The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-03-01
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CMARLEsToN, S. c., February 10, 1866
Licut Col. 4. j. 1filidr9,
'fSs'5ss S. CT
CoLoxEL-It is the desire Of the Major-General
commanding this Department tiias' the military
Commission, of which you are the Judge nStYoea'e'
should spread upon the record OF lis prceeeoinss,
thai no order prohibiting The conasel M a2r tfie ae-
cused from having free access to tier client, wll!e
ain confinement the GharlestonJ IN the
presence of an officer, has ever elaanated & rte
Court, or floin these headquarters, i
Very respcctfa faliy, your OBJ tserv't,
JAMES p. R0Y, Major 9th Iniai.tryi
siss Actinr Judge Advocate, Department Of 5 I,
- Dr.J! N. Pisb,iify, Witness for tlcrrosscias
Gaho had testified before, being recalled, deP0ssd.
ses.follows: -. x
..sIIave made on experiment. with q v;cE sEhc'her
fiying nj Brewns Ferry coald be heardest Sow els
house. On "Wednesday, the eth inst, myself
Lieut. Ashc,. Lieut. Hall. and three priyates, went
to Browns Ferry Tor the purpose Of investigating
fhis matter. directed Lient. ,Ashc, with Two S
guards, to procssado stowers house, on the Geor-
gia aside $ thcysleft the ferry At ten minutes before
oreso,clock,in the night. remained with Lieut..
Hal, Land one soldier at Brown Ferry. (Tlie time
appointed for the firing tohc done was from half
pastone to two O'Clock. Iie1t. Ashe vas to re re-
turn from Showers honsoto the Ferry at two
The stars were shining; there was no pc-ceptible
wind at all; everything was still. At half-past
one, Lieut., Hall discharged a. Colts large army
revolver, charged with ball and cartridge of large
size. He held it horrizpntai, and pointed II upto
the river; three shots we're discharged in success
sion, Mt intervals of from one 10 two seconds The
night Of the murder was very similar, except as TO
the shining of the moon; andithe ground Vas vet
at the time of the experiment i had been rain-
ing; and dry on the night of The murder. Lieut.
Ashc returned to the ferry at i,nlf-past two- The
revolver vas pointed along the bank of the river
Stowers House is some to the left. No wind was
blowing that could discover by repeated cxperi-
ment with 'myhandkercliicf; it vas perfectly still
Lieut. j. L. l4she, another witness forthe prose
cation, being sworn, 'tcstifed-as follows:
Ny name is John;E. Ashe; am 3G years oeago;
am first Lieutenant Co. "G.,, lst Maine Battalion,
and Quartermaster; stationed at Anderson. Went
to the house Of The accused, T. G. Stowers, to
listen for the discharge OF shots, fired at Browns
Ferry by DR.. Pinsbury. We left the ferry at 70
ninutes.to; o'clock, on the Georgia side; went
directly to- Mr.. .S;owers' housc,$which took me -
minutes; was directed ljy DF. Pillsbpfy to return
at O'Clock and done ses butiI heard no shofs at
all when got to the house directed by the doc
tor, Negro house wiifha' IL oac room, should say
some 10 or II feet square is in the rear; there
is an ld-fashioned loom in Che house, with aweb
of cloth on it, and rart;of a.bedstead with one
side Of it gone think this s-all it contained ex-
ccpt some straw; il was little in tho rearof Mr.
Showers house. from the river, about two rods in
the rear and about six rods TO the left stationed
myself Just outside the door of the house, aud very
near'it; 4 remained there till o'clock, the time
appointed for, me to go'back ;,tberc was -one>man
with me; 4 heard nothing while therc, no sound
either in the house or outside Of it,. was on the
side Of the house towards the ferry, and was intent
listening ifI could hear any sounds nothing un-
favorable occurredto hearing them' if they had
been andi6le. The night was quite clear AZ thai
time starlight; there was mo wind ut all; was
arc very. high between Showers house and thc'I
ferry one bluff is particularly highs also the land
is high all the way in going to Mr. stowcrs house
from the river, his house is 10 the right; the and
is high from the road the right as far as could
see up the river. should think there rv,s ground
between Showers house and the ferry higher ia1
the house a
The counsel for the accused announced that they
had nc. questions to ask the witness.
The Judge Advocate stated thet he had no fur
ther evidence to offer in reply, and rested his case
The accused, through his counsel, asks % recall
twoof The. Witnesses, viz: j.. G.. Richardson anSr
Eplra;In Dickinson, to examine ttem US to the
country hetweSn stowers' and the river, and to re-
establisI the credibility Of enc OF tie Witnesses
called for the defense, whose testimony has been
impeached rs to Tie following facss--that siowers
had 5rifSy, and did bring it 10 the river to, be
carried on the boat anc also as TO the description
of tliehorses. OF the gard.
The. Judge Advocate objected to the testimony
on the following grounds
1st.. 1t vas competent for the. defence to intro
duce testimony as to the situation OF the ground
as part Of their defence, and therefore it cannot
properly be introduced at the present stage Of the
trial. -
>. 1tia incompetent for them to contradict ed
mind and Squire as to the brandy, as the point
is enc wholly unimportant. 1t is also incompetent
for the SANG reason to contradict Edmund as to
the description of the soldiers horses.
The Court was cleared for dcibcraton, and on
being re-opcned, the Judge Advocate announced
its decision, that the Commission allowed tie Wit
ncssestorbe rc-introduced.
Ephraisp +, Dickinson q witness for The lOfonce
being .reealled, deposcd as follows: