The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-18
opposite, OPP in front Of George Aliens house;

IL and o'clock; firing ceased soon .ftar
witness awoke; MIR. Grinsted was endea- |
yoring to get his coat on To get into tho |
sick; he said it wac his duty, and he wonII,
go; about that time, two persons rushed
across the street, and. nearly in front of
the house next to Grinstead's and called
for the balance Of the pistols to be brought
out; thinks they were coored men; the
house from where they we're called from
was occupied by Fred. Cook, colored man;
one OF them then started back from the
centre Of the street, and then halted and
asked them, ''What crowd is that thereP"
could not recognize either one of the men:
some one said, 1T is Nash's crowd; it il
all right" went into the house to get his
pants and shoes; Grinstead went out as
witness went in; heard him ask what the
uisturbance was; perso,. replied, "Who
the hell are you?" Grinstead replied tn
he was policeman, and wished to know
what the riot was; man replied, that ho
would blow the brains out OF any man who
would interfere with him; knows the man
by his voice, he resides next door to wit
ness, and his name is. Gray. Witness,
Thinking that Grinstead might be hurt.
started towards the front Of the house; got
10 the door, saw him going towards Lin
coin street; some one called to him that
they mad Killed one OF his party, and he
had better go to him; witness started out
| OF the gate and met Grinstead about mid
way OF the street; requested him to return
| Dallas Smith was shot and they wanted to
| bathe him; carried water to him, and re-
NAMED until deceased was removed; saw
DeLargo there; he seemed to regret the
occurrence; seemed to be much excited.
Ii was bright moonlight night; witness
had been in front of his house frequently
| during the evening; saw very few persons
moving ahOnt. aiUn OF ~
| any fuss that night; recognized Nash and
| several OF Murray's boarders.
| JACK N. MILLS.
j. l.. STARK, sworn, says
That Oil Saturday night last, witness
was in house opposite to where the
shooting occurred; was sitting there talk
ing with Fielding and others; heard that
there was somo quarreling on the street,
as IL there was to be diffiulty; witness
got up and walked to the window; saw a
| crowd in the street; heard some one ask,
"How comes on the I.egslature?" the re-
ply was, pretty WELL" heard some fuss,
which was either in the house or the ward:
cannot tell which, as there was a tree in
the street which prevented him from see-
ing; just after that, sew flashes of pistols
hrlng from towards that house; cav seye-
raj persons running in various directions;
witness pulled the shutters to, and still
heard the firing going on; could not recog-
was over, went out and met Strickland
and several others, who asked him where
the shooting was; went in that direction
and found deceased on the ground, with
several persons around him; left soon
after; heard very little said about the mat
ter; while sitting at the window, some per-
sons passed the house and talked about
knocking him out of the window; thinks
they were soldiers; the difficulty occurred
IN about ten minutes after they came
from Gervals street; parties asked him if
he was member of tho Legislature; he
replied, "No; 1 am South Carolinian."
1t was a very bright night; had heard Of
no disturbance before that; does not think
that deceased was in the party; when he
went to the body, did not ccognize any of
the party that had passed the house.
7. l.. STARK.
NJ. GRINsTEAD, sworn, says:
On Saturday night, just before IL
O'Clock, got up and went 10 the front door
and saw two or three men on the opposite
side OF the street, talking very quietly;
walked back into the house and lit his
pipe; the clock then struck twelve; then
went III and laid down on the lounge and
smoked his pipe; heard two or three shots
fired; put on his coat and bucklcd on his
pistol; when he got to the door saw some
twenty or twenty five shots fired from the
rear the Hicks house, and the middle of
VIZ GU, 'hS theH ccuScu WIlcu ne
heard some ono call to the people in the
house next to him and cali to them to
bring in the rest Cf the pistols. Gray and
two others came out OF the house; GRAY
had pistol; witness was on the street and
recognized him; walked towards them,
when ho was hailed by Gray and presented
pistol at his breast and said, who the
hell are you? Witness replied, / am
policeman, and want to know what all this
firing means. Said We have killed ono of
your men over yonder. Witness asked
who ID it? Gray replied that it is damn
away. just then Cyo White alias Bollin
came in his shirt sleeves, and no hat on.
Witness said, what are you doing there?
Gave no answer: Witness then walked
across and found deceased lying on the
sidewalk, on his right side. Some one
turned him over, when William Thomas
said it is Dallas Smith. Directly, Strick-
land, the policeman, camo up, and asked
ceased was bleeding very freely. Nash
and sat down little while, and then went
there, and others; heard Gray say he
blow his damn brains out. There were
fuss about that evening; no indications OF |
a riot. his
MICHAEL GRINSTEAD.
mark.
Attest: THos. p. WALKER
JOHN WILLIAMS, sworn, says:
1s news agent on the South Carolina |