The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-03
rR1AL BEFORE MILITARY COMMISSION.
FoRTY-MGHTH DAY.

FoRTY-MGHTH DAY.
CITADEL, April 2, 1850.
The Commission met at 1880 A n, and continued
the trial of JAMES CRAWFORD KEYS his son Rosrs:
KKYs. and ELISHA BYRsN.
Captain B. A. Bray 1se Maine Battalion witness fo
the defence, being duly sworn. deposed as foows:-
I was lately in command at Wahails; on the s.h o
January left that place for Salublty in Pickens Dis
trct with squad Of men; arrested that night W. g.
Williams and his SON Herbert; then went to the house
of Mt Thomas williams. four miles distant and leaving
horses half mile from the house, went up to the
house; called Mr. Thomas Williams and asked him Ii
there was map there named Largent he said that he
did not knoE; that there WAS such man there the
evening BEFORE and that the last he saw OF him he went
into that room pointing 20 certain hedroom; Of
my men went TO the bedroom and opened it. and soma
shot at him: the soldier called and said, "He Is In
here" passed through the house to place my men,
andas stepped out Some one made his escape from the
room, thr ugh the house, jumped the fence,
and ran into the woods near by leaving his coat nd
pants asked colored man If Largent had any horses
there aDd he went and brought me gray mare brand
ed o. g. and sorrel mare not branded at all went to
Williams to arrest Largept under orders to go into
that neighborhood and all persons supposed 10
engaged in breaking up colored man named Cato;
understood Largent would not be arrested il he pre-
ferred being taken dea5, going to take him any
way took the precautions with Others arrested
that night that did In regard to him.
Question By Aecused.-what WAS the character of
Largent?
The Judge Advocate objected to the question, as Lar
gents charace- cannot be- proven when he neither on
trial nor w1tarss The objection was overruled
fed Largent that had come to rest him. as pas cd
through the house said to him, supposed to be Lar
gent, that II he fred again would kill him; that
meant to take him dead or alive had not called
him to surrender before he fred the first shot, my
men followed him they fred some twenty shots at him.
he fred more than once; found in the pocket of his
coat the letter Of W. Williams given in evidence in this
case on the 28th Of March, the sorel mare died near
Pendleton last Friday, from blind staggers.
Being CROSS EXAMINED by tho Judge Advocate. the
witness sd The atemptto arrest Lsrgent had nothing
to do with the Browns Ferry murder; heard that E.
DIckerson examined the sorrel mare at waIhala she
had lost two teeth on the lower left jaw.
The evidence for the defence here closed.
The Judge Advocate proceeded to offer evidence in
reply to the defence OF the accused.
W. P Brown, witness for the prosecution, deposed :
Warren Howell was In my employ three months before
the 9th October attending to the Ferry and taking the
ferrage did not hear OF his bad character until after
the murder never heard any Of the witnesses in this
speak against him before the murder except Earle
Question by Judge Allocate. Did Earle have any
thing against Howell?
Ansiper.-He did
Question by Judge Aduocate.-Whst was it?
Tho accused by their counsel objected to tho ques
knowledge hsarsay not beng admissible TIE Judge
Advocate withdrew the question.
Qu<ston By Judge Advoca.-Did the quarrel grow out
Of personal transactions between Howell and Earle2
Ansver.-I only know what heard from Earle.
Question by Judg: Aduocate.-What did Earle say:
The accused objected to the question: It introduced
6V1U6QC6,
case admits Of The objection was overruled
Anrvcr-He seemed to be angry with Howell for send
ing company Of soldiers BY bis house to get corn and
bucon and for forcing bushel two Of from his
miller did not state In the Showers that recog.
nzed the voice and featuref OF Keys because was not
asked the question.
posed did not drive the carriage to church on Sunday
the 8'h October stated In my previous examination
but It on the Sunday before the 9th; on the 9th
and f went to Anderson together did not expect to
be asked these questions. and did not study them
Question by Judge Advo,dte-whep you saw the party
ride In on Mondpy morning. which OF them went TO the
stable,
The accused, by their counsel objected to the q1es-
tion ecting matter not responsive to the defence
The objection was sustained.
Lemuel deposed further: was asked on my previous
examination who generally made Are in Crawford Keys
room, and said Joe; don't know OF my own know.
october; il Is on my mind that all the horsea were In
tho stable Sunday Light, because fed them; don't
recolect any pastures open a TINT time. except some
wheat fields which had been cut three quarter
ether two. and third between ono aud two miles nom
the house, there was corn field In front OF the stable
and only part Of the corn had been pulled; If the
horses had been put In the hed one-han mile from the
house they could not have got into the corn held
there was no gap thore Ia ence between the nearest
wheat field and the corn held but 1t had no gate
Eveline (coloredl, witness for the prosecution de-
posed 6S years Of age, and am the wifs Of Lem
uel lived, the 9Th October. at Crawford Keys and
at home that night heard Miss Eleanor Keys call
Rachel Rachel was called three tines hat night A
coored woman Phyllis Byrem had como to see me- and
was talking about Edmond who tad got hurt that day
she was there when R,chel was called, and when she
came ont of the house sgain Lem called Rach-l first
and then l. as she did not wake. Lem told Betty to
wake her. which Betty did, and Rachel went into the
house; Lem absent from home on the 9th October
on the Sunday previous he drove the carrnge to church,
the corn was all ga hered from the field by tho stu
BILE on the 9th OCTOBER the hor.es could not run IN the
6eld by the stable without gettl in tho CON;
times master would turn the horses he rode into feds
of corn for o little while. to pick up grnss never
knew him to do night OF sunday. We were
at that time gathering and shuckins on the farm
Question by Judge Advocate What time did you get
up on Monday morning. aud what did you seef
Answer-I got up little before day on Monday morn
ing, and went out as generally do.
At this point the accused by their counsel objected
the question: the consideration of the objection was
postponed and the Commission adjourned to meet on
the Sd inst, at 10. 80 A. H.
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