The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-02
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ceased until Isaac nad stopped at hls uouso, aa'eA
he had left Mr.. RAvENEL's and had shown the
summons he had obtained. He advised Isaac not
TO- deliver the summons in person, but to stop at
the house Of Messervey and get one OF his boys to
Fgo He refused to do this, saying that he had
Ebeen entrusted with the summons, and would
deliver them in person. He did not show the sum-
mons, but said they were in his pocket. Hefrst
heard of the shooting from two negro men who
lived near BRANDON, and afterward from BRANDON
himself, who told him that his brother was shot.
He went to the spot and found Isaac lying down
both hands outstretehed.
Isaac knew that he was dying and told him to
take the summons from his pocket to MIR. RAVE
MEL. He examined his wound and found his
waistcoat burnt by the wad, but the shirt was not
scorched. Isaae begged him not to turn him over
as he did not think he would live, that BRANDON
had shot him. He went across field and got q
cart and took him to HEwRs' house; he could not
walk. Isaac told him he had gone to BRANDcSs
house and knocked, but no one came. BRANDON
subsequently came to the door and he presented
the summons to him, when BRANDON took down his
gun and said, "did I not tell you never to come
here" +" and then shot him; he dropped the sum-
mons on the floor. Isaac died on Friday, about 10
or ii o'clock, while he had gone to MIR. RkvENEI.
This closed the testimony for the prosecution,
and the counsel for the defence proposed to place
the prisoner on the stand this was agreed to, but
the Attorney General insisted that the son OF the
prisoner, who was also witness, should be re-
moved from the room during the evidence.
+. Mr.. JNo. C. BRANDON deposed that, he was a
farmer in Berkley District, and was also minister
of the Gospel in the Baptist Church. That in the
spring Of 1866 Strawberry and his wife Henrietta,
came to his gate and called him. They said that
they had no place to stay, and begged him to let
them stay on his place, and plant a piecs of
ground. he had never owned q negro, and re-
fused for some time but they came back second
time and he finally consented to let the wo-
man stay in the kitchen, and plant piece OF
ground on shares, on the condition that they
would create no disturbance. This was agreed to,
but Isaac soon commenced beating his children
at unreasonable hours and making terrible noise.
BE bore this for some time but finally remonstra-
ted with Isaac, who told him he would stop, but did
not and he ordered them away, but on the solicta-
ton 6f his wife, consented to let her remain but for
bid Isaac bis premises The day the last potatoe was
dug again told them to leave and they went to Mr.
HEwEs. He had been repeatedly disturbed during
their stay, by turbulent conduct; this particu
ary the case one night when Isaac told him that he
would make his children beat his son, and would
beat him also if he did not stop talking to him.
After they had left, he did not think anything
more OF it until he saw Isaac coming through the
! gate into the house. The family were at the din
ner table, and Isaac approached without knocking
or speaking, but Ind vindiotive look. as he az
preached the table, Brandon arose and came to-
ward him, and seeing that he was eyeing the gun,
which was in rack over the door, he moved to-
ward it at the san time that Isaac did, and both
seized it simultaneously at the muzzle and
|he at the breech. A struggle ensued in which the
eun was discharged, the hammer catching in his
clothes.
HENxY BRANDON, the son Of the prisoner, WAS
then introduced, and the objections as to his age
and knowledge Of the responsibilities were satis-
He'd by his answers. His statement corroborated
his fathers in every particular, and gave no addi-
ttiional light to the case.
The argument was opened by W. G.. DESAus-
SURE, Esq, who w.s replied to by the Attorney
General, Judge MuN 20 summed up the evidence
Eehred in the case, and charged the Jury, who re-
turned verdict Of not guilty.
|Na-i!
UNrTAD STATES CRouT CoURr-Hon. GEO. 8.
RaHAx presiding.4The petitions Of MORTIMER
GLovER! of Orangeburg; J. p. WlTHERsPooN, of
York; ". ". sEIIRas, Of Marion, and B. F. Ar
THUR, tor admission to practice in the Courts Of
the United States were read and the petitions
granted.
| Tie cases Of the United States us ]. D. JOHNSON
-embeazement; the United States us. r. H.
lLoYToN-violaton OF Internal Revenue Laws as
distiIer; the United States vs. WILSON E. PRoTHAo
for sam offence; the United States os. WILLIAM
EAsrrn1Na-for same offence; the United States
us. EDWARD A. FowLER-tor. purchasing soldiers
uniforms, were, on motion Of D. T. CoRBN. Esq,
trnnaferred to the next term Of the United States
District Court.
The United States us. LEWIS L. Naturalization
be; Atarhal Revenue Laws as disiler, was trans
| TERED To the Annual Docket for Greenyille. ::
The decision caseof the: United States os.
ERos4, LAWRENCE CouRTNAY, guilty oil, violation Of
F:the Internal RsY4hue Law rs distiller, was ran
tdard by Judgs BRYAN as follows: Tha. the defend
ant;be Imprisoned for one year OF pay a fine Of
&aoo, ,ithe tax Of 500 and :oostsof prosecution.
The Civ vii Docket wss:then taken up and num-
bar' Of cases in Equity heard which were Of no
general neral interest - E4
-:sLnaA1; In the Court aiffslpeals, on Tuesday,
the following cases were h6IEd::
HAIL and HALL, trusteaG: ads. BaRKsDAIE and
Wits. Mr.. J. ". HAnn1sos for appellant no re-
ply. -
Ia The State e1 rel. JAMES BRUCE osss. q. HoDeEs,
Tax Collector. .Mr. THos. THOMPSON for motion;
Mr.. MCGOWAN contrap
THonAs DUNBAR us. ELFoRD b sHERMAN, o1ecu-
tors! A. DoRrTY os. thes anne. Heard together.
MIR. B. F: PERBK for motion; Mr. G. ]. ErFoRD
CONTRA. ~
J.J. NoaTox us. SAMUEL REID and another. Mr.
HARRISON for appellant.
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