tho dispensary
law, and it wai not who favored or op
! posed tho law, hut it must ho IOgurdc.1
i as a law, right ?o wroii^
j Mr. Thouiaa tliuiigrai-hioally if viewed
t /o ovidouce, and argued three linos of
i defence juatiliuh!o lie in ;*?!<!*?, *<dt do
fence, aud tho pouttibdily that Stuart
, himself fii t?d tho latal bullet tiiat lulled
? his wifo. Mr. Thoiinui did nut in:iiat
; upon the tlioor.v that St unit "killed hui
i wife,"' but lin poinlod to hits of uvidouoo
' w Inch luado it possible that Stuart lired
thu fatal shot, Mr. 'I honias l:ud every
detail down to a fine point and svoikod
hi.< case well.
Mi;. nOVKlN U. Of.AUK,
i of Catudeo, has a strong and eloar voice,
i and mado of strong appeal for 1'law
ford, and Lie liumodiatolv took up tho
I argument on the evidence. Crawford,
ho argued, was bravo and polite, and
was considurato of her feelings and
! surroundings. All Ciawford wauled
i to do was to do Inn duty. If Crawford
| had loft tho house without attempting
; tho boat oh ho should havo boon dr
! charged, because had ho not done so
would havo been to outiago tho ma
j jesty of tho law. Nu uii? has tho light
: to obstruct the operation of tho law
| All applattdod the i-ontiuioul of tno
j sanctity of his home, but whou a man
allows liia homo to become a "blind
! tiger" that name of homo fades asvav,
and ia no longer tho subject of i.ueh
i protection. Stuart, tuo, no doubt, had
a hatrcil to the dispensary law. < 'raw
, ford represented law and majesty nod
order, and StuiiH roprosuntod that
! which was opposed to that. 1 bo luw
gives an oflicer tho li^ht t'? us no much
! force as im necessai v, but ^lawfoi 1 did
! not resort to force, but resorted to
roQKOiJ. Ho argued when Stuart su:d,
| "Damn you, ^et out of mv bolide,"
i and raised bis hand,that was an assault
and tho crucial moment. Ho >-aid if
| Crawford had hit Stuart twice with thu
1 pibtol ho would have foiled him. Craw
j ford had a perfect light to mo iorro
theu. The law is 8111111:1110, aud that
1 warrant gave Crawford a right to usu
all tho heeobsary force. A man's homo
is his ensile, hut any miiu, uh Douglass
dill, should have been willing to admit
an oflicer of tho law. It tho seal oh lull
bceu wrong or illegal, tho law would
havo brought Dorn to justice, and there
w a b iJiw to meet his caso. May Held,
ho argued, was not worth discussing,
and ho was one negro who did not
kuow what tho truth wn,y JIo dwelt
for some time on tho value of character,
aud incidentally put souio stress upon
tho theory that Stuait killed his wife,
by accident, ats ho fell ovor. ilo plead
ed eloquently for H>o good name of
Crawford, aud that it be kept for ii>m.
AT TIIF. Al'TKllNOON Kl'.WSIMN"
of the Court Moudal I.. Smith, a Cam
den lawyer, took up tho argument in
Crawford's behalf. Crawford, he first
insisted, could not have had malic, for
ho shot at random and on the spur of
J tho moment. Ho went over tho cuiho
theu in asomewhat conversational man ?
| nor, to lead up to hin conclusion". Ho
! spent some time on Crawford fending
j off tho dogs with hiB pistol, iind liifist
od that to magnify that was idiotic aud
I senseless. Crawford never spoke an
i angry word to Mrs. Stuart, aud tho
j last thing ho did wan, in deference to
! her wishes, to wait tiftecn nunntcs for
| tho husband to come. Ho said ho did
I not caro to speak much about Stuart,
' aud his rofusinc to allow tho search
' oxcopt over bis dead hody,so thorouirh
j ly was ho disgusted with his conduct.
Stuart's mistako ia rexponaiblo for tho
I loss of tho mother, and not Crawford.
{ The dispensary law Is as much u law to
j bo obeyed as law against murdor and
1 rape. Put tho namo warrant 111 thn
? baud of a oonstabie to Boarch for stolon
I goods and it woujd havo been different.
I Some would say Crawford was a con
stable; thnt he wits a spy; that ho had
no businois obeying the law, and that
he, as a constable, should be hanged.
Upon that stand in a Court of justice
Stuart admitted his intention of re
sisting tho law to tho bitter end and
refusing to allow tho noarch Deputy
Coleman's statement, ho urged, wai
absnred and ridiculoui and not worth
attention, ('oloman's aunwor, ho hold,
should bo troaled with con torn pt.
