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

PtS' 80 ~ SSiis.uno tAo ai'stVEy W. Tue onalr.
On The 18th inst Lieut.. o 'Connor arrived,
with detachment of 30 men, Of Company K,
9th U. s. Infantry, and made several arrests.
Warrants were sought aud obtained against
Messrs sydnor, Edwards, Haro, and Izlar,
and they were bailed in sums Of $4,000 and
$4,000, respectively. Afterwards, on Monday,
at 8 o'clock, A. NJ Adam Bookhart, one of
the rescuers, died. A Coroner's Jury of In
quest was held over his body, and sat two days.
Wcgive the verdict and evidence below.
AS regards tho wounded rcscuors, VIC would
state, that, for the sake of afording the ne.
grocs bcttcr chance of giving them attention,
end :. tho reqccs. ce prominent negroes, and
the instance of Lieut.. O'Connor, Jake Hanton,
Earle McCord, and Adam Bookhart wore re.
moved on Friday, 18th inst, to room at the
Freedmen's Bureau, So little attention, how
over, did the negroes bcstow on these men,
that Adam Bookhart, during the night of tho
18th, while in dying condition, had no one
at ali to minister to his wants, save the soldiers
of the guard: nor did the others have any
more assistance So fragrant course of careless
inhumanity, VIC cannot pass over without due
censurc; and VIC consider that these negroes
of prominence who volunteered to care for tho
wounded and then neglected to do it, are re-
sponsiblc for the whole of it,
The verdict of tho Coroner's Jury is as fol-
lows:
That Adam Bookhart came to his death on
the morning of the 10Th of June at 5 o'clock
IN consequence of a wound received June L 1th
1868, BY pistol ball fired from pistol held
in the hand of some person unknown to the
Jury, in mctce which occurred between s. II.
Sydnor, Deputy Sheriff, in the discharge of
his official duty, with g. s. Edwards and w.
y. Hare as assistants on the one part and Joe
Brown, Earl McCord, Adam Bookhart, Jake
Hanton md one other colored person unknown
of the other part.
The verdict is under the hands and seals of
of G. b. Glover, Magistrate and Acting Coro-
ncr, Thompson III. Cooke Esq, Foreman and
b. +. Randolph (cold), T. G.. Albergotti,
John Williamson, j. w. Keitt, "A. r. Champy,
Henry Dickson (col'd), James Stocker, j. w.
Mosely. JAS Cannon, George Bolivar, w. Il.
Muller, w. II. Bull, Fred. 8. Dibble, Jurors
THE TESTIMONY.
Jakc Hnnton being sworn, was asked if he
could recognize any ono of the party present
rs the party who shot Adam, Bookhart? He
replied Chat he recognized Mr.. s. III. Sydnor
as tho only ono who looked like the person.
He was further asked if the party who shot
the deceased was walking or riding2 He re-
piled he was riding. Also as to the color Of
the horse He first said the horse was a
pided horse, and upon being asked to explain
what he meant by the word pided, he said it
was a red and white spotted horse He also
said no was shot in tbs lcry beginning of the
fray.
Mr. T. G. Albergotti being produced aud
sworn, says On Friday morning went round
to the jnil to see the prisoners I asked
Adam Bookhart and the balance of them, how
they were feeling. Adam Bookhart was tho
only one who answered me. The others made
no answer. asked him what part of the
atfray he was shot in, and if he was with the
crowd that tried to rescue the prisoners He
said no, that he was this side of Henry Dick.
sons house. He said that it was after the
time that the gentlemen had gone back to call
for assistance, ana that man riding dark.
bay horse at full speed shot at him ms he
passed Mr. Sam Hall was present and asked
Bookhart, the deceased, if he was not one of
tho party there to rescue the prisoners. He
said, no, was not. Dir. Hall said expect
you were. He, Bookhart said that say that
the man riding tho bay horse shot me. If you
know more about it than do l have nothing
more to say.
Nr. s. r. Hall being produced and sworn,
says: Went round to the Jail on Friday morn
ing to SEQ the three prisoners, and asked them
how they were feeling. They all three said
they felt much better. Mr.. Abergotti then
asked Adam Bookhart II think it was) if he
was with tho rescuing party. lie said he was
not. told him I thought he was or he would
not have baon shot at. He then told me he
was not with the party, but was wounded by a
man riding dark bay horse this side of Hen
~ Dickson's house. Then asked him if it
was before or after the rescuing purity attacked
Hr. Sydnor, the Deputy Sheriff He then
said it was some time after. asked the gues-
tion tt ut l thought he was there, and hc then
said if knew more about it than he did let it
go 80, that the man on the dark bay horse shot
him. Deceased appeared to be perfectly con-
scious of what he said. was one of the
posse who went out.
Henry Dickson, being produced and sworn,
says was setting in my piazza ut the time