The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-24

t;lot. f,o1 nth ,1nf5ue v;olen ,a
~ 20 s-s."s;n. $50. h;s orders M walden declin ,d
- amnlov snv counsel. but argued his o,rn
csae and the iury brought IN q verdict of rot
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THE The State ~. Mosea Mitohell lcolored)-As
ean1t and battery. Msprath, JJr., o.,
srnesa,ad FOR The isYence. .YerdictGGufilsy;lut
recomr,ended to the clemenoy of the court.
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Hoaa lMosEss "a PRra1prsa.4.the al, Il1 sa.-.the
60 r,,,. ..ho ws-e hasos WITH the considarsiion
~. ~. - .ha st.Is r,sa Jaynas Thomas for
Oh .'' ene ossso - - y so ...ss. ,oI .s.,So I;.v
arson, returned INTO court at 1Vt o,ciocK' it iss.
ine bean out ali night, and rendered aver dict
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Inc case i7tne esase Ss'
(colored(, for the murder OF Peter LOCKWOOD
fcoloradl. on WadmalaW Island, November 10Th,
Ne rs.,.,.. w,,, a,aJ,, ana Ash
we, wee 81, 10 I,nia,v ~
Dunhn appeared ior the oetence'ei As maV VI
the Jurors engaged in the previous case we're
arr,,, =, sor th;s trial and having been with
e"oin - ~ - -, - ,L.TIL.
out food or aieep ior uWensy:.oo. louis Slo :.
Judge granted q recess until Uf O'CLOCK 10 ai-
low them time for refteshmeut. In for ming
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the July the e,iAltofney.- ey.-t1epssel 9.@ou
Gregorie (colored) to stand aside, but the pam
al ,ssnn,p, exhausted be was subsequently sworn
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After the recess tne c9urs ploceoueu s Lr WIG
trial. Ooronor1 Whiting was pnt ON the stand,
test;fis that ON the f1th OF November ho held
sssa.Ao s..Ss - -. 90 az go
the 6IQ0ueStrQ6YlQR G66u uuOpilbu1U e2loNNOu&-
renee on the 10Th. The body was erslained m
o,,,d b,acck ~ fhea,< head found cut opea the
ir,,,. .,,-;,n,,ar bod ho an ar.
orains =. ~
rested and was before the jury at the time.
Freeman Jenkins (colored}, testified that he
has lived onJ Johns Island since 9 boy, but bad
never seen Peter Lockwood before nov: On
the night Of the murder he Hl6pt ut <Roc kv1lle.
They went TO o dance that night, and ne did
not see Peter ;'againi Between thethrat and
second fowl crow he heard Q groaning nom the
room where Peter was sleeping, and CO led to
the old lady, Lira Patterson, VINO gotuP ana
LEI 4 lamp. She went INTO the room AMI nal
looed murder. Witness never went !nto tne
room until daylight; he then saMthe dead
body with cut on the back OF the head, the
brains lying out. BE saw an axe In tina room
WITH blood upon 1.-THE axe was Learning up
in corner. Witnass dld not recole ~ tne
style of the axe, as ne never exammSo II par
tieularly He met tne prisoner 4a 1s1s =,
when ne was coufGSnnS oae y. o Sao Sn% I.ho y,
Harriet Patterson. Sae was s1e same S enS orao Mso
went with the deceased to the oall. Tns nouse
was fastened up that night, snd no ono coulo
getin but through "a window. Thers was
window; in the room where Peter was sseeplng.
The window opened into yard wmcfr haa
fence and gate.rg - 100 ~. -, = !
Sarah Patterson {coloredl, SAID sne nyso az
Rockville, and had Known the p1sones aailng
the war, when -she lived up .ne oopa On
the Santee; knew Peter LOCKWOOD trst IN
der, as he slept at her mothers house. Peter
was engaged to her sister rom Marcn, Waen
they lefs the c1ty TOT hookvlne lIestan ooan a;s
not know it. She bad never seen nun ION ION
March untn tne pooy was prcugls poarG oos.
herself ana slster went on! wasn SaT,s vat
wooo tnat ngnt, ano 3n eae ..a,,t tn
up until O'CLOCK. Peter LooKWoon wen. "
Oeo nlsei W, har >, ntIar and
8 or o'clock Jenkins WOKE pP ner motner 1as ana
said that Feter was prea1nnS very siasw swn,
and her mother went IN the room. AIter tne
alarm, witness cauea fnnoe Brown, VIZ Mea- In
sured the IaeKs ouesloe SI tnS ~Magmi SISS 1,s
we're mcnes IN iengtn. ;ah Sae sa ~ ~
nsSa o Sa Sas ta aIe a. ana be-
longing to her master, VINO catnee, J! np A1s
country and brought It paek % soe eAY1ie. !e ~ ~
usually lay in-the yard; she mad usea II tnat
mornmg. r.,.,. ,..,,-oa, ,.;a 4,..he hod
Wlinam Ienkins lcoiolsSI, satI J ;,,oJ
known the prisoner SINCE DeSem9e. s u sney ySs myeu
spgseeS Setae5d an5 aS not scy cems bsn2
Preston e on ana he %n ust Ssva n@p
until Sunday, at O'CLOCK; No SnsI llsys lSap e
ed across the oaok @ tencs @ N & IaeeS, me %
the witness was a. tle gaze; ;nst a,r;uad and
segusntly sald 5aas ne aat mao 'us' a'fiSeu' Snu
ssEed for sometmpg W ...;,toa ea.; .h;s Zoo
Rose Fuller rstrn 1tS rs the
tmony as as 70 o. fresson 'onns'on '''u'n " '-''
clty: p.++or,on said sba had Known both
Saran fss'eIson ta. psa0ton sa had he an conrtino
parties some Tune; fies.o1 aa1 h1aw Dee@ nuar.
her, put sne hoAeo n'ia' sne An0" " ~ d1'',
rel; 49,. Ia .,o hoard ~ poter Took-
Peggy Alston sald sne nsa.a 9i re .s'er posson un
woods death on IA Monday, ana "a" atand;na tre5ioa
Johnston on tne inu!susy I. pleIaJ ;ss sdv was
mp IN poat ag benn9sSs t n, erv s,sII as thsv
IN the boat; knew FresSon very "e''' 90 '''o'
lived opposite; ~. 10 r,,oa N Kino-
Ester b9perts9n salo 1..ne Snas ne Inhnston M Sonr
street. and mao known Ifesvon do, o, h"t knsw
months nr0YlOu9 10 JQo mUtoet, " ~