Sheriff Cathcart merely e^pfoflsed his
opinion as to his sobrieVrT Magistrate
Sinith, ho suggest^Tj, di<l uot como
from a braver *toi;k, and though such
conrago was the result of liquor. Then
he toon tip tho witnesses who teUitied
to |Crawford's nobrioty, Dr. Watson.
Cant. Kirkland, Mr. Hill, (>apt. Wost
fleo, Officer MoKennan, .t. IJ. Cooley,
J. O. Doru aud J. B. Coloman. lie"
was a moderate man to havo takou onl>
one or two drinks. He had little faith
in tryiug to magnify suoh minute af
fairs as taking a d.-ink. (Irant him
that Crawford was jiolito up to Stuart's
arrival, and that ho was sobor, and
there was little left. Crawford hogged
and pleaded with Stuait whou ho did
not have to do no. I hero is not h man
who hae ?ot oalled auoth?c.? fool ami
meant no insult. Mayi|eld, the negro,
was completely to be ignored and abso
lutely worthless as a witness. Pearl
Stuart w?* put up beoause she wan ?
little girl and waa in black. If Craw
ford struck Stuart with his pistol there
should bare been A bruise or aoarr*
Btuart was not unconscious and did not
walk about as an unconscious man, a*
ha olaims. False iu one false in ail.
41d not heTfere Crawford 6ftt
lilt Siaari with the pistol. lie spont
? . tl '
muot\ U'ftO relative to Ovawfofd withJ
drawing nil<1 tho firlf. k ntrkrtiaoil him.
Mr. Cplomau L. IMoftSo, ^l?ief ooun
s?l for Crawford, closed for tho defence.
11 o At Art od out w ith a handflohio tribute
to (leu. Kershaw. Thoy taikod to you
about prejudice uud poraeoutiou, l?ut
ho did not el peel to soo it hsie. Mrs.
Stuart ?jaight havo boon a good aiul ,
pure but her actions upon that
occasion it o to bo co in mo u tea upon.
! I hero was nut iv muu who believed
! Crawford Khould bo haugod. Then bo
I to. k up uud pictured tho puuiBhmouts i
I thut hii>t bo doorotvl. Then ho took
j up t!i?' <|U(?stioii uf character anil how it j
j should bo guarded. llo oiiteifd ui??ii
| tho |? imIi>l nuiltor, aud hold that tho I
won;ht of tho pistol alono would havo
digtiguied Stuuit. When Stuart aanl, 1
"Voii can't sourch this homo except
over my dead body," lio mount to kill,
and ihcio was no mistake. That was u
threat in ctctlanco of tho la.v. If thoio
was mi liquet in tho house, why tbo
resistance? It thoro hud boon no
lift nor )u the house Mrs. Stuart would
not huvo objoctod, ho thought. No
ono could havo douo more than Craw -A
i ford to stuy tho dillloulty. Doin a
evidence shoulifncquit Crawford. llo
| took up tho matter of thp nducatiou of
j tho negro, and branohotl* oil' into their
civilization, and did not think much
; olmnco of thoii absolute immuuity
: against stealing, lyiug aud adultery,
i I.ator on ho paid tribute to (lovoruoi*
j Kllorbo's momory. Crawford could not
' havo carried that commission had ho
i not boou un honorable man. llo dwelt
neon tho n^b'tding of tho pistol. It
! taking adrifilP bo a win, there would
; have to bo spociul aet vices, nrtd some
of tho laymou would havo to do tho pray
inf.'. No one swears he was drunk ox
I copt tho ahorilf. aud jailor of Kichland,
; and then Judge, and ho dwelt upon the
; proof us to tho sobriety of Crawford.
A man's homo is Inn castlo until'1% bo
i Cornea a bnwdv kouso or place for th'j
' concoalmout of liquor or tho iike.
1 lieu it ia uo longer a castle, but it is a
! stench iu tho noses of docout people.
lio believed if the Crawford linllel
i killed, tho State would have proven it.
and ho believed Stuart killod his wife
with his Munllor pistol, llo had Craw
ford show how he stood. Mr. Hleaso
insisted that tbo State knew that Stuart
killed his wife, or it would havo
brought tho traoed bullet and would
have known more about tho course of
the bullet. Dr. Owch'h evidouce, ho
bold, waa much at fault. '1 ho whole
tragedy, ho paid, was duo to Stuart s
lawlessness. Ho wanted u verdict based
on the conBcicnc.os of tho jury, that and
thai alone. Mr. Mease spoko with do
terminal ion and earnestness, and made
1 a *^ood impression.
f Solicitor Thurmond, who has nintfo
a:i earnest ooutost for tho State, becan
by asking tbo Court forchargo on cer
tain points of law, on tliut lino ( ra.v
ford was not actiti^ iu aolf dofonao,aud
that tile warrai/t was ontirolw null.
