The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-21


tie exception OF the counsel DC overrulcd.
Mfr. Mites asked tint Council should appy 10
It's members the simple test that no one should
SIT In Judgment who was prejudiccd against the
accused.
The motion to overrulc the request OF counsel
was put aud carried.
At this point Alderman Barrow returned.
George Addison, City Sheriff pro tem. was
called and sworn. lie stated that he had served
rs City SheriE for three months and WINS now
City Sheriff pro tcm.; that he had examined the
records of his predecessor and found any amount
OF executions unsatisfcd, and also In the books
were recorded many executions running back
several years, and marked unsatisncd.
Alderman Barrow got up again, was called to
order several times, but after stating that he was
citizen. an Alderman, and q representative OF
the Republican party, and was not giving nm
'aiter dinner entertainment" as WAS suggested
oy Alderman I. ]. Mackey, was ruled out OF Or
der by the Mayor.
Alderman T. j. Mackcy said that to proceed
with the trial II was necessary to remove oil OBJ
structiOns, and II Alderman Barrow continued TO
make himself an obstruction lie would have to be
removed.
Alderman Barrow was allowed to proceed with
Nhis drunken hnranguc until tho five minutes aI-
| lowed for m Alderman to speak hat, expired
Alderman Barrow rose again, but upon being
to put Him out OF the hail, Barrow took Ills scat.
remarking with an 'injured-nnocence" air, "well,
put me out.n
Alderman Holloway moved that Alderman Bar-
| row have leave to renew his motion to retire for
fifteen minutes.
Alderman Harrow. 10 not wish 1t. should
not be called to order. appeal from the Mayors
decision, and call for the yeas and nays Laugh.
teri
The City Sheriff piO tenn. resumed and testified
that Ills opiniOn Was, that owing to the neglect of
his predecessor the city had suffered considerable
loSSi number Of the executions were against
men liYir.: In the city now, and were men OF
means.
Alderman Narrow, after attempting to ask n
question and being called TO order, sat down to
reduce 1t to writing. lie got up again and the
Mayor ordered him to be seated and ceasc talk
Ing. He refused, and the Mayor ordered him to
leave the room, which hc did not do, but made
an appeal from the decision OF the Mayor
Alderman +. w. NJ Mackey seconded the ap-
peal.
The vote was taken and Council sustained tho
Mayor.
At the conclusion OF the testimony OF Addison,
Alderman I. J. Mackey asked Mr. Query if he
had given bond to the city subsequent to Decem-
ber, 1860, to which he replied at he had given
ono In 1860 and in 1852 also.
In response TO questions from Mr.. Miles, Mr.
Gueray gave satisfactory reasons why the cxecu-
tions marked unsatis1cd were unsatsfled, show
Ing clearly that he was unable to satisfy them.
Mr. Thomas, treasurer Of the city, testified that
he had been treasurer assistant treasurer for n
number OF years, and Mr.. Guerry had always
made his returns punctually and properly.
Tic testimony was here closed and the aspu.
nients commenced.
After the arpumpnts of Afr Nlaa opn -
T. J. Mackey. the latter moved that Council retire
to deliberate. .s..
Alderman E. W: NJ. Maosey seconded the mo.
tion, and 1t .wus carried.
Council then retired to the Mayors ONCE
Dhrng, the absence of Council the audience
amused: themselves In, various. ways; some
smoked, two or, three whistled- .nr hummed
"DlNie" and others puIed cigar smoke in
the face OF Lafayette woolf alias Lion, who was
asleep.
After nm absence OF about three quarters OF an
hour Council returned TO the chamber
The Mayor then announced that when the aucs-
tion was asked In secret session whether the evil
dcncc was sufficient to Justify the removal Of the
City Sheriff twelve had vo ted that It was, and
four that It was not.
Alderman 7. ]. Mackey then introduced the
following resolutions, which were adopted:
Resol.ed, BY the Mayor aud Aldermen OF
Cnarleston, IN City Council assembled, That Peter
c. Query, City SherIn, be and he Is hereby re-
moved from onlce, the City Council having dccld.
cd after ful nearing OF the case that there are
nine members OF Council having voted for such
removal.
Resolved, That the managers In this case be
discharged.
On motion OF Alderman E. r. Wall, Council
then adjourned, and the members proceeded to
refresh themselves with some food and bitlcrs pro.
vilcd in an adjoining room.