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sm fsagm. *THt uAHmGTON NEWS. . a ii»ini.«DAY MAuen 14 is-a •ll-'AHY T. TllO»PM>Y f'.IMTOK- MOUTH CAROLINA MOUU8 The »h wkiug i»e>»» of the death of Copt. F. W. Dawsou which «as flo«bed aoroM the wire* on Tue»«lay night aeot 0 feeling of Lorror | * 4 . . . „ . . , . crowue^l at the last with the aaris* to the beam of al who beard it, . . . , t , r , ,, , . , ... A . Uction of dull a faithfully dia mod froa fiie d and foe alike thei _ _ _ one exdama'ion wan, ‘‘He i* a k»a« a'*d » ho for m> long a period baa di a ha ged >ke aidoou» dutiea oi bia peal ion nun auch credit to liiin'<eU eii l »nrh tiM'ia'aclioii to the 8 aP*. We feel eare th i all t‘«e cool | eopir of 8 >iitli CjMlma will nuilenitli tbejniy in exitrea ing ihe eaiucnthope that the lifeoftbia i opiigbt Judge and noble Cbmtian gentleman “may long be apare I to tbr community at large, and be carried him in the bou l; taw a mao behind the door in bock tooai of botol count oat and band money to Hooten which be put in hit pocket. They then carrh d him in the direc tion of the court houa*. llarn known Hooten* aince he waa a boy ; character yery bid; « ou'.dn’i be- to thn State.” It it a aad coimnen- tory that after t lifetime of efloit charged.” KTK1KH ThK 605b. Alwni foity piatol aboia, fired THE TKIAL OF JOE JAMES. (Conclud’rd from lat page ) me wbethel it ought to be publish »-<l I aoid be r>iioold offer it priv- aft b, and gave him ■> reaaoua for tb Hiking •>** Tb *> iHOimarti flOOO aa the a Own nr. and 1 ea.il it wa« a p.eui). T..ld him that e»ery body I i^hi* ou tnith. «rT it> ^ ; h 1 l,t ' j***} Croat examined : Witnete denied killed bia lather, lln tae* worked, converaatiou with Cole which the 1 told Mr Dargan the day |h* , ore re|ale« in bin tentimonv given that on lets defendant was adviaed , a(er t to fa)k to to do aj be w« uldn t do one tbing ; wbl|e ^ jH cll<|rJ?e l)r 8late)|# apprehend the manlererw of bin hrgIK)kt , !o flrat> fvtber. In Dargan’. office, I asked | K E Kog^is: Knoa. Uoo'.eu ; euspicious as to t ||aracter bad ; wouldn’t believe man; he aanl him ou oath. V* it neb. w.a present at meeting between ilooteu and directed against tbepreyailingbar- within the .pace of three minutes, bariim which is known as the to;- ready pistol, it sbouM be that to which be at last owes bis cruel end. The horror of his untimely death is tempered to tbeee who loved him by the knowledge of the lact that ho'died lue chivalrous gentleman as lived, lo defence of the repu tation of a fiiendleaa strauger who was under his protection If he bod fallen ou the field ot battle twenty-five years ago,(brave soldier that he was!) his death could not have been more noble. But it ia one of the nnsorutuble decree, of Fruvideiioe that this brilliant life ononld have been thus ended, in the midst of its greatest usefulness, by so worthless and despicable an ta.trocent. lu common with other great men df positive natures, Capt. Daw.on made one half of the world bis friends snd the other half bis foes; yet his deatb Is to dsy lamented by the entire 8'ate. Such men as be are sever properly appreciated in life. Now, when the last chapter in his notable career has been writ ten and it ooints to be reviewed, it will be universally conceded lb at ho was a man ot unusual judgment. The most patriotic motive, ever prompted him. His policy often was to defeat an unworthy measure by nol antagonizing it. It was (be prne ieeot this theory in all its phaiMM that ao frequently brought .npoo him the ck irge of vacillation. Thu task of pronouncing hia eu logy will be gracefully performed •Oy more facile pens than ours ; the fatwe historian of South Carolina will relate in fitting terms the story .Of bis noble life; but in this first sod bum we cannot refrain from the few feeble comments which we hove mode. He woa o man who remembered hie friends faithfully end stood by them to tbe bi ter ’end | it is meet, therefore, that ou tble aad oocaaiou hia friends should tramember bint Cat down in his ,prises, removed from s sphere in whieb he gave tbe bi ightest prom ise of fatare usefulness, this genera ofloo will not soon forget tbs merits •of this noble, gifted, manly man. THE THE PHESCKTMKNT OF 6BAHD JUBY- The presentment of tbs Grand .Jury published elsewhere