I lo litsistftd that Crawford hail to bo
deputized to servo tho warrant, and
that Dorn, who aworo out tho warrant,
could not servo. Ho would, however,
ar(jno tho oaso as if the warrant woro
cerreot. Dorn was aud is a State con
stable. Dorn told tho truth nearer
than auy. If ho had any inclinajlion >1
! was toward Crawford. Wast hero any
necessity to take human lifeV All that
I tvH" charged was a littlo misdenioauoi
j I volviug a line of $100; that's all, aud
| yet a life was taken. Tbov aro actually
I donviiig that Crawford shot Mrs. Stu
i art. Coleman and all said that Craw
i ford shot her. Thoy had a right to tbo
| bullet, w hy did thoy not ask lw? ><
i Tho State had the oyo witnesses and
I did not need tho bullet. TTe did not
j think there was any ouo ou the jury
who doubted that Crawford shot tho
! fatal buMot. Officers aro protected so
; long as they keop within thoii province
? and no lonyer. An ollicer cannot ooin
1 menco a row, and then seek rofuge.
i The story of Stowart's throwing up his
1 bands was started lo-dav. 1 hoy never
J said Stuart struck Crawford. Ho, too,
I emphasized obcdionco to law and
j allowed how Crawford went outside of
tho law. It is serious to search a home,
i and if a ruau bo opposed to a search it
must be dtbie iu the right way ouly.
! 11 was Crawford's duty to bo discreet
i and careful. Stuiucjjfffrhud bis jaws
! slapped and was striicK with a pistol.
1 If Crawford did uot draw his pistol to
j use it, why was it drawn? l'or Craw
ford to have been shot, as much as lie
said he was ho had very few holes_
' Dorn savs Stewart shot Crawford. If
j Crawford was bliud bow could he haro
j struck Stuart In the head. It is a most
! unreasonable theory, that of C rawford,
| that hia ear was shot off and the liko.
, Counsel for the dofouco are employed
f to theorize and say that Crawford un?
; shot by Stuart But noitbor ho nor tbo
? inry woro paid to theorize or get up a.
; "host story. Crawford cannot claim
I self-defence unless ho was entirely
without blame, and thero is no doubt
about hi* boiug to blame. Stuart was
struck and slapped in his own house.
; Crawford could h?Te ordered his h-ho
ointea to make a search and koep guard
ovor Stuart if ho was foared. Dorn in
; aiets that there was but oue shot fired
; at Crawford and everything proven it,
! including the clothing, lie took up
; tlio testimony piecemeal and showed
i how it supportod the Stato'ssido. Mrs.
ftituart met her death simply from tho
| recklessness of Crawford. Counsel
i pictured pathetically the great loss
! that mothor haa been, but paid that
: sympathy must not bring a verdict,
j Ho was wiling to throw out Mayfield'a
; evidence, but all the other witnesses are
? good, true men. If thoy had proof
that Stuart sold liquor they have not
produced a ainglo witnoaa to ptfovo it.
tHR IQDOl'fl OHAHOH. f
Judge Buohanatt, at the otaaet of his
charge, referred to the change of renue
i us malting the case unusual, but that
waa lite only thing unueual. The law
! warfftimple and plain. The oaae waa to
he considered"%ithottt prejodtoe. All
association waa to be thrown aside, and
' the evidence and law were alone to pre
?ail. So outeide faote are to be con
sidered, TbeJorj_waa not_tojponjider
oviaide laeTa or eurroundinga, or^Bat
iiis neighbor may think. All feeling
was to )'o not u?idu. Tliore in hut ono
IftsV, and it tippll^H to ail. I'ho Htato
i charges that tho dofoudaut killed Mis.
.^tualt. i'ho dvdoudaut ooiues aud
tpftVob answer. Thou Judge Uuohoiiau
entered upon tho definition of minder.
N*?\t lib took uj> and fuiiy htmI legally
explained manslaughter, and showed
that no languugo, no matter how act
ions, will roduCo murder to mauslaiuh
tor. 111<>t o must bo sufficient ? lo^a!
justification for an assault and no I.in
gNugo excuses hu assault. 'I'ho mat* or
of auif-dofenco wan taken up and e\
hatilivelv discussed m a legal monitor.
\V henever solf defence ih alleged n j
wiu <t ho proven hy pi opondei auco of
I tho ovidoiice. Self ilcfoiioo is modified
i 11v lor;al process, that ih, tlio execution
oi u lawful wurrt'ut. A inuu tu u->e so.f
defeuco must show himself guiltless!
of responsibility. Lnw olfieeis .have
ovui'V possible assistance for thoexecii
: lS?iU of low. No inattor who tho officer,
tho process must bo le&?! aud propel'to
bo justified. Then he to^K up tho m it
11>r (if tho continuity ?.>f fuel! defence,
that is in hpvoi'iiI encounters, ami what
is meant by onuiiUK time. \s to tho
? dispensary law there was no i|tiostioii.
