The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-04-04
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Pablic Meeting at Carrer's
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Pablic Meeting at Carrer's
Crossing.
Pursuant to call for public meet
ing to take into consideration circum.
stances connected with the death of
ROBIN Gn old negro man who was
found dead about two miles from Car.
ter's Crossing, number Of persons
assembled. The meeting was called
to order by Capt. j. w. Stuckey, w
A. James was appointed chairman, and
II. +. l.. PEBBLES requested to act as
secretary.
The chairman explained the objects
OF the meeting to be, to take into
consideration circumstances connected
with the death Of said Robin, " hich
were unknown to the Court of Inquest
held over his body and to investigate
various rurnors which had rendered
the public mind dissatisfied and in.
duced suspicion that the said Rebin
had corne 80 his dea'h by violence, and
ilso to ascertain ifany evidence could
be obtained against any person or
persons Tor ronbing the cart ei said
Robin OF certain articles which are
known to have been in it tn. evening
previous CO his death.
After a few remarks by II. e. I.
PEBBLES and Capt. }. w. Stuckcy =
the chairman requested any one pres.
ent who knew anything :,boul the case
to state it to the meeting. Mr.. JON
Horne came forward and said that
Robin came in company with him
from Camden to within about a mile
OF the place where Robin was found
dead next day-that the evening and
night were very cold and rainy-und
that saW Robin drink once and he
had good reason to believe that he
drank five or six times, and from his
manner he considered Robin was
intoxicatcd-that Robin had in his
cart MoIasses, Whi>key, Tobacco,
Calico dresses &c-thnt he himself
suffered very much fom the incen.
cncy Of the weather.
Mr.. B. A. James stated that he saw
l'oon directly after he was found aud
that he had nnqueslionably arrived
where he then was, before the rain
was over and that his nurse had s,oo
long time in one place near him and
that there were II" Signs or Indications
Of any struggle anywhere al"nt him,
and that one Of his own negroes and a
negro BELONGING, tt Mr.. WhceIder
who he had learned hid seen Robin
Oh the night Of his death, had been
questioned hy himself, and both con.
cured i'll he statement that they were
in negro house of Mrs. Roxana James
(where Mrs. Wh"cldcn's fellow has u
nite) near the ron,l.s side aud that hear
ing some perS"n making u noise, they
went out aud found Robin out OF the
public road wiili his cart n.anst the
fence, that they extricated him and
placed him in the road aud i.obin
went off h"llowiiIg as hc went aud
WAS drunk.
Mr.. John A. McCutche. statcd1hal
very carly next morning he saw n
cart, which has since been identified
as Robins, standing hear his rcsiLcnee
and that there WAS nothing in it Lut "a
pot.
On motion of ii. +. l.. PEBBLES a
committee of five was appointed by
the chairman To report to the meeting,
con siSting Ut the following gentlemen
viz II. T.. l.. PEBBLES, Capt. j. ]
Shaw, John 4. MrCutchcn Capt. j.
W. Stnckcy and W. II. McEachc,n
who made he following report, whic..
waS a!up,ed
The undersigned committee who
were appointed to rc;.urt ON the case
{" Robin to This NEE ing, beg leave to
report rs follows; That from all the
circumstances connected with the
death of said Robin we are ct opinion
that he came to his death by exposure
to the incIemency Of the weather. =
n" circumstance leading S to believe
thn, he had suffered amy violence, ~ d
further tha, no evidence has come tn
light eliminating amy person or persons
at robbing or stealing the goods of said
Robin. All of which we respectfully
submit.
HENRY Z. L. PEBBLES,
J. w. STUCKEY.
j. }. SHAW,
j. a. MCCUTCIIEN