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President Cleveland,
Daring those dark and gloomy days my
thought
Often was with him. While the air
Itself seemed be«ry-ebarged, as if it
caught
Infection by suspense, my chisfest care
Was not for him to whom tny rote was cast.
But lor the fearless man of right.
Sitting perh.v'S. alone with all his past
Spread out betors that searching con
science light,
Whence nothing cun escape his penetra
ting sight.
Oh ! unto me this thing they oall defeat
Is rather victory added proof
That never duty’s call he failed to meet;
And if some thousands so-called friends
aloof
Stood ou the fatoful day, the shame
Went with them. Reckon not as lost
An oScv that corruption’s name
Alone could hold for him, nt such a cost,
game’s tbrosbold hsd been belter never
crossed.
Insult nnd Isttt' y have alike in vein
Levelled tbsir poisoned shafts against
his breast;
la vain self-interest kuoiked there, and
the gain
Has bean his country’s; we have taken
his hes..
la common fairness let it now bo aaid
That faithfully his duty has been done ;
Brave, honest, upright; heart aad head
Wall balanced ; just to all and one;
His course with highest honor has been
run.
An adroreary’s praise is us unmeaning
thing.
And truth has elwr.ys its peculiar ring ;
Wbate’er the scund of this poor song may
be.
Conviaced am I, from party feeling free,
Oaly of his successor would I ssk
••He thou au true us Clevelund ts thy
task •”
A Republ icnu, in America.
1 FAMOUS TRIAL
DARLINGTON
Joseph W, James, Convicted of Hir
ing the Negroes who Assassinated
HU old Father-
As previously stated, the trial ot
Joseph W. James charged with
ewplojing negroes to assassinate
bis tatiici, was begun on Wednes
day of last week, Mr. E. Keith Dar-
gan appearing lor the defence. The
Slate first called to the wituet-s
stand William Scott, one of the ne
groes charged with the crime, who
bad turned Slate’s evidence. He
Cealifled as follows: Ou the 8th of
last May, the date of the killing of
old Joe James, 1 was living ou the
S liioe of Mr. D. G. DuBose. The
atnt ses, t -iher sod sou, lived st
Mr. Harmon 11. Howell’s. Th y
were the only two in the James
family. Yonder is young Joe James
findicating prisonei); old Joe is ly
ing in bis grave. Lewis Williams
killedhiraou a Tuesday night in May
of last year, st Harmon Howell’s
boose, in Darlington County. -Lew
is, standing at the left of the door
as you enter the house, shot the
old man with my gun us he came
from the supper table to the water
pad on the piazza. Bob Arthur
was Htand:iig on the right ot the
steps. 1 was across the road, about
40 yards from the piazza. Young
Joe was at the supper table. The
gun was loaded by m>‘ with duck
shot, four buck shot and two slugs
out from the car.ridg. s of a 38-cali-
bre pistol. The wadding was of
chocked homespun, and was bought
by my wile at Mr. Manuel Marco’s
Lknow of no other wadding except
that. 1 gave Lewis Williams the
gan on Monday night throagb the
back window of my honse, between
the boors of seven and eight o’clock,
while my wife was in the kitchen
attending to supper. Williams had
called at my house for the gnu.