! All laws aro tho law of tho land and all
; oiti/.ons must bo obediont to tho law
whatever it in>?y bo. Tho powoi of mak
ing iawa is dologotod to I lot legislature
and tho people aro thoro represented.
It booanio hia duty to any whothor it
waft a lawful warrant. Tho search war
runt was baHod on au affidavit ->f ??
I lorn, and is mgnod audsoaled i>v K.
MeC. Clarkson. Tho warrant was toad
(>n Ihiii atlidavit tho warraut was a<l
| dressed to tho shorill ora constable. If
. ho was properly appointed to carry out
that warrant what was ho requited to
do was 1 ho question. I'ho place is dosig
j noted by tho fitroot and number, and
; was issued on information and belief.
I. Coleman was cited ub authority. If
the warrant was projierly prepared ho
! was required to exdftuto it. Tho law
lioos not say ploaso do auythiug. I'ho
' law and warrant required diligent r>xe
: cutmn by day or by night. Tiio slim
>>f the powers la oitod in tho warrant,
i I hat is what n mau may do, if proper
ly authorized undo? the dispensary
, law. lie thou rondcred tho decision
which prohibits abusive lauguu^o or
uiteifeienco with a lawful officer. Tho
law prohibits any iutorforonoo with a
lawful onicer,- All officer cannot uso
abusive language and no a person can
uot USD abusive language towards a
lawful officer. Contraband liquor may
bo seized by a lawful officer. A search
warraul fur stolen goods and contra
band goodB nro upon the sa.ne piano,
j 1 ho law proscribes tho uso of uoarch
warrants. No man has a right to
u.-ie his house for stoiing coutroband
? iiqtior.
l he law was cited as to tho appoint
ment of u constable. Before tho dispon
i ouvv lav.' it was provided that a mau
i who swore out a warrant! could not
serve. That was an arrest warrant
; utid no search warraut. Tho Disppn
; suiy Aot repeals ull inconsistent Ao'ls.
Craw'brd's commission was read. 1/
(io*r<*1ior Kllorbo signed tho commis
sion hei;e was a lawful appointment of
\V. li'. Crawford, and if that was a law
ful appointment ho had authority, un
der the dispensary law to servo such a
warrant an exhibited. Thoro was no
; special authority for his being special
ly deputized to serve tho warraut. If
tho warrant bo issued, as it purportod
to bo. ho was commanded to enforce
the warrant -there waa uo asking, but
:i command to make tho search. An
officer in onforciug a law uses such
force as is necessary. An officer can
; meet foico with foice if necessary.
I Tho law iloes not expect an
' officer to be powerless. The law
. does not retroal at ull aud an officer is
tho law. Tho law nayfr an ollieor mimt
I be dtlligeut; he is authorized and re
? quired. Tho law is not to gel out of
| tho way of a violator. If a man takos
| a prof ess . as a mask, it *i?
different, but when a man acts ah a le
gal officer ho is the law. If a mau is b
j violator of tho law ho takes tho burden
i ou his head. There soemod to bo no
: material diilereuce as to requests to
t charge, lie then took up tho requests
j to charyo- first, thoee of tho Htoto as
to self-defence aud charged as request
ed. Ho charged that, an officer had no
I r11/ht to resent offeniive languaue with
1 an iiHHaiilt. A man canuot strike for
4 ianyruagfl, but may have anticipated bh
Hatilt without being actually hit. All
[ forco uecossai v was authorized,rinsing
j gentle tueaus at flrnt. The defwudaot
' i? entitled to every reasonable doubt,
j He took up all tho requests to charge,
and said it all finally restod with tho
jury. Thou he explained the modes
of piepaiinir the verdiot. If you con
clude it to bo soif-defonco or justifica
tion, tho vordict should be not guilty.
? To have n doubt it must be real and
not bo tho rosult of guess work. The
Judge's chargo lasted for an hour and
a half, after which the jury retired.
NOT Of lLTV.
i At 12 o'clock tho jury announced
j that it had arrived at a vordict. Mr.
Ij. Tj. Hlack, foreman, aroso and an
? notincnd that tho vordict of tho jury
. was "N'ot guilty." 'f'hero was no show
I of excitement in tho court room.
j Tho non conviction was duo in a
| groat measure to tho fact that the pros
? ocution failed to put in evidence the
fatal bullet which took tho life of Mrs.
; Elizabeth Htunrt, Saturday evoning,
? February 2r)th.
i The people of Camdeu are not dis
. posed to receivo the result of tho trial
' with much kinduoss, but those who at
tended tho trial predicted that the out
i come would be a mistrial or acquittal.
Crawford wants to be reappointed on
the constabulary.
