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


Deponcnt again approached Roo and McDowai
1nd i1sIstsd that tS eght should bo stopped Mr
allow Mr. Bong " light Roo, and nskod MoDowuli
would Roe, MeDowall, Il. Q. Bosg, and Jno.
Gh,Snoy, !u also O. O. Chapman and O. A. cavo wont to
hon 1SuGnSa 70 hS
thomas II. Hawkins testified That on tho 10th.
inst. the deceased and J: r. MoDowall camo TO his
tavern, known aB tho Oak Groyo or -Four Mile
going 10 havo n fight with IT. @. Doag. About tho
samo tim9 screral persons camo up to Ills iayorn
about on hour after ho hoard tho report OF pistol.
| Two gentlenion camo into his tavcrn aud took O
drink doponont asked them what WIS tho nattor;
ono Of them replied that II oror, and that Roo
,mu, was shot J: r. McDowol met dcponont, and said
! thnt poor Nod WAS shot and no would go for tho
doctor deponent thon closel his baI-room md
wont out into tho avenue and thoro found tho body
poncnt removed tho body OF the deceased 10 bis
| house and sont for DR.. II. b. Horlbock and tho
WE o. tho deceased. He was speochloss no
| duol. ~'''' WV
Peter Jonos testified that he was tho proprietor
o. INC hosei IN George stroct known as tho 1.-Two
OAK Club House; that ho mas in tho noighborhood
on tho 18th instant, in company with James Dob.
4in; they went into tho bar-room Of Thomas H.
ma%kns a% and took drink; no saw several genlo.
mon thofo, among whom ho recognized T.. q.
a5oag aud wm Boag; the others ho did not recog-
,is nise; lSronent and Mr.. Dobbn Immediately ioft
quarter Of milo abovo tho plaeo to % Collect I somo
n,onoy; thoy returned in or about ,roe-quarters
ola an hSus atterwa5d; thoy won't into tho bar-room
IN tho bar,room o1copt Mr.. Hawkins; thoy romnin.
Cd thero abont fiyo minutes, and ho PROPOSED TO
sorc & Oobbn to return to tho city; thOy wont 70 tho
lChgo Wnoro tho horse aud wagon wna tied, and
while VIII untying tho horse ho saw Mr.. T. O. Doag
and about twelve persons, whom ho did not recog,
thcro ho hoard tho report OF q pistol: ho d turned
,onna anu aaw MIR. Z: g. Bong have pistol in his
hand; deponopt, walked oycr to tho ground ani
know him: doponont spoke 10 MIR. Il. q. Bong
aiterward and advised him to surrender himsof to
81 ss s M ESPsa ss is
~ city; deponont Thinks that lo say Mr.. F. A.
SroRht m aS down sasGn m ES no was d9o
might report tho samo to tho Provost Marshal;
d!opSonont d!'pS holds no ollco undor tho military or
F. 4, hlioliOll testified that on tho morning OF
tho 18Th inst., between tho hours Of Ii and r. H.,
nc, nc roeGyod orders as United States Detective
Charleston Post, to arroet ". B. Tiges and br;nU
1aa him to his olco at tho Citadel. He startod 10
fCS SSCSuso ,eCn. saa u TarSn. g With Jno eDowa Jr
Riggs there, ai5 Mr. j. said iii ho 1nIS WeulS
ds fIGeSasas sss e S e bhg
oil loft to got his dinner Afor that jeponont carno
TO tho corner and obtained information that in.
passing, dcpenent askct him il ho could give him
Z riio up tho road, or loan linn n horeo
horse at tho soblcs i'll Cannon street. and that lo
mngnt ridG IL up; doponont got tho horse and wont
up 10 70 the -Four Milo Ionse and dGliverol tho horso
drink; ho there saw Mr. L. q. Bong and George
a, Grammsr M in tho bar-room in tho act OF taking
in ppk p oTam%Or ~n a askSd d dSponont to join them
Hawkins, wont into tho yard to look at tho horso
which tho d0poHent had ridden upi thoy returned
marked to MIR, Hawking what was that party doing
out there under tho oak trees; Hawkins an,
swcted t. no did not know; doPoncnt lott tho piazza
kins what wns that party talking about
Hawkins again said ho did not know, that he
% would 90 out and 500 dSeponont thon walkod TO-
and down, with his hands IN his pocket cursng d,
d, Boag IN violent manner, saying that Doag
tTia, Tas ID coward and wanted 10 back out, and
shat ho would night him in any slInpo, manner or
form, and that ho had como tioro 10 haye a fIeht.
Doponent remarked that il was somo ID bar.
dcponent sinco nscortaincd thnt the man abnsin1
Dong. wns tho deceased, Edward Roo doponnn91
remained In tho bar-room como ton OF fifteen min.
that tho party had loft that placo whero f"v Woo
standing under tho oaks, ''.'T'
Deponont asked colorod man standing lhero
know what direction thcy had taken: denonont
asked Hawkins II ho had any ripe tomatoes: Waw
sar Ens a9a M YES an II doponent would go Into tho
whom no got inside tho cato lo heard ristol 20
on; no thon hastened up, and saw tho deceased
iying on tho ground; ho examined tic body, ami
found no had boon slot; doponont asked deccasod
yos nc n could speak but received roply; toro
about leaving saw Mr. Petor Joncs and s ~ Sa%es %ss
pobbin coming ppi he told thom deceased was
snotl ana showed them the wound; doponent i'm
mrediatSly Game to tho city and reported tho mat
James Dobbins testiflod that lo, having hoard
tho statement mado by Mr. Peter Jones, cenfirma
tho samo in overy particular as truo and correct,
anu that ho doea not hold any ofco undcr tho OWL
or military authorities, ''-
FINDING OF ooaoHRR's Jury
THAT the aforesaid Theodore g. Boae, as prin
clpni, and John CLANCY and John L. MoDownii. as
accessories. IN manner and form Aforesaid, Edward
Koe then and thcro fooniousy did kill, Against
tho poaco and dignity Of the same State Aforesaid"
Tho following named gentlemen constituted tho
jury Of inquest: .
JOHN @. KELLY. r T.BpoWN
=. aLpEtsTlNK r. YOUNG.
WA. @. MCGUIRE J. HAAS
JOHN W; MILLER. JAMES McCoNKEY.