ia a credit to the County. As o general rule .tbeee intelligent bodi -s strike wide of tbe mark by going into all sorts of recommendations which are of no manner of use. So it is really refreshing to read such a present' ment as was handed to Judge Passsley last week, teemipg as it is with valuable, busiuesa-like sag gestious. The recommeudstiou as to tbs County Jail is admirable, and we sincerely hope that the County Commissioners will decide to act upon it by selling tbe present site and erecting the new budding in some portioa of tbe town other than the Square; and that they wil', at tbe same time, endeavor to construct such a building as will meet “the requirements of the com fort sod safe-keeping of tbe prison ers committed thereto.” Tbe facil- ites for this in tbe old jail were simply abominable; and tbe most complete sanitary arrangements should be provided in the n»*w one. The sexes should be separated as much as possible, and it is ot not the least importance also to provide speefal apartments for tbe safe keeping of tbe more youthful prisoners, ao that they will not be thrown into hourly intercourse with those steeped in vice and crime. It was highly proper lo bring to thpfctientiou of the Court tbo mis* Jkrsbie condition of some of tbe pub w*roods sines tbe recent raius, and' th.ro eon be no doubt that good will oome of it. The obstruction Of the highway leading to Timmons- vfUo by freight trains at certs n ttasas of the day, has been a nuis- idlug, aad on hear- Very promptly (that lid be abated itment the its regrets volun- ible f’4f, iuformrd those living in tbe neigh borbood of thv Square at two ji’clock on Sunday morning that there was a fire. We bare repeatedly called attention to the absurdity of sound ing the fire alaim by means of the discharge of the jwli.-emau’s pistol. When the afliir has come to this pass, however, that the moment a fire breaks out, every man who sees it draws bis pistol and commences s'jootiug, the absurdity of tbe meth od is lOit Sight of in tbe danger which arises from it. It would se« m that if the authonlie* are unwilling to spend toon-y on *u alarm bell wbi h might prevent ihe town from [mining up some night, they sboald at least undertake to enforce the ordinance against discharging flie arms wi bin the coqiorate limi s. When a fire breaks out, it is ims por ant to have as many men ra Kissible at the Scene of action aith out delay. If there were norther objection to tbe pistol shot method, it could at least be urged that it tails to areuse a large portion ot the community. With the great frequency with which flrrs have occurred lu tbe loan of Ute,it ia of the u most importance tb.»t ar raugemcnls be made for giving a proper alsriu. We respectfully protest against the pistol shot plan and if no other arrangement can be made, we would at least ask that the Enterprise Hotel gong be sound ed. We Can Beat the World- To tbe Editor of The 2ieic* and Courier: Tbe offer of the Ameri can Agriculturalist of a five bnu- dred dollar premium for tbe best yield ot one acie of coru in the United States, (noliced several limes iu your Columbia correspon deuce,) which the South Carolina department of agriculture has back ed so handsomely by an additional offer df five hnnured dollars to tbe farmer of this Slate who wins the prize offered by the Agriculturalist, desires .earnest attention on tbe E arl of the |>eop!e of the State. It i a rare opportunity for advertis ing tbe productiveness ot Carolina sod. Already the Agriculturalist has issued a supplement giving wide circulation to South Caroliua’s offer aud effort to cairy off this prize. If oar people fail to appreciate tbe opportunity (so clearly seen by tbe board of agriculture, and so promptly seized upon) to teach the people of other sections what our laud cau do iu the ptoductiou of corn, we will suffer not only in loss of opportunity, but also in tbe eon- Urination of the belief now preval ent, that our soil cannot make corn, or not more tbau a fow bushels per sere. Gen. Sherman said not long age that our “marshy acres would fiot produce over five bushels each,” etc. Now we cau conclusively prove that all this talk about tbe poverty of our soil is bosh. Let us do it. Let us follow the splendid lead of our alert agricultural de paitmeut and enter the list iu this widely advertised contest. If not to win the 81,000 premium lor some individual among us, to d inonsLale to the uotU that our land Can make as much coru |»er acre as any oilier. It will bring hundreds of hrmi- grauls here it we make tbe show ing as we cau, from tbe niouutaius to the sea, of from 50 to 150 bushels per acre. Such a result as this Would be a MlarlUng icVelaliou to tbs people ot the United States. We are doing pauiutic work iu ei • teimg ibis contest. 