The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-22

tie the matter. T.~G. Boag then said that he
Boag then handed the pistol to Mr.. Jno. Clancy
who took his position as the second Of MIR. Boag.
Deponent again approached Roe and McDowall,
and insisted that the fight should be stopped: Mr..
allow Mr.. Boag to fight Roe, and asked McDowall
if he would stick to him, who replied that he
would. Roe, McDowall, r. G. Boag, and Jno
Clancy, also g. Chapman and @. A. Calvo, went to
the ground, and about FIVE or seven minutes after
say Roe was killed; deponent then returned to the
city with 7. G.. Boag and John Boag.
Thomas 81. Hawkins testified That on the 10th.
inst. the deceased and j. 7. McDowall came to his
tavern, known as the Oak Grove or Four Mile
going to have fight with T. G. Boag. About the
same time several persons came up to his tavern |;
about an hour after he heard the report ofa pistol
Two gentlemen came into his tavern and took o
drink !; deponent asked them what was the matter;
one Of them replied that it was over, and that Roe
was shot. J. 7. Mcdowell met deponent, and said
that poor Ned was shot and he would 90 for the
doctor depOnent then closed his bar-room and
went out into the avenue and thore found the body
lying on the ground and no person with him; de-
ponent removed the body of the deceased to his
house and sent for DR.. n. B. Horlbeck and the
wife Of the deceased. He was speechless he
died three hours and twenty minutes after the
duel.
Peter Jones testified that he was the proprietor
Of tho hotel in George street known as the Live
Oak Club House; that he was in the neighborhood
on the 18th instant, in company with James Dob
bin; they went into the bar-room Of Thomas b.
Hawkins and took drink; he saw several gentle
men there, among whom he recognized T. G.
Boag and VIM. Boag; the others he did not recog-
nize; deronent and MIR. Dobbin Immediately left
the hotel and proceeded up the road about q
money; they returned in or about three-quarters
Of an hour afterward; thoy went into the bar-room
and took another drink; there was no other person
in the bar-room except MIR. Hawkins; they remain.
cd there about five minutes, and he proposed to
Mr. Dobbin to return to the city; they went to the
fence whore tho horse aud wagon was tied, and
while untying the horse he saw Mr.. T. G. Boag
and about twelve persons, whom he did not recog-
nize, pass down lane or avenue; while standing
there he heard the report Of Q pistol; he turned
hand; deponent walked over to the ground and
saw the deceased laying on tho ground; he did not
know him: deponent spoke TO MIR. T.. G. Boag
afterward and advised him to surrender himself to
he would do so; deponent and MIR. Dobbin came to
tn, city; deponent thinks that he saw Mr.. F. A.
Michel in the tavern while he was there; depo-
nent brought down Mr.. Michel to the city that he
might report the same to the Provost Marshal;
deponent holds no Office under the military or
F. A. Michel testified that on the morning Of
tho 10Th inst, between the hours of IL and p NJ,
he received orders as United States Detective,
from Major Crawford, Provost Marshal OF the
him to his Office OF the Citadel. He started to
execute said warrant with Jno. T. McDowall, Jr.;
they went to the boarding house at the northeast
corner Of King and Mary street; not finding
Riggs there, and Mr.. ]. T. McDowall said he would
Street sG ct snd % Soe e he ooud fnd Riggs but 9oDoW
oil left to get his dinner. After that deponent cae
to the corner and obtained information that in
duced him to believe said Riggs had come down
the road with two COWS, and Ihos. 3; HaWkins @
o ride up the road, or loan him o horse.
Hawkins replied that he hnd just purchased
horse at the stables in Cannon street. and that no
might ride it up; deponent got the horse and went
to Mr.. Hawkins and went into the bar to take q
drink; he there saw Mr.. T. g. Boag and George
Crammor in the bar-room in the aot OF taking
drink; Mr.. Crammer asked deponent to join them
in o drink, which he did; deponent then, with
Hawkins, went into the yard to look at the horse
which tho deponent had ridden up; they returned
to the bar-room and took another drink, and re-
marked to MIR. Hawkins what was that party doing
out there under the oak trees Hawkins an
swered he did not know; deponent loft the piazza
Hawkins again said he did not know, that he
would go out and SEQ deponent then walked to-
ward tie party, when he saw o man walking up
and down, with his hands in his pocket cursing L.
G. Boag in a violent manner, saying that Boag
was ID coward and wanted 10 back out, and
that he would fight him in any shape, manner or
form, and that he had come there to have fight.
Deponent remarked that it was some id bar
room scrape and went back into the bar-room !;
deponent since asoertained that the man abusing
Boag was the deceased, Edward Roc deponent
remained in the bar-room some ten or fifteen min
utes, when he came out into the piazza and saw
that the party had left that place where they wero
standing under the oaks.
Deponent asked q colored man standing there
where they had gone; he answered that he did not
know what direction they had taken; deponent
asked Hawkins he had any ripe tomatoes; Haw-
kins said yes, ana il deponent would 90 into the
farm he would find them; deponent started, but
when he got inside the gate he heard apistol go
off; he then hsstened up, and saw the deceased
lying on the ground; he examined the body, and
found he had been shot; deponent asked deceased
if he could speak, but received no reply; there
about leaving he saw MIR, Peter Jones and James
Dobbin coming up; he told them deceased was
ahot. and showed them the wound; deponent i'm
mediately came to tho city and reported the mat
,tertto the Coroner.
]. James Dobbins testified that he. having heard
the statement made by Mr.. Peter confirms
the Same in every particular as true aid correct
and that he does not hold any Office under the civil
or military authorities.
FINDING OF oonoNER's JURY.
saThat the Aforesaid Theodore G. Boag, as prin-
cipal, and John Clancy and John T. MoDowsM, as
accessories, in manner and form aforesaid, Edward
Roe then and there feloniously did kill, against
the peace and dignity Of the same State aforesaid
The following named gentlemen constituted the
Jury Of inquest:
JOHN G. KELLY. E BROWN.
J. SuVERSTINR p. YOUNG.
WIN. G.. MCGUIRE J. HAAS.
JOHN W. MILLER. JAMES MoCONKEY.
g. MAHENEY. W. g. MUCKENFUSS.
JOHN D. BULwNKLE, N. CANNON.
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