Young Joe Ja ues bad promised
Williams, Bob Arthur, and myself
•600 if we would kill his father;
hsd made ns this promise two
weeks before when we met him st
the back part of Tom Price’s place,
back ot Lewis Williams’ wife’s
house, across the ditch. Before
that we hsd a meeting on a Satur
day evening st Sparrow Swamp
“ranWilliams, Joe James, and 1
were present; Bob Arthur was not
there. Joe says, “We have met to
consult about this business i want
yon to take ho d of.” Lewis said,
“If Bill Scott don’t stand op to it,
I know another man I will see who
will stand np saiumtions.” Joe
replied, “Shoot the old man and I’ll
five yon tfiOO.” Lewis said he’d
■ee Bob Arthur. I said 1 wouldn’t
squeal. Old man James had a suit
ot clothes which he offered me for
•9JM), bot I bad no money to hay
it; the coat had boles io it where
the old man had been shot in the
■mall of the back, when he stayed
at tiie old place. About that time
wsoog Joeeame Into the field where
I was working at Frank Chsp&iau’s
And asked me if the old man wasn’t
toying to sell me a suit of
clothes. I told him yes. He said
Piinos Bradley and Paul Bell had
■hot the old msn ; sod that Joe
Daniel was there at the time. He
than offered me $500 to shoot the
old man; said he worried him
wherever he went, and he intended
to have the property, i told him I
didn’t have the heart to shoot any
body, nnd be told me to beat around
and see if I coaid find a man to do
1’. He told me to hold my month,
or I would wish that I had. Ho
Mtiei wanfa *«ked me if I had found
a man to tio the job; I told him co,
nod bene d ; “Youare n bigger cow-
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ard than I thought yon were.” The
next year I worked ou Harmon
Howell’s place. Saw L«ewis that
f ear and the next. He came to
Isrmon Howell’s to see me; said
he wanted a man to do this shoot
ing. (Witness then related one or
two other conversations which be
alleged had occurred between him
self, James and Lewis Williams
concerning the matter.) In the
middle ot the year that I staved at
Howell’s place, Joe. Lewis, Bob
Arthur and myself had another
talk. This was the first time Ar
tbur bad been with ns. The kill
ing hapi»ened the next year. VVil
liams said, “Let’s make a conven
ient time for this matter.” Arthur
told me he was afraid I would squeal
on them; said be woo Id have done
the work long a« o it he had known
abontit. I said 1 wca'du’t squeal.
While leok ug for a chance, we
talked the matter over; Joe said he
would rather it he done when the
old man went from the supper tas
ble,as he went out (acoording to
his habit) throngh the wide pas
sage in tbe house; he said that
would be a good chance. That
was when they were boarding with
Howell at hia other place. Arthur
didn’t have a gun of hia own, bat
aaid let everything be still,
and he wonld let Joe know
when he got a fan. He came back
over one time, and said he hadn’t
got tbe gnu yet. Joe asked me
again why 1 didn’t g> ahead my
self. He was at my house pietty
frequently. Besides myself and my
wife, a colored woman named Isa
bella McPherson, who cooked for
Mr. DnBose, lived there. At the
time of the meeting between Joe,
Lewis Williams, Bob Artbnr and
myself, two weeks before tbe kill
ing, Joe hailed for me in front ol
my house by blowing his fists. I
knew what it was, and went out.
He aaid we had all met together
to arrange that matter. Arthur
said he had a gun and was ready
for the business Joe asked me it
1 would lend my gun to Lewis and
load it for him ; 1 said 1 would. Joe
said as soon as the old man came
down to Darlington to draw some
money, he would appoint a night
for him to be shot. Two weeks af
ter that they went to Darlington,
and Joe told me of it when 1 was
plowing on Tuesd >.v at Mr. Du
Bose’s gin house field near the road.
He came through tiie woods back
of Isabella McPherson’s hi u-i and
blew his fists, i undid the traces
i nd went io him in (he woods about
tifiy yatds Iroin the house; tolcra
bly thick woods. Joe said, “the
work will be put through to night;”
that the old man would leave the
supper tab.e and go to the water
pad, and from there to his room to
get money to pay Harmon Howell
tor the moiitbV board, and that we
um*t shoot then; said he’d stay at
the su >pcr table; I told him all
right. He went back through the
woods 'be same way he came. A<
sundown I (ut oat down the road
and met the two boys with guns ;
Bob bad his own and Lhwis had
mine. We got to the bouse and
toikour places about 15 minutes
before tbe old man came out from
supper. (Witness thin described
again tbe situation of the parties
and the location of several parts at
the house, alleging among other
things that from wh re -he assassins
were standing they could see a
lamp on the table in the dining
room.) There was also a light in
the ball where Howell and his wife
sleep. We saw the o d man step
cat of the door with his hands in
his pockets, going towards the wa
ter pail; Lewis Williams fired ; tbe
old man fell; 1 ran away. Lewis
and Bob came out of tbe yard in a
kind of trot, not running very fast.
I didn’t wait to see who came out;
was pretty well scare >, and went
straight home, about nine o’clock.