1 cull U|)on tbe Alliance lo take the matter in hand and see that tbe agriculture of the Stale is put in its true ami proper light iu this race. Every County Alliance and every Sub-Alliance should offer ad ditioual remarks to their members to those above named. Carpe diem! Stateburg, S C. Delta The News ot the Week- Rev. N. M. Woods, D. D , of Co lumbia, has received a call to Mem- phiu, Tenu. Jones, the triple murderer, had bis fourth trial iu Edgefield last week. It resulted iu a mistrial Buffalo Bill beaded President s Harrison’s psrty in the “grand march” at tbe recent inaugural ball. George Berry, a colored mi ilia* man, shot and killed Ned. Joots, another negro, with bis rifle near Five Mile Curve, iu Charleston Couuty, ou tbe 5tb iust. The case looks right bad for Berry. William Muzenmaier was killed by O. Weir in an altercation in CbarMteo on Saturday night; hia throat wao out from ear to ear. Both parties were young white Joe if he bjd any who killed the old not; that tbe old man bad never had a qntrrel with anybody, (Wit* uess then corroborated DuBose’s accoui.t of arrest of Scott and Wil li tm*.) On one occasion, I saw Bob Arthur at his place, hut I did no* arrest him as I a as no: ready for him then. On tha> day, wh--u near Uowi-ll’s bou-e, 1 saw you/g Joe ciosa the road quick and enter tbe woods; diow baid but could not catch him ; be must LaVu b. eu travelling very last. 1 stayed at Howell’s a long time, but saw noth iug o’defend tut. His room door was locked; judging from the wounds iu the old man’s clothes, the party who fired tbe shot must have stood ou the piazza go ing into tbe bouse. 1 d d my beat to flud Arthur several times, but alwuts failed. Tbe 81,000 teward me, or I wouldn’t didn’t influence have arrested Joe; could It ive bad ibe reward long since by convicting Scott. , O i the cross examination the et- fort vyis made,to sbowjthat the Sher iff had been auuecehbarily z-aloua on account of the i*o rewards which had b eu offered Joe told n e that day in Dargau’a oflic to send for him whenever I wanted him (J«»e) Altei be was arrested he was lekeu before Trial Justice Sandeis, but a preliminary b. aring WT'is refused him ou a telegram which 1 got from Solicitor Newton advising against it. 1 told Joe not iu think bird ot me; that it was l«st for him io be arrested,because it would prevent bis being lynched. I got Cover nor to ofli r rewaid ; have never said that 1 was work iug for the rewards. Scott basal- ways toll me ibo same tale which he told her.*. Never told Scott he must stand to his tale. Redirect: Asked Joe in jail for wadding; he said that in cl ailing op tbe room it had gotten mis placed. J. \V. Thompson: Knows defend ant; bask 'Owu him seven or eight years. On one occasion they were going to a party together ot horse back, and got to talk.ug about their daddies, Joo said “1 had a good wile and theod man can ed us to part; if nobody else will kill him 1 will. “The last 1 heard from his wile she was in North Carolina.’ Cross-examined: Have beeutrav tiling this county abont twelve years, driving a tobacco wagon, camped near old man James’, fbis was over two years ago. Before Joe married his wife they called her “Holly Harris’s w;fe.” (Wit uess, who evidently got considera bly “mixed” here, mistook lor James’s wife one to whom he bad probably seen him pay attention Great laughter iu court room ; pris oner rvas so overcome with mirth that be could scarcely coutrol him self.) Tbe State rested its case at this stage ot tbe proceedings, and tbe defence opened by putting Dauie Clyburne, colored, ou tbe stand He testified as followed: 1 was iu jail last June; knew Bill Scott and had a conversation with him. He said he was there lor nothing, and l told him if that was tbe ca*e be wouldn’t be damaged very bad. “They lave me here,” said be, “for killing Joe James, but there is no evidence agaiuut me but tbe sus picion of Mr. DuBose and bis wife ; I know no more about it than you do.” Told him they couldn’t bang him on suspicion, and asked him if be didn’t tell tbe Sheriff that young Joe hired him to kill bis father. He replied that he bad not told the Sheriff that until It bad been scared out of him by the Sheriff draw- iug a pistol, aud be thought be was going to be killed. 