The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-18

the direction of Lincoln and senatelstreets:
went into that direction and found de.
ceased shot and lying in n9ol of, blood, +.
opooslte' tne "h1cks" house," near the
gate, on the pavement, Several persona
recognize any one but Policeman Striok-
land. tAfterward, u recognized Beverly ]
Nash, then inquired who shot tho man,
No one could tell; asked where the shotsI
we're nred rom; some one said they were
bred from the house occupied by Murray,
on the eoorner-members of the Legisla.
ture occupied it Mt night. Witness and
Murray went into the house but it WAS
empty; all had gone; saw trunk opened.
and watch, which he told Murray to
Keep Tor the owner; saw Nash and he pro-
misod to get all the parties that lived in
the house and take them up to tho police
station, and investigate the matter-but
he never did it; saw Nash and Sasportas
and said to Sasportas that he must take
him to the police station; he protested
against agoing, as he was member of the
Legislature. Nash then said he. Witness.
had no right to arrest him without a war.
rant. just then, Policeman Altee came
up and said he had consulted some one
and said they had better be summoned
before the Mayors Court next morning,
and never had anything more to do with
the matter; witness found hat near
Smith which Richardson claimed next
morning; saw no blood in yard.
III. GUnLEY.
GEORGE w. ALLEN, sworn, SAYS:
That on Saturday night last, about ten
minutes after IL O'clock, he went into his
house. on Senate street; soon after, he
heard firing of pistols just below his
house. When lie went on. to the gate, g
man ran by him, twhite,) stood there and
fired down towards the house whore Muir
rey occupies; black men were firing at
hlm; some seven were firing; when the
firing ceased, witness was in his house
getting on his boots; heard Nash and
Thomas, with crowd, say, zone damn
rascal was killed." Nash said that this was
the first timo that he had come out with
out his pistol: Witness then camo out of
the house and went where he saw Dallas
Smith lying there moaning. Strickland
was there. and several other persons. The
man who ran past him, ran off; had on a
white linen coat. Recognizes one of the
party who ordered the pistols brought out.
thinks he is member Of the Legislature, or
has something to do with it. Was not at
home more than fifteen minutes before the
nrlng; never saw any move towards any
excitement, or any move towards row
that evening. The night was very bright.
G. w. ALLEN.
THOMAS DUREN, sworn, says:
Ihat on Saturday night last, met de-
ceased and Wade "a mail agent) and one
other, whom he did not know; asked wit
ness to take walk with him; then Mr..
Hook came up, and they went to Clendin-
lngs and got some beer; they then went
down the street; in passing the Hicks
house, Hook, Wade and deceased stopped:
witness walked on to the corner and
stopped for them to come on; while stand
ing there, heard loud talking in the back
yard; heard some one say, "get out of
here;" then heard shooting; heard some
one cay, "All shoot together;;" shooting
commenced, and witness went in to the
mousse below; remained there until the
hrlng was over; while there, saw men
jumping the railroad and other fences:
witness then went back, and found de.
ceased lying on the pavement; found seve-
raj persons whom he did not recognize.
Deceased remained back with Hook. who
was vomiting; Wade also remained back;
heard no expression as to his being shot:
asked who shot him, but no one gave him
any answer; thinks deceased was little
under liquor; there was no noise at all in
the street; deceased was not armed.
J.T DUREN. a
WILLIAM WADE, sworn, says: II
That he ls mail agent on the SOUTH
Carolina Railroad, between Columbia and
Augusta; on Saturday night last, he met
deceased, according to appointment, at a
lager beer saloon, not far from this room:
found deceased there rolling some balls
upon the bagatele table; and requested
to join him i'll tho game, which he
refused to do, as he knew nothing of the
game; gentleman soon after came in,
whom he afterward learned was Duren:
deceased and he played several games, and
another gent came in and Joined the par
ty; when they got through, they went into
the street. and deceased proposed to take
a walk; said to deceased that we had bet
ter retire, as he would have to go out on
tho road IN the morning; deceased said
no not be III hurry; went down town,
near the post office, to q drinking saloon,
and took drink; went down on Bridge
street; went to house; when there, told
that every ono had gone to bed. and they
could not come in; the party left and went
into a saloon near by and got drinks; went
down then to the next street, (Lincoln
streat:) saw two ladies and three gedtlemen
there; stayed there but short time; then
they went over to the house where he un-
derstood the lady was stopping at; tbey
then left that place and walked down to-
wards the corner of the depot lot; as wit
ness passed the house where deceased was
shot, saw three black men standing in the
gateway; they seemed to be excited about
thinks that deceased, got soi,a-
rated while he, witness, was talking with
the woman; saw Barney Mcbride come
rushing to where they were; took hold of
Barney and told him to keep away, for fear
that there might be a difficulty there; wit
ness then went down the street: firing then
from the enclosure OF the