Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-06-15

The Court then proceeded with Tie case.
John Coke, ESD, an eminent lawyer, was next
called and sworn.
Az G.n,-Mr. Coke, will you be 50 good rs
70 tell this conrt what you know ot the prisoner.
and of the crimes and misdemranors OF Which
he * accused
Vn-Wcll, sir, in general. ] must say as
other witnesses have slid. know not any good
of him. The things charged in The Indictment
are all true and. ii necessary, can dcroSc To
the ALLEGATIONS of each and every c"nnt.
Att. Gcn-l SUPPOSE. Mr.. Coke. that VIII hc
ncces>arv rs The COUNSEL for the drtcncc VIII
hardly br wiling 10 admit General testimony
wirhnu, specifications.
WT-Wcll sir, l will take The counts in
their order ii YOU will permit n,e to refer t" tn"
Indictment to enable me TO do 1t.
an Gsn.-lhere can be no objection.
Uru--ln rc~trd to The first conn, then:
know The prisoner, Alcohol. 10 5e Il >windirr ot
thc wors, description There - multitude
of instances. in which hy representing himself,
hi. hr.i,,esS. aud hi, qualifications 10 others. hc
has induced them by nlcans of forgery, and al,
mos, every species of false prc'cncc. /" dciraud
honest men of their moucy and property. in or
der to squ,ndcr ii upon him. lean partlcuArze
many cases, if his counsel desire IT,
An. Apt is unnecessary at present.
Uu-As TO the second count know tE'S to
he true, for of all my class III college, which WAS
,aroe. only one beside myself has escaped I,i'
scinc,inns. The rest were led by him 10 the
tavern the dram-shop. the gaming table, ln'
theatre. the brothc!. aud the grave, ana all lhl
in enrlv life Some of them were young mci
of GOOD families. and of distinguished talent
The last one died but L few months since,
nuor miserable ouicaSt, Il gricl to his friends
I,,lt a
!. ,ru. for as an officer of justice, have agaI
aud arain been called upon 10 attend At >ncl
nlaccs, either to keep the peace, or to investigate
some breach of il; and can >oclnn!v Gcc!ar
that | never vet SAW Il horse race, or amy TIM:
OF that kind, where he was not present, aud Il
nine clScS ont of ten. he in>l!galcd some rio
before he left the ground. MypaperS will >h"v
hrodrrds of cases of assaults and batteries al
t.mp,s to kill, breaches OF the peace, Nc, &c
M such places, winch have come brinrc M
either as Justice or attorney, aud have nvari;
blv found the prisoner ut the bottom OF tn
whole. | haze Il minute OF more that Il hundrc
,'.,, r,ses which have tried in less than 4 yea
IN. fourth count have seen many in>ianc,
of lis truth. Very many females ir;Ivc come b
f,ro me. and entered complaint against the
husbands for neglect and abuse. And new
has such Il case come before me but on invest
cation found il true as WAS alleged, tl;'t Inc
n.ol.r, and abuse was c;ill>cd Dy the insigat"
of the prisouer and thai he was generally,
no, always, present, aiding and abcii'ng. /!
fifth Charge have becn present at Il great nui
ber OF examinations ~ cases OF suicide, ana
each. as has appeared in testimony. the pers'
was in habits Of constant intercourse with 4
accused. and in,liga,ed by him TO the conm
sion of the deed. will pass TO the seven
count. | have often seen him operating II
successfully, to persuade masters and pilots
steamboats, and others to neglect their duty. a
oven 10 run foul of other vessels. Sometime:
have seen him put Il helm s-rnan asleep until
was too late to save Il ship from striking
breakers. Many such crimes he has commit
in all parts of the world. myself have "
messed several II ii is necessary | can
equally minute with the other counts or the b
AL. Gem-I shall not insist upon it, but vi
YOU to specify in regard TO the one conc rnI
murders in which the accused Is charged as
ing an accessary
Widths, sir, is true also, as | have
most udubitable evidence under oath, or by
admission of the criminals themselves. "
district attorney many years, and in the time
tried i,cedu-ttro indictments for MURDER and
every one the prisoner was proved or admit
to have been present and insligating TO
crime was also present when the In
Th,vcrs were tried ut Buffalo for the murder
Love, and they were proved to have been as
cates of the prisoner. Holt, who was exccu
Mt the same place for the murder OF his W