Tbe others didn’t go with me; l« ft
them at the big gate. 1 went to
plowing next day on Mr. DuBose’s
place; lookout about sun down
and went to Howell’s where the old
man was lying a corpse; large
crowd there' I sat ou tbe steps;
while there, Joe came out and call
ed me off to the well, about 20 yards
from the crowd. We talked iu a
low tone; 1 asked him what be did
with the wadding from the guu : ha
said he was going to make way
with it; said I oughtn’t to have
made the wadding out of red check
homespun; that after it waa found
he had put it in tbe old man’s loom
over the mantel piece. 1 havu’t
seen the wadding since. Joe said
he wanted me to bold my peace
and not to squeal; said be had the
money to back him, and that if 1
squealed be would pat it on me
and would save all the rest. 1 told
him I wouldn’t, and asked him for
money f he replied that he couldn’t
pay me until he coaid get to Dar
lington and change up tbe money
which bad been found ou tbe old
man when he was shot, as Dr. Jo-
sey hsd taken down tbe namberaof
the bills. Saw Joe ou Friday fol
lowing ; he was going along the
road towards Mr. Price’s; I was in
tbe field; stopped work and went
to him. He looked around and ask
ed if anybody was in tbe ditch
os; said I must look out,
Sheriff Goto was around,, and if l
didn’t mind I would be grabbed
up; cantioued me not to squeal, no
matter what happened. Joe then
went to Mr. DuBose’s house, said be
wanted to see him about an account
of Mr. Lev. Pate’s which Mr. Du-
Bose held against him. Never saw
him again until the following Sun-,
day morning, about nine o'clock.
I was coining from Mr. Noithcutt’s
going towards Mr. DaBoS'-’s, and
saw him standing by an old log by
the road, near some bushes. He
made a signal to me, and aaid,
“Come here and let’s squat down
so nobody will see as.” He said he
believed 1 was going to squeal on
him ; took out bis pocket book and
said he hsd $800 which no one knew
he bad. Pulled oat a pistol and
pointed it at mes.tyiug, “It I knew
yon would sqneal, I’d kill you.” I
dropped on my knees. I begged
him not to shoot, and promised
him that I wouldn’t squeal. When
we parted, I went through tbe
woods a roondabont way to Mr.
DnBose’s bonse. They brought me
and Lewig|Wiiliamatojail together;
I had got uneasy, and bad just put
a supply of provisions in a backet,
intending to run away; had no
money. I got my guu back from
Lewis the Thursday night after be
killed old man James. He breugbt
it back and passed it through the
window to me just tbe way he bad
taken it out. When taey arrested
me, 1 asked them if they were not
going to get Lewis too. Nobody
threatened me or promised me auv
reward of any kind to tell what 1
have told here. My cbildre.i bad
some shirts made of the ssme cloth
as was put in the gun for wadding.
Joe once told me that Bob Arthur
and Lewis Williams had tried to
get Benson William* to do the
work, but that be had refused ; said
they had talked with him in tbe
woods near Daniel J. Harris’ land.
Cross-examined: Yes I was the
captain of the gang. He wus to
pay me no more than the others;
$600 was the sum, to be divided
equally between the three of us.
Lewisaud Bob stationed themselves
acc rding to Joe’s iustructi.ns; I
didn’t place them in position. 1
didn’t do the shooting. I didn’t go
into tbe yard at all. I was paid
lor making the arrangements and
furnisuing one of the guns. Joe
told me how to load the gnu; said
he wanted it to fire to bill; told me
to load it subs'HiitiaJly, bu ! not to
overload It. Never practised shoot
ing at a mark before the old man
was kill <1. Never fired oft my gun
except at game. Olten shot my
pistol in the air while going around
the yaid. Have never told any
other story bnt what I have told
here; would not tell a lie for $200;
would not kill a man lor that suit.,
but would make the arrangements
tor killing him. Did not know that
the Governor had offered a reward
of $200 and young Joe one ol $1,-
000 for the arrest ol the murderers
of the old man. I have to'd onl.\
tbetruh; ilid not know [was to
be let oft if 1 told wbat I have said
here; did not know that the Gov-
eruor bad pardoned me of the bur
glary and laroeuv of which I was
convicted some years ago in order
that 1 might testify here. Five
men arrested me. Mr. Northcutt
was the first to put his hands ou
me; nobody drew a pistol ou me.