1 a*ked him if Joe tried to hire anybody to kill his lather. He >aid b* didn t know ; that lie wouldn't tell a lie to please anvb-dy. “Uo> knows he never said anything to me about killing bis father” Lewis W illlams and voung J -e were not Iriendly. Cioss examined: 1 didn’t tell the Sheriff that Scott refused to talk to me about tbe James matter. The night that Joe Jam s gave bond 1 told the Shi riff that a paity said to me that 820 would take Bob Ar thur to Key V est, and he could get out of ihe United States, l told Cole that 1 had money to pay my flue, b< t that I would lather seiVe out my sentence of tbilly days iu jail. Ke-dir*ct: It was cbe iper for me to live off the Couut.> tor a mouth tbau to pa.v tbo fine. Joe James never said anything to me almut this care. Lewis Wil iams aud bis wile were tuce sepuiuUd. J. A. Huggins: Old man James couldn’t wiite; his ren did *11 tba* kind ut work lor bun. When tbe old man was shot the first time, Joe was a St alt’s witne-s. The Huggins, aud corroborated all statements made by Huggins iu re gard to th i affair. J. E. Wiuduam : Knew tbe two Jameses: their relation*friendly a* far as 1 know. Know Hooten; would not believe him an oath. Frank G. Carter testified that he knew Hooten aud Hailey ; charac ter bad; wouldn’t believe them ou oatb. Tbe defence here put iu evidence tbe following taken from the jour nal of the coart i Wiliam Fieldsi, tried Oct. 27,1885, for shooting old man James, acquitted ; John Dan lels, tried Oct. 27, 1886, for shoot ing old man second time, found guilty ; Paul Bell, tried fur shoot ing bim the third time, acquitted; iu all of which ca*e*il apjiears that Joe James tevtifii-d against those charged with the shooting. W. E. Noribcutt: I arrested Scott; Thomas presented bispi«tol at him, and 1 made him lake it down; Scoa said he had been ex- Monud time he wassliol, John Dan- his was tried for it; young Joe took an aedve part iu the esse; helped airest Dauiele. Relations betwern him aud bis father friend ly at time ef second shooting. Know Jim Hooten ; he told me at tbs last court that they had him here as a witness in tbe James case, bat that he didn’t know a d—d thing about it. Sheriff Cole came up and told old man Lueas not to let me talk to Hooten. Lueas cling it, and askt «l DuBose to see him right* tbe latter re;died that be would. ’ 1 then a»ked if 1 must gu for Lewis Williams; that was the first rime his name bad be u meution<-d; Scott was present. 1 didn’t tell Lewis what he was ar rested lor; no one d d that 1 k now of. Sheriff: used a lulls profane language; not directly at tbe pris oueis. Was with DuBose when be w« ut to examine place in the woods where Scott says he got down ou his knees lo Joe that Sun lay morn mg. I saw nothing ;*vcu iarvilsml the place; a co. pic of litile knots were turned over; couldn’t say a iy Udj b<id been there. Cross-examined: Told DuBose that 1 saw Scott at my house Sun day after the killing, aud that w’len he left he went in the direction that might have led him lo ihe spot where the Sunday morning confer eute was held. Sam Padgett testified that he was present at the arrest ot Scott, aud that Nortbeutt was tbe tiret to meuiiou the name of Lewi* Wil Hams. Joseph W. James, the defendant, was then placid ou the s'and He dei h d stoutly aud emphatically al ot Scott’s statements iu regard lo him, from first to last; never offer ed him any money ; there were no meetings; never hired or offered to hire him or anybody to kill my father. Hodeu’s testimony was false; never wro e him a not were not on good terms R'-lutious wtih my faih T were good. Piece of the wadding was picked up on the piazza aud given to me; the next morning another piece; went to put it in the clock, but some one called me to get some clean clothes for my father, aud being suddenly inter rupted 