, 1870-07-18
COLORED JURORS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The Negro Murderer I1nluaes-Scr.
dict from u Jury of Nfack Men.

dict from q jury OF N1Ac2 ANen.
The beaufort correspondent Of the Charles |
ton KtFtblican says: The chief case thus
far decided in the Court Of General Sessions |
tnst Of tho state sGa,nst Peter Holmes
More than two xea1s ago the community
we're greatly excited ove1 the killing OF Ar. j..
Fraser Aatshewa, nadc, circumstances Of a
very aeGfAsAted character. aud i was freely
brought to Justice, because Of the peculiar
locality in Which tie event oecus1ssl. and the
alleged impossibilisy of finding iu1v ID
Beaufort County who would be honcs,
and impartial enough to render i
who might Ire implicated. Peter Holuea Was
rreeted for the crime and tried ty 4 military
commission, but a. the State Vas in tue pru-
cess OF transition from military to civil AL
thortv, General Cauby declined to approve
the finding Of the court and ordered
The p.1sones to lie rrmaulea for trial before
the courts Of tie State. subsequently Holmes
.rtat ri aud retur1e,I to the vietuity of his old
home OF. .kean's Neck. where. By vibrating
between one point and another, he suc-
ccedet fer . time IN eludluE arrest. At last,
however, his haunts we're discovered and
resse Of tlr State tonstaeulary and citizens, )
strong and Well-Arnled partg. for it was
luun Il that the murderer wab \ desperado.
surrounded the premises in which he
| ~as eu1cealeel. Holmes was armed with \
l nuEkEtg au1 iElA-tA u lut LIE eulA1uUlh ~
| surrender until the party we're about to resort
| IL sunanAty Measures. lie then unaatfeI his
] door. and, shrustiuS o1t his gun, wls IN the
| act uf shooting ionn one vi tie party. when
revolver. presented by the Magistrate. brought
| ;n TO his senses. and he WAS secured. After
| ward ho was caught By aIr. John F. Fortus in
the set Of d11vint, knife into the body Of one
| of :he captors, Brought then to Beaufort,
| lie was azraiSutd Oh the charge o! murder bs-
fore tue court in nessiun, but. it being tue last
Of the term, the trial was postpoued- Iao
DAYS after that arraignmcnt Holmes made bis
| tecape second time, and for more than bf-
teen months remained at large.
| IiuaMv, however. lie WEE discovered st tNta
Phos phate works. on tbu Northeastern Eail-
ruad. by brave coloted man who, after Sc
we're t,ls-ei recurcd aud brought Lis prisoner
/ to the Beaufort jail. This occurred twn mouths
ago Within the last three days be hss been
! brought 10 trial betoro jury composed e1clu.
| siyely Ut his ON u 1sase auc color, and convicted
| Vt murder, and the question Ii hereby sci Al
1esi x!E;S-.!'er iurr Ut ct'lo.:a1 man c.n be
found in South Carolina who dare to do jus
| slee When the life or welfare OF ono OF thcu
own people il couceiped. Tie prisoner is ,
short, leayily-Euit black man, with loV
brow, coon-like eyes, anl massive Jaws. i f.
1Geious expression is written on every feature
He liz evidently s'y nature what Victor Hug,
a1ls - q uat. ger.
II Lis charge TO the Jury. the Judge said:
! The Inv has told guu tnat tue facts make OIL:
[ s"1lE duty n fnt a verdict Of guilty Of mutde:
Il kas bseo SAID hundretlS of tines--ereryone 4
tie caurt,roulA has heart it--ih.t II Is MT safe +
pit: \ coloEed man on turJ to Try nne Of hts osr
I faGe; That black man nav connltt crime Wit
! i'hptAtt., ata need fear no harm from t.lal b
jn.y q h's o"n neoH;s. lssH an. 90 absoaa, t5of
by any such considerations Suppose you shnul
oppose Peter Holmes, who h,mself li,rlare,l. tn
s~,asstpG way, that be haA !" ksllei rr.,, OF mas
u.haf nj