The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-11-14

not employ him. Witness went next
day to notify Stevenson that he
would no longer be responsible. Af.
ter dinner OH Sunday witness rode up
to JAS. Stcvcnson's and asked him to
ride over to dcccascd's with him, as
he wanted to notify him to leave there.
Wanted to sec Hugh Stevenson first
rs he had given Julius liberty to go
there. Told lIughy, and he said he
didn't care, and would leave it to wit
ness. The two Stcycnsons and wit
ness went OH to house of deceased, but
found deceased away. Witness told
wife of deceased they must leave
by Tuesday morning. On Tuesday
morning went again to Stcvcnson's,
but he said he conld not we'll go.
Told him thought deceased was NOV
ing, but if he was not, he would put
him out. When they got to the house,
however, witrcss found deceased al
sent and asked his wife where he was.
She said he had gone to get wagon.
Witness said, very well, he was glad of
! it. Witness toll her to get things
ready. Said she couldn't. had pain
in her arm. Witness told her to put
the childrcn at it and he would help.
They began to get up the things. Had
few things out whom deceased came.
Deceased might have spoken to Ste
vcnson, he didn't to witness. Looked
somewhat mad at witness. After
awhile witness said to deceased to
hurry up. Deceased said to witness
he didn't want to be imposed upon.
Witness said if there was any inlpos-
ing it had been by deceased on wit
ness at the house of the latter. All
that witness went for was to get de-
ceased away. Deceased said to wit
ness if he (wtness) had said anything
to him (dcccascd) on Saturday, he
would have given him an awful boat
ing at the same time shaking his
fist. Witness told deceased not to
talk so. Deceased said he had been
imposed on but would be no longer.
Looked like he was trying to get pis-
tol. Witness told deceased not to
draw pistol 'on him. Deceased
jumped down off the wagon, picked
up the tongs, and stepped toward wit
ness who warned him not to raise the
tongs at him. Wit, css met deceased
at the rear of the wagon. The latter
was about to strike. Witness might
have attempted to strike. Was
struck On his arm, then upon the face
after he had stepped back. Witness
thought deceased would hurt him,
and he called for Robert Bo,ick to
come and shoot deceased. The pistol
was fred before Robert got up to wit
ness. The blow on the face Knocked
witness round and blinded him, and
he thought he was badly hurt. Did
not sec deceased try to start off with
wagon. Did not seize deceased By
the arm. They were not nearer than
the length of the tongs. Did not shoot
deceased OH the ground after he had
fallen. Witness and Stcvcl N went
up to deceased. Stevenson called de-
ceased. Witness jumped off Ills
horse, and asked Stevenson if he
thought deceased was hurt. Witness
then said to deceased if he was not
hurt, and would acknowledge he was
wrong, he would not hurt him.
Witness turned deceased over, and
fond u ball hole in lis left side in the
lower part OF the breast.
Cross cramincd. Witness did shoot
with shot gun al deceased while run
nins. Did not know whether he hit or
not. Deceased struck witness twice,
and the blow on the face blinded him
for time.
Here the Solicitor questioned tho
prlsonrr-wiincss very closely in re-.
gard to a discrepancy between his cvi-
deuce then and his affidavit made npon
| applicationlor bail. Counsel for dcC,n.
dant explained how ali affidavit is usu.
ally made out, and proved by the wit
ness himself that on the day he applied
for bail he showed one of his counsel
both the wounds he had received from
the tongs in the hands of deceased
Mr.. Rlon. leading counsel c,r the de-
fence, opened the Argument and condnct.
cd 1t with his characteristic logical abil..
ty.
Mr. McGnis, also counsel for de-
lencc, declined 10 continue the argument.
when the Solicitor, G, D. Melton Esq,
closed the argument for the prosecution
with marked ability.
The jnry retired abont sun down on
" cdnesdsy, and did not return with
ycr"lct until ncarly ten o'clock on
Thursday.
Levy NJ. :Bolick was found guilty Of
manslaughter, and sentenced TO one
years imprisonment and fine of five
hundred dollars.
Robert D. Bolick was acuuittcd.