The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-23

number. o. 6I5 - .'s -,
Cross Examined Heard Jenkins coming up rom
heard him make tie remarks When oppeste esa 1na ha
house; it was between four and six o'clock when
they returned; he was standing in his door, and
the window; saw Eraser in the crowd, but did not
see him do any overt act. "
M scHo Fpssee 9sa Kp aa that ssrs
them on visiting the jail. .a ! ...s N.
at No IS Tradd street, in the same % house Sc VIII With
Mrs. Wilson. On Sunday night, about eight
o'clock, heard the row in King street. and looking.
boys armed with bricks and sticks running alter a
man who was coming from Orange street; ho fell
when opposite the house. and one man went to
stamp him. but did not see him do SO; he lay there
about eight or ten minutes, and then two colored
men lifted him up and carried him off; he was run
ming, at tho time he fell towards King street, and
fell forwards; the crowd was very near. sl- n
= G: F. Ahfens deposed that he lived at No. Sc
Tradd street, north side, between Orange and
Of the row; was standing IN the piazza about eight
o'clock, and heard the men coming up; John Jen-
kins and Seipo Fraser were leauers; Mr.. Brantford
when Wa1s IN aSn saeEEsd dP0h5s him a
saw Jenkins and Fraser both throw bricks that
took effect on Mr.. b.; Jenkins threw one after be
Of the crowd, and he knew them well; jenkins
lived in Weinges Court and Fraser in Legare street,
saw Fraser since the occurrence; heard him say in
his yard that he had killed white livered rebel
s. Of b, and would kill another, and he mad
him arrested This was the day subsequent to
the murders Scipio WAS arrested and carried to the
Provost Court, and came back and it was atcr this
that he hau been re-arrested he was by window
and overheard the conversation OF Scipio with
Sarah and Kate. "A fs 5ss51 .-.71A1r al = :.
Cross-EIonained-The crowd was coming from
King street and Brantford fron- Orange stroet:
knows Mr.. Rober, and saw Mrs. Wilson cross over
TO where B. was lying after being knocked down:
Jenkins flung the first brick and Scipio the second:
=: then ran, and was by their house when jenkins
hit him again. AN g1I@SSVS S- - ''-'1-''-
,ssrah Brown deposed that she knows Mrs.
| Ah-ens' house in pfadd street; was there at the
! tlme OF the riot; on Sunday evening between four
| ano nve; saw the crowd coming from King street
a!0 ano mr. Hrantford from Orange street; saw them
! ig mug NJ MN; saw Scipio in the crowd throwing
4 SricHs, 1ut could not say If Jenkins was there:
sclpio immediately afterwards boosted OF having
struck tne nrst blow, and having killed one robel
SPY p, and would kill another BE repeat
cd TINS statement the noxt day, and she had him
Kate Kennedy deposed that she lived WITH Bfra
Ahrens IN june last; remembers the riot we'll. sha
did not sec the fuss, but was preeent IN tha vsrS
when scpio made the statement that he ~ -
struck the first blow and he'd Iad ont Svhite l;uar
ed B. of b., and woulo ill more and shr. =
god that they had not caught him; she WAS moi et
home the time Of the riot; had scpio arresttsd the
next day on his rea2hrning that he had killed
Thomas Hill deposed that he was vas On On the police
in June last; was on duty at the Battery on snn.
day, oath OF June last; about O'Clock he N.
posted there, and was ordered to disperse some