At Bristol, Va., Thursday in the case
of the Commonwealth against General
James A. Walker, the court denied the
motion ^or chango of v?nu, but grant
ed, the Commonwealth concurring, a
motion for change of renne. The jury
will be gotten in Montgomery oot^ity,
whioh is ontsido of the Ninth district
| and (he &lal proper wttt beitfln on July
3rd, next.
Executive Appilrturti.
Governor Me8w?^|*y Wktowfcj
Md? hi* flrM rtgalw tppointaMi It
vm th?tvof Mi. W. Boyd Bras* to U
* sotMjr pibiiti M# tlto appointor
Monro* Kit by to bo ? Mgidnli mt
LWbJoln'a atora ia Ohwptw eoaatj,
?ad ft. (1 Koth aad Jao. ^aMktifato
be tovofhio eoaaWdMi for Tom
t*)*^ tovfiafei*
Skeleton RefiracMfft fef Manila.
WmiTOTOiT, D. O., BpeeUl. ?The
CtbfMlia MODtetioD with thapoaaibl?
liBwritj of Mliatiag a foroa of velon
Uari, dliw%| faatatiraly a plan far
fko MliatnMt of aararal ikelatoa r?fi*
Mala it Mairia from mmomg Iba ??!
?atoara who daaira to raaaii te Ika
?anteaaadtba iiImhwI ltHa?aal
of -thaw rafWBoata'with'
JMiii'
Conductor sad Fkeaua MUM fai m Accident
oaffce Horfotk * Wcftcrg.
Noirou, Vfc, Special. -A special
freight traia wbMi laft Norfolk
oror tba Norfolk * Wostora
Railroad. raa *ato a washout
two ailoa bayoad BtfUk, raasltia* in
tha doath of Coadastor H. L. Sowar*
sod Fit swan H. Pool% Tho
dio.
United States as Mediator.
London, By Cablo. ?Tho Wootaia
ator Ointt* Ithla aftoraooa aaya a n
narir^nlaat from ? woll-iaforaaod
afttaroo thai it baa bora propoaod ia a
roaponaibto <aarUr tka4T tbo UaiUd
Statoa aaodiato botwooa OrMl Bfttaia
tad tbo Trantraal. It -to ailol (M
? in a trat tiff U bltia aiaaidir^
>%mi(4 ?? aot iimIiMi Itei aaob
aoft^tw bo
inns in init.
I
Serious Fighting in tho Neighbor-:
hood ol Manila. ,
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HARDES1 FIGH I OF THE WAR. j
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I he J illipintis Came Oowii and (ia>c Hat 1 lc to ?
lIn- Na>> The Ann rivaiis Sustain Scutc
losses.
JIasim, My '"able. General J.aw
:on uucxpoetod ly s^.-'rod up one of tho
iveliost oupagoinotiTB of the war, south
>f I .us Fiuum, Tuesday morning, ufoi)
tvlncli inviitdou Aiut'iican lit*Id cuun
wcio onguuid in tlio first artillery duel
ig ai n k t a I 1111> i ii o bat to i y, concealed in
ihu jungle. I'ompauie* r* ami I of tho
1'wenty llrnt Infantry wpro uoarly sur
riitudod l?y a huge body <>f lusut gblit <.
'.nit tho \iuorutaia cut thou way out
with heavy less. 1 ho I uited Stated
in iot 'hip Monad no. k anil tho gun
iioat* 11 olona ami I'afnrio iraiiit'i) thoir
batteries i>u HiiKoor and tho rebe
trenches, neai I .tin Fimu? nl! morning.
Ibikoor was moo on tiro ami natives
Mopped tho spread ol llio (lames. Ihir
iit^ tho night an insuigout ouiiuon was
iii od throe times lit tlio Americans oh
.1)0 Olltskllts Of 1(118 I'lllHh.
Men. Lawtoii took a battalion ol tho
I'ourtoouth Koginient ami two eOin
:>nnios of the Twenty? llrnt Koginient to
o*'ato the rebel battery, ami then two
<uii3 of the Sixth Artillery uud four
nonutmn guns woro planted against it
it it,(MJO yards iliutauee. 'l he robola
Laid a huge uun from which they w^jto
tiling homo luaile canibtoi'j Jcnded with
mils, ami two smaller guns. Lheir
diooting wan most accurate. I lio liist
ot of tho iMiuiHter burnt directly in
hunt of Sirotl's guuB, anil anothersliat
.orcd the logs ot a private of tho Four
cenlli Infantry. Several allots struck
he edge of tho town.
