The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-20
Evidence in the Case of the State rs Hen
~ Castles. Oonoluded

met prisoner going to.hiS house, and saw
himhavc his hand up to his forehead
Spoke to prisoner, but prisoner did not re-
ply. Witness remarked to his companion
who vas riding with him. that Something
was up this mornmg." Witness saw at
some distance ahead the deceased and heard
him call out to prisoner that he had bctier
not come down there. Prisoner did not say
word in reply. Witness went on TO the
mill, and had not been there long before
prisoner came with gun down in the
corner of the mill. Soon deceased drove up,
prisoner passed 10y witness, got the gun
and called ont "boys, come and sec nic dis
charge the boy Prisoner walked out,
when deceased started briskly towards him,
graspcd tho gun in his left hand, rcced the
gunup and had n stick in his hand The
gun was fired just az deceased vas pushing
up. Deceased seized the gun in his left
hand, raised the stick with his right, and
somehow the gun fred commenced rails
ing the stick when he caught the gun. The
stick was about three feet long. Deceased
wasa stoutcr and:stronger nun than prison.
CT. Witness showed the stick TO Jesse Cas-
ties after the killing H. was whto peel
ed stick, looked like ash Witness heard
no orders from prisoner; did not get out
Of the mill only iutinlc to sec the last of the
difficulty.
Cross eramincd.--rrisonc had been to the
house and was coming back when deceased
called out to him. When prisoner went y
the house he had no gun, but when he came
from the house he had
Witness here stated that lie did intend to
explain why he did not state these particu.
lars at first. When prisoner took up the
gun and started out of the mill, he said.
boys, come and see me discharge this boy
or come and see me out" witness didn',
know which. Witness has talked with So-
llcitor before about this matter, and told
Solicitor that Castles said, "comc, bows,
and sc" me out" Witness did make an
affidavit that Castles said, ''boys, come and
see me cut this morning" Deceased adj
vanced on prisoner, and when he grabbed
the gun raised the stick, and when the gun
went of the stick was raised over prisoners
head Witness was certain that was the
way. Did not know whether or not tha.
was the same way he told it to Solicitor on
Monday. Wtnesss recollection had not
heen refreshed since Monday
Here the Solicitor read the affidavit wit
ness had previously made in the case, and
pointed out the discrepancy between wit.
nesss affidavit and his testimony
lc witness had make n mistake. il was
made To-day. Witness had forgot to put in
some things in his affidavit that he had
said to day.
Hero the Judge called the attention Of
the witness to what he was saying. 1t was
quito evident that the witness being quite
i'litcratc. was at this point completely nom
plussed
Martin Dunn being sworn testified that
on one occasion when he and deceased were
hauling rails, the prisoner came to the
place they were, and complained vehement.
ly that they were doing too little. Where
upon deceased took up n rail and threw il
down on the prisoners foot, and told the
prisoner if he did not go off he deceased
would kill him and make hash of him. AZ
forwards, too, the witness heard the deoeas-
ed say he would kill Castles il lie did not
quit bothering him.
Harrift Young (colored) Sworn. Witness
lived on prisoners place knew deceased
well +; heard him say he was going to kill
Castles, and that he would s'split out his
dam brains" with an axe. Deceased told
witness and his wife that he would kill Cas-
ties with a knife. Did not know that de-
ceased was impudent to prisoner
Jno. Dove recalled and examiuea. .-Wieess
did not tell deceased to "let go the gun for
Castles would not shoot him." Witness was
about fifteen steps from them
CroSs-e1aminsd Witness did not believe
prisoner intended TO shoot when he went
out of the mill thought he was only 90