The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-18

Altee with the body of MIR. Smith. End then
went after the r0hiefloi Police, Mr. Rad {
elite; when he returned, found DR.. b.. N. !.
Taylor there; he examined the body. but
could not do anything, and It was sent
home in wagon; found deceased imme.
diately In front Of the houses; found no
traces OF blood from the house to. where
In the house OF the time; when he saw de-
ceased, he Was speechless; the only two.
Persons. present when he got there whom
he could recognize, wore Beverly Nash
and w. j. Thomas. -
8, STRICKLAND.
SAMUEL W. HOOK, sworn, says:
On Saturday night last, deceased,
the street in Columbia, at Geiger's
house, above. Mrs. Hicks' house; wit.
ness stopped there to .vomit; when
through, witness and deceased went down
towards Mrs. Hicks house; stopped there
ana witness vomited again; ut that
time, heard three or four shots fired in
mrs; HICKS back lot; witness raised
from where he twitness) was standing: a
biack man ran around tho corner of the
house, when deceased held up his hands
and said, mo! mol old mani" as ne said
old man, the black man shot him over the
fencei deceased fell Immediately; witness
was about three PAGES from him; the black
man turned his pistol towards witness,
ana no ran across the street, and ran
away; after deceased was shot, heard
twenty or twenty-five shots fired; never
returned after he heard the firing. De-
ceased and witness were Just walking in
that street peaceably; tho fence was low,
ana deceased was shot over tho fence;
witness nor anv of tho party were armed.
as he knew Of. Witness and the party
m -,
together; did not hear of the examination
On Sunday before the Mayor
SAM. HOOK.
WILLIAM J. NIXON, sworn. saws:
That he has been elected IL member of
tho Legislature from Barnwell, but was
not qualified. On Saturday night last.
after caucus at the Janney Hall, he went
near the depot of the South Carolina Kali,
road; was preparing to retire; saw many
persons about the streets, and anticipated
difficulty; went back into the priyy. to
avoid difficulty which he supposed would
take place; soon after, he heard disturb
ance; some words passed; then the firing
commenced; thinks, perhaps, two of the
there with several negroes. When he re-
turned from the privy, the house was
empty; heard several persons in the house
say that they expected difficulty; thinks
James Grist one Of the persons who had a
pistol one Howard got his stick ready;
cannot identify any one who told him that
they expected a row that night; C. Haync,
Grlst, Sasportas, Howard and Byers we're
for difficulty; fifteen to twenty
shots were fired while he was in tho priyv.
w. j. MIXSON.
ELIZABETH DUCKwoRTH, sworn, saws:
On Saturday night last, had gone to bed
and was awaked by the report of pistol:
Jumped up out OF bed and went to close
her windows; saw colured men running in
the street. This was on Senate street.
Witness resides within three doors of
where some colored members of the Le-
gislature live. The firing was in the street
that she saw; had heard come firing in the
back yard; saw DeLarge and some one
that she did not know In the street; those
she can identify those; saw fired three
shots after he came into tho street: he
came out from the yard next to where she
lives; the firing then ceased for awhile;
witness was much frightened; could not
tell what he, DeLarge, was firing at; saw
Two persons run around the corner; there
had been considerable firing before this;
after tho firing was over, heard come one.
whom she thinks was DeLarge, say that
we have wounded one damn son Of a bitch
and am very sure we have killed one, and
II he ls not dead, now, he soon will be;
80 AS"iN i'OAIdi Sc SAY all u pehCeaDle
citizen and am not bothering any one;
they all, then, went from near her house;
saw two "!.ito men running around the
corner whore Rosetta Ballard lives; thinks
there were seven or eight persons firing in
the street; the two men running around
the corner We're white men; they did not
return tho fire. The witness went to bed
early and was not disturbed at all that
evening, by any one, until then. 1t was
Albert Davis yard that DeLarge came
from; did not see Mr.. Smith until she saw
hlm IN the street; several persons were
standing around him; did not recognize
any one Of them except Miss Post, Hall,
and the doctor. After the doctor got
there, the body was moved up on the grass.
DeLarge then came up where the BODY
was lying; noticed his agoing around
wherever ho saw any Que talking and lis
tened very attentively to what they were
saying. DeLarge seemed to be very much
confused and seemed to be very officious.
After the firing was over, and the people
had gathered around the body, witness
saw Beverly Nash and William Thomas,
and others, all colored, that she did not
recognize, pass her house; heard one of
them say this is the first night that have
been out without my pistol. The other
said me, too. They were coming from I'D
town when witness first saw them; knew
DeLarge before he came to the Iegisla-
ture. ELIZABETH DUCKWORfH.
NANcEY HALL, sworn, says:
On Saturday night last, she went to bed
at IL o'clock; few moments afterwards
heard the firing in the street, on Senate
street; opened her window and looked out:
saw several persons running, some to-