When tho liglitiug opouoil tho Ainer
cans woro attacked by hidden t illeuien
)u all nides, oven tho aiuigos, or
"friendly" nativon, m tho houses of
ho town, shcating into tho rear. Tho
:onipainoa of tho T w only-lirw! Hegi
nunt skirmishing along tho beach with
miiiro gulden, fouud, apparently, a
landfill of robols, who retreated. * The
nion of tho Tweuty first followed and
mddonly the rebels opened ii- terrific
ire on tlio troops from tho sides ami
?ear, I ho soldiers withdrew to tho wa
or'fl edge, finding what shelter they
:ould,and woro picked otl rapidly. Aftor
hoir ammuuition wn* nearly exhausted
ho compahios of tho Twonty-liist ru
reated, but General Law ton dallied
lown and rallied his men. A little
<roup made a desporato stand, General
Lawtou, Major Starr and Lieutenants
I'ouovau and Notinolly takiug riHob
'rota tlio wounded men and firing at tho
Miouiy,bringing down boiiioof thorebol
tharpshoo'ors from a tree. Finally
heir cartridges wore all gone, and
hoy woro forced to break through tho
suctnyn dank, earrfiug tho wounded
:o the mam body of the troops.
'lhe Americans aro com polled to ad
ranee along narrow loads and over
? mail bridges, commanded by earth
works Jii feet thick. Firing in volloys
for a s*rt time, tho Americans wpre
ordered to tiro whod^ftud where tlioy
jould seo tho ouoniy. J.t uas every
nan for himself, and tho best our men
;ould do was to aim at tho mint mndo
t>y tho Biuokeloss powder.
Admiral Dewey l ands at Singapore.
Si.sdaj'OUK, Spociul. Admiral Dowo.v
anded .Monday, from tho United Statos
jrnisor Olympia "his flagship, to pay a
visit to the govornor of the Straits not
lemont, Lieutenant Colonel Sir ('. M.
II. Mitchell. He was rcooived with
military honors. On his return to the
'..Myuipia he was visited by tho govern -
jr. Admiral Dowey says ho feels suro
jik honltb \v>2l bo 'iuite restored before
ua roaohoH tbo United Status.
I Mr May Challenge Jeffries.
.Nr.w Yoiik, .Special. - Martin Julian
ulnto'l Hint no benefit for I''it/.mi nun ohm
would i>o hold. Ho xnid: "Fitzsim
dioiiH in not in need of monoy. How us
not in nood of money before (ho light
with Jeffrie*,which nettod him a baud
come Mim, and mo doet* not car? for u
houeGt. Jt ia quite probable that I*'itz
will, within tho next ton dayn, chal
lenge Jeffries to moot him ngaiu, iu
ueai future, in another light for tho
lioavyweight chainpiouahip.
Dreyfus' farewell In Devil's Island.
London, By Cable. ?Tho corro?pon
dent of The Daily Tolograph at ('nv -
june, French Guiana, says: "J>aHt l-'ri
Jay when Prej'fua wan embarking ho
jast n long and tearful look upon tho
prison and said: 'Excuse ray natural
omotion. I have long been accnatomed
to that little pioce of land, and I have
very much loved its good aud affable
popolatiop.' "
T.flC Convention Read.
Madrid, By Cable.? Tu^tha Cortaa
Monday Hen or Hilvela, tnl^Pr?mi?r,
read tba convention between Spain and
Germany, whereby tba former cede* to
U>? Uttortho Carolina*, tba I^drosai
%nd rolaw lelanda.
Intarfents Fight Heroically.
Hxtrtu^ ByCabla. Tlio figLting at
^aa Pinaa ooatinnad hotly 40 daj
Iob?. General Law too ealM^Mt the
whole tdrom of 8,000 aw, a0 at 5
o'clock bo waa oaly ablo to pm?h tho
ioaargaata book BVO jar da to tboZopoto
river, where tbojr aro ootroaobod. Tha
laairfMti roeiaied deeperateiy u4 a#
?roMi?oly. Tboj >l>i?|lll U tora
tba loft flMk of tho lurlw tooojo,
rbo Ammimm Jon |?
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PALMliTTO NEWS
Veterans' Awrial Contention.
Tlu* Aumif\I Convention (or 1SU0 of
Month Carolina Division, V. C. Y. at
llu* hospitable invitation of tho people
ol Cheater, will moot at Chelator,fl. C.,
Wednesday, <1 tily [2t>th, at 10 o'clock
a. in. AnangomentH aft* now being
made l>y tlio l^uut termatdcr (leneral
ami tho Veterans of Chester to secure
tho lowest rat? h i>f railroad faiv* lor
Veterans ami other visitors It in pre
sumed that wo will soouro us hereto
fore f<?r hII our conventions, a ralo not
exceeding one cent per niilo traveled,
fruin all points within the State. Kadi
enuip, regiment and brigade wilt ap
point one Hponaor, who will select her
niuidu of honor, to represent them at
tlio reunion. The sponsors ami their
maiil of honor, the sponsors bearing
a banner o! their respective brigade,
regiment or 1*11111]), w ill boprosouted to
tlio convention nt nil nppropriato time
to he named hereafter. Campa will
hring their camp banners, ami will
carry them into tlio oouvoution hull.