1 laid it down ou the man tel-piece near the clock; Several persona saw the wadding at the in quest, lu chauiug up the room it got misplaced. On Friday after killing 1 went lo Josey’s, Oats’ aad DuBose’s; came to Darlington next day. Noribcutt aud 1 had aeon versatiou about tbe reward 1 should offer, at d 1 came to the conclusion that it should not he snail. Josey advised me to offer a reward; the sooner the better; decider! to go to Darlington aud get advice about it. 1 was told that thi* reward “might be a stick to break my head with,” and that if 1 was guilty had better leave the county. Heard of the arrest ot Scott and Williams before I came lo Dailiuglou the second tune; as soon as 1 got tbe information 1 went home ; expect ed to meet the Sheriff' (hire; he had gone, however. 1 was a wit ness lor the Stale iu the oases against the partita cbirgcd with shooting my father on three previ ous otcas oiis, aud did wh tt 1 could to secure their conviction. Never saw Thompson before tb.it 1 know of; never went to a pirly with him, nor had any con versatiou with him of any kind. My wile led me yeais ago of her own -ccoid ; have never spoken to her eince; matiied at seventeen ; 1 am now 36. Father could not write, and 1 did all hi* business fur him; we slept iu the same bed, aud 1 travelled about with him. He maile a will leaving me all the propelty. 1 was present when the will was prepared by- Boyd & Nettles, and it was made from a mutual understanding be tween my ftlber aud uiysdl; he said be wanted it made to suit me. 1 expected to be iirre»ted from what the Sheriff had told me when 1 was at Dailiugto.. the first tune, shortly alter my father's dea li. When arrested 1 went before the trial justice who issued the war rant and demanded an examinn tion into the charges against me, which was refused. Was nailed out iu tbe sum ot 84,IKK), Feeling against me before the ariest was bad; beaid talk of lynching. The Sheriff said it was better for me to be arrested. Bill Scott aud 1 were not friendly'. (Witness here gave (that was alt. Croes txamiued: Denied that his father bad come to Scott’s bouse after bim in a very angry mood o iortly before tbe kilfrng. Tiiwulti man uevi-r to’dme Him: b“ h-d to!d Du Hose that he had gone lc Scou’s Wise alter me, and bad chaired me around the woods. Just before Johu Daniels was tried, my father, standing in the road near Perry Carter’s house, o|H-ued hi' breast to me au 1 told me to get my gnu aud shoot him aud not In biting d niggers to do it. S^id that Carter had told him that 1 had ri*-d to hire Hooten, Hailey, and Piiuce Bradiey to kill him. 1 don’t, know Bob Arthur. There was over three thousand dollars found ou my lather when he Was killed; his e« late is worth only $13,000 aud some of that is being disputed in law now. 1 didn’t run across tb » road from Cole. I passed Daniel Har ris ou the Friday after the killing when ou my way to Oats’. Went to Oats to bay a pair of pants, aud from there to Pate’s lor the same liurpose, but could find noue to fit me. Never had any lass with iny father about my atteutious to Gillie Harris, aud never told »uy one that 1 bad. After my lather’s deatb 1 kept the key to bis room. I was captain ota base ball club, and of ten passed by Bill Scott’s house to go aud summon the play era. 1 was not the man whom Ben Howell says be hailed iu his cotton patch cue night two weeks before the killing. Re d reel: Sueider, tbe itiau Tbompftou says heiravillt-d with m the tobacco business when he camp ed near my lather’s house, was tKiuud over as a w ituess for me in this case. Tbe time when father opened his breast to me, he aud I were passing Car er’s house. Tbe latter called him in aud lalketl with him ; my father came oat cursing. a reason for the last statement.) Scott has had words with me end on one occasion he fired a pistol at me when I was in the woods near bio bouse. This woa two or three weeks before my father waa killed. | Lewie end 1 apoke iu panning, end My lather’s relations with Csrter were very bad; there is a suit lor $1,200 itendingbetwieu them: C<*re t»r is trying to avoid paying th debt by pleading usury. (Witness corroborated Harmon Howell’s ac count of the killing.) Saw tracks next morning ; only one p rsou. Willi im Fields gras bound over as my witness at th.s trial, and 'was here tbe last term of the court aud the term before; not here now. J. M. Josey : Had been ihe pby Sia m of old man James for five or six years. Relations between lalb er and rou were friendly. Have known defendant seveiai y’eaiB; he is ol a iieaceable . disposition. 