The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-15
What We Have Como To.

we are about to say,Hwe would probably
NOT mention the cironnastanc ces. (they
objeoting TO publicity but when, we
consider what harm may nrfHai from o.
silence upon the: subject, We feel CON
strained to give the case the greatest
publicity that we possibly can. & II GER
tain gentlemen are mentioned, we crave
their indulgences we do so because if we
make any mis-statement. or perversion
OF faots. they may correct them.
On Wednesday afternoon, nt 4 O'CLOCK.
Messrs Ancrum aud Boykin, attended
by Messrs. Pope and Kershaw,. their
counsel, appeared. before. Commissioners
Boozer, at the State House, in Columbia,
in obedience to the warrant under which
they were arrested q fortnight ago. One
Worthington represented the United
States. Frank Goss and Mendel Smith
and Aaron Weinberg, three of his wit
nesses-the third, Hass, being sick and
absent-were present.
Goss was sworn mot upon the Bible,
because in that he does not believe and
stated, in substance, rs follows: That he
is, and was, on July IL, 1871, United
States Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue, and Assistant Assessor Of the
Same; that on July IL the defendants
came to his store and inquired for shoes,
number 3 e, and he told them lie had
none; that they asked him if he had any
lager beer. aud, being answered in tho
affirmative, they went to the rear of his
store to get it, aud into q little room
where the beer was, and where he re-
ceived the revenue taxes; that after
drinking, they asked for some tobacco,
and, being shown o sample, said they
desired to purchase the entire box, which
he declined to sell; that before going to
drink, they asked him if he continued to
collect taxes, to which he assonted; that
they told him they had not come on that
business; that tney repeatedly asked
him if he hnd not given out cartridges
to the militia on the 4th Of July; that he
told them he did not desire any political
talk in his store, aud that he had hat
nothing to do with cartridges or militia;
that they both cursed him for d-n
liar and Radical, told him that lie and
oil the other white Kadicals would havo
to leave the country, and struck him
with their canes, causing the blood to
spout considerably. He admitted that
nothing Of an official character passed
between him md them on that day
| Mendel Smith sworn, said that he
went into Goss store, where met de-
PENDANTS. Haas aud Goss; that defend
ants asked him, to take glass of beer,
which he did; that this was at the rear
Of the store; that soon afterwards, Mr..
Ancrum asked Goss If he had not issued
cartridges to the militia on July 4; that
he did not hear the reply. nor any Of the
oursiDg which Goss attributed to Messrs.
Ancrum and Boykin, and that the atrik-
| ing was done in the front of the store by
Mr. Ancrum alone.
| Aaron Weinberg was sworn, aud said
thet lie went into the store to SEQ Mr..
Haas, and was invited by Mr.. Ancrum
to take o glass OF beer, which he de.
olined; that Mr.. Ancrum asked Goss
twice to join them, and he declined, but
finally said II will take glass with my
friend, Mr.. Ancrum;'' that Mr.. Ancrum
said, .tNo, sir; it's mfr. Ancrum drinking
with Goss;" that Goss replied, it's Mr..
Ancrum drinking with Mr.. Goss, but
anyway you please, and walked towards
the front Of his store; that Mr.. Ancrum
followed him up and said, ''you d-n
Radical don't you ever call me
your FRIEND" md struck him on the
back with small cane, following it up
with one on the hend; that Mr.. Boykin
did not strike or attempt to strike Goss
| OOoS "no CHSd tAshCu A ilo ulu uOL TC-
ceived some notice to leave, but the
Commissioner ruled it out, because the
notice would speak for itself, but it was
not produced.
Mr.. Brown Manning wns then sworn
for the defence, and said that just before
going to Goss, lie and the defendants
had been looking all over Camden for u
certain kind Of shoe, and they left him.
saying that they were going to Goss', as
they heard he had tho shoes, and also
some beer, which Mr.. Ancrum said he
wanted, as he drunk nothing stronger.
John Kershaw, Esq, was then sworn,
and said that in May last he had paid to
MIR. Joseph Galluchat, rs Deputy Col
Iector Of Internal Revenue, certain tax
money; that in July or August last ho
had done likewise to Alfred Il. Peete,
also Deputy Collector, in the store Of
Goss, i'll the little room above referred
to, and that now Mr.. j. l.. Sutherland
was Deputy Collector.
The Commissioners refused TO examine
tho defendants. because Worthington
stated that Judge Bond had refused to
do 30 in certain case in Charleston
warrant Of arrest taken out by Goss
before j. L. Sutherland, Trial Justice
Il e.. ~ n l.