At some convenient hour to ho an
nounced nt tlio oonvontton, a meeting
will tin held of tlio commanders of
campa, oolouola of icgimouts, and gen
eruls 1 >f brigades,to make reports upon
the standing of their eonimamhi. I hoy
will 001110 prepared to make full
reports as to numbers of menibei'M ami
ami tln? work they are accomplishing,
and other matter" herring upon tlio
activity and life id tlio campa.
Tito committee on tlio ('011
federate woman's mouumcnt will
please meet the ohiiirman nt tlio con
vention hull, at I o'clock p. m., duly
2?ith. Tho ehnplnin of all campH of
thin division, and of the regiments and
-brigades, will ploaso meet tho chaplain
geuernl at tlio convention hull at f>
o'clock p. 111., duly 20th. ('heater ex
tends to uh a loving welcome, and of
fers uw her most bountiful hospitality.
Comrades, show your appreciation by
coming in lurgo numbers. Ijct us
gather, perhaps for the last time for
many of us, and do honor to the holy
memories which bind us bo elosoly to
got hoi.
15y order of C. Ikvink Wai<ki:i?,
Commander.
.JaMkh (1. 1101.MICH,
Adjutant Oenoral, Chief of Stall.
lurtiicr Reduction.
Wednesday there was another mol t
ing of tho State board of ei'SCBSors of
railroad property. It wiib for the pur*
jiosc of considering "further applica
tions ftom tho Southern for reduclion
of assessments plaocd a few days ago on
tho Cumberland Gap and Abbeville
branches. As 11 result tho assessment
qf $5,000 per mile fixed on the Cum
berland Clap was roduood to $2,500,
ami that of $0,000 fixed on tho Abbe
ville branch wan cut down to $7,500.
The matter of tho telephone, telegraph
aim palace oar assessments wits not
considered. The board isawuiliug tho
arrival of some amended ami additional
returtiH asked for from se^pral tele
phone companies.
No More Meningcti*.
No new cases of men ingot is have de
veloped in the penitentiary siuco Fri
day sinl the physicians believe tho
course of tho diseaso has been run.
Not a biuglo cuso has boon reported
outsido of tho penitentiary walls.
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The Bcncditt Mystery.
Tho investigation into the Benedict
mystery has about ended for the pres
ent. A dilligont search of ton day*
011 tho part of his relatives has not re
vealed anything of importance as to
his movements and his whereabouts
are as profound a mystery us when the
search begun. It is useless to theo
rize and speculate any longer, and tho
public)will have lo wait until theer.igma
is answered by John A. Benedict him
self, who may return some day lo fam
ily and friends as suddenly as ho dis
appeared .
,? -*??
Cnl. Youmaru' Oralory.
Tho orator of tho day ut lho unveil
ing of tho Sontli Carolina monument
at Winchester, S'a., on Tnenday wa?
Col. Lotoy F. Voumans of Columbia.
Tho Winch cater pupem b^caka in tho
highest termHofCof. Yonmnnn' epeech.
? ? ?
Mrs. Hughes' Second Trial.
1 !??*> reirial of Mrs. Mattio A. Hughen,
of Grf-onvillo, for tho murder of her
hunbaud, Geo. W. Hughen, whh in
liro^refiM Inst week and tho evidenco
cloned jF'ridnjy. With only ? fow oxcop
tioua tho witwesHes were the name un
in tho forrqer trial and thero were no
ncnnational tyatfirea brought out that
j were not provfin before. A miatrial in
I expected. /
J -?
One fYicnd Shoots Another.
Mr. Thonpaa Wataon, bookkeeper in
tho bank atOreenville, wan accideotly
?hot Friday afternoon by Mr. Allie
Williame, /in the City bank. The
bhooting took place in tho bank build
ing. Mr. Williams had two piatola,
oiho loaded and one nnloadcd, and
thinking he had the unloaded pistol in
hi*4 hand anapned it and it proved to
be the loade|Jne, and a ball waa die
charged audfkotortd Mr. Wataon'a
YmAy, foing into tbt bowela on Ikt
right ride. The jonog men tre. wij.
eloae friend* and Mr. Williatne was
prostrated with grief bacanae of the
. arfiidnnt. _lioth Mr. Williams.widMr...
Wataon are employed in VftCi*J.fipDK
and are very popular.
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liHtBytTi la Iplf ifctrj. %
Ootcmoi McSweaney haa raoai*?d a
latter from Dr. h. M. MHdfcell, of
Bateeborg, atattng the* urilpw waa
ragtag to that tows aad ttat tW
pie ten abmt la a pasted
phnMase m MiMjr
1W N witt
i fine
fhn froubles in the Phllippinos
Seem not to be Over
PROSTRATED BY THE HFAT.
hir Men Adtancl in f ?uge Numbers and
Drue (lie Rebels af i'v^fy Point, hut
Suffer Considerable I os.<.
