The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-11-07


up the tongs did he become so. After
the strokes heard Levy call to Robert
to "shoot, shoot" Julius had his pis-
ol'ticd witha leather strap, drew it
out OF his pants as far rs the strap
would let it come, and got tho muzzlc
turned from him. At chat timc heard
Lcyy say to Robert shoot, shoot.
Lcvy did not seem angry until he
got into the fray talked as he usual,
ly did when he Hld deceased to hurry
up. Both were angry when wife of
deceased said to prisoner please hush
and let Julius alone. Bolick said
mildly, "Julius, hurry and get these
things out Of the house," Deceased
ran about 100 yards before he fell.
Witness hoard one or two reports after
deceased run. One was fired By Levy
Bolick with shot gun which was lying
near his horse, some ten steps from the
wagon. Levy got tire gun after Julius
ran. Deceased was about so or go
yards from prisoner when he shot the
gun. Witness examined deceased,
but found no wound in his back. lie
was lying on his face when witness
came up to him just after he fell.
Levy went up with witness. Witness
thought julius was not hurt. icy y
told deceased to acknowl ,dgc he had
done wrong, and he would not hurt
him. Witness might have said 50 too.
Deceased ncver spoke.
Deceased looked angry when he
first came up to the house with the
wagon. lie. Was there few uinutcs
before he spoke. Levy asked wife of
deceased if he didn't leave word for
them to be out Of the house by Tues
day morning. Can't say that Levy
said tho same to julius. lie did say
to Julius to hurry up, that he wanted
him to get out before lie left. ITc
hurried Julius the second time. Wife
of deceased spoke ry freely to Levy
not to say any more to Julius. Levy
told her 20 make deceased hush and he
would hush. Bolick was not RESPONSE
bic for the rent of tho house, nor did
he own the house on the land.
j Cross-cramincd.- Levy BolicIS did
say Pm going to put Julius out and
sec the dorr shut before J. leave" A
few bundles ha:I been put out before
dcccuscd came to the house. Levy
helped to put the things oi't: Prison
or Lcvy) saw II table outside tho door
with a broken leg and several things
Oh it, and told them to put no more
on it or it would break down. Robt.
Dolick is a nephew of Lcvy. Levy
guardian of Robert since $50 or 81 J
Witness not certain that Levy was
Roberts guardian after the death of
his father and until tho death of his
mother. Robert is not of age, per-
haps Is or 10. Land belong to the
estate of JAS. Stevenson. Robert and
his sister are heirs Of that estate.
Levy has all along managed the estate.
The administrator of the estate let his
younger brother live on the place.
Julius went to tho house by permis-
sion Of Hugh Stevenson. Witness
saw al order to Julius to vacate the
house. Hero an order was shown
witness, which, he identified as tho
same he alluded to.] {At this point
tho writor lost tho connection in the
testimony
Witness wont with Levy Bolick to
tho house occupied by the deceased on
the Sunday before the killing. When
they went up, Levy asked wife of de-
ceased "whcre is Julius 2" She said
ho was not ut home. Levy told her
lie had come to toll Julius to set out
of the house by Tuesday morning, as
he (Levy) would stand security no
longer for him.
Deceased was a large man, weighed
IT'S or l80 pounds had the name of
being worry stout man, stoutcr than
Bolick, heavier than witness (thc wit
ness is over six feet in hcight,) was
athletic, overbcaring in disposition, of
lighting character, was the dread of
most OF the negroes, and was about Is
years old. Witness, know of a great
many fights deceased had had. Here
the witness was interrupted as to what
he 'kncw' on that point, and explain
cd that often when person. hears n
thing he relates it by saying ssI know"
&c.
Deceased had lived with witness 4
months one year and 9 months anoth-
cryeaf. The tongs wore large, home
made, with square head. Witness
saw Levy Bolick have no other weapon
i'll the conflict, but the stick he had
seen him with before. It is tho proc-
ticc Of most men in tho country to 90
armed most ncighbors of witness do.
When deceased jcrkcd out his pistol,