The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-28
[ f|'m iAr .lW"sin Const,u!joag list I
Our Charleston correspondence.
CHARLESTON. April -,

CHARLESTON. April p, 1866
/, The hndlngs OF the military commission
which was engaged for more than Two
months intlo trial of Francis Gnincs STOW.
,ers, OF Hart counly. Georgia, and fumes
Crawford kevea. his son. Robert kcyes
and Elisha Byrcn nil of Andr, son. C"uy,
House. South Caroline charged with the
iuurdcr oi three Federal soldiers. NJ 81 owns
fcrI. Anderson District, on The Sth o.. o..
tnNc' last, E',vc just uAnSpired. and Is any
thnE has occurred sincSL 10 nccupniion oftur
cuy BY the Federal rurcoa in February Of
lass year has r%circi more surprise amongst
our cIiiTrus your correspondents is at n loss
10 rcncmhcr it.
have heretofore advised Won of The pro
grcsS OF The case. and expressed our convic.
lions Of tho value OF the testimony. Unac.
cnstomed 10 the particular on peculiar logic
winch may govern he discrimina,ivc minds
OF military men balancing probabilitiesin in
judicial invcsti CATION devoid of all positive
proof ESQ far as proof is deemed positive in
civil courts the public mind had prepared
itself for n verdict Of acqutlal Tor all of the
parties implicated 70 The utter astonish
m"H' # the whole community. the court
!nun" all OF the accused gWilly, ANA sen
I"h'rt them to execution. Tho srni"gcc.
how"Hnr, has rccn mIUgatcd, and RghrrI
"GTS "nd Elisha ijyrrm ordered TO hc i'm
w!soHni for liic. Whilst Siowcrs and tbr
et""r Ir! IRE condemned Is Ice hurr nj
'1s'l" ttu"hnoy, N this horhrr. on F.jdwv
nrNa !I,m %. ur;I.
f'i'f Of us,.t isImfntuuatc enough. bu
wurn adj tnH' The confietnncl are ordar,I
10 "o rA cu"H jRtyc lays after ,,cir cen
N"''a' anJ a"to,e, hy auy possibility. thrv
enn hoVr ~ opportunity OF wkmg luov, ot
nor tImitGa, SPW rc1drr., wsil jnin mn u,
a. Ia, HI.. Hf..r, IL II
nC6pIc az ,,tiS extra mLicia| JrcccGlnc
NJ ct"no I e}uyt wil,hc ln,vt4 ',y rhrn.
e"un'H Atmisicad cur, ana Gen. JrInr..
EoNn1r, 20 oataiu alpnri"yr. ail' nvjrr ,p
sac 9ni "r'i "f hthsAf aorggtS ttal obtain
new tr'Nl: and unless TIE m'hrgg. .uynu
"noin viii d'vo'vc The :, spausililjly Of rcs
popiHhg ioth 'ir appeal i devoid Of All
Hg'ani H';y hcT Will hc succrs,iul In
the meanwhile, aud up to The Tine Of M,
writing, ~" prisoners nre not aware Gr
ihrlr sen'r. cS, but are urdered Tor removal
'oE@shc rlnckney, where they vii! receive
The hrS' Inclination Of it Tomorrow.
ihs innings oi The Gour, have occasioncd
"a G'"H' sensation All Of the accused arc
pcrs"nS.oi Heretofore unblamcable cinrac
,S' ana good position in their Respective
ncH''s' showers ms reprcsentc1 his Dis,
| 'rici III your State Senate, and was os
'N''' 'c'tt H'pHtlf 1t nome.
James Crawford Keys has been the intimate,
tricnd Of Governor Orr from early hoy hood
ana To" Goyernorappcared rs witness 10 his
,ineXcepiionablc character. 1t is impossi.
"le to tell what will be the ultimate result
OF th's affair, but / have nm abiding hone
thai better opportunity will bs afforded
'hese men. whom nil, but the military, re-
gard asinnocent for vindicating themselves
- iff ,r--~. - ! -
Provisional Governor Sharkey. of Misa
Slsslppl, and Hon. John NJ BLAIR are
announced to address meeting in
Brooklyn Of those who sustain Presi.
dent Jphnsop's policy
- A ACorresrondent writingfrom Austin,
Texas on the 3l inst, snysthat "a plot
TO aSSsaSslnate Governor Hamillon has
Just been discovered" i