The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-22

aud deliberately an leisurely shot him fy3
times, and until he was dead. he begged for
mercy and screamed for help, but no friendly
band came to the rescue. The evidence all
showed that the deceased was man Of very
bad character, but no cause OF provocation wac
IN evidence except some threats be had made
against. the lives of each Of the prisoners. Ma
ior John E. Bacon and n. W. Addison, Esq.
we're assigned by the court to defend the pr1e-
oners, duty which they performed ably, zea'-
ously and with astounding SUCCESS as the BE-.
uuel showed. The verdict was mansldughteT,
and the sentence ten years In the penltentiary.
The roll of murder wss concluded by the
cali of the case of the State vs. William Murreil
for the killing or James Ramsay, at Edgeheld
Courthouse, iI last December. This was an
exciting and interesting case. The Solicitor
was assisted in the prosecution By General ID.
W. Gary. The counsel for the defence were
Messrs. Butler end Youmans. Griffin and Clark.
The evidence ran pretty heavy against the
prisooer, and the task OF his counsel Was one
o herculean effort in his behalf in a mastery
and exhaustive argument of three hours du,
ration. The verdict Was manslauehter, and
the sentence ten years in the penitentiary.
There we're some other cases OF minor grade
tried during the sitting OF the court. The
State was we'll and faithfully represented by
Mr. Solicitor TaIley, who impressed our peo-
pie as gentleman accom- plished IN his pro-
fession, and bigh-toped, honorable and falI
dealing in the discharge OF the duties OF his
office.
On Saturday last the Republicans in Edge.
field held a county convention to nominate
delegates to the Republican State Convention
IN Columbia. I learn from parties who were
present, that the proceedings were very bois
ferrous, and there vas much ~rangling and ~
little dissatisfaction at the result. 3. b. Eli
xr,rv oIx oyfn
foundation Of his CONGRESSIONAL nomination
Although it was county convention, and Eli.
OFT is The adjuta1t genera Of the State AND
lives in Columbia, still he was proposed Of
chairman OF the convention. Objection war
made for the reason that he was not a delegate
and be is said 10 have pitched into those par.
ties who raised the objection with unglovet
hands, claiming that he was entitled to preside
on the ground that he is Grand Mogul OF the
Union Leagae. He carried the day, presided
as chairman of the convention, and as par
of the proceedings resolution was passed in
structine the delegates to vote for the nomlna
ton OF Elliott for Congress. The call for thlt
convention stated that one Of It's objects wai
to nominate the county tickets, put utinstructioni
came from headquarters not to nominate tht
county ticket till ten days before the election
They apprehend breach. and this breach vii
most certainly come. Tt will be all the better
for the Reform party for it to take place jus
ten days before tho election, for then they vii
not have time 70 heal it, and the disaffectet
and discontented will mol hesitate to go int
the Reform party. In the meantime the Re
form party ought TO put all it's candidates il
the field and press the work vigorously til
election day. Little if anything can be gained
oy waiting the movements OF the opposing
forces.
The crops in most parts Of Edgefeld are
generally reported to be good. The ssasont
have been very favorable except IN o few place:
where they are now beginning to suffer little
from dry weather. ;.