Manila, Tiy Cable. ? At daybreak
?mi turd ay a foroo of 4,fiOO men, under
loneralR Uwton, Wheaton anil Ovou
thine, advanced from San I'edro Ala
?a(i, sweeping tho couutiy between the?
l?ay of Manila and liny Lake, south of
Manila, Hy noon tho country had been
Jloarod almost to Paranaque. Tho
Americans lost two officers killed etui
twenty one soldiers wounded.
I ho rebels restated desperately at tho
ttronger of their positions and left 40
lead in tho trenches. Muny more
wounded wore left bohind by the rob
ds in their retreat. I'he heat during
tho day wns ovorpowering, nnd thoro
?yore many prostrations of American
loldiers from that causo. Gen. Law
?on s forco consistod of two battalions
?nch of the Twenty first ami Ninth In
antry, mx companion of the Colorado
^ oiunloors, and a detachment of artil
ery. I ho Nevada Cavalry was nndor
Jonoral Wheaton, and tho Thirteenth
Cavalry and n delaohmont of Light
\rtillury woro under General Ovott
thine.
It wan float coly dawn when tbo troops,
tu a long, silent pioccssion, wound up
? ho hillside, behind tho Amoricuu
trendies and formed a Rkiriuish lino,
voncualod in the jungle, tbo ndvAuoe
foltol out pouts flrod a fow shots beforo
(>> n ? seon. Tho opposirfg forces tfcou
picd Iho rouges of oroHcont hbnpod
'"'In. I bo artilliory, tbo Colorado In
fail try and the Nevada Cavalry hwuiik
(round tho hill top on the loft, and
opened the battle at (kUO o'clock. Tho
rebels made lenponse from tho hills,
ted the Colorado iuoii cautiously ad
eauced through tbo thick gra*s until
:boy were confronted by a trench from
which a fow woak volleys wero tirod.
A spiritod response followed and a
dinryo into the trench, found it to be
loaertod.
In the meantimo part of tho Thir
teenth and Foui-teeuth Kogimonttt
loriuod in a Hkirmish line, extending a
mile to the light, and supported by
(bo roHt of the regimontH, swopt dowo
the valley ana up tbo hillside, toward
Another tronch. Approaching through
tho morass seriously hampered the
Fourteenth and the rebels, taking ad
fan U?e of this, poured a galling fir?
upon them for twenty minutes. The
1'ourtoeuth was twice compelled to
witlidi u w for the .purposo of flndlug a
safe crossing in tbo swamps. Finally
the trench was ontilod on both flanks.
I bo rebels fled to the woods and sus
tained sovt to loss.
(leneral Lawtou theu pushed his en
tire couimuud south, through tho cen
ter of tho isthmus, until a few miles
uouth of J'uransqiiO, when bo swung
around and hultud, on accouut of the
beat. During the mnroh tho Americana
wore prostrated on all sides, owing to
lack of water aud exposure to the ?un.
It is estimated that 10 per cont of the
troops wero ex I Misted.
The double turreted monitor Monad
nock, and threo other vessels shelled
l'arauH(|uo aud the rebels promptly
evacuated the place.
150 Mouses Destroyed by a Tornado.
Madhid, Hy Cabje. ?A tornado Fri
duy swopt over Han Pedro and Alarse.
in tho provinco of Valladolid. About
100 bonnes were destroyed and there
was great loss of life. Ton bodies have
o'ready beon recovered from the ruins.
Toledo has been visited by ? great
storm which has done considerable
damage. The lower portion of the oitj
are floodod.
Appeal by Afro-Americans.
Washington, D. C., Speoial.?The
Afro Aroorican Council of the United
States has issued a a appeal to tbo Gov
ernors, Legislators and judicial officers
of the Southern States, "to prevent
lawlessness aud to aeoure to all citizen*
tLo protection tov wbioh tbey are en
titled under tbe laws."
Even Arbitration is to Fail.
Washington, D. jC.? Special.? Ac
cording to privateadvices roaebing bere
from the Hague, there ia grave danger
tbat one and all of tbo arbitration
schemes Uifore tbo oonfaroneo will fail.
It ia said that Ofarnaanj ia markadljr, _
hoaftfa to the arbitration prinoiple ana
ie making an aetivo canvaae to eecnr#
tbo anpport of eomo of tbo aecoad rate
powers U her opporttion. If this move
ment ia a?a?ft, ina ia a HaaKesi -
|egree, it ia feared tbai arbitration b
oomed, to far aa this mfiifWNt U
jnferaed, for to JmxtjMuj weight and
- 0aMaf Trii
IrouxiMftt, Ii4t f flyaelal ?Tbo
imf niM ia baa roaabad
and it mmy be aald tigjk a rtwi *?/?
capital aal tmf ?p4>