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

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hours; our candle had burnt out; in 60
ing down stairs did not see the moon,
but noticed that it was shining; I don't
know whether my father was awake
when + went into his room; he did not
speak to me; 1 am certain no pistol is
generally kept in my fathers room; I
last saw Peter on the 18th December; he
came home at 8 o'clock, and left just af-
ter dark; Joe and Major were, I think, at
home at the time; the same evening Ma
jor went to an ainfair" q. e. a bridal par
ty) at Anderson village, at Mr.. McCully's,
and returned about o'clock. I don't
remember seeing Lem on the 9Th Octo-
ber; after 1 left Peters room that night
I went to bed again, and slept an hour or
two, and got up about six o'clock.
At the request of one of the counsel of
the accused, the Commission adjourned
to meet on the 28th inst, at 1880 A. M.
March 2S, 1866.
w. s. Williams, witness for the de-
fence, deposed as follows: am 81 years
of age, and live near salubrity, Pickens
District; l made the acquaintance of Lar
gent, a Marylander, in July last, at Col.
Hamilton's, in Anderson District; he was
said to have been soldier in the Con-
federate Army; he is 81 or % years of
age, little over FIVE feet high, of fair
complexion, with red features and hair;
about the 1st November I saw him rid
ing small chestnut sorrel mare in the
road near Col. Hamilton's; this was the
first time saw the mare; I last saw her
about the lst of January in the posses
sion of the Provost Marshal at Walhalla;
1 know Martin, but never saw him in
Largent's company; I have seen Hooper
in Largent's company; | think Hooper
was a stranger in Anderson District;
Largent's business was trading in horses;
he said he was on his way to another
State; I gave him, in the latter part Of
October letter to be carried to my uncle
Thomas R. Williams, living in Jackson
vile, Alabama; saw Hooper and Mar
tin together, after had seen the sorrel
mare, at Slabtowr, in Anderson District,
eighteen miles in northwesterly direc-
tion from Anderson G. H.; Hamilton's
is about the same distance and in the same
direction from Anderson G. H.; the sorrel
mare was taken from Largent's posses
sion about the lst January, at my broth
er's, five miles from my house, where
Largent was then staying; Capt. Bray,
Provost Marshalat Walhalla, commanded
the party that took the mare; the same
party arrested me at IL o'clock that
night, before they took the mare; Lar
gent was not arrested that night.
Being cross-examined by the Judge
Advocate, the witness deposed as follows:
Largent bought, among others, United
States horses; it was understood that the
Government was about to claim horses
branded U. S.; Largent bought horses for
the purpose of removing them from the
State; he asked an introduction to my
uncle, saying he would probably have
horses to sell; he did not say United
States horses; 1 saw him with two or
three horses branded U. S.-a roam, a bay
and gray; he had brown mare mark
ed u. S. or, C.. S.; his sorrel mare has
staid at my place; Largent was regarded
in the community as good citizen; since
my arrival in this city I have lived with
Mr.. Jeffcrs; don't know whether he is
the business agent or intimate friend OF
Crawford Keys; was in attendance this
morning on the Commission at the re-
quest of Colonel Burt, after l was dis
charged by the Judge Advocate from at
tendance for the day as witness; the
letter shown me is in my handwriting,
and is the letter referred to by me in my
direct examination as having been given
by me to Largent.
The Judge Advocate read the letter.
which is as follows:
SALuBR1rY, P1oKENs DIsTRIcT,
October "a, 1865.
DEAR UNCLE: I have an opportunity,
perhaps, of sending you short letter one
time more. We are all we'll here, and
doing the best we can. The crops in this
sontion of country are only tollerable