The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-02


told he arressed with clothes examined bundle
and found ssenemans shawl pair OF pants sack coat
endant; has no doubt Of his Identity has seem him
often In the guard houses ordered Private Gerdtz to
take him to the Guard House; stopped at Charleston
Hotel. and remained there some few minutes and heard
the of murder; down Meeting street two
gentlemen coming out Of the Mills House, and aslt
where the cry was they said in the direction OF the
Court House; went to Guard House and met party
coming out with lanterns TO search for prisoner.
Turned over to Military Commission.
United States Us. Daniel Hones.-Lying down drunk
In s!reet-Poicemau Golden sworn a rter ast
ono last night arrested defendant for sleeping
ket; could not swear that he was drunk, but lie
very stupid and imagined himself on board raft;
smelt no quor.
Policeman Grey confirms above testimony. Guilty;
United States u.s. H,udy Green (colored).-HavnR
cotton and not heng able account tor it-Dscharged
for want of evidence
Why not the witnesses held to appear in these
cases? The police should recolec that the negroes
have much right to cotton guns, anything else
white people, and that their not being able
for the possession is only ground for arrest when they
have goods in suspicious circumstances. The suspi-
cous circumstances should be part of the CHARGE and
evidence to prove them should be carefully furnished
United States Prince Lawrence and Wm. Jones
(coloredl-Breaking ore.-Sergeant Nunan of police
boy Guard House reported that there were four
men a corner OF Coming and Morris Streets trying to
break into the Mr. Dccrson's store; Officer of tho Lay
ordered to take three with me and try to arrest
them getting within l50 yards could descry three per-
Bcus' Two won't down m0rrfaBtrcet, and Wm, Jones
came towards witness; we 10y close to wall until he
came up and then arrested him; he had pair of old
site Mr. Deersons store and saw head smoking segar
In tho store made dash at the head and scRar
an anS ns @ 6sn s :" the and the fence
not In tho store, but there only glass door be-
hi him and the store and all the doors were
torn from DeeTsons window; also had coarse bag;
woman, but there was no woman there.
lame: James Barlow, sworn: When defendant. Lawrence.
sue him long time finally caught him, with assistance
otner properly posted He had In his POS
which Williams had.
VIM. Deerson, worn: I was aroused out of my bed
last night between and o'clock looked out of win
dow and saw police who told to bring down light,
was found was between the kitchen and the store
Tho door between the kitchen and store a solid one;
tho window must have been broken open for deendent
Turned over to Military Commission.
D. g. rt Peter Nelson, Spencer mcNay, aud John Han
Breaking open Ticket Once Of Railroad
r. Tobn sworn: Recognizes one of the Defendants as
is at e
Spencer McNay. offered witness some change to let him
Peter Nelson wss hre too john Mapn
was under the hoo and had great trouble to get him
R. j. Psndarvis. sworn: This mornio g heard lum-
berng round the ticket Office. and went there and saw
hole was moved: caught Snsncer McNev INC se
standing barrel, and McNay ran under the depot:
put doBs uhder and run him out; McNay said there
more under here looked and caught John Hanna; wit.
ness is O watchman at the Northeastern Railroad:
nobody lives In ticket Office Guilty: each sixty days.
hard labor
United States George Murray (coored). Stealing
q Ham.-Chas Cole sworn: Resides in Uharetton;
place OF business at corner OF George and Coming
Streets grocery; bought lot OF hams this morning. the
eus eS no T
pursued thief TO Calhoun. street, caught him and gave
him to poce defendant Ia the ham eighed about
zen POUNDS; defendant was about one squsIe of when
hrst saw him. defendant threatened to mark him, and
called him id Dutch son of a b--h had seven
hams and missed one the hams were On the dray
loose. Sixty days hard labor on the streets s2o
The CHARLESTON AND KNOXVILLE RAILRoAD,-The
following resolutions passed by the Board
In relation to the railroad connections with Charleston
South Carolina, Monday, June 25;
Resolved That in the opinion of tho Board of Trade
direct railroad connection between Louisville. Ky, and
Charleston, O.. via Knoxville. Tenn is of the utmost
Importance to the city OF Louisville and that the con-
strucon OF the road from CRIB Orchard to the Ten.
nessee State line should be commenced Immediately.
Resoped That the President OF the Board Trade be
directed to appoint standing committee whose duty
1t should be to cone. with the city authorities and the
managers Of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad on
the OF the early completion OF this road and TO
report from time to time the Board of Trade what
object ~
R,olued That the thanks of the Board of Trade are
due to the delegation from Charleston and Knoxville
Tor the able exposition made the advantages and ne
cessty OF an early completion Of rail connection between
Louisville and Charleston. 49,.
Resolved That copy OF these resolutions be forwa I'd
Cd 70 the Chairman Of the Knoxville and Oh reston
Delegations.
By order of JOHN B. SMITH. President
LouIsvILLE juno 26, 1906
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