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

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I. N DAwx1ss presiding. Tho following prisonc,
being in Court, wore arraigned:
Hector Edwards, indicted Tor burglary. plca
not guilty, and his trial was assigned for Wcdne,
day, 3. q. RuTLEDGE, Esq, bcing requested to az
for the defence.
| Isaac Haynes ALIAS Henry Williams alias Isaia
Francis, for highway robbery, plead not guilty
and Friday was assigned for his trial, w. E
MiKE1L and j. P. GIBBEs, Esq, acting for tho dc
fence.
Tho case assigned for the day was then called.
The State cs. Horace Greeley alias Johnston
and Jno. Bull alias ett-Murdcr. JB CASn
BELL, r. W. SE1moun, and w. E. M1KEL1., appcsr
cd for the defence. The Jury we're organized an,
the Indictment read by the Clerk.
oEoner r Of TINS District and at dark on the Sd
his residence. He was quito dead, a1d his back
sdo and arms were found to be lacerated with shot
on the 4th the inquest was held, which continued
amincd. After the jury had viewed the body the,
adjourned to the Guard House, and continued thi
Investigations; the witnesses were kept separate
and not allowed to con municatc with each other
After several days investigation Horace Greeley
one OF the prison srs, made statement Oh the Il
July, to him and the jury, th.t he had seen tht
few worlds that had charged him % At the he 1ig TIN.
that If he wished to say any thing it must be free
and voluntary and that no compulsion was useG
tradicted the statement in part. Bull made ste.
ment, as q witness, in the shape Of testimony
DR.: Mitchell deposed that lie was practising
wounded, and found him dead on arrival Ho was
lying on the grass at his farm, about milo from
the city. His head was in his sons arms he
wes shot in his avenue leading to his house. half
mile from the main road, and quarter Of milo
from his house. he has no doubt that the wound
caused his death. He was shot with duck shot,
rnYof1Sy nt.1kr~
turo OF the wound the assassius could not have
been tfteen teet distant. He was shot slightly in
the rear Of his chest, under the arm and tho party
firing must have been in his rear. Arrived at tho
spot about sundown; the body was removed to bis
residence in Rutlecge street. Was in the act Of
going out whom he received the notification, and
Jemima Way (colored) deposed that she has
seen Horace Greely BEFORE and he went by the
name OF Horace generally; knew him about two n
first heard Of Mr. Rbotts death, having besri All
Horace say, two days after the occurrence that ho
him, and she told MIR. Charong OF it; did notk know
who Horace meant until told; she had already
heard OF Mr: Rhett's being shot; she;wns examined
several colored men present when Horace made
this statement; she had never seen Horace with a
gun, and had never heard him make any threat.
Cross-cIu1nlned- lives with hIr. Charlonc
and used to carry his dinner to tho railroad, and
she was returning when she stopped in ut Miles
Turner'S, about l o'clock, and heard the state
and she was in the piazza; heard it. through the
door; was sitting near it.; is on good terms with
prisoner, and neIcr had any words with lin.
piled to Horace. She used to visit the yard where
Horace Greeley staid, and made tho acquaintance
in in that way. She was standing with her back to
heard him: knew his voice well. She was talkiner
to Miles Turner at the time; they were sitting on
each side OF the door, and were not talking at the
and could 500 him distinctly; Horace was only a
few feet from her, and came in at the street door;
she 2 was sitting by the back door. Tho house is
the other right upon the back piazza and where
she was sitting could see tho street distinctly a-
though her back W. s in that direction; she turned
Miles Turner. Oscar Silva, and 4 number of per-,
sons were present, but no white man. The piazza
was at the side OF the house (the south sfde), and
having her back to the street. she could still sec
Lieut.. e. W. Hendricks deposod that he is Chief
Of the Detective force; about the of July took
the assassins had been concealed and saw their
tracks; on the second day had Bull arrested; sur
rounded Horaces house and arrested him; receiv-
steps: ascertained the spot where Mr.. Rhett had
been shot through the coored people; was some
three days gating the matter before making
Bull; the prisoners both wished to make some
but referred them to the Coroner.
Bull said that on the 4t he met Grecly and walked
e aeen ns to gxe ah e his arrest
had occurred; he notified the Coroner, who took
down the confession before the Jury; Bull was pre-
sent at the time; Bull stated that he had been
working at = certain place opposite the upper
Guard House on the day OF tho murder, and bar
Ties testified that he was; he recognized the gun
and said that it was the gun with which tho crime
had been committed, and that Greeley had also
Identified the gun and the shot as tie one he had
used on the occasion OF the murder; the partios
Mr. Hagerran and others) that employed Bull,
sald that he was working ior themthe who.o day
OF the murder; Greeley was before tho Coroner:s
Jury, when he testified 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 mako .
and he acted as before stated: Bni was
present and denied the statement of Greeley that
farm, he thought that only one person was con-
cealcd in the rushes. - u - ID.
MIR. Julius NJ. Rhett deposed, that he is the son
minutes afterward through small negro bow.
His father was lying in the neld and stated that
ho was shot by some one in the bottom, which was
o'clock in the afternoon.
----; - Farrell deposed, that he is a detective and
vas g employed on the 5th to Investigate the murder
! causeway near low bottom; on examination they
ound track on the edge OF the marsh, and also
'1e near an oak tree on following it up they found
They found that man had been seen
coming towards this place with q gun On the
night Of the 9Th arrested John Bull and brought
him to the Guard House. Tho next day hoard tRat
Horace had been arrested. Bull made declara-
ion that he'was with Greelev on the xth: Greeley
was quite excited IN his CELL and he told him that Il
hear what he said as was not present. No induce
nents were offered by any officer 10 make Greeley
confess; it was entirely voluntary on his pari.
Greeley made his statement that Bull WAS his ar
complice bstore the Coroner's Jury
Gross ss-ELd7naned-The Witnesses were confined
separately, and Greeley having chance to see the
faces OF the Witnesses who were called up, he pre-
7umed 70 that it made him uneasy and excited.
There was no one present in the room aa far a.
ae can remember, except Mr.. Barry, Officer Coatss
md himself In his position as detective he hsd
% suspect every one put under arrest, and the
Uneasy and excited manner Of Greeley induced him
% say, IF there is anything on your mind or
anything troubling you, to tell the truth" Officer
Coates informed Lieut.. Hendricks who told the
Coroner, and he took down the confespior in
writing. -}4 '--"T' n =
Cathazine Collins (colored) deposed that sha
new the prisoners; had known Horace shout
week before the murder, but had never met Bnll
1nti the 4th Of July. She lived up the King street
'oad, in the same house with Miles Turner and
Horace Greeley. The house was on the west aide
II the road, with piazza to the south, doors
opening on the street and piazza. Horace was
aot there on the Sd when she got up, and did not
,ourt) WAS in the corner Of the house on Monday
but both Greeley and gun were missing
IN Tuesday. Saw the gun again when examined
before the Coroner. Horace said the day he re-
turned, that he had shot man to-day, but did not
know il he had killed him. Miles Turner and
Jemima WY we're present; the latter was in the
piazza near the door. Horace was there until he
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