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

colored mon and boys who were making disturb.
ance; called in the assistance Of Jackson, and ar
he was attacked BY Jenkins and scipio, but some
white men drove them off and they lef saying they
would return with larger force, after that diff
GulSy was queuod he nRain took his post on the
Battery, and saw q number OF colored men and
boys marching two deep, and under the command
OF Soipio and Jenkins. who started attacking the
white citizens with brckbats, and drove them into
Meeting street; sergeant was knocked down,
and lost lis hat and club did not see who took it,
as nc W Eas thd; Leaving too quick himself the citizens
negroes on, tho fighting was dcne near Smiths
1.ano, and the negroes were under the command Of
was evidently an officer in tho same band. .
:. Thomas jackson deposed that he was on the po-
lice IN juno last; was of duty and the Battery,
request OF Lieut.. Hendricks; he went there and
told them to leave, but they would not obey; one
armed man, who was haranguing the crowd, was
arrested, but knocked him down: ho recapturod him
near Lambou street and carried him to tic Guard
House., whero he notified the Officer Of the Day
MIR. VIM. Roach doposed that he was acting as
Sergeant OF tho Western Division; hoard Of the
row and wont down With squad to tho Battery,
bomb-proof and commence to fire bricks "a brick
hit him on tho hand; the crowd WAS 80 dense that
they concluded to leave, and they were doing so
whlle down he lost his club and hat the club was
subsequently, 4eund in Tradd street could not
identity any persons who wore in the crowd.
A. Habernicht deposed that he was at the Bat
terry In his vessel short distance Off and saw the
crowd on the Battery noticed Jenkins rallying the
crowd had been lying there some days discharg-
ing oyster shells, and had frequently observed
Jenkins leading tho crowds in their riots ON tho
Battery. E.- sS7..- 80 -
H. H. Mangles doposed that he was on the police
IN June last, and on the Sunday evening in ques-
tlon was standing in his doorway, and saw q crowd
or men aud boys come up from the Battery headed
by Jno: Jenkins. who stated that he had lsid out
ono rebel s. Of a b and would kill another :;
they then went towards Tradd street, while he
went through Prices lane to Meeting street, and
then to tho Guard House reported the proceed
ing there, and arrested Jenkins on tho Wednesday
Mr.. O,Reilly doposed that he was on the police
IN June last and arrested Scipio from information
given by Sarah Brown, that he had killed Brant-
ford he took him to the Guard House and he was
sont to tho Provost Marshal, WIN released him
ne was subsequently rearrested through young
Ahrens. 40 'e
Mr.. Relyea deposed that he was on the poi.e.
and about the 2th Of June arrested Scpio by order
of Lieut.. Campbell he found him in Mrs Ahrens'
yard. Ha, aG T-.-E-, -- -,''--~
! Lieut.: Campbell deposod that he remembers the
Battery and in that viciLity. Lieut. Hendricks
was Officer of the Day on Monday, and he was re-.
loved by deponent. He heard that Scipio had
been released by the Provost Marshal and on in-
formation given him by Ahrens he ordered Jack
son and Relyea to rearrcst him. Jenkins was not
arrested till somo time subsequently.
The evidence on the part of tho State was then
closed, and there being none offered by the de-
fcnce tho Court adjourned until to-day Of 10 A. NJ,
when the arguments will be made.