The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-15
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iextensively. It is1a good thing, and we
think it worth republishing. The cir.
oumstanceI happened before the war:
Scene at Chatham. during the session
Eof the Circnit Court, in "The Common
wealth Us Cassady," on charge of ma
licious stabbing.
Jury solemnly charged by the clerk, the
Commonwealth Attorney called, in sup
port of the indictment, the witness Buck
Bryant, who, being solemnly sworn the
truth to tell, testified as follows:
Question by Commonwealth Attor-
ney-Tell me all you know about the
cutting of the prosecutor by Cassady,
the prisoner at the bar.
Answer-Well, gentlemen, it was cleo
ton day-'twas dark, cloudy, wet sort
OF drizzly day, and says to my old wo-
man, believe I'll go down to Riuggold,
and post my vote. And says my old
woman to me, well, Buck, rs it is sort
of dark, cloudy, wet sort of n drizzly
day, says she, hadn't you better take
your umbrill. Says to tho old woman,
| spec had better take the umbrill So
j. took the nmbrill, and advanced down
to Rlnggold; and when l got down there
MIR. Cole coined, and says he, uncle
Buck, have you seed anything of old
neighbor Harris? Says L to Mr.. Cole,
for why2 Says he, he's got my nmbrill.
The witness was here interrupted by
the Court, and told to confine himself to
the actual fray between tho prisoner and
Cole, the prosecutor.
In answer to which, the witness re-
marked, Ill tone of indignant remon-
STRANGE, well, now, Mr.. Judge, yon hold
for I 90 oil
am gwine to tell it my own way-so
faint worth while for you to say nothing
moro about it.
Whercupon, the Court and Common
wealth's Attorney, being anxious to get
rid of the witness on any terms, told
him to go on, and tell the tale in his
own way.
Well, as l was going on to say, twas
on lection day. Buchanan and Filmo
was running for the Legislator; and says
to my old woman, says I, b'leve I'll
go down to Ringgold, and 'posit my
vote. Says my old woman to me, says
she, Buck, as it is n sort of dark,
clondy, damp, rainy, drizzly sort Of
day, hadn't you better take your UNI
brill? says she. Says L to tho old wo-
man, says l, L spec L had better take my
umbrill. So took the umbril, and ad-
vanced on towards Ringgold till L ar
rived thar Well, the first thing I did
when got thar was to take drink of
buchanan whislley, which was monstrous
good, and says L to myself, says I, old
boss, you feel better, don't yon? And
while L was advancing around, Mr.. Cole
he como to ME; says he, unclo Buck,
says he, have you seen anything of old
neighbor Harris? Says 1, for why?
Snys he. the old cocks got my umbrill.
Arter awhile, 1 posted my vote, and
then MIR. Cole and me advanced back to-
wards home, and Mr. Cole was tighter
than l ever seed him.
And so we advanced along till we got
to whar the road and path forked, and
MIR. Cole and mo tuck the path, as any
other gentlemen would, and arter ad-
vancing awhile, we arriv to old neighbor
harris, setting on log, with the umbrill
on his arm; and about that time Elijah
Cassady (the prisoner) came up, and we
advanced on till we arriv ut Eliiah's
house. Elijah is my nephew, and like
wise my son-in-law; he married my dar-
ter Jane, which is next to nv darter
Sally. Arter we had advanced to Eli
jah's house, we stood in the yard awhile,
ajawing, aud presently two sumbodies
rid up on boss, which was Johnson be-
fore and Whitfield Cassidy behind
Whitfield and Kiah Cassidy being the
same. Elijah and Kiah is brothers, both
born in the nat'ral way, like anybody
else's brothers. no gals between them,
and both of them is about the same age,
especially Kiah, which are the youngest.
kiah war drunk, and he and Mr.. Cole
got to cussing one another about politix,
and 1 advanced into the house whar was
setting Elijah's wife, which is my darter
Jane, which is next to my dnrter Sally.
Well, after jawing awhile with 'em, my
little nephew says he to me, says he,
uncle Buck, let's go home. Says /, good
pop. So we pegged on together, and I
heard somebody calling me, but never
'tentioned 'em or turned back. Well, I
got home, and was eating my supper
and Elijah, which is my son-in- law, and
married my darter Jane, which is next
to my darter Sally, arriv'd, and said to
me, uncle Buck, says he, I've killed q
man. Says I, the hell you have? And
this are all know about the stabbing
because warn't thar.
DANCING THEIR RAGS OFF-Two unso-
n rlhiofinofo1 - D..