The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-22
VOL. 2.

and staggering from the momentum given
1 them by the pressure behind. In ten
|seconds the room was overtiowed, ana
1 every foot of space outside OF the railing
around the bar was occupied. In looking
over the sea of faces after the surging had
subsidized, it-was remarked that the crowd
was composed mostly of young men, and
that not more than two-thlrds OF them
were citizens of Richmond. There were
no females in this crowd, and not more
than ten or twelve negroes. The absence
of the negroes can only be accounted for
by the fact that the Mayors Court on this
day offered superior attractions.
Among those present in the reserved
seats we may name: Generals Schoteld,
Burton, Brown, Granger and Blonnt;
Colonels Chalfn, Gibson, Simmons; Majors
Vance, Stanley and White, and Captains
Bates and Latham; Honorahles james
Lyons, Robert Ould W.B. Reed, George
Shea, Charles O'Connor, J. Randolph
Tucker, A. Welch. T.. HI. Chandler, Hen
messy, Assistant District Attorney Gov.
Pierpoint, Thomas R.. Bowden, (Attor-
ney:Genels.l of Virginia,) Bradley L.
Johnson, and others.
The arrival OF Mr.. Horace Greeley,
! who came late, and entered by the east
door, escorted by the Assistant District
Attorney, created Il decided connection
| There were eXclamatons from every part
Of, the crowded room, There's Greeley,
there's Horace Greeley" and there Was
much standing on tip-toe and straning of
necks to get look at the famous white
hated philosopher. Mr.. Greeley took
seat at the lower end OF the long table
within the bar, and at once entered into
conversation with Mr.. }. Randolph Tuck
err. He is a tall, rcund-shouldered man,
with rather short white hair, a clean
shaven face, and singular ruff Of white
beard around his throat. His features
are smal5in proportion to the size of his
body, and his complexion is almost girl
like in its delicacy. His countenance is
expressive Of qualities which he possesses
in large degree-benevolence and dirtel-
-lect. His erratic genius is shown in his
queer, stumbling gait.
A few minutes later Mr. Bolts entered
by the west door, and took seat ii, the
Jury box lie attracted no attention and
excited no remark.
Mr.. Davis counsel came in without
flourish, and took seats.at the long table.
Time wore on. and each moment the
crowd in7the room, fed by accessions both
blythe front and rear doors, became more
packed Men sat up in the sils Of the
open windows. There were perhaps four
hundred persons in 4he room.
Eleven o'clock came and passed.
DEPARTURE oF: Mr.. DAVIS FROM THE HOTEL.
/ About nine clock persons commenced
to assemble in front OF the Spotswood
Hotel, hoping to obtain a glimpse of Mr..
Davis when he would be brought out OF
the hotel to Ire carried tothc Court room.
The throhg was increased every moment
by fresh arrivals, and long before ten
O'Clock the street on either side was
crowded with persons of all colors. A
passage way from the ladies' entrance to
and up and down tho street was kept
open by Company F, Fifth United States
cavalry. Detachments of the Eleventh
regiment United States infantry were
posted along Main to Ninth. along Ninth
to Bank street, and then down to the
Custom House. Along Main street, at
the windows and on the roofs of the
houses, wcrc ladies, gentlemen and chill
dren; all, like the crowd on the street,
anxiously awaiting the appearance Of the
prisoner.
a littlc before eleven o'clock. while the
crowd in front of the hotel were on the
tip.toe of expectation, carriage was
driven around to the rear of the hotel.
Mr.. Davis, Gen. Burton, DR. Cooper and
United States Marshal Duncan, got into
the carriage ant were driven around Ca
ry street to Ninth, up Ninth to Bank
street, and direct to the Custom House
door, where the party allghtcd and enter
ed in the following order; Mr. Davis,
General Burton, Dr. Cooper, Marshal
Duncan, with Col Burton N. Harrison
and several United States army officers
| Following in the rear
The crowd in front of the Hotel knew
nothing Of the departure of Mr.. Davis,
and remained where they had first assem-
bled for nearly an hour after he had lie
parted, when. upon being Informed that
he was in the courtroom, they dispersed,
expressing their disappointment at hay
ing been so ontwitled.
Mr.. Davis and party. after entering the
Custom House, ascendcd to the Office of
the District Attorney, which is on the
same floor with and in rear of the court
room, and across the passage from the
clerks Office, which latter was MIR. Davis
private office during his presidency.
49,. THE JUDGE COMES INTO COURT.
At quarter past eleven the Judge en-
tered by the west side door and took his
seat, and the Marshal formally opened
the Court
Judge Underwood wiped his moutl, loirs>
and elaborateIy with clean white linen
handkerchief, and then looked right be-
| fore him. over the heads of the assembled