The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-02-15
MILITARY TRIAL.
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last October and prior to that, for eighteen years
his employment was boating-running boats Oh the
riyutfnt On the sthsof October. the night-of the
murder, he was out hunting poultry, to take down
On the boat to town, left homo on Saturday night,
and returned about half after eleven on Sunday
nights when he returned home, went into y the
kitchen end eat his supper; and after he had eat
figsapper set Blythe fire some tensor fifteen min:
,rtesst thanywent into the house calted boss
TO get him to draw some brandy hemeant oy BOSS
theansn who formerly, owned him Mr.. Showers
was at the time in his room, lying in his bed and
elnohing but his night clothes on-nothlng mo nut
his drawers and shirt-barefooted; went 10 ms :,
room, called him, told him wanted quart OF
brahdy, he said no more, but went STRAIT to ms
room and drew it lie wanted the brandyto arink'-
After this, he intended going to his wifess house,
who lived at Thomas Parks about3a mile e and q
half above Browns Ferry, on the Carolina side t
the nearest way was to go by Mr.. Carriers but .had
no vessel; wanted to go by Browns Ferry tt after
he rot the brandy; but Squire came along home'
and come com round tosthero and called for pins;i
vhiies sis5was having his brandy drawn afterwards
when be went.out to the, back yard, he said ne
heard some shooting oycrtowards the ferry as 3 he
come home he said he heard one gun first, ,. then
right after, about four guns, and directly one Dig
Gun 90 off 1e parted then, and said if that IS
the case, { don 't:belieyeI will go, bush whackers
might be about $50 went back to the kitchen, and
richtidown to sleep; staid in the kitchen all
night Next morning as soon as got up ana got
dane feeding, hitched up the wagon put psst three
bales of cotton, and fifteen or twenty sacks OF hour
il, it, and carried it down to the riyer called for
boat but could not get it, and could get no SITS
faction After awhile, Mr.. Showers came down.
tbcre V,ire two black boys on the Carolina side,
and he called to them-how came his boat over
there, s hey replied they did not know; he then
asked item to fetch it over to him; they refused,
saving ihey had orders not TO move vessel until
tie Yankees came down: ne loaded mp our goods
and carried them back home The boatwas.to
have started on Saturday previous, but the stcers-
man was sick Showers was to hnye gone with It,.
oniTuesdag morning he sent Mr.. Richardson down
to see If he gould get his boat or not; he went and
returned, and said he could get it. We carried
cur load down and put it on the boat. Whilst we
were loading the boat, Mr.. Howell camo over, and
Mr. sl6wers asked him if he knew any of the
PARTIES WHO killed these poor boys, he told him he
did net know any of the part nothing else . oc-
Cured, and just as soon as we loaded, we cut out
I did not see any guard orsoldiers there when we
loft. The horses owned by the guard was one ht-
tie black mare, one bay, ,and other as near Us can
rssconect, was d chestnut sorrel. There we're no
batteaax nearer than; n mile and o hall. from the
ferry; and that vas commonly. kept locked a
Gross-examincd by Judge advocate
The cotton boat was hailed by some soldiers at
Stinson's Ferry; stowers and Richardson were not
IN the boat at the time. When hailed we hallooed
tssiit tie head men we're not there's When Showers
ctno backte soldiers had retired behind thehills,,
am, wilen Informed that we had been hailed by
soldiers, he says slets go over and see them
haze no recollection of telling any one before leay=
irlG for Savannah, that had seen Showers on Sun
,das night. The first person told that had seen
hi {, TINT night, was Mr. Williams, in Savannah,
ststeri iStoMcrss Was arrested. twas not talked
abpufat Showers before We left, whore he was that
night; Il spoke to Mr.. Nilliams because he knew ]
got the brandy from Mr.. stowers. A dispatch
from Mr.. Showers, who was in Columbia, came for
Mr.. Richardson and myself to Savannah Mr.
Williams took me private TO myself, and askedime
II Il knew nything about this case, / told himl
kneiY as far as this, that + go; some brandy from
hia near midnight, i was,in Augusta when Mr., MIR
Stowers was arrested !. saw him after he was ar
rested he did not say anything to me, about What
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took place on Sunday night. first saw Squire on
that Sunday night at the liquor room. / have
taken an oath tell the truth in thiscasc could
Kasetold the truth without,the oath; do not know
whyeI took the oath. Ifitis proved :hat7l have
ssorp falsely, the consequences will be JAIL Peni-
tcntiary for many years. - - ..a,
Henry "a colored man, was next introduced IS
a witness for the defense, who being sworn, de-
fosed 7, e -
THAT no had been living with Mr.. Showers a
mpnth before, the murder that he was O. shoe
maker; Mr.. Showers was at homo on the night Of
the ,murdpr I know it,for on that night was
sitting by the FIRE, had been asleep; and during the
time had been asleep got thirsty for water, and
came out:of doors and went to- the well for water,
sad'iNshen gotstothe well, II saw Showers stand
iligia the piazza II pumped my water and drank
and started: back to my house, he hailed me ana
said: ....Henry come TO me soon in the morning, /
want to give you instructions about cutting out
Tcnie Shoes ] then went on back to my house;
Set down by the fire, lit my pipe and went to
smoking Iset in my chair about.a quarter of an
hnar, twhentI heard the report of these; guns n
then went to bed and laid there till morning. In
the morning he give me instructions to cut some
ladys,shoes for Mrs. Prichard of o pattern that ]
did not have. stowers was in his night clothes
When SAN him the night before. The. wcllis about
six feet. the piazza, in the back yard; when
susa him, itmas as noar 12 O'Clock as could come
.atit.from the stars. Tho guns were in the direc-