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

nnriy-nnc in one hundred are under the inSli
CATIONS ofthc prisoner, Alcohol, and by his ai
vice and assistance ] will say the same of III,
thefs and of other crimes which come to tht
knowledge Of the public, and undergo lvga
examination.
an. Gen.-Mr Coke, in all your long nc
quaintance with men and with prisoner have
you ever heard of any good which he has done
Viii cannot say have, sir; and have ne
personal knowledge of any good which he has
ever done. Happy for the world would it have
been had he never been born. consider The
accused 10 be Il twin brother with War, and first
cousin to Pr>ti!ence and Famine, and second tc
neither Of them in miscevous and destructive
practices.
All. GEN. have no more questions to ask
the witness.
CrosS-erdminati0n.
An. Ap-NIr. Coke, the tone and language of
your last answer seem 10 indicate some private
difficulty or quarrel with Mr. Alcohol
UFh.-Nol at all, sir. have never known
him except as have officially acted against him
and his associates; and believe that in my tcs-
limony have spoken of him the sentiments,
not only Of myself but of all honest. Intelligent,
well-informcd and candid part of the community.
VI u,
vnn can lake your scat.
Mr. Thrifty WAS next sworn. and being asked,
said he knew The prisoner well.
An. Gen.-Wta is your occupation, Mr.. T.
Wit am farmer, sir
An. Gcn.-HaS the prisoner, Alcohol. ever
obtained Nancy from You upon false prctcnce
Willie has. He pretended for several
wears in succession, that if would pay certain
fnr i'm f,u nd tnln nj 10,
my farm and let him have intercourse with nv
w"rkmen. that he would make them do much
more work than they otherwise would, by means
of some sort of secret which he said nobody else
possessed. did not find that there was any
more working done though there was much
more noise made about what was done. So |
look him nto my wagon one day 10 carry him
back to town. but before got there thought
| mgh as we'll save time by SpIing him out, rs
We call it, and go back to my work.
AT Gcn-Wv!l, sir, do YOU find Won can
carry on the operations of your farm in ali Sel-
sons without any assistance from the accused
WI do. sir. have not permitted him 10
come On my farm for several years, and find |
can have my work done Us well and better with
ont hi, help than whit. Formerly, when had
him to help me in having and harvest, my men
the hu>h by eleven o'clock. and We're unfit for
grain were spelling in the field; my rakcs, my
cradles and other utensils We're broken, and
much time and expense were spent III repairing
them in short. | now estimate that every dol
lar maid the prisoner cost me five in loss of
labor, waste of grain and grass, Sc. ] have no
wish for his assistance any more Indeed |
would not have him on my farm If he would
serve HE for nothing.
An. Gen.-The counsel for the defence may
have the witness.
CroSs-eraminatiOn.
An. Ap.-Did understand you to say, Mr..
Thrift V. that in eXtrc,nc warm weather i'll har-
vest the services of my client were Of no benefit!
Wit have not said 80, sir; yet now say
it is my fixed opinion that they are worse than
useI-ss--hurtfuI.
An Ap.--You speak of your opinion, Mr..
Thrifty. have You any evidence upon which you
found your opinion!
VII have, sir: the evidence Of my own
senses, and of the senses of my laborers. know
that can endure hent with hard labor much bet
ter without The aid Of the accused than ever
coal with it, and my men all say the same thing.
Not one Of them will have any thing to say 10
him.
An. Ap.-But witness. is not my client Of
service 10 farmers in aiding them in the dlspo-
sil Of their surplus coarse grains!
Wu.-Not ut ALL sir. have tried il for many
wears, and | invariably f"urd that my coarse
grains did not quit the cost Of raising. SO long
is depended upon the prisoner for making me
a market Now feed them 10 my cattle, and
make Il fair profit.
An Ap-Iou can retire sir.
Mr. L.orelruth next took the stand
All Gcn-Witnrss lave you any knowledge
of the prisoner!
VIII have, sir For several weeks have
been making Investigations into his conduct, and
The ELECTS of his intercourse with the colnnunl:
". and have arrived al several surprising and
almost Incredible results.
.iG. Gen.-W'iil you please state them to tho
court !
An. Ap.-Bcfore the witness proceeds, the
counsel Ior the accused would be pleased I" aS
ccrlaii!, whether he means to state results dc
rived from his own personal knowledge, or iron
the information OF others
IIu-Parly from both, sir.
An Ap-Wc shall decidedly object to any
thing in lie shape of testimony touching 'hng
which the witness has not himself seen or heard
Chcf Justicc-l'rrlIaps the better way vii
be for the witness just TO say what has talle
within his own knowledge, and the other evi
denre can be disposed of afterwards, in som
WAY satisfactory to all parties.
An. Ap.-We shall be satisfied with this n
rangemcul, your honor.
Al. Geu.-Iou can proceed, Mr Lovetrutf
E Wh-Well. sir, as TO the general inilupnc
of the accused in society, it is decidedly perm
cious. in my own town, containinga popuI;
, ton Of 1000 persons, there are now 100 dec
, dcdly Incorporate men. This is one drunkar
:. to every forty persons. This has been, fint
the proportion for many years. Last year te
!, inleInpcr;iie men died in our town, and this o
! an average has been the case each year for III
3 last ten years so that every year we in fat
j suffer Il draft upon Us of every 40lh soul, I
! supply the loss in the drunkard's company {
i supposing there are as many woman as men, al
;, haIf as many children as women, which is NJ
i far from the fact, it is equal to draft for evel
hundrrd,h man. And then, sir, it so happeI
= that every one of these Incorporate men ia'
! families. averaging five children to each famii
h six persons including the mother; therefore
- follows that not less than sic hundred persol
:, out of 1000 are made wrctched by means OF Il
influence of the prisoner over 100 OF our pop
N ation These drinking persons are all OF The
~ poor, and will ultimately, there is every reas
~ to believe, be under the necessity of applying
the public Tor assistance to keep them from 81
IN fcring.
d Al. Gen.-IIave you any information as
,e the direct and indirect expense incurred
&c your town in consequence of the residence
Of the accused in it!
o. VIII have, sir We have in town, a
ID chargeable to it, 25 paupcrs, made so directly
c, the acts of the prisoner, by whom their prop