1 counted money found ou ihe old man that night; never took the number* ol the bill*, and ncvei told anybody tb.it 1 did. Cioss-exauiiu d : Was in S :er itTsoffice FTioay ufiei airest. Did not say ibat ibu arrest of Joe James was “a feather in ihe Sher iffs cap.” Did not say that Joe was the rascal who killed ms lath er; ibat he had hired Paul Bell to shoot him, aud that the oil in in having had a fall ug out wi h Bell, the latter was t *« very man to be hired. Have no recollection of making any such statement. Did not t-ay ih it 1 would no. turn my little finger lo help Joe; «bd br ought to lie hung, llbal 1 did t-ay was, tuat it he was guilty he on^ht to be uuug. 1 did not ref-ist to g>> to sec Mr. Keith Dar-au so that the Sheriff had to urge me to g ». Went iu jail to see James ; d-d not promise lo do all I could to help the sheriff'. 1 to.d Mr. Du Bos.- ou Fn* day alter the arrests that they bail the right men. Joe was iu jail al that time; 1 did not refer to him; referred lo others; did uot tell Du Bose that 1 w as uot ivferiiug to Joe- Re direct: Am a frieid of Joe’s ; talked with at my house next morn ing iu regard to reward and 1 ad- vis -d him lo offer it. J. A. DuBose : Was at inquest aud saw the wadding. (The furth er testimony ot this witness was ruled out by the Court as incompe tent. The defendant’s attorney ex cepted to the ruling of the Court) J. A. Vaughn : Was a*, the in quest next mown ng al ten o’clock ; saw wadding; it was not shown to t e jury ; wadding tell from old man as he was moved. (Witness here corruboiated all ot Joe James’ testimony concerning placing of wadding ou mantel-piece.) Knew the Jameses; they were on Very friendly terms. Have be-ml the old man brag on Joe’s oeiug so good and humble to him. D.iuiel Harris once told me he knew of uoihiug to swear against Joe; told me lb i Lewis W illiams bad lelt ins place at midday the day ol the murder. (Witness here denied al leged conversation with D. M. Smoot, which is reported later.) Mrs. Anne Atkinson: Knew old man James; be visited my house w hen he was boarding at Chap* mail’s. 1 remember when be was shot while boat ding there; he stop- lied at. my house to w ash blood off. He was at my bouse the evening b« was killed; satin piazza; had a double-barrelled gun iu his baud all the time; stayed there Iron, three until about five o’clock. Re* latious between two Jameses good, as far as 1 knew; never saw any thing elui. Cro-s-examiued : Old man asked me ihhat scoundrel, (meaning Lew is Williams) was still at Daniel Hania’; 1 told him he was. li.L. Lloyd: Was at Harmon Howell’s bouse tbe uighl tbe old man was a corpse; stayed all the time iu the room where How ell’s lajotty were. Scott went there with me; we stayed about two hours, and he left with me. Short i wbi e after 1 got there Joe came in ' and lay down oo tbe bed; remain ed there until Soott and 1 left • R. L Hagood: Was as Howell’s tbe night after murder. Bill Soott j was there when 1 arrived; Joe saw bim. I stayed there all night. Joe went in the room half hour after 1 got there and lay down; I stayed in piazza until eleven o’clock. The well ia a boot eight fret from tbe piazza. Sow Soott sitting on door step. James went out to the lot I >r a abort time; while be woo out, 1 was talking to Soott on door step. We used to play base boll ot Fields’. On one oce «siou the other aiie waa Iw-atiug aud we quit; Joe was cap- t do of our club; old mao got wad r ith some of tbe boys because be didn’t think they had done oor club right Joe carried him oft. They rfteu attended ihe match game - to gether. Cross examined: Scott was there tbit night befrre me. Didn’t see him aud Joe si: ting ou piazza;! sat on piaxzi until some time after J >e went to bed. Lloyd aud Soott le.t before 1 went in tbe bouse. Re d reel: The base ball club bad 18 members; when we were to play jl mutch game, Joe always went around to give notice, aud ou those occasions would have to pass Bill Scott’s house. The Solicitoi: Hid you play base ball