The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-19

at IL State street, DeLW6 ana O'CLOCK on
the afternoon of last Thursday, and that he heard
noise up stair as if had fallen and upon going
up stairs he saw David Burke and Ramsay fighting.
Deponent undertook to separate them when deceased
carrc up TO nssist Alfred Pelot knocked her down. and
| she told witness that h kicked her in the head De-
ceased died Monday Light about - O'Clock Deponent
ca in DR.. Frost and after her death he refused to
give certi6da'e, and sent deponent for the Coroner,
stating that had died from injuries received the
head.
WILLIAM JENKINS colored, testified that be at the
ball at No. II State street day last week, and that
fight occurred between two men named Sonny and
Ramsay and deponent tried to part then Shortly after
this Alfred Peot told deceased that he had knocked her
down for calling him IN Of b.
| WILLIAM HOARD, colored testified that one day
last week he went into the house No II State street.
where there was ball. There fight between
Robert Ramsay and David Burke. Deceased came up
intoxicated and said they must not be allowed to fight
Pelot said he would not let them fPh and ordered her
down stairs and che refused to CO. Witness heard
down 10 the floor, and few minutes afterwards the
eye badly swollen Witness saw Pelot kick deceased
In the lower extremes, but cannot say that he kicked
her anywhere else. On Sunday last Peot asked depo
nent he had deceased since the ball. to which he
replied that he had, when Pelot asked how she was
deponent told him she was very low and Peot desired
ponent told him that the people In the house said 3D.
| sod Pelot said he was going to see her.
| WILLIAM B. PALMER (coloredl testified that he was
sitting down ut the ball. between two and three ocloc T.
and deceased came in and commenced dancing. She
to Ramsay, the fiddler, and complained that she
had been insulted and that Basay went TO Burke and
they began to fight Deceased came up to them, and
Alfred Psot slapped her down and kicked her twice
after she was on the floor
CERTIFICATE CT DIR. FROST
CHARLESTON 8 c., April IL, 1861 hereby certify
that h,ving been called on by the Coroner to examine,
at house in Stase-street have made careful mi
nation and find that deceased to her death in
of fracture 1aSs n the ssosr saS
Verdict-That Elizabeth Williams came to her death
from fracture Of the skull, on the 18th Of April 1865.
at No. II Statesreetsuch acture received at hand
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PRov.s ST CouRr-J. Morris. colored-stealing.-
Policeman PALMER testified tha about two o'clock
wedn, sdsy morning, while he was on duty in King
street. in the Upper Wards. that lady came to the
front door of house and called for the police Witness
went up and asked her what the matter, when she
carried him up to her bed room aud he there found de-
fendant; clothes were strewed all ovar the floor and
large bag, apparently filled with goods. standing
lust inside OF the door, Witness Immediately arrested
him. and took him to the Guard House, where no was
searched, and .ung found upon his persop. Miss
Mary McFaddon testified that she resides :nd hasa
No. 491 King street. and that about two O'Clock
on Wednesday morning she woke up, and. seeing
light in her store she jumped out OF bed, and found
two trunks opened which in her and all her
clothing scattered about it. Witness couldn't pass out
of the room without rem owing pile of clothes which
stood In front Of her. and she asked him who he wse
Defendant had some Of her goods in his pochet; and
Witness fastening the back door proceeded 10 the front
and called policeman, who Immediately up and
arrested defendant He entered by breaking open the
gate and by cutting two panes OF glass out of her win
dow entered her chamber. Sentenced to sixty days
Imprisonment
James Hall, colored.-Stealing.- Williams,
colorod testified that Mondsy night last. at about
half.past O'CLOCK while it raining very hard there
was rap at his gate and he asked who there aud
the reply was, "a riend Witness went to the gate
and defendant asked him he could atay there all night
that he had just arrived on the railroad from Columbia
and had place to stop at being stranger Witness
asked defendant what part Of Columbia he came FROM
and he said that part called Horse ad and said
that he but twelve years old. Witness said he
thought It was funny but let defeh dant in and made him
sit by the 6re lie had on no hat or shoes Defendant
slept the house that night and went of early in the
morning carrying with him accCrdeon, hat pair Of
stockings and Shoes which he now has on-all belong
ing to witness He hunted for him, aud last Tuesday
him IN the msrk.t and put him in the hands OF
policeman, who carried him to the Guard House. sen-
fenced to twenty day O. imprisonment
John satt colorrd.-Drunken aud disorderly.-John |
Tucker tsstfed that Tuesday last defendant came to
his store In Eiostreet With no hat on, and demanded
his hat Witness told bim that he bad no hat OF he,
aud ordered him from the ttore Defendant who was
drunk thereupon struck witness, who called police
man and had him taken 70 the Guard House; ih.re
drunk, and they brought him out and laid him In nm
alley way. Sentenced TO fine OF S6 or ten days I'M
prsonment
Philip Martin. colvred.-Stealn y,-Levi Drucker tes
fed that Tuesday evening" between seven and eight
o'clock. while he was in the back part Oh 'tore ID
and all the clerks had gone to upper he
heard in The street cry Of stop thief when he went to
the door, and crowo OF personB came up ana ono OF
them handed him piece Oh Roous Wnlcn peion8eu 70
him and had been stolen from him. 1t being pecu lar
article ~ness identified 1t Immediately 1t was taken
from defendant. who was arrested and placed IN the
Guard Housv Sen enccd 10 fifteen day g. mprs onment
Jack Mason, c 'lored Assault james Lewis color
ed testified that the defendant struck him with his fist
last Tuesday and made his mouth bleed Defendant
came down stairs and asked where was the man who
struck his boy and having told him that wit
the perAon he struck hia-the defendant was
drunk.
For the Defence 1t stated that 1t occurred at
dance In Elliott street. where foul language was used and
pistols drawn and that the defendant perfectly 30
bsr and doing all he could to quiet the disturbance.
The Court therefore, pronounced him not guilty.
MAYORS CouRT.-The only case yesterday before his
Honor was that of q man who was lying down drank
and obstructing the sidewalk AS he said he knew 1t
wrong lay in tho of foot ,ssengers and he
therefore got close to the houses as he could the
Mayor nned him only s.