The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-03

9he arf1ctesEwsre found, and the thieves ARRESTED
The goods stolen we're two boxes Of tobacco, car
dies, rice and grocesies.
The robbery OF the shoe store in Anson street
d which OCCURRED ON Monday nght, WAS traced q
by the Mslant detectives, WHO arrested thethieves
and recovered 2 greater portions OF The goods
with the exception Of some that were sold into th
i country. gistSsf. n hill
A store on East Bay was broken into by mean
Of heavy iron orow-bar, but tho thieves were dis
covered before they could collect any plunder, al
though they had opened the safe and taken GU
twenty-five dollars. One Of the parties arreste,
had been concerned in five different robberiee
which Lave occurred recently at different points i,
| the city. is 3y5
| Lieut.. aENDRIcKs nnd his efficient CORDS Of de
tectives deserve the thanks of the community To-
! their efforts to trace the rascals who have beer
Epreying upon them, and their success is suf6cien
proof that when they are around thieves mus
leave Few cities Of the size Of Charleston are less
afflicted" with this curse, and it is principally
owing to the fact that the thieves ore aware tina,
their capture and condemnation As sure.
MAYOR COURT, May 2.-The boy John James
who was imprisoned the duy before for attempting
| to walk off with a .gentleman's money drawer. ap.
peared this morning as q witness against two
other juveniles, who he said were his confederates
but as his testimony was rather vague, and as his
position was such as to prevent the belief that al
! he said was Gospel, the two youths were dis
charged and John was sent back to his hole.
Two or three other cases. which were referred to
the Chief of Detectives, closed the business Of the
day.
TIE Court OF GENERAL SESSIONS AND Common
nm Dnor mt. a
THos. HARRINGTON, soldier in the 9th Regiment,
indicted for the murder of JOSEPH ELLIOTT, was
taken up. J. N. NATHANs and L. W. spRArT, Esqs.,
appeared for the defence.
HARRINGTON had been indicted tor murder
committed on the 9Th Of November, 1856 and since
that time had been ii the custody or the military
authorities. His trial had been delayed on this
account, as it had not been decided whether the
civil courts had the Jurisdiction. Several Of the
pr1ncpai Witnesses who were present ut the killing
had also been ordered away and this had OCCASION
ed some delay. ~
e. n. WHITING, Esq, testified that he mad held
ON inquest over the body of E1IIorr when notified
of the murder, and had examined the different
parties and taken down their testimony. He knew!
nothing of the case beyond what that
elected y
GRIFFIN, soldier in the 9Th Regiment tes-
tltied that he knew the parties well; HARRINGTON
had been m the Guard House for intoxication, and
while there had quarrel with man who had
struck him. The troops had been paid of q day
OF two previously, and o number Of them had gone
to the city, and were drinking. He had gone, with
several others, to Mrs. CAMPsEN's bar.room in
King street, near Burns Lane, and was in there
when HARRINGTON entered HARR1NaroH, made
some disturbance and was put out, and in passing
VIII o1roS
the reply was s None Of your business" A dis
pute arose and he was knocked down by ELLIOTT.
He had approached EII1orT angriy at the time, and
wast the most powerful man. When down, HARR1Sa-
TON must have drawn his knife, and advancing on
ELLIOTT stabbed him in the throat, the blow being
directed toward the hesrt. ELLIOTT ran q few
PAGES and died He did not see HARRnaroN aeain
until the jury OF inquest. -
MINNIE CAntPsEN deposed that she kept q lager
beer saloon in King street, and that she remem-
bered on the night Of the murder seeing q man
come IN cursng to himself, and with drawn knife
in his hand. She Immediately went toward him.
and, with the assistance of Others. pushed him
out. She did not know Of any scufae between Ell
LOTT and the prisoner. .s-i.8 Ii
F. HENRY said he was the father Of Mrs. Cave
SEN, and was behind the bar at the time ELLIOT
GRIFFIN and others were in the room, before Hin
RIHaroN entered, but he could not say whe put
him out, as screen was between them. ss::
PATRICK MCDONALD, Sergeant, testified that he
knew both parties, snd, had heard that some one
had knocked HARRMoToN in the Guard Boom.
HARRINGTON IA came to him the morning Of the 9Th.
to get knife OF his which witness had been keep
INF, for him. He did not want him to take it. but
when HARRINGTON became vexed it was given to
him: He did not see HARRraroN again until he
in oh &os-r1
the same time received information that the knife
was concealed under his bed-sack went for it and
found it bloody. HARRINGTON made his attempt to
escape subsequently,. I@s i-g- ,s
The knife used was common sheath knife THE
prisoner had been drunk and quar- 1elling, but did
not make any threats against. any one when aak
ing for the knife.
Z: JFo. FRENCH, soldier, testified that about or 0
Z. NJ he came into HARBMaroa's room and saw
him hanging by his hands to the window sill.
HARRINGTON said that il he told he would treat
him Like ELLIOTT. He Immediately notified the
Sergeant of it, and he went with q guard and
found HARRINGTON lying on the ground under the
window-his leg was sprained. He was, taken ND
and carried to the Guard House. $s :.s
y: GATFEz testified that he was IN QAapsEHSas
bar-room. when HAHRIHaToa came m AZ maj man
named Dnl4ARD 81 was standing outside, and HAn-
R1aaToN spoke harsh1y to him. DnLARD came in
and said some one wished to fight him. He was
advised to sit down. HARRnaroa drew his knife.
and was pushed ont. They had fuss previously
at the Citadel; Saw ELLIOTT in the room at the
same time, but he had nothing to do With HAn-
RnSAToN, and did not know who pushed him out. 4
Lieutenant Ross tes6f to being on d3urtty the
day Of the murder, and saw HARR1NaroH when re-
leased from confinement at guard amounting, he
was then sober; saw him in the guard house that
night having his leg bandaged was again sober.
This closed the testimony for the prosecution
and, the defence having none, the argument for
the defence was opened by J. ii. NATnAas, who
was replied to by the Attorney General and the
defence closed by L. W. epRsrr, Esq. Judge
MUNRO charged the jury who returned q verdict
Of Manslaughter. 3. l;s; 3.:y ;s: IS
!. The principal Witnesses in this case, who were
eye-Witnesses Of the assault, were stationed at
other points, and the proof Of the killing rested
upon few who saw the parties at different times
during the day. HARR1Haroa confessed to being
TOP drunk to remember any thing Of the transac-
Aon, but his subsequent conduct proved this to be
false: The Counsel for tho defence presented the
case In the strongest points, and conduted it with
great ability but the guilt Of the prisoner too
clear for him to escape conviction. .sGs.
UNITED STATES C1Rou7 couET@HoN GEO, s..
BRYAN, Presiding g.-The petition Of WIN. 4MuNao,
Esq, TO be admitted to practice in the Courts Of