The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-17
THE OAKLEY MURDER.

The evidence adduced yesterday before the
trial Justice in this case was OF highly interest
ing nature, and completely refutes the previous
statement O. the prisoner, Bolden, who attempted
I, mantaiA his albi. The bloody clothes referred
10 alo confirmed the story OF the murder, and
implicate hve.frgered Anthony as one OF the
principa! actors instead Of locker on, as his
confession admits. After hearing the evidence Of
the witness, Robinson, given below, Bolden made
some important admissions as to his being pres
ent at the murder and Keeping watch on the out
side OF the house for the other two; bat as he ls
being now examined, his statement IN the form
OF his afhdsyit will be taken to-day. The afhdsVit
OF William Robinson, the only witness examined,
is as follows:
That he resides on Dereef's lot, at No. - wash
ington street, about one hundred and hity yards
from the Northeastern Railroad depot; that on
Sunday the 9th instant, at about eight O'CLOCK 10
the mOrniDg, deponent was sitting IN the store OF
Mr. Klintworth, which store is on said lot, when
depanent saw the prisoners, Samuel White and
Ahth, nv Thomson, enter the said store; that
Samuel White, on entering, asked to be SHOWN
some clothing aud purchased felt nat shlrt,
pair OF pants, and coat and pair OF shoes; and
Anthony Thomson, the man who has SIX nngers
on each hand. bought coat pair OF pants and
a pair Of shoes; when they entered tne store
White had on neither shoes nor coat, out was 10
his shirt sleeves; Thomson had on iight cotton
coat but no shoes. After purchasing the CLOTH
iny they asked deponent where they couli change
tseir othing, and deponaut took them to an old
shed back In the lot, where hey put on the cothes
that they had Just bought. When they took on
their clothes, deponent noticed that the Old pan
that Thomson had just taken on had several large
red spots on them on the upper part OF tne lelt
leg In front. ami they appeared TO be b!ood Spots;
ieCopuZ5 IN pants shown him IN court as the
same that Tn IN son took on; did not motto; any
blood on e clo,hlrg OF White; recognizes The
shirt and ve now in court, a. tue same tnat were
TAX. n II 10y samuel White on the morning OF sun
day the 18th ins >; that alter White and thomson
had cha ged their clothing they threw tnel, ou
nept pointed them out to-day 10 Officer PlcElo.
pack: de ponent further declares thai he has heard
ihe testimony OF Cupid Wright, as published.
carefully read, and fully confirms his stale.
ments as TO the movements and purchases OF
samuel White on Sunday b-fore last and on last
MDuday; that ON sunday deponent and cupid
Wright accompanied White up the road, where
White said lie was going 10 look ifr friend OF
u.s named BJlten; ;hat deponent was with sam
uel White on Line street about I Don last Monday,
when White net the man he called Bolden; ne Is
the same man Just shown deponent at the detec-
tive office; deronent was present Monday last
at The store Of Mr.. Zacharias, No SO King
street, and then White bought Bllden a par OF
shoes at Mr.. Meyers store. No. 529 King sIreel !;
d, ponent dlne,i on Monday with samuel Whlte
Cupid Wright and Baden at Maria Weston's COOK
shop on King street, near Mary; 'eponent recog.
njzed Samuel White and Anthony thompson,
now in custody, as the sane men VINO cnangeu
their Clothing ut Dereefs lot on the morning OF
Sunday be.o.e last.