The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-02-08
MrLrl4RY2'. {. TRIAL.

KrYs and Bysua, now being tried befsEe q Mill
tary Commission in Charleston We omit the
order convening the commission.
The .prsson srs are defended by Mr.. BURT, of Alb
-beyille and Gen. CONNER, of Charleston.
The first one of the prisoners arraigned was Mr..
F. q. srowEns, Of Georgia. The charges against
him ore, 1st: Attacking with arms, forcing and
overcoming a; guard of the military forces of the
United States. Charge I'd. Murder. Charge 3D..
Robbery We omit the specifications under the
different charges.
WARREN HOWELL, witness for the prosecution,
being sworn, deposed =:
That on the 9Th Of October there was guard OF
three q. S. soldiers guarding cotton at Browns
Ferry there were sixteen bales, it was brought
there by Crawford Keys en-; the Monday aud Tues
day, previous to the 9th October. The guard was
attacked en- the night of the 9Th of October by
party of six men-standing in my yard, saw them
pass down to the river on foot--my house IS three
hundred yards frena the river, and ten or fifteen
: steps from the road. The first thing heard after
the party went out of my sight was an order to the
eoldiers to surrender aud give up-tbis was at the
Ferry. The Corporal replied, Gentlemen you
ought not 10 blame me as / am not here of my own
sccord' Some one in reply to the Corporal said,
GOOD damn you, we have come here to put.you in
the river snd We mean to do it, next thing heard
four guns fred Three minutes interyened be-
tween the Corporals reply and the firing, next
thing heard was three men coming out the gate
riding and three walking, each ofthe soldiers had
O horse. As the party were returning they or.
-dered me to go.into my house and stay there 1t
MAS dark at the time no shining, did not re-
eogaize the voice Of the person who gave the or
der to go into the house, about two hours after the
occurrence went to the Ferry, saw nothing, the
guard Vas not there; on Monday evening saw
Lieut. Chase and soldiers taking up their dead
bodies, examined the bodies, found that the Cor
posal was shot through the head from ear to ear,
one of others shot through the head just above
the ear from side to side, the other was shot
through tho jan know F. G. Stowers he is, far
mer and attends to oshipping cotton and anything
of that sort, his boat at the time Of attack on the
soldiers was lying on the Carolina sideof Sayaa-
nan River, this boat was brought to the Carolina
side about sundovn on .he 9Th October, the cotton
was on the landing right along side the boat, saw
Stowers at tho Ferry at u o'clock on Saturday,
saw him cross fonasthe Georgia to the Carolina
side on Sunday morning about 9o'clock, he re-
turned tosthe Georgia side late Sunday evening,
between three andfour O o'cloci. ] put man across
betYeen,1o and II o'clock at night, he vas low
chunky man.. dressed in dark clothes all over; /
was awakened by this man calling from the other
sideof the river went to the river, asked who
called, he answered that his name was Jones, asked
him If he was related to DR.. Jones, he said no,
asked him his business and where he was going,
he said he had to be at Anderson to take the tain
in the morning; said if it was not particular bu-
siness would not come after him, he said it was
particular; / then wentoyer after him and brought
him over. BE asked me if drank, I told him
did sometimes, but not at that time of night; he
said it was not going to hurt me; he had bottle
of fliquor in his hand he appeared like he did not
want me to know him. He kepthis horse between
me and him all the time crossing. After no got
over he said I would have to change some money
tospay his fsyage. I asked him to come to the
light where the guard WIS. He then asked me to
ait for the money until Friday; Tsaid Icould not;
he then said you will have to chnnge money for
me !; said then come to the light; he replied no,
IEwill be satisfied with what you say; then
changea the money for him; he did not ccme to
the light he tried to keep his horse between him
self and me Z after gave him the money ho went
away. ards Anderson in about half hour after
the party made their appearance going to the Fer
ry; Y do not know that this man was one Of the
sparty-I did not recognize any of the party.
SATURDAY, January 20.
Witness HOWELL again examined:
sAe the party were going to, apd returning from
thesgerry, I recognized fvc of the npmberI7--the
othes:I did not recognize; Ireeognized Crawford
Ksy,, Robt Keys, Peter Keys, Elisha Byrum and
F. q Stowers.> did not make this statement
yesterday, as Ihaye to-day because knew when
] Fanti home would go insthe Same way Ihaye
heard Of threats of violence against me.
Gross-examined by accused:
Turing the Tins i remained at Anderson, de-
iained as . witness, Col. Brown, of the o. s. Army
told me Of threats that were nide against me-my
wife also wrote to me about them I never heard
Of any threats that stowers made against me II
expected threats, because hadreported the whole
thing ut Anderson. I hare npt said TO any one,
that Tdid not recognize any Of the parties have
not called God to witness that / did not know who
thoy were; wished to tell no body what knew,
excepting the authorities, who had Alright to know
what I knew Imet Willis Dickenson. on Monday
morning, he asked me if L knew anything of the
party concerned II answered ] did not know wheth-
or did or moi. The only reply I made to persons
questioning me concerning the affair, except the
military authorities, MAS, that did not know
whether knew any Of the parties or net. Stow
srs cultivated land on the s. G. side, and was in
the habit Of crossing over the river frequently;