The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-03-22
MILITARY TRIAL.
-[coNTIN U ED.].

ford Keys, his son, Robert Keys, and Eli
sha Byrem.
His Exeellency James Lawrence Orr,
witness for the defence, being examined
out of order (the prosecution not having
closed to enable him to leave the city,
deposed: That he went to school with
Crawford Keys in 1888; that Keys is
nine years his senior, being about So
years of age; that he (Keys) lives two
miles from Anderson, where he (witness)
lives; that. Keys is regarded as prosper
GUS man; that Crawford Keys came to
his (w1tnessy house on Monday, 9th Oc-
tober, about o'clock, and asked him to
get his cotton at Browns Ferry released
by Provost Marshal, saying that eleven
bales belonged to him &C. Kcys), and five
bales be had received as agent of tax in
kind; that witness and Keys went to the
Provost Marshals Office, and there heard
OF the murder at Browns Ferry; that
Crawford Keys exclaimed, "Good God
sou don say so-that was my Gotten
they wero guarding desired that the
guard should, be placed tsere;' that the
witness watched Keys closely; that his
eyes were clear, not blood-shot as in cases
Of: loss of rest, and his demeanor ill con
sonance with his exclamation above re-
lated; thathe (witness) hadknown Craw-
ford Keys continuously for 80 years very
intimately; that mis-, character is good ;
that hsbaa recommended him to Col.
sBroxn ffolstl,s position of Provost Judge,
as being just and fearless man, who
wsrld do justice between the black and
white man.
Being cross-exsmined by the Judge
Advocate, l.is. .Execilency said that Craw-
Keys was an Agent of the Q. NJ. Depart
,nsnt during the lste var; that he (wit-
ness had been Keys counsel; that he
was applied to rte act as his counsel in
this case that has not acted as such, but
Is,ss adiyised x eys friends Rs to the con-
duct ofstEe case; that he has not con-
ferrcst cn.bohalf of Keys with the Militia
~ authorities to obtain his release; that
his knowledge Of Keys character de-
pends upon both public opinion and his
.personal knowledge; that c. Keys is
determined, selfreliant man.
The following. questions were asked by
II Q Judge Advocate
Question-Haye you ever known him
Crawford Keys) to employ violence in
any transaction; public or private,
Answer have heard of it; whether
1t It is true or not, I can't say.
+ Question State what you heard ON the
subject.
The accused, by his counsel, objected
to the question. +The witness cannot
state what he heard. he must speak, of
his own knowIedge; and further, on the
question Of character, the issue always is
as to the general character and repqta-
ton, and not particular facts"
Ths Judge Advocate insisted on the
question being put on the following
grounds ~
The witness is called to prove the gen.
eral character of Crawford Keys; he
states that the opinion which he has ex-
pressed is based on both personal knowl-
edge and the opinion of others.
The object of the cross-examination is
to ascertain upon what foundation the
opinion or statement of the witness rests
M NE statement derived from gcnoTalopin=
ion must necessarily rest on the state
ments he has heard others make on the
subject. Now it is just this basis of fact
that is sought to be inquired into.
s.. - tits not contended that we caninquire
into the actual existence of tho facts as
a supposed by the counsel of the accused
All we can do is to find what statements
form the groundwork of the opinion
which the witness has expressed.
The decision of the Commission was rs
follows:
The subject before us is one of reputa
ton which is necessarily derived from
the aggregate speech of people; upor
this point the witness has testified tha
: the character (using the word in the sense ).
of repatation) of the defendant is good
T. seems to the Commission that, on cross
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