The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-02
CHART ESTON DAILY NEWS...J ULY "a 1866.

told he WAS arressed with clothes examined ounae
and found shawl par o. saod ear s
fendant; has no doubt of his identity mas seen MN
often in the guard houe ordered prVase ueru.z ~
take him to the Guard House; stopped ~ ohaltes.o
Hotel and remained there few minutes and hearo
the cry of urder down Meeting street anu met Two
gentlemen coming out Of the Mills House; and ask K
where the cry was; they said in the dlrechon OF Inc
Court House: went to Guard House and met par ty
coming out with lanterns to search for prisoner.
Turned over to Military Commission.
United States us Daniel Homes.-Lying down arunk TX
one last night arrested defendant for sleeping IN mar.
ket could not swear that he was drunk, but he was
very syupid and imagined himself on board some ra1t
Policeman GREY confirms above testimony Guilty
fined So.
United States Us. Handy Green tcoloredl Having
cotton and not heing able to account tor
for want of evidence.
Why are not the witnesses held to appear IN these
cases The police should recoect that the negroes
have as much right to cotton guns anything else
as white people and that their not being able to account
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 u.s. Prince Lawrence and Wm Jones
fcoloredl-Breaking sore-Sergeant Nuaan OF pohce
sworn Last night between one and two O'CLOCK came
boy to Guard House and reported that there were
break into the Mr.. Deersons store; Occr OF Inc
ordered me to take three men with me ana y 70
them getting within 150 yards could descr nree per
sons; tgo went down rfis.street, anu Wm. 80 sones
came Myards witness; we lay close to wall until ne
came up and then arrested him; he had pair OF ola
ahoes In his hands, went along little further until oppo.
site Mr. Deersons store, and saw neaa segse
In the store made dash at at the head and segar
and he ran through the garden and 1umpeo te renee,
and as he did privat Barlow arrested MN ne was
not In the store but there was only glass door be-.
an6f fha nforR
when he was arrested he had in his bosom curtain
torn from Deerson's window; also hsd coarse bag;
window was priced open said ne went 10 see
q woman, but there was no woman there.
James Barlow, sworn: When defendant, Lawrence,
jumped the fence tried to catch him. but had to pur.
sue him long tme finally caught him. with assistance
Of other policemen properly posted He had in his pos
session window bolt and window curtain Inc
store was Deerson's Lawrence claimed the shoes
which Williams had.
Wm. Deerson, : worn: J. was aroused out OF my bed
last night, between and o'olock looked ont OF win.
dow and police, who told me to brtug down nSst
that was being robbed The room II which defend.
ant was found was between the kitchen and the store.
The door between the kitchen and store was solid one;
the window must have been broken open for deendent
to enter. zzs=zS >
Turned over to Military Commission,
o. g. %. Peter Nelson, Spencer McNay, and John Han
ns Breaking open Ticket Office of Railroad
r. Tobin sworn: Recognizes one Of the ss
one: witness is watchman at the depot; defendant,
Spencer McNay. offered witness some change to let him
co. board usually put across the hole IN the once Was
taken away; Peter Nelson was there too; John Hams
was under the floor, and had great trouble to get him
out. - -.
bering round the ticket Office and went there and saw
defendants Spencer and the board over the toke
hele was moved caught Spencer McNay, woo WE
standing on barrel and McNay ran under the depot
put dogs under and him OUT mcNay said there was
more under there looked and caught John Hanna Wit
ness is watchman st the Northeastern Railroad
nobody lives in ticket office. Guilty. each sixty days
hard labor. r;...,,..
United st.tes %. George Murray
q Ham.-Chas Cole sworn: Resides in Charleston
place Of business at corner OF George and Coming
bought lot Of hams this morning. ths
out to me that some one was stealing ham of the dray
pursued thief to caught him ana gave
ten pounds defendant was about square of when
him defendant threatened to Iaff ha a
hams and missed one; the hams were on the dray
looae Sixty days' hard labor on the streets q $780,
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