in the early part of laHtyear, March aud April f Yes. Did yon ever know Joe to have to go around to notify the players as often as four times a wet k f 1 don’t know as 1 have. Wes Lloyd’s testimony corro borated that previously given by H. L Lloyd. Barney Howell described a fight which once look place between Soott and Williams. Scott knocks ed Williams down, aad presented a cocked gun ut bis bead; swore he would kill him it he came to him. L;wis had nothing; it le not true that he came at Scott with a knife as the latter said iu his frstimony yesterday. Tbe quarrel arose from au old grudge growing out of jeal ousy. T.G. Hudson testified th it he nad known Uooteu ail his life, and that be wouldn’t believe him on oath. Tbedefence here put in testimony the will of Joseph James, Sr., dated May 28,1883, iu wmeh be bequea' ihed all his property to his sou, with tbe limitation that none of i; should ever go to bis sou’s wile. Lee Vaughn : Morning alter tbe killing *aw the tracks in Harmon Howell’s yard; they were the tracks of only one man. Cross ex amined: Evening of killing saw the old ixau going towards home; Joe was with me uttuetiwe; we saw the old man ; don’t think he saw Joe. Johu C. Strother: Knew old Jo. and his sen since 1861. lu that year snd the two following, 1 worked with the lather in a ;>owder mill al Columbia. Relations be tween the father aud sou were very good. Mitchell Key uolds: Have known old man James since the war; was Viry friendly wim him; we olteu visr.ed each Other; the father and sou always appealed to be friend ly; character of latter for peace- abienes* very good; he doesn’t drink, and was very obedient aud ih lUghltui to his lather; he alien- d d to the old man’s business. Old James was a foreigner; had few friends; he lent money aud charg id high tor it; made some eaemies iu that direction. His tee iug* to wards Ferry Carter wefe Very had mueed; have he*rd him express hostility lowaids Carter. Croat ex .mined: Oul man’s wife died eight or leu years ago, or may he even more; he felt well diss posed towards Carter up to the nine when John Daniels was tried for shooting him ; it was after that be expressed himself so bitterly agdiust Carter. Jobu H. Taylor: Knows Jim Hooten; wouldn’t believe bim on oatu ; he told me at Jake Spears’ alter the snouting that he didn’t know a d d thing about it. J-S. Parnell: testified that he would not bedeve Uoutou or Hailey- on oalb. Oscar B Parnell. D.iuiel Harris one.* told me that he lay out in the *ooda with his kuite all night fur old man James, but dilu’t get him. '' • D. Copeland: The defeudau in irried my kis:ei ; they have been separated about Dlte*u years; she now lives wnii me, and uev r lived in North C roliua as Thompson testified. James sued her fordi vorce six or seven yeais ago; they ha.e bad no commuuieatiou since they parted , he has never visited her They have never spoken to each other, though they have met omelimes at public places Charley Kelly. Saw Hie old matt and bis sou together at Muldrow’i. blacksmiih shop iu Darlington the day before the murder. Benson Williams: Bill Scott said iu his testimony that Lewis Wils iiaiu* told him that Mr. James fried to hire me to kill bis father. It’s not so; Mr. James never talked with me about the matter. The defence here closed its case, and Hie State, in reply, pat. ap W. P. Cole, sheriff, who testified that Dr Jo*ey had made the remarks iu bis office which he bad subsequent ly denied on Ihe stand, and that witness had to urge him betore bp would go to cull ou Mr. Dargan, defendant’s counsel. Josey afters wards came to mu end told me be would give me all the information he could get to hang James. J H. Huggins ouee said in my office that be was satisfied “Joe was the mao;” that he would go to see “hj* good friend,” and that if h • could get anything out of him h.