No one told me wuat I was arrest
ed for '/I knew. 1 had a fight with
Lewis Williams once; he drew a
knife on me and I pointed my gnu
at him, and told him if he came
closer I w. uld shoot him. I knew
Daniel Oiy burue, colored, when 1
was in jail. Did’ut talk with him
about this matter. (Witness here
denied all ef (he alleged oos versa*
non between biui*elf and Clybnrne
which is reported lat< r.) Didn’t
push Joe for the money he prom
ised me because after be (minted
tbe pistol at m«- that day in the
wootls I was afraid of him, and
didn’t want to have anything more
todo with him. 1 never shot at
Joe in my life. 1 did’ut tell Har
mon Howell that Joe hsd better
mind wbat he waa doing; that be
had whipped Isabella McPherson,
and that the old man had better
mind bow be was talking aboat
Isabella, because even it she mu
colored she had Irieuds. Bob and
Lewis took oft their shoes at How-
ell’s house tbe o>ght of the killing;
I kept mine ou.
D. G. DuBose: Lives half a mile
from the scene of tbe kflliug.
(Witness described in detail the
situation ot the country, and tbe
location of tbe various houses.)
Prisoner passed my boose as oiteo
as four limes a week, going iu
direction of the house in which
Scott lived. About three weeks
before the old man was killed these
trips of bis oeased. (Witness cor
roborated description given by
Scott of tbe country in re r ot Tom
Green’s bonse, where conference
of Joe, Williams, Arthur and Scott
is said to have beed held; also tbe
place where Scott said Joe drew
tbe pistol on him near the road on
Sunday morning after tbe murder,
also the spot where Scott alleged
Jos had oome np along side of the
road to speak to him on Friday,
job wemmi
Our job departMoti U itipplwd with e»»r
facility necessary U an able us lo compel*
both as teprice and quality af work, with over
those of the cities, and we guarantee satis
faction in every particular or charge nothing
for our work. We are alwaye prepared te
ill orders at short uetiee for Blanks, Bil
Heads, Letter Beads, Cards, Hand Bills
Poster*. Circulars, Pamphlets, Ac.
All job work must be paid for
Oash on Delivery
Bill plowed tor ms; his conduct
was very cospioisus the day of tha
killing, sod for severs] days after
wards, until the arrest was made.
Ou the Friday wliru Bill says Joe
slopped to speak «ith him while be
wus working in he fi-ld and that
Joe afterwards came to my honae,
Jot did come there toaee me aboat
an account of Mr. Let* Pstea which
1 had against him, and Bill tent
working in the field at the point near
(be deep ditch aw stated by him.
That (mini was on tbe opposite
side of m< hou-o from Howell’.-,
where James lived. For two or
three mou ihs before the murder,
the old man didn’t carry Joe around
wi'b hire when he went out riding :
went out alone. Heard Scott tell
on the stand about the Sunday
morning meeting, when James pull
ed tbe pistol and he got down on
his knees; I visited the spot tbe
following Saturday ; no rain iu the
mean time; appearance of the ptsoe
was as if somebody bad bee:i there
recently ; grass was rumpled. (W t-
ness then described circumstances
attending arrest of Scott.) He
asked, “Ain’t you going to take
Lewis Williams f”; 1 assisted iu the
various efforts made to arrest and
apprehend Bob Artnur. Before
the killing and after Scott moved
on my place, I heard him s : ootiug
frequently, sometimes at night.
This shooting stopped within three
or four days of tbe killing of tbe
old man.
Gross examined: Didn’t hear
Northcutt ask first after arrest of
Soott, “Must I go after Williams t”
but if be did ask that question
Scott must have heard him. I told
Scott in reply to his appeal that
1 would see that be got justice.
Soott and I have had two conver
sations before this week. I can’t
say that his stories were different
exactly; be told me more the sec
ond time than he did tbe first; iu
fact, he said very little the first
time. I told him if be confessed
anything, he bad better confess tbe
whole troth. He has told things
on the stand here that 1 never
beard before. I didn’t press him
to confers, onlv advised him to do
so. I didn’t knew that he was go
ing to be as'd as a State’s witness
until yesterday. (The Solicitor:
“No one knew it bi t myself”)
Kevlirect: He only told more to
dar i nothing which he has said is
inconsistent with what he sai i pre
viously. When I talked with him,
i let him tell bis own tale without
interrupting him; tbe new matter
which t have heard h'Te was drawn
out of him by the Solicioi’s ques
tions.
