The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-20

lage, near tho railroad. l won't to tIe wiaov
/ aaigler's to arrest Reuben i sgler and say
Earle Slc Cord anlong the resisting party. Did
/ not see Jacob Hanton there know Jacob
itanson was not IN the crowd At that tiine,
know Jacob Hanton we'll. i went ny to the
house with the party. Earle McCord and
Qlash Aiallanton (or Hanton1 crossed the seld,
/ At that place they seemed determines 10 re. ].
sist the Deputy Sheriff and Earle xaid chat ~
there was anything dons, he VA, rcsiv Earsa Il
was armed, and had his gun iii The position 'of
ready. The whole purt7 were armed Ia
4 Five miles from town I left the DEPUTY Sher;H
and came ON ahead, and when SCOT To- ssSe tail.
road snw v, Earle McCord. Vas nots a q.
Earle McCord, Joe. .Brown and Bony I hIoT Tor3 /
think , near the railroad. This Was between
eleven and twelve CLOCK S Z vas snosy ii FI,eE
fight, but went out with the posse. Was b ab5oT6 5
one hundred or one hundred aud fifty yhrds
from whore tho second firing t,oE nianMo, ~ q
Don't know anything of the cifuunlsta riceag 81
to how Adam Bookhurt canic To- his d .atIl. 4; 8
had a long rife pistol, given to me by Chiiy
Dukes, which / s.nt back BY Mr. Cecil Ed
wards Yhe pistol was not used in Che firht.
being in my possession the Whole fifie. Wien
met Adam Bookhart at the railroad he WAS
going OUT OF the village. They had just about
time TO get out to the place the aifray 4cc,,rred
from the time I saw then, Until Tie firina toaE
place. know Jacob Hutton Tie cUlhlfiu,
report concerning him Is TINT he was 4 one of
the leaders in the ncighborhood ~ hen tia
hiring commenced tile second time sstyys 1shyss
McCord running of. He resisted Mr. izlaf. 3
We found Jake IIanton worn.ica and Iy;uuAK
down. Earle was with him Took them Az
prisoners, and jake asked pleased to- got him
some water: Gearge Sellers said 4 Earle car, b 4
you bring him drink. Anyhow 90 and
bring it. And then said; to Mr.. Izlnr guard 4
this prisoner to the branch and back. Whe.,s,
they got to the branch heard 4 hollow. Tint
Was about hundrGd yards. Don't what fin
calling was fots il sounded like some 0nns m
distress calling for help.s Don IS think II wan.
Earle calling. Thought.it was 8Ir. Islar.S Sl,ef
don't know positively who il WIS II callinT.
Three shots were fred at the braneh. Tias
posse was scattered through the w6uas lookins
for the prisoners. They were not in 81 body, I
In the morning at Haigler's Air. Sydnef was
riding spotted horse. When he passed Ham
pearance Of arms ainohg them. Mr.. SYdmr
was out on that day arrcsting prisoners who
had broken into witness store AIY. ssssysdnor
was acting as Deputy for sltc Sheriff. After
my store was broken into, mud dtoff niakfie d
search found goods I'M the houses Of Arnold
Dantsler, Reuben Haiglcr, Sam Haigler, shef,.
hard Shirers. The laat three sa,ncA tiss tInys
one house. Allen Shivers, Gaasls Gniilard
Question by Jmry. Could not the mon
whom you met at the railroad lrass had IRE |.
arms and you not have seen them ~ ,t,
Ans,rer,- Of course they cUtld.
Ques'i,a! w ,juyy. = Would n r1xse csffesi Bs Il
the Sheriff ;gO unarmcd or armed sa
dns,rer.--T licy. would go armed AID fasgk q
armed. ss
t1aestipn by .IarY. Gould the party at II 3aig.
lcris have rescued the prisoners as successfuliy
rs as they did near the village had tlley
is.,-erI ,hinl they could.
4. aneaifaa Jury Did they nssnifsss any
disposition when they crossed the field ss $
liaigler to make a rescue! So
-insuer.T They spoke to them nnd i,,,d
them togo back, tl,at they had no business
there. s5 {, 55sz7. g -
David Gillancy being produced and sworn, I
says That in a conversation VII Adam
BoOkhart on the morning of the da he was
shut. he said that III. Edwards, the ..ei:. l..,
riding a bay horse; shot him. Ir.7 lsdwaryI,
was present and Bookimrt pointed at him.
Nlr. Edwards said I was ono Of tho men thnt,
shot Iharoah Robinson replied / think
there's there been enough shooting done, and, it
ought to have been stepped. This Was out In
|
nurse. took it it Tor granted tnat tho man \
pointed: at was Mr. Edwards, SDonx know
Mr. Edwards personally This mas gBetWean
II aud o'clock, j think. Hharaoh Robinson
was present when Che Conversation between 4
witness and Adam Bookhart took place as Sto l
who shot him, Adam Boolhart. Bookhart
was wounded in the right side Bookhart said
that he w,is going out from the village and
heard the horse coming from behind him and
he looked, and the man halted him, and ran
past him, and wheeled his horse, aud the man i
fred ! recollcct distinctly allthel conyersa-
ton which passed between Bookhart and NY
self. sa, 49, - 81 Il. ~
The Lecture Last Night of Rev. w. q.
connor at the Mills House, was vary well
attended the audience comprising some sof
tho most cultivated Of our citizens We had
been promised treat and our expectations
were not disappointed. The lecturer used the
pathetic and well known poem OF Burn ssuisss- 3
aJohn Anderson my 10 John ':..4 :...4.as tths j
groundwork, (much in the some manpsr aiuf
DR.. Irving does in His famous lecture son
U(1Ock Toi,inrs1 nnor, xvh;ch la h,,:lyx cl...s