The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-11-19

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"'rhc recital Is too painful To me, have
pity On me-sparc mo this. Yes, killed
my friend. alone was the cause Of his
death y
And when they insisted on having the
story, lie spoke nearly rs follows:
"For long time this chateau had the rep.
utation of being haunted. Ono day, in
the year 1925, as 1 was speaking of it with
Alfred deCourcy, he smiled. "What, you
doubt, said I, you do not believe in
ghosts n
"I'll lay a wager" he replied that will
pass a whole night there without trem-
bling"
A month after, we directed our course TO
the old chateau. I had drawn the balls
from my friends pistols, and taken away
the blade of his sword and replaced it by
one of glass; l covered myself with a sheet
and towards midnight entered the room
where he was. He attempted to fire at me,
but | threw back his balls; he tried to
strike me with his sword, but it broke to
pieces-wlen, alas he fell down in swoon.
l threw mysclfupon him, but the swoon was
death Since that day my crime has
been continually present to my mind I
WAS guilty of murder. became monk,
and leave my retreat once year, the an
niversary Of the crime have C, mmit-
ted.
The monk turst into tears and departed.
Since then no one has feared 10 enter the
old chateau, which, having changed hands
and restored from its state of decay and
ruin, is now occupied as the country seat
of noblcman's family.
BEAU HICKMAN IN NEW YORK COURT.
Few of our readers who have visited
Washington City have failed, either at their
pleasure or expense, to become acquainted
with one of its institutions in the Shape of
scmi-moral Robert McCaire, a gentleman,
OF the town, known as "Beau Hickman"
Beau is ono Of the institutions of Washing
ton, as the Capitol or White House, and
has carte blanche for levying small black
mail in the shape of borrowing on time,
"halves," "quartcrs," or other amounts
thereabove. Recently Beau visited New
York on a Micawbcr speculation, hoping
that something would "turn up"-and be-
fore he was there Two weeks he was "turncd
up" before a court, when, as will be seen
from the following, he turned a lawyer
down.
A rich scene came off the other day in
the Marine Court, says the correspondent
OF a Philadelphia paper. Your readers will
all remember the celebrated Deau Hickman
Beau has been staying here at the Florence
Hotel, whore his bills are paid by Iii.
friends in the gambling and sporting lines.
on Thursday, Beau was suLpenaed rs Il
witness in the above court. The attorney
on the opposite side was regular tartar
lilo prides himself upon his skill in examin.
ing witnesses, and claims that he can con-
tuso witness more successfully than any
other member of The bar. One ofhis meth
DDS OF Going this is, when the witness hes
ltates, to snap at him like an angry terrier,
worry and abuse him for his hesitation
and then seek to confouud and embarrass
him.
Before this man Beau was brought up
tor cro's.examination. Beau took tie stand.
and after giving bis testimony in a very
mild and timid manner, was handed over
for cross questioning to his keen So. lawyer.
lie had, in his direct testimony. affirmed
that this sharp lawyers client had "no
money whatever" The councillor with
3 look at Beau, such as hungry dog gives
at bone, asked:
"How do You know, Mr.. Hickman, that
my client had no money! Are you tile
Keeper of his pocketbook
ale told me so, SIR
When did lie tell you so 2"
"This morning."
Where, sir 2"
"In this very ROOM"
What did he say, sirs Come, give lis
h's very words-none Of your inference.
sir"
~ don't like to answer that oues-
tion."
lilo, ho! So you're afraid to answer
that question are you9 1 knew I should.
drive you into close corner Come, out
with it, and none of your shrinking
here"
Il should rather be excused"
"Ihen l shall appeal to the court 10 com
NIT you for contempt"
""ell' sir, if I must answer, he told me
this morning that he ksd M ,,o,o