Hannon H. Howell: The two
Jameses had been boarding at my
bouse for eighteen mouths at the
time of the killing. (Witness de
setibi d fully the honse in which he
was then living; also tbe house at
which he had been living previous
ly when the Jameses hoaided with
him.) One sttHding for y yaida
Irom tbe front door couldn’t see
the dining table as Scott had de
scribed iu bis testimony. I was
standing at tbe water backet on
the little piazza when I heard the
gnu that night; had just left tbe
supfier table. Young Joe was in
the piazza, quite close to me. My
wife was in the dining-room The
old man had left tbe table about
the time I did. The old mao cried
out, “Joe! O, Joe! I’m sbo ;
they’ve killed me!” I got to him
firs';.)oe was just bebird me. I told
Joe to get the guu, which he did;
we went out, but could find nobody
in the yard. Put a pillow and quilt
under the old man and sent for the
d ctor and neighbors. When Dr.
Josey came in be pronounced him
dead. The dpotor aaid, “The old
man teemed to think be would die
this way, and always told me if he
was ever shot 1 must do wbatl
could tor him but there is aothiug
to be done now.” Something over
three thousand and ninety dollars
were found ou tbe old man’s per
son. He was shot atwut the band
of his pants, on the right hand
side; space bigas my baud torn
open ; forty holes in him; five of
these were bout the size of the end
ot my little finger, while others
were smaller. While Dr. Josey waa
talking, Joe said nothing. He said
nothing to his father that I remem
ber. The wadding was lodged iu
the waist baud of the old man’s
pants. It was not all tbe same
kind; some of it was ticking; it
dropped out on tbe floor. When
the old man was taken np the next
day, tbe red bomeapnn wadding
fell on ihe floor. Dava Beasley found
it, and gave it to Joe, who went
into bis father’s room, and pot it
ou the mantel piece. 1 never saw
it any more. Joe said he thought
be put it in tbe dock or on tbe
dock shelf. Never knew wbat be
came of the bed ticking piece. Joe
sat aromid with the rest ot os that
night. Dr. Josey cut into tbe body
at the inqueet and got out a slug
ballet; it bad lodged dose to the
back-hone. Oid Joe always paid me
tbe board on the 8th day of every
mouth; he wee killed on tbe 8th.
Tbe old mao came to Darliugiou
day betore tbe killing. Ou Tuee-
day afternoon be went by the Stew
ard place where I was at work* go
ing in the direction of Mrs. Anne
Atkinson’s. An boor before sun
down he oume hack the same way;
had a gun on hie shoulder both
times. When tbe old man cam**
back, Joe was at Lee Vaughn’s
gate talkin'! to Lee. Saw Joe go
off after tbe uld man di l, in tbe
same direction. Night of killing
Joe didn’t cry; his conduct was
neither good nor bad; saw no dift
lereuce iu him irom usual; be was
rather sad. Saw the next day a
track in tbe sand, made by a man
iu stocking feet.
Cress-examined: Dav«- Beasley
ana I looked kII around; saw the
tracks ot ouly one man; examined
carefully. Wadding was not called
for at the inquest. Young Joe was
obedient and lesprctlnlto his fath
er; showed him no disreaiiSct;
their conduct towards each other
waa jnat like that of any oth*-r bov
and his father. Joe was very kind
to my family; as good to us as be
could be; helped nutse the baby ;
baby was as fond of him as it was
of me. Bill Seott knew my house
« ell; knew tbe dining room like a
book. (Witness affirmed story of
threat made by Biff Scott against
tbe Jameses, which threat Scott
denied iu his testimony.) Lewis
and Joe friendly, though there waa
said to be a cause for disagre ement
between them. Lewis and Ida wife
were separated at one tun*. Scott
wonld quarrel with black folks,
but don’t think he would aKeot;
be bad more mouth thre anything
e I*e. Day of killing, old man shot
oft his gnu and reloa led it before
he went oot, carrying it with him.
The father and son slept together,
and often went out together. To
wards the end, Joe did not go with
him as much as formerly. Neith r
of them was a drinking man. Young
Joe played base ball, and 'he old
man sometimes went with him to
the games. When Joe’s aide got
beat, and tbe boys would rnu tbe
old man, he won d get very m.id.
