The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-04-05

off the supper table; that Joe, his broth
er, came to his (witnessO room soon after
Robert, Byre1n and witness went in there,
but did not come there again, to witness
knowledge; that the door of the room
was unlocked, and that the entrance OF
Joe might have walked him; that he has
been in Confederate service; that Robert
could not have gone out that night with
out his knowing it, as he would have
heard him had be walked out in his shoes,
or would have been walked by his getting
up; that Robert would not be obliged to
pass over him in getting up; that witness
is not positive Robert could not have got
ten out of bed without waking him; that
Fred Clark and Lem were at home when
he left for Church, but that he did not
see them afterwards; that his father did
not leave home that day; that he left Pc
ter at home fixing to start; that he never
heard any of the accused say where Pc
ter was that Sunday.
Question By the Judge Advocate: Did
any member of the family, to your knowl-
edge, inquire in the presence of the ac-
cused, or either of them, where Peter had
been when he returned?
The accused, through their counsel, OBJ
iccted to the question as calling for hear
say, as being immaterial, and as tending
to criminate persons not on trial.
The objection was sustained.
The witness further deposed that he
saw Peter Keys last in the latter part of
October; that guard came to arrest Pc
ter the day witness was arrested, and
again that night; that Peter was not at
the house when they came; that he does
not know why Peter keeps cut of the
way of being arrested.
The examination of the witness here
closed.
On account of the sickness of q men,
Der of the Commission, the Commission
adjourned to meet on the 9th instant, at
1870 A. M.
March 81.
Lieut.. G. M. Bailey, q member of the
Commission, being absent on account Of
illness, the accused, by their counsel, ask
ed that the trial shall continue, and con-
sented that when the absent member
shall be able, resume his seat and that the
proceedings, during his absence, be read
to him. and the trial in all respects pro-
cecd as if he had not been absent.
Miss M. Eleanor Keys, witness for
the defence, dcposed as follows; l am the
daughter of Crawford Keys; am l6 years
of age, and on the 9Th October was living
with my parents; 1 did not go to Church
on the Sth october Miss Lee was not at
my fathers that Sunday; brother Major
went to Church, and Lewis went to Sun
day School; my mother, my father, and
1, were at home all that day; my father
and Robert were at supper that evening;
after supper Robert lit his pipe and went
into the yard, my father lit his and went
into the piazza; at s o'clock my father
was, think, in the front piazza; I don't
know who was with him; at halfpast s
o'clock / went to Mrs. Peter Keys room
and won't to bed there at 9 o'clock; about
two hours after going to bed I was walked
by Mrs. Peter Keys, whose baby was
sick, to get candle; went down stairs
and got a candle in my mothers room,
and lit it there; my father was lying in
bed; my mother, my little sister and lit
tie brother, were in the room; the moon
was then shining; l did not call Rachel
or any of the servants that night, and
did not hear my mother call Rachel; my
father did not have suit of blue-mixed
clothes on the 9th October last; I left
Mrs. Peter Keys room that night after
getting the candle, when Peter came in
1 was asleep when he came in; I saw my
father at breakfast next morning about
7 o'clock; saw Robert Sunday evening.
directly after supper.
Being cress-examined by the Judge
Advocate, Miss Keys deposed: I am
quite certain Major left home on the 9Th
October, directly after breakfast, about 8
o'clock; 1 didn't see Elisha Byrem at all
that night or day; I don't think he was
at my fathers house that day; I didn't
see him, if he was there; 1 think my faith
er spent the evening on the piazza;
didn't see any one with him; but, on go