The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-03-15

had probably died from drowning; the shots seem
TO have all been fori Colts medium sized reyol-
vers. The witness further stated, from expert
ments mads by him, that o. voice speaking at
Browns Ferry can be recognized at Howeifs
house; that the distance is three hundred and
seventy-sx yards that on the night of the 9Th OF
October, he (witness was travelling, and that that ne
thought the moon rose at ten O'clock and that the
night was bright Witness stated that Crawford
Kevs. who. vas q member of the Provost Court at
Anderson Court House, was not present at the
meetinr of the Court on the 10th October, 1865.
March Z, 1866.
Warren Howell a witness for the prosecution,
gave testimony similar to that given by him on the
trial of Showers, to the effect that he had known
the accused 10 or 12 years; that he {witness)
lived at Browns. Ferry in October last as ferry.
man; thaton the night of the 8.h October last,
man crossed: the ferry between and 10 O'Clock,
giving his name as Jones, and endeayoringt avoid
recognition; that he recognized him as Peter
Keys; that he saw % party of six men go to the
ferry that four guns we're fred there, and he re-
cogui5ed the voice of Peter Keys telling the sol
diers to surrender, and that they had come to put
them in theriyer, and meant to do it that he saw
the party return by his house, three riding and
three walking that herecognized Gaines Showers,
Crawford Keys, Robert Keys, Peter Keys, and
Elisha Byrum; that Peter Keys ordered him to go
into his house and stay there; that The night was
|Iight.
Being cross.examined, witness said that Jones
led his horse into the fat, asked him to'take o
drink, and gave him. money for his ferriage and
received change; that thre e-quarters of an hour
or one hour elapsed from the time Jones passed
until the party came down; that he was behind
[ Jones' horse as he passed Browns house coming
from the ferry; that he did not recognize any OF
the party as they passed down to the; Ferry, and
recognized no voice but that of Peter Keys; that
Brown had never told him whom he BROWN had
recognized that nights that he Qhe witness) had
sworn to contradictory statements on the trial OF
Showers, on account Of the situation he was in,
knowing that men in his standing were "obleeged
to be behoden to men in their the accused) stand
ing; it has always been SO.
The accused proposed TO offer in evidence the
record Of the proceedings Of this Commission on
the 10th and goth January (embracing the contra
dictory statements of Howell andahe examina-
ton of Howell was suspended for that purpose
Fred Clarke (colored, a witness for the prose-
cution, deposed that his wife lived at Crawford
Keys in October last, and that he was in the habit
of staying at Mr.. Keys from Saturday night until
Monday morning; that en- Sunday evening, Octo-
ber 9Th, 1866, about eight o'clock, Crawford Keys
and Robert Keys rode away from Crawford Keys
house; that Elisha Byrum rode up to Mr.. Keys
house a few minutes after Crawford Keys and
Robert left and, on learning that they were not at
home, rode off in the same direction; that Peter
Keys had ridden off from the same place in the.
morning; that on Monday morning, the 9th octo-
bcr, a little before daybreak his (witness's) at
tention was attracted by barking of dogs, and he
saw. Crawford Keys, Robert Keys, and Elisha By
rum, ,ridc into the yard; the Keys put up their
horses, and took their saddles into the houses
Elisha Byrum rode off; that he saw Lem around
when the party came in.
The witness, on cross examination, stated that
he had said to Mr. A. Campbell, Mr. Provost and
Mr.. b. Crayton that he knew nothing about 1t
III e., the connection of the accused with the muir
der;) that when questioned, he cut them short,
and said he did not think Mr.. Keys had anything
to do with it; that he could not do Mr.. Keys any
good OF harm; that he never told any one in An
dersoE what he knew, and that he was ignorant
why he was summoned as q witness; that he did
not see Lem when the party rodein, but soon after
that he has never spoken before or since he came
to Charleston about his knowledge of the affair;
that they had no business with it; that he did not
observe the condition of the horses when that
party returned, as il was tolerably dark; that no
one was present Sunday evening when Crawford
and Robert Keys rode of, nor when Byrum rode
up and asked for them:
On being re-examined by the Judge Advocate,
witness said he had been examined by the military
authorities at Anderson Court House the day he
was arrested as witness.
-. s March 8, 1866.
Lemuel Keys (colorcd) o witness for tae prose-
cution, deposed: That he was formerly the slave
of Crawford Keys; was living at his place on the
9Th of October last (the night of the murder) );
that before daylight on the 9th October, he saw
Crawford Keys, Robert Keys, Peter Keys, and
Elisha Byrem ride into the yard Of Crawford Keys
house; Crawford Keys was on his mare .Alessa
Peter Keys onshis black mare; Elisha Byron
rode away home; Robert and Peter Keys put up
tho horses in The stable, and oil went into the
house, carrying their saddles; that, at daylight
Crawford Keys came to the hog-pen, having what
the witness supposed to be, his pistols that owing
to the darkness, he could not sec whether the
party had weapons when they rode into the yard ;
that about half hour after they came in, Fred
Clark came over to him and returned an axe he.
had borrowed.
On eross-examination, the witness stated that he
told Mr.. BayHs crayton that he had heard Mr..