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

hhV VI tue Uelty NJ TIC CH1OttcNW, OnlI
pelotrating in direct posterior direction passing
through the middle of the anterior lobe of tie liver
throughout, entering about the center or pelvic por-
tion OF the right kidney throughout, passing back
wards and ffacturing the 1st floating rib of the
right side, and the ball was found lodged one inch
back of the fractured rib beneath the tcgtmenir.
II is our opinion that tho immediate anil direct
| cause Of death in. said Adam Bookharps case, was
from internal hemorrhnge from hepntic and rcnnl
arteries or some Of their branches.
r.. d. RADZINSKY, NJ. D.
Signed. A. s. SALLEY, NJ. D.
E. j. OLIvEROS, NJ. D.
Personally appeared: Drs. l.. d. Radzinsky, \.
s Snllcy and E. j. Olvcros, who swear that the
above report is n true and correct statement of
their post mortem examination of Adam Bookhart,
dcccasod.
Sworn 70 before me. I. D. RADzINsKY, NJ. d.
this 10Th day Of A.. S. SALLEf, NJ. D.
June. 1853. L. j. OLlVEROS, NJ. b.
c. Is. GLOVER,
Magistrate.
The jury took recess till O o'olock p. NJ.
Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
d. +. Randolph being produced and sworn,
says saw Jacob Hanton between oight and
nine o'clock on the morning of tho 1lth inst,
at the residence of james Mays. Hanton
spoke of getting corn and bacon from the Gov
ornment. He also said store had been brok-
on into in his neighborhood and that they had
arrested couple Of men aud were bringing
them in. Don't rccollcct whether he mention
cd their names or not. He stated that he
thought the mon were innocent, because
house was broken open in the ncighborhood, a
search had been made and none of the goods
had been found in the house, but some were
found in the neighborhood. He then asked
my opinion as to what would be done with
them. l told him that they would bo tried,
and if innocent, discharged, and if guilty,
ol,n i l-o1 Al u 4
Justice answered rs to that he need have
no fears, as thought by the time he would Lc
tried there would be new court here, mean
ing that the court would be organize. under
the new Constitution. Hanton did not indi-
cate any particular course Of action himself.
Question by J",y-Did you furnish him
(FIanton) with any paper of any description
to protect the parties from being arrested
Ans,ccr-I did not, but think on that
occasional either gave or sent him Republ-
can pledge.
The pledge was i'll substance, MS follows (:
ave, the undersigned. pledge ourselves to sup
port the principles Of the National Republican
party, and the principles of tho Republican
party of South Carolina; to vote newt Novem-
Der Tor Grant to be President and Colfax to be
vice President Of the United States And VIC
further plodge ourselves to obey all rules aud
orders issued by this club"
Don't know that he saw any of the others
at that time.
The first knew Of the affray was whom a
boy came to inc at Mr.. Mays house, and stated
that Mr.. L. *. Sasportas wished mo to, como
ahmedatcly to tito. school house, tat,, some
tColored men had been shot by some white incn
and that the pcupiu wrrv rutl.e.ints there
,,"ll AR Muys tho same, and suggested to him
that wo cnll and sec General Hart and get
him to go down also% We started. / asked
him to-call and see General Hart and tell him
the facts i'll the ease that myself would go
immediately to the school house. When |
reached there. Mr.. L. X. Saspnrtas related tho
circumstance, and VIC dccidco to take tho
names of all the white men who went out with
guns and pistols, and werc concerned in the
afray, and that we also get tho pamcs of wit
ncsscs which we then proceeded tn do. After
wards we told the men to be peaccable, that
justice would have its way. We all went out
Mr.. Sasportas and l concluded to find General
Hart and consult him. which we proceeded to
do.
Hanton did not tell witness how he knew
that the parties had been arrested.
William Il. Hare being produced and sworn,
says: Was present when Mr.. Sydnor went to
make the arrest at 7IIaiglcr'x. Mr. Sydnor,
Mr. Shumakcr and myself went Up to Mrs.
Haiglers to make an arrest. Don't rccollect
the name of the man they went to arrest Mr..
Sydnor ordered the nan to surrender and there
were four guns drawn on him. (Hanton bcing
one of the larty) We did not make the ar
rest, but went out to the road where they had
three prisoners arrested. They were followed
by Hanton and others some two or three hun
dred yards, out to the road. We pursued our
journey quietly until within about one mile of
Orangeburg when we were met by five men
who came up the road. He knew ice Brown
and Hanton whom he saw at Haiglcr's that
morning. The five men came up in front of
Mr. Sydnor and asked the prisoners where
they were going The prisoners told the FIVE
men who met them that they had been doing
something that they ought not to have been
doing, and were going to OrangeburS to attend
their trinl. The five men 1v1ld them that they
were not going. Mr., Sydnor told them, "Boys
stand out of the road and let them 90 and
stand their trial." and Jake lIanton spoke
thcn and told them no, that he would shed the
last drop of blood there was in him before they
should come on to Orangeburg. He told MI.
Sydnor that he had papers to take them away
from them and carry them back home. And
Mr. Sydnor told him that if he did just to turn
back with him and show his papers, and if
they were all right those fellows could go back
home, and he wouldn't say word against it
no way. lie told Mr.. Sydnor that they had to
20 back from there that thcv were not oo;ner