The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-09

| A. Hitched to the Indian cabin.
| 40. Could the horses be seen from the boat
|. All think they could.
40 Did any one halloo or speak from the boat,
ihqdring for baskets?
T. A.No.
4I Did any one make any reply from the Caro-
inAshore, in regard to baskets?
l. Al No.
40 Do you know whether any efforts have been
made to arrest Peter Reyes?
/ Z A.. Yes.
49. Has he been arrested and il not, state, il
you know, the reason.
a.. He has not, but do rot know the reason.
! This concluded the examination of witness
hFLY; the counsel for the accused declining to
bs-examine him.
WWHLIAM P. BRowH, o witness for the prosecu-
r,n, who had been examined on the third day of
ae trial, was re-introduced he deposed as follows:
go. Do you know whether any transaction took
ph:e between Edmond, the black man sworn as
Waess in this case, and the soldiers murdered at
,tA ferry? If so, when was it?
+ tR- There was no transaction, except they gave
bih some money-a dollar, think-to get them
sohe whiskey. This was just after dark on Sat
uraay night before tho murder.
,5l. Who was present at tho. time?
Ia Mr.. Jim Dickinson; think Ephraim Dickin-
syn, but am not certain as to him, and was pre-
sent, and Edmond ard the soldiers.
.52. State, circumstantially, what occurred.
I'he Counsel for the accused objected to this
question: on the ground that this was introducing
nes matter, to which they could not reply. The
Judge Advocate insisted upon the question being
put, as showing the relations between Edmond
and tho soldiers
The Court WAS cleared for deliberations; and on
being reopenod, the decision was announced that
tho Commission sustained the objection; and the
question was not put.
49, Did you have any conversation with Ed
mond at any time after Saturday, October 7; and
did he make any statement as to whether he
could get whiskey from Ar: Showers
with him about getting liquor from MIR. Showers.
He told me afterwards
The Counsel for the accused objected to the
question, and stated the grounds of the objection
in the following form:
tion on the ground that it is not in reply to any
thing brought out by the defence; that it intro
duses new matter, via; transaction between the
soldiers and Ed, the witness, to which the accused
can offer neither contradiction nor explanation;
that the Witness Ed, cannot be impeached in this
form; and lastly, that the whole matter is irrele-
vaht and has no bearing upon that which is the
issue before the Court, viz Did Showers murder
and rob the guard2
TO this objection the Judge Advocate submitted,
on the other hand
L That the objection was interposed too late-
the witness having already in part answered the
question before the objection was taken.
ted, when inquired OF by the witness why he had
not got liquor for the soldiers as he had promised
to do, that he could not get any liquor, and that
this statement was made after Sunday night.
5. That the question objected to is confined to
matter that arose in the defence, viz whether
Edmond got liquor Sunday night from tho &C.
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that Edmond had made any statement Of the case
contradictory of the one given in evidence on that
point.
The Commission was cleared for deliberetion,
and, on being reopened, the decision was an
nounced, not sustaining the objection, and the
question was put. Tho witness, theroupon, con-
tinued his answer to the question, as follows:
Ho said he could not get the liquor he had prom
iscd to get for the soldiers.
81. At what time and place did this conversa-
A. II was afterwards; can not recollect ex-
actly when it was it was after the murder; near
tho Ferry somewhere; before the boat left on
Tuesday.
expressed any personal i'll will toward tho soldiers
who were murdered?
The Counsel for the accused objected to this
question, and submitted the following
The accused, through his Counsel, objects to
the question on the ground that it is not rebut-
ting testimony but new and distinct matter, to
which the accused can neither offer contradiction
nor explanation.
The Commission was cleared for deliberation
and, on being reopened, the decision was an,
nounced that the objection was sustained, and the
testimony excluded.
&c. Has Mr.. Showers over employed, to your
knowledge, Edmond o steersman?
a. think have seen him start of as the
steersman of the boat. don't know particularly
81. Is there any difficulty, at any time, in get
ting steersmcn in TINT neighboorhood?
A. declare I don't know; I have never hac
anything to do with boats; there area good many
about; not many employed; very few boats run
ming.
The Commission adjourned to meet tomorrow
Friday the 9th inst, at 1890 A. n.
SUMMEPVITIE HOTET,