W. N. Stewart: Saw the wad
ding, both pieces, next day when I
went to the inqm st at Harmon
Howell’s house. Joe palled a piece
out of hia pocket and showed it to
me; be afterwards pat it back iu
his pocket. Hill Sc >tt was at How
ell’s night after the shooting: he
sat ou the piazza steps with Joe;
think they were there when 1 left;
Bill was on the steps ouly a few
minates before Joe came out aad
sat by him. Waa there Sunday
morning; saw Joe walk oat into
the woods; I stayed there two
hours, perhaps, but did not see him
return. Joe took direcih n of place
where Scott says he met him near
thoditc . that Sunday morning.
John H. Killy: Helped arrest
Bill Scott; he a>kid us il we were
not going to get Lewis Williams.
Cross-examined: When Scott
was arrested he said it was no more
than he expected ; 1 didn’t heat
Ni rtheuttask Du one if he must
go alter Lewis Williams; think
Soott was (he first man to mention
Lewia’a name.
B. L. Howell: I heard testimony
given by Scott concerning meeting
bioh took place between him and
Joe about two weeks before the
killing; saw t be latter iu tbe road
in front of Scotb’s house about dark
that night. A man passed through
my cotton patch going towards
Bill’s bouse about that time. I
called after him, and threatened
bun for trampling down my cotton;
he did not answer; had some cun
osity to know who it was and fol
lowed to ee: ; it was young James.
The night the old man waa lying a
corpse, when we all were at the
house, I saw Bill and Joe close to
gather st tbe well, as if talking.
Day after killing I was at Scott’s
bonse; be pointed to a check shirt
one of his little boys had on and
said, “They say some of tbe wad*
ding was of this kind of cloth;”
aaid be had nothing to do with the
kiliug. On Friday after killing
saw Joe and Bill talking together
ueai ditch as dwenbed by Bill in
bis testimony. Tue former was iu
a buggy, and they were near wb« re
Bill had been hoeing.
Cross-examined: Heard shooting
at Scott’s bouse frequently betore
the murder; shortly betore the kill*
ing it ceased. He was shooting at
a cross mark on a pine tree, as if
be waa practising.
T. C. Goodsou: Was at Howell’s
house the night after the killing;
saw Scott and defendant talking
together at the well; Scott left in
the baggy with the Lloyd’s.
J. A. Hoc ten: 1 live near Bra.icb-
ville, iu Colleton Comity. Was
born and raised iu this County;
know defendant He once bad a
talk with me about his father. He
sent John Daniels to my place to
see me. I met defendant stG. W.
Mims’ store a week afterwards and
be said, “1 want you to hold your
peace about wbat Daniels said to
yon. My father haa willed me all
his property, but (teople may soa
picion something; keep your d—d
mouth abut aud maybe you will get
$500.” On tbe following Sunday
he aaid to me at my house, “ My
father treated you trad about flsh
mg iu Lynches Uiver; took youont
of fishing in river. It looks like if
a man was tryiag to taka your
rights away from you, you wouldn’t
mind doing this thing for money.
If you will do what l want you to,
1 will give you th# Scott tract (50
sens) or $1*400 ” I said I didn’t
want money that bad. John Dan
iels came to my houa* on a Sa nr*
day with a note from Joe. I after*
wards asked him why he had sent
Daniels to my place for a gun ; lie
said the old man didn’t want him
to hunt on the place; that he would
be ree|>ou8ible for th.* gun. Jolin
Williams brought me a secoud note
from defendant. Joe afterwards
asked me if 1 had gotten it; he said
that the old man was going to Car ■
tersvdle ou the next Thnjsday, and
that if I would “execute the point,”
he’d give me the money. He told
me to head theo : d iua» ou tbe high
way and kill him. I refused to do
it. He then said he woald give me
$500 it I wonld keep my mouth
shut. I have misplaced both of tbe
notes. Daniel* is dead. My moth
er and aunt objected to my going
with Joe, and ask'd him to keep
off tbe place.
Croon examined: They accuse
me of shoot ing John Parnell one
night. Came here on bench war
rant. Sheriff Cole sent me the
money ou which I came to last
Court. Suppose Cole paid my bill
at the b£tel. (Witness here de
nied statement, subsequently re-
ported, w hich he is alleged to have
m tde to Jethro Huggins at hotel,
and the account of money which is
alleged to have been given him at
that time; alao atateiueut which
be is said to have made to John H.
