The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-11-04

! iuilc gunner, ana Kept ms gun near hun
JGc.SoH Dornry Have hid my gan out
! have Shot ducks in August. Know Swift ava
regarded him a. IL pyacrablr, good mature,
/ man.
Jaaos .H,ore. Have known Swift ) wears
| lie Is quiet, r,ac,allc man --rlniar.ahiy
| Grass Ecamh,.J. only met him at hi,
| S'ioi ana when h" came to settle never heard
his character discussed. Went or sent to hi,
ship every day: he is ,uan cf u,l:ormm
SNiil at his trade and very obieing.
JJM ShH,t%--:tcaiiad. Worked at XII.
noun 5 that day and slept in tie house that
night after i!r was shot. WAS at the store Al,
hour or so; took hQ! one drink that evening.
llic dogs barkcl as passed: don't know who
they barkcd ut. Could tel whether the man
saw Was white or black.
Cross IL. Know it waSa white man. 1t
was Swift. Told Robinson that night it was
Swift.
R~'oh Eeay Testified to swif,'s good
Mruda>e D0rc. Testified to IS good
character. Never saw him under any rar-
ocular circumstances to try his ttnucr
Doci. Joh" c. Polk. lTcsliies to 81 good
Character.
""'P' '"'o'' SANE klllt G1 testimony.
. lanes Dryer. Same kind Of testimony.
h0hsH l.. OAr,W. Same kind of testimony,
BeYaaia CaroN. Was in the party who
arrested Swift on the night Kiihou: was Shot;
ipund nm i'll bed at Jordan $ boarding House;
ne was asleep believed hinl to b. asleep.
Was The !irSt who called him: shook him and
he reused up. Told him *. was shot and
wanted him TO Eelp hold Inquest: finally told
nm he was blamed with killing X Was
ictt alone with him in my house ut Abingdon,
after 1t was determined to connti, linn to ;ail
Na'd to him: 8 Bob you can 90 if you choose
t'4'rc $ no use iii your staying here" dill
1t to try him. lie didn't 90, Was cut all
That night; it was cloudy: awhile before 4
c",l'e :!lAr running aGain54 a .u9gy in the
road. 1t was 80 d...n. Had Il convcrsa,,ou
With Skunk since Swift was III jail; asked if
nc was positive the man he saw shoot X. was
>. lie said nc co;.ld'nt tel whether il was =
white or black man.
Cross Ec. Keep tavern at Abingdon.
Swllts hands were tied and remained lied
Dld mt offer to cut them loose When Rob-
lnson came after men for jury | could nj
tell wheihor he was white or black: he was
as lar oil lao ie>t a., that door, Iponlng to
II. Don't ii!low the time Of night we won't
I" wit ) room to arrest him. it was 10 to t.
O'Clock. AbIngtoniS i or miles from Ed-.c-
wood where kihour WAS shot. Con,crsu.
ton with Skunk took place last fan at Bel
air Sunk was examined h fore the Inquest
and said from the walk and dress Of the man
hc took it for Swift. Don. rcrulcct par,ru.
larly what he said when b,r9lc the Inquest.
1t has been SO long since. was Il iu,or On
the inquest; laid but little attention TO what
;'', '',' ,,',i. l,'' pec'l hraf!y as long
S''' W. '"IN' I WIN ~, n,'''nk at bel AR.
H. w.' Wv , H., va az, "'o'S 70 af'tSV swift
nc was On 'll' 'eo asleep, Or trocnIlnG to
~ "s',.i, he nll e"r'o 10 dc asleep; lis dc,
i',,, vas ,'"' VI q ",',' aSi'en: lie sad
hnr S .'.I',,', =, ''"u 'o,t mn, Nll''onr was
" D''''9 ~ i''',' "''''r DC l"ia
Il I,,- w." ''!o tt'''',.i' ana iic was
I;,,Io ,t'I.,;.I''l ''n"e "i''"e 'll'''I'"
~ M,,nl n., ,',"t nv '.I'o'"'e' a"on'
I'. Ti,; W. "r''' ''' NM "a" ho'h-
' w., - "'''G ~, ~ MS uI''!'"'''f'
,,, 1-.o. lac was y ny On Els '"Ic: hau
h'ouI fi n>,,t; =, S.Iei''s man II h"d
,h",',,. "'l''a ""o"' '''t AFFAIR "ou'i nave
.'''' '''''l'' '' II VIZ" 'A''Ght MN
1 EIS
1''"''". 'o'"""' f'eM''". At That time
"''V ,,'''e sa''S on lne pace now 'htre
-, ~ ','!',' "u' '''''r 'o>''ioil on 'iic
,iT'i, " "l' III can ,'''c, INC ,i'i"ic cate
aI''L:Io " ''''yral character OF BON >W!t
'''', N''''ou''l "oulu be"e'e oh'nk Oh ms
0', S'...,, r., y
:, ,"m''' '"n,c"i nave Nho"i' ,'oln >il'nE
y :" years; t'''I'N he Is IONA Of drink. Have
'''"." 10 one say ne was not worthy OF beles
vi r t'' S ""'1 Nc ~,
'G''" ny om"s; mere are mines and
''n ", oi ,"icH SiH'n'lIH w'thh t'!rve miles
81 u ROSEWOOD; y question about their often
n'to'.,I'H c"c" otIeF was r"leu cut as maj
'hIS'''t'
~, l'yI' t''c ",''nce closed.
ne '''"'e c"l.u
pfyomm H"'""' hncw hllhour: ntvtr
near" VI ihll' ulafrcliIhg' lie drank Snlne-
t'm'S; boarded with Inn from April till ne
was shot. MS reputation as a rehccahlc
man was good Nrvrr hr&fd swift make
any threats against hIlliour before the 10Th
OF August. 'aw nm with revolver he had
been S"oo;ihg behhd nus shop: SAID he and
Igor mao mao spree and he was carrying 1t
TO guard h'ihSvl!' hnoWa skunk; never heard
ms character spoken about; never saw INN
drunk D't once.
-, " W"m H. Fe"ce, rcche". Swore John
'sh'''ih AT Tue inquest. lie was sober. Look
down his testimony there it was substantial
~ the same he gave here. Always under
stood kilhour to be rcaccable man. Not
ACQUAINTED with Swift : character