The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-19

ACE GRl.s4.EY AND JSo. Bull (coloredl FOR alu
pEn.-rhe Court VAS opened at 10 a. H., Judg
I. N. DAwK1Ns presiding. The following prisoner
being in Court were arraignnd
Hector Edwards, indicted for burglary, plos
not guilty, and his trial was assigned for Wedncs
day, =. II. RuTIEDoE, Esq, being requested to &C
for tho defence.
Isaac Ha:ncs alias Henry Williams alias Isaia1
Francis, for highway robbery. plead not guilty
and Friday was assigned for his trial, w. E
aI1KELL and ]. =. G1BBEs, Esq, acting for tho do
fence.
The case assigned for the day was then called.
/ Tho State cs. Horace Greeley alias Johnston
and Jno. Bull alias Dennett-AIurdcr. J. g. CAMP
DELL, R. ". SEYMOUR, and ". E. M1KELL, appear.
cd for the defence. The Jury were organized, and
the indictment read by the Clerk
Z. NJ. Whiting, Esq, dcposed that he was the
Coroner Of this District, and at dark on the Sd Of
July last heard Of Mr.. Rhott's death, and went to
| his residence. He was quite dead, AID his back,
side and arms were found to be acerated with shot,
on the 4th the inquest was held, which continued
about week; O large number Of witnesses were ex-
amined. After the jury had viewed the body they
| adjourned to tho Guard House, and continued the
Investigations; the witnesses were kept separate
and not allowed to c0a' municate with each other.
After several days investigation Horace Greeley,
one Of the prison srs, mado statement on the th
July, to him and the jury, that he had seen the
same woman teshfying thero and wishod to say q
few words; that he had charged him at the time
that IT LIE wished to say any thing it must be free
and voluntary, and that no compulsion was used
toward him. Jno Bull was also present. and con-
tradicted the statement in part. Bull made ate
ment, rs witness, in the shape Of testimony.
DR.. Mitchell deposed that he was practising
physician, and was sent Tor whor MIR. Rhett was
Ioy
lying on the grass at his farm, about mile from
the city. His head vas in his sons arms. He
waa shot in his avenue leading to his house, haf q
mile from the main road, and quarter of o mile
from his house. He has no doubt that the wound
caused his death. He was shot with duck shot,
and apparently from q shotgun. From the na-
ture OF the wound the assassins could not have
been fifteen fee. distant. He was shot slightly in
the rear Of his chest under the arm and the party
firing must have been in his rear Arrived at the
spot about sundown: the body vas removed to his
residence in Rutlocge street. Was in the act Of
going out when he received the notification, and
arrived as quickly as possible.
Jeminla Way (colored) deposcd that she has
seen Horace Greely before, and he went by the
name OF Horace generally; knew him about two r
three weeks before the doath Of Mr.. Rhett; she
lived on the King street road, near Mr.. Salro; che
FIRST heard of Mr.. Rhetts death; having heard
Horace say two days after the occurrence, that he
had shot him, but did not know if he had killed
him. and she told A[r. Charong Oft; did notknow
who Horace meant until told; she had already
heard Of Mr. Rhetts being shot; sho was examined
before the Coroner; there were Miles Turner and
several colored men present when Horace made
this statement; she lad never seen Horace with a
gun, and had never heard him mako any threat.
CrosS-erdnaincd--She lives with Mr. Charlong.
and used to carry his dinner to the railroad, and
she was returning when she stopped in at Miles
Turner's. about l o'clock, and heard the state
nent. Horace was sober and was in the storc
and she was in the piazza; heard it through the
door; was sitting near it; is on good terms with
prisoner, and never had any words with him.
There was no drinking in the store and no one re-
piled to Horace She used to visit the yard where
Horace Greeley staid, and made the acquaintance
in TINT way. She was standing with her back to
the door and Horace came in, and she saw him and
heard him: knew his voice well. She was talking
to Miles Turner at the time; they wer sitting on
time; she turned to sec who went into the door,
and could see him distinctly; Horace was only o
few feet from her and came in at the street door;
she was sitting by the back door. Tho house is
the other right upon the back piazza. and whero
she was sitting could see the street distinctly, al
though her back " 8 in that direction; sho turned
as Horace came in a1d looked up as he spoke.
Miles Turner. Oscar Silva, and q number Of per-
sons we're present, but no white man. The piazza
was at the side of the house (the south side) and
having her back 10 tho street. she could still see
into the store.
Lieut.. q. ". Hendricks doposcd that he is Chief
of the Detective force; about the 5th of July took
some off "ers and searched tho farm; found whore
the assassins had been concealed and saw their
tracks; on the second day had Bull arrested; enr-
rounded Horace's house and arrested him; receiv
ed information that induced him to take these
been shot through tho colored people; was some
three days investigating the matter before making
the arrests: the first information was received from
Bull the prisoners both wished to make some
but referred them to the Coroner;
Bull said that on the 4th he met Grcely and walked
with him down the road; tho day after his arrest
Horace proposed to give q full statement of what
had occurred; lie notified the Coroner, who took |
down the confession before the jury; Bull was pro-
sent at the time; Bull stated that ho had boen
Guard House on the day Of the murder, and par
ties testified that he was he recognized tho gun,
and said that it was the gun with which the crime
had boen committed, and that Greeley had also
Identified the gun and the shot az Ito one he had |
used on the occasion of the murder; tho parties
(NIr. Hagerman and othors) that employed Bull,
said that he was working for them the who.e day
of the murder; Greeley was before the Coroners
Jury, when ho testifed'to having used the identi-
cal gun. and also said that Bull was with him and
grabbed the gun and said shoot quick. Officer
Farrell notified him that Greeley wished to make q
and he acted before stated; Bull was
present and denied the statement OF Greeley that
he was with him; judging, from the tracks at tho
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cealed in the rushes
Mr. julius NJ. Rhett deposed, that he is the son
of deceased, and heard of the accident about Is
minutes afterward through a small negro boy.
he was shot by some one in the bottom, which was
about thirty yards distant This was about S
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Farrell deposcd, that he is detective and
was employed on the 5th to investigate the murder
at Rhett's Farm. He rode through the avenue to
q causeway near low bottom; on examination they
found track on the edge OF tho marsh, and also
one near oak tree; on following it up they found
. hollow in the rusaes, where some one had been
concealed. They found that man had been seen
coming towards this place with gun. On the
night Of the 9Th arrested John Bull and brought
him to the Guard House. The next day heard that
Horace had been arrested. Bull made dccara-
tion that he was with Greeley on the 4th; Greeley
he was guilty he had better tell tho truth; did not
hear what he said as was not present. No induce
ments were offered by any officer 10 make Greeley
confess; it was entirely voluntary on hs part
Greeley made his statement that Bull was his ac-
compice bstore the Coroner's Jury.
Cross Eran,ined-The witnesses were confined |
and Greeley having chance to sec the |
faces Of the witnesses who were called up, ho pre-
sumed that it mndo him uneasy and excited. |
There was no ono present in the room, as far es
he can remember, except MIR. Barry, Officer Coates
and himself In his position as o detective he had
to suspect every ono put under arrest, and the
uneasy and excited manner of Greeley induced him
to say, If there is anything on your mind. or
Coates informed Lieut.. Hendricks, who told the
Coroner, and he took down tho confession in
writing.
Cat6arne Collins (colorcd) deposed That sho
week before tho murder, but had never met Bull
until the 4th of July Sho lived up the King street
road, III the same house with Miles Turner and
Horace Greeley. The house was on the west side