Tay lor, a hich is given in Taylor’s
testimony.)
Redirect. The note brought by
Daniels was before the latter had
b<eu convicted of shooting tbe old
man several .tears ago.
James Hai ey : Kuoas defend
ant and Hooteu. The former asked
me to carry a message to Hooten ;
asked me what sort of a fellow
Hooten was; had been thinking of
going to see him. Asaed me did I
think Hooten could l»e hired to kill
a man foi #40 or $50; he said he
bet he could get him for $400 or
$500. I said l didn’t know. He
told me to tell Hooten to stay a'
home Sunday between 10 and II
o’clock, that be was coming to see
him. 1 saw Hooten and delivered
tbe message. When this conversa
tion took place, I was driving along
the road in an ox-cart. James
overtook me and asked me to ride
with him.
Cross-examined: This was in
August, before the old man was
shot the fliat time, I married a
Wail lord ; my wife is kin to Hooten
(Witness here denied statements
made by him to Hutson and Bell,
which the latter alleged iu their
testimony given subsequently.)
Sam McCoy: Defendant once
asked me to carry a message o
Hooteu for him, bnt I rein«ed.
Told him, to got out of carry in
the message, that Hooteu aud
didn’t have much dealings with
each other.
Daniel J. Harris: Lives near
Cy press; ooe night shortly before
the murder, 1 heard my bouud
barking violently ij the middle of
tbe night. As the circumstance
was unusual, I went out aud look*
ed around, but could see no one.
Two nights afterwards the occur
reuje waa repeated. Lewis Wil
liams and Andrew Davis lived near,
bnt Davis waa away that night,
while Williams was ut home. I
told tbe two next morning that
somebody bad been talking oot
there the night before, and that if
they d dn’t mind they would be
shot for sneak thieves. Shortly
afterwards, on a third night, tbe
occurrence was repeated at the
same place. 1 followed them some
dist ance, but could not make out
what they were talking aboat; the
tracks next moraiog showed that
there had been three persons. This
was two weeks before the murder.
Tbieietbesame place that Bill Soott
testified had been tbe meeting point
between Lewis William*, Bob Ar
thur and Benson Williams. The
night of tbe killing, Lewis Wil
liams, who was my plow hand, left
my place after seven o’clock. Took
hie supper io bis bunds sod went
oat. He went in direction of How
ell’s, where James lived. He nt
turned to bis plow next day. 1
saw him for the last time ths Mou
day after tbe killing. He left
rather abruptly, aud went into tbe
bouse. He did not oome back to
his plow, and that was tbe last 1
saw ot him.
Cross examined l It is not true
that ou a oertaiu occasion, 1 lay out
with an axeatnightior tbe old man;
he bad been shot at so much that
he always remained iu the honae at
night. 1 didn’t tell Mrs. Atkinson
that I hsd known of tbe plan to
kill the old man; told her that it 1
thought the talking near my house
meast anything like that 1 would
have let the okl man know it Did
not teii Lee Vaogan that I knew ol
nothing to swear againt James; did
oot teli him that Lewis Williams
left mv place after bed time.
Redirect: Told Lee Vaughn that
Lewie Williamsoooldu’t “prove out
of it” by me, os 1 didn’t know where
he went that night.
D. G. DuBoee, (recalled): From
wbat the elder James aaid to mo
■boat Ms sou fane weeks before the
kilii'ig, I would say that the rela
lions belwosn the two ware not
friendly; beard him express boodle
‘f
feelings towards hia w»n.
T«>ru Grein, colored,: Ju>t be
fore the inanler, 1 lived at Mr. Du-
Bose’s. Bill Scott came to my
hotiae a* Minted by him iu I,is tenti-
wony. Lewis Williams and Bob
Arihur nlno esme after I was in
bed ; they uoke me up and I went
tn thi ui; iLey didn’t nee Bill at the
house.
W. M. Huggins: Was at tbe
Lousi- (be day alter the killing and
help-d move tbe old man; a piece of
icd sire nkrd wadding dropped from
him ; II. B. Smckey ^picked it up
and handed it to Joe, telling him
to put it up aud lake care of it, as
it might be of benefit to bim. Joe
pat it ou mantel piece in his fath
er’* room; don’t know who had key
to that room.
