The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-16
THINGS IN BARNWEIL.
The Close OF Court-Wbat was Done
Judge Plat in New Light-A Dar-
ing Robbery.
.rrRoM OUR OWN ooRREsPoNDENr.l

BARNwELL c. e., November Is.
The fall term of the Court OF General Sessions
and Common Pleas for this county mas dragged
its weary length along for two weeks, and its
labors are at an end. To sum up the work OF the
first week 1t will only be necessary, in order to con-
vey an idea In as short space as possible, to
make q single dash of the pen-and write the
word nothing The second week was occupied,
however, in the trial Of case OF some nlagnl-
tude. 1t was that Of young man by the name
oil woodward, who figured, as your readers may
remember, in what was called the sleepy Hollow
tragedy, in July last. He was tried on TWO In:
dictments for murder. Hon. A. 7. Aldrich and
his brother, James Aldrich Esq.,, for the defence.
Mr. YOumans, formerly solicitor 1or the State,
assisted solicitor Virgins In the prosecution.
The case occupied, as have intlmated, the whole
week. A large number Of witnesses were exam
ined, and the attorneys seemed to exhaust Web
ster and all the eloquence they possessed to make
out their respective cases The jury rendered q
made very pretty little speech during his charge
to the Jury, and regret not being able to give
full report Of 1t. He said, however, that to his
mind, the signs Of the times were cheering. Men
OF both parties in the South were taking more
rational and comprehensive view OF the situation,
and were gradually casting aside old prejudices
and uniting their efforts for the common good OF
the State. He thought that at no distant DAY,
indeed he looked forward with pleasure with the
the State tcould be flled or Intelligent 'sdttue
WHITE Carolina gentlemen. He was listened to
with marked attention, anu mas gained the re.
spect of many who had hitherto looked upon him
as upon all whom the results OF the war has
forced upon us, and into all the lucrative posi-
tions In the State, with dlstrdst. Among the no
tables present were Leslie, the irrepressble.
Judging by the manner In which he nodded and
twisted his head and smirked and smiled Oh
every side, his neck was not dislocated In his late
rencontre whatever else may have befallen his
honorable person. Elliott and Whipper were
bobbing around for day or two, but suddenly
decamped, nobody cares where. A bold and dar-
ing open.day robbery occurred here on yesterday
morning. While the clerk In the store OF Mr.. ].
A. Burcknyer was at his breakfast, negro en-
tered the yard in the rear OF the store and break
ing out portion Of one OF the sashes, entered
and stole lot Of dry goods. He was fortunately
seen in the vicinity OF the store, and as soon as
the robbery was discovered he was pursued and
captured. The stolen goods were recovered and
the beld robber placed In jail
Notwithstanding the declining tendency OF the
cotton market the staple still comes In In consld
erable quantities. There will be many rueful
countenance in about sixty days. time, when 1t
Is seen that II they had held their cotton they
would have realized considerable advance on
present prices. Some men learn wisdom by ex-
perience; others never learn any In lifetime.
Weather icy cold, With good prospect OF Sc
we're winter ahead NEDICUs.