The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-11
THAT DEED OF BLOOD.
4NARRAY OF TESTIMONY.
The Consistency OF Grimes -Amdavits
by Those who Know.


The subioined afidavits have an important
bearing upoft thscase Of Ell G. Grimes, who now
lies in jail upon the charge Of numbering Colonel
White, near Georgetown, In 1854. Congressman
Bowen, whom Grimes charges withinssigating the
bloody deed, Ia expected to be arrested today.
Grimes bmselr denies that he ever acquitted
Bowen OF completely in the crime. and declares
that no statement made by him Is substantially
different from that published in our issue Of We'd
nesday:
AFFIDAVIT OF CAPTAIN LAW.
Stete or South Carolina, charleston county,
Personally appeared before me, G. ID. Magfath,
trial Justice in and for the county and State afore
said, william F. Law; Esq.,, who, after being
sworn, deposes and says: That he, VIM. F. Law,
was quartermaster of the battalion OF which VII.
liam Parker White was colonel; deponent was.
present on waccamaw Neck, Georgetown County,
State OF South Carolina on duty with the said
battalion, at the time when Colonel VIM. Parker
White was shot, to wit: on the 7th Of March,
1854 That the said WIN. Parker White Vas shot
while sIttlng in his quarters by some persen from
the AAeside Of the building abou: ten O'Clock at
night. That subsequently, Eli G. Grimes, q Ser.
geant OF company p, formerly commanded by G..
O. Bowen, was arrested and confined tn'the jail
OF Georgetown County az having committed the
crime OF shooting the said William Parker White,
and that after the arrest Of the said Grimes, he
(Grimes) expressed a des!re. to be put in comniu-
ncaiion with the said VIM. Parker White. that he
might make In person statement to him In rel
erence to the shooting. That the said Grimes was
admitted to the presence Of Colonel White, and,
then and there, did confess that he, the said
ff,a coli M nj
White on the 7th Of March, as aforementioned,
and charged Christopher G. Bowen, formerly the
captain OF his company, With having insttsated
and compelled him, by threats, to shoot the said
William Parker White. And deponent further de.
clarss that the confession ofEli q. GrimeS msde
before Trial Justice Canlneld,. In the .presenceof
Coroner Taft and Sheriff Mackey, on the 9Th day
of Fesrdary. 1871, is, In all material points, tae
same as that made On Waccamaw Neck to Colonel
White In 1851. Deponent further deolareai that
the SAID C. G. Beuea,s prior TO the confession OF
the said Crimes, vas .suspected ,by Colonel White
and Others with having instigated or done the
deed Of murder, he having been dismissed the
service the preceding January, by sentence Of a
general oourtmartisl, for forgery ana other OF;
fences uponehafgesi preferredby the. said Colo!
mel Winiam Parker. White. Deponent further
states that Colonel White was gentleman Of high
character, and universally estesmsd BY his COM
mand as gentleman and soldier, and that'no
other person than c. c. Bowen was suspected as
connected with the deed. Deponent further de.
clHfes that Colonel VIM. Parker White died Of the
said wound early in April, 1854. Deponent
further declares that he visited the jail Of
Charleston County on this 1utn day of
February, 1871, aad did there recognize and
identity Eli G. Crimes. there confined on the
charge OF killing the said Colonel White, as the
person whs wss atrseaed TO- the command Of
Colonel White 1oreme meptioneq, and who was ar
rested on Hsceamst Neck, and did there confess
the shooting OF Goioael William Parker White as
aforesaid. in the year 1854. and as the same Eli G.
Grimes, who was conducted In the presence 6f de-
ponent from Georgetown Jail 70 Waccamaw Neck
to make confession befors she said Colonel'Wm
P White. AL OF which deponent declares to be
true to the best OF his knowledge and belief.
WILLIAM F.. Law.
Sworn to-oerore me this 10Th day OF February,
1871. G. n. AAaRATH,
Trial Justice.
sworn 10 and subscribed IN my presence. -!
y ". n. TAFT,
Coroner Charleston County.