H. B. Stuckey: I was tbe one
who picked np tbe striped home
spun wadding on piazza. (Witness
then corroborated all tbe testimony
of previous deponent io regard to
this matter.)
Lymu* Slater (colored) Sunday
after killing Mr. Henry Beddioand
I were talking, when we saw Bill
Scott coming Irom Mr. Nortbcott’s
in ibe direction of Capt. DuBose’s,
towards the place where he says he
got ou hia knee* to Joeiu the bush
es wbec the latter (minted u pistol
st him.
Cross-examined : I was at Scott’a
house the night of the killing. Saw
Scott in bis stocking feet ut the
fire; don’t know how long he had
been in.
Henry U.,Rrddic : Saw Scott tbe
night old man lay a corpse. Didn’t
see Joe aud Scott talk on the steiis
or near well. Saw Joe go to well
and get a bucket of water. I as
sisted st tbe arrest of Soott Pres
Thomas drew a pistol, but Norte-
cutt told bim to put it down as Bill
hsd surrendered. Northcutt asked
DuBoss if he wanted Williams;
nothing hod been said about Wil
liams up to that time; Boott said
uothiug about bim until after that.
Northcutt, Padgett, Thomas and
myself weut for Williams ; didn’t
tell him wbat he was arrested for;
he sobmitted quietly. Sheriff Cole,
after he came up to where tbe two
prisoners were, uutied them and
t.«d them over again. Sheriff
cursed, but I saw no knocks; heard
something rattle.
T. J. Price: Lewie Williams’ wife,
Ju.ia* lives ou my place. {Wituess
then corroborated the testimony of
Scott concerning appearance of
country at this spot, where Scott
S'Ugedbebad hsd the conference
with Arthur, Williams* aud young
James.)
R- M. Josey: Passed Bob Ar
thur’s place about half hour be:ore
sundown tbe day of. us murder.
His wile was r fl liuli *g 'tir plow hs
usually ran. Didn’t see Bob at all.
Engene Scott, colored,: Is a sou
of BilL Alter aad was put in jail,
saw Bob Arthur on the edge ol bis
cotton patch, about uiue or ten
o’clock one morning, squatting
Uowu behind a “hurricane.” Hu
whistled and beckoned for me to
go to bim. I didn’t go; told Mr.
Dubose about it tnai day.
Eli Parrott, colored.: After tbe
arrest ot Scott and Williams, Bob
Arthur came to my bouse one Wed
nesday night about oue o’clock, aud
stayed there until morning, when
he went in the direction bt Joe
James’, which is about oue miio
from my house. Have’ui seen him
since.
P. B. McLendon : Saw the two
Jameses the dsy tbe old man was
killed. The old man passed along
the road between two and three
o’clock, aud was followed about
fitteeu minutes afterwards by bis
sou. The latter came back iu about
su hour. Tue old mau passed back
aboat two hoars !.>ter; bad rifle on
his shoulder both times, i asked
Joe if he had seen his father. Hs
said “Yes, I saw him but he didn’t
see me.” 1 laughed aud asked him
il the old mau had “out him out.”
Cross-examined: They were h< th
going iu the direction of Mrs. Auue
Adktnsous; they were frequent
visitors there.
M. E. Register: Wus a plow-hard
at Rinehart’s last year; Rob Ar
thur was the other haml. Bob rsu
his plow regularly. Day of the mur
der, his wile ran it from diuuer time
uuui night, it was about .woyears
since such a tbiug had happened.
Bob was at work next day, aud con
tinued at it until noon of the fol
lowing Wednesday* when he lett
suddenly and never came back.
Have seen him once since; ou the
pond near Marco’s place; bis wife
and another woman weut to him.
Preston Thomas was present at
the arrest ot SootL he said, “Ain’t
you ‘going to get Lewis* toot” Oc-.
fore anyous else had mentioned
Lewis’ name. Cross-examined: Soott
said nothing about Arthur; f, pull
ed a pistol on him, but Mr. North
cult told mo to put it up ami 1 dKj(
so.
W P. Cole: OR Saturday after
the killing went to Kffth LDr-
gnu’s office;
and young Joe t\
with proof xu c
(Continued <* ‘<M V*8‘ >)