The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-05

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THB RRoENr MUApER-THR ACCUSED CoNuIr.
:, TIP TO JAII.-There was more testimony heard
before Coroner Whiting yesterday relative to the
murder OF Dick Richards, coloredJ whose mutilat-
ed body was found noatsg:ontne Battery on last
Sunday week. ,.,.. @aa
-MalyInIa. Rlchards, colored, testified that she
recognized tue body or the deceased as that
'of' her hnsbanda .Dick Richards, and testified
as follows: we lived in St. Andrews Par.
Phi-ny husband left home ~at-twslye O'Clock
{ iastrhursday week, on a nat loaded with wood,
WthtFriday and Anthony Nixon, and TINT was
the last saw Of him alive; was present at the
dlsIpterment and recognized him; II know not OF
any quarrel BETWEEN my husband ana the Nixons;
when the Hixops returned from the city they
toldime that Wy husband had been drowned; that
Whue ne waA at Blgelow's store, he said that he
intended-to, eat "a, hearty meal, for1car that he
would never eAt agarh?' fhat my husband was at
''the helm. OF the boat when crossing the Inst
channel going to The city, and lie cried out that
nc was unable to steer the boat. Friday then
went to the helm, and deceased crossed his hands
and jumped overheard, and was drowned.n.
The testimony OF the other witnesses showed
; that On last Thursday week the accused. Friday
and AnthQny Nixon, md the deceasetAi started TO
Charleston on q nat linden with wood About
spndoTn the Aext evening they had gotten as far
as Elliott's Cut, on Jnmes' Is!apd, and concluded
!. TO lay to. While attemptsiEs.o make their way
TO the. shore they were qIdtrellng, which was
heard by parties on the shore. On fastening to
the shore one OF the accused borrowed m axe
from Jane 'smith fof the purpose, as he alleged.
OF cutting wood to make nre. ! The licensed
was observed moving abont With them antil dark.
After the are was D,aaeS, 4 sos pf JzHc Smith
went down TO the boat. When he'f&urned to his
mother, he stated that TIVE OF the tnen were ait.
ting round the fre, and thA other was laying
down in the. nat "llke he was asleep. ~
Previous to this the axe had been re.
, turned --and been laid away. tS!nce then It
: mas been examinEl and found TO be BLOODY. i
About eleven O'Clock Friday night tks fiat started
for the city. The next morning the accused were
observed upon james Island by some parties who
had seen them the evening before, to whom thew
stated that about three O'Clock A. M. their nst
had been swamped while crossing the Ashley,
. but the deceased just before the occurrence,
Jumped. .oEerhparl and was dypwned.
The accused were examined before the Coroner
yesterday. They stated thatwhue OF ChIsoim,s
MIL about three o'clock, Saturday morning, their
nat swamped ana the deceased was drowned, ii.,
After the negroes gave their statements, they
we're formally committed 70 Jail to await trial be.
fore the State court, The testimony against them
is very strong almost conciuslveIy proving that
they murdered the Sdeesssed, wilhelm: the Cut,
with the axe they borrowed; and snsfward threw
the body into TIE ewater. e. i's&, /.
H6r4HS ARnryAis ogtosxs AISIARLrsros
:, HOTEL Geo, p Fisher, Beaufort; B. H, Aver,
%Gorner; Geo. W. Hu}chns, Jacksonville; Mrs. b.
Hcnin, Fort George; q. F. Carpenter, e. w.
spsfnaMS. Steamship Mlpnetonts asoY J. 'Ro.