* would tell me of it. Hnggios dd all m his power to entice Hoo en imocou* verwtiM m. i, •r..n. of th Enterprise Hot J, '•! d I h d rn otd r in n . ff; told the c > is - bir, Lucas, u t t > I • any body ;a.k wi,h him. 1 didn’t see tbe stranger pay Hooten ureuey, and know nothing abont it; was I watching Huggins, and had others' doing it, i that hi* whifl a Stare’* wi'tit- told me that be hod tried to talk „ Scott wbeo io jail, bat that tbe 1st ter woolu not talk to him. D. M. Smoot: J. A. Vaught a Saturday evening, at Ml Church, told mo that if Joe ha4 hired tbiee negroes to kill bis fath er, they wouldn’t hang Joe, for tbs niggers did H. This ended tbo t^stimon', sod Messrs. Dargan and Johnson th«a addresses the jury, beginning on S-ttui.lay inorniugaboutleuo’clock, j aud each *|>eakiug about two hour* and a half. Both lawyers mads magnificent aigauicuta, aud their c-isea gave evid'-ucc ot the mod thorough aud uystmatic prepara Hon The deepest interest was taken in the trial, aud the c urt room was crowded (hr mgbout. Th* charge of Ihe Jutge, witch was reidnrka'dy clear, co.isu wed only b ilt an hour. Tbe j try retir.-d at halt pa*, five o’clock, and m about (hue h jurs time returned to the conn room lo-utu.m me Judge ibat lb re was no likeliho.-d of tueir agreeing. Tue ruin >r «si that they atoo.l el-veil for comic tion und one tor acquittal. Tu« Judge sent them b ck to ttinr room, aud shoiUy before one o’clock they retuint-d with a'verdi t of guilty. Counsel lot the prisoner gave notice llut he would apply lor a new trial; if lb s to refused, ihe case may be taken to the Su preme Court. Under an Act of tbs L gislature passed in 1887, the pii&ouer will uot be admitted io but pending the appeal. Tbe exdiuiuatiqp o! the witnesses was unusually tedious, 26 appear, iug tor the State and 27 for the de fendant, a to al oi 53. The prison* er ia a ueavily built man, weighing at least 180 pmnd-t. His brow is depressed, and hi* uiou b has rath er a sensual expression, Wuile. his gaz - i* uot diteci 111 lo iking at one. But for these cnaracteristic*, ha u not at all bad looking, and has the appearance oi being au easy go.u.’, good u.itured inn i, iu good nealtu, aud iu tne prime of lile. He is tie cniediy phlegmatic iu hi* disposi tion, hsieumg .o (he most harrow ing poitious ol tae tes imony with- out cusugi.tg a muscle. Wh-merer anyihiug tue least oul oi toe way occ.ired, he would join in thelaugli witb the rest, aud wUeu called U|K>u the stand, his testimony was gives cooly, deliberately, aud firmly. It is *aid ho a ever that alter tue result ol ihe Verdict was announced, be w,i8 completely uuueived. Aud Well he might be; convicted oi hir ing negroes to aasaisiuate ‘his owu fathei!-. ] tee Music Seiu. J. B. K1LLOUGH has biotcJ lo lb* Vnrco UuildiDf, on barpiui Sirfce aud has Id aiock Planoa and Orgaaa, Sh*4 Mu.-ic aud muaical MarcliaiulLt#, H* il prrparpd lo duplicate any offi-r Wade, be* inp hacked op f>y Munt’ot ilie beet m me ii.>usr* in the country. He is now pre- p ired lo lunc and repair I*li(n<'a aud Or gans. Joat-ph Leiacb ia hi* w trfcnmn and hi* served hil lice in a m.in'Ufactory «f Punoa and Ortmta. Call or wriie in J. B. Kii’.ough. Draw, r LI, Fioceuor, 8. C, Hr will not he undersoil. Jan 81, m T. «. MEACHEH. BLACK 8U1TH AND llOBSK-SHOER. Florence Street, - . Darlington, S. C. of work and yon The very finest elaa* leed Give bim a tri il, sure to gel s nufseti ju MHroii 7. ’89 -If g>iar*n- wtll b* LAW CAK’M J. t. WARD. B O. WOOD* WARD & WOODS. Attomoys k Counsolors at Law, DARLINGTON, 8. C. Wit practice In all Plate and Federal Courts.l Special atteulhn paid to all mat ters pei tain.ng to the baying, cell ing, renting or leasing of real estate. Any party having business in tlni line would do well to call on tb* firm, who have control ot some of the most desirable property in tbv Town aud County. • B. BBTTI.B*. o. a. Urmia Nettles & Nettles, Attornoyi k Counselors at Law, Darlington C. H., 8. C. Will practice iu alt tbe State aud , Federal Courts. Prompt persona) attention given to collection of claims. Sep. 2, ’86 U- T. H. SPAIN. Attorney at l aw, DARLINGTON, C. H., S. C. Will irractice io Circuit Courts and Supreme Court of South Carolina. Prompt attention given to all bn- sineas, and special attention g> Ten to collections. a. w. BOTD, oao. W. BM8« BOYD & BROWN- Attorneys and Oonnsotars at La* Office in rear of Darlington Natioa* al Bank. DARLINGTON C. N, & C. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION W ALL BUSINESS. Febjl, ‘*7-ly. t j C. P. bqilGdJt. Attorney at Law and Trial Justiea P ii l-v* in -b« UnKsd Siitlrs Could 1» <*io -ill Ji'id Oili (ire in from?* l:uu 1.1 ul buMdoa* uuuualcd 10 him Office iu Lxca*n/e Slice!, nt MIOTM IfbWB Office.