The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-11
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state of South Cdrostaa, Charleston county !:
Personally Appeared before ma, @. A.<Aagrata,
trial Justice In anafor;the andState afore!
said, Steele Mcalister White, who. after being
duly sworn, depeses and says: .
That at Waccainaw Neck, near Georgetown, in
Georgetown County, IN the State Aforesaid, vii:
ham Parker White was shot and mortaly wound.
ed, while In. his bedroom, from some person then
on the outside or .rhe building. who nred through
the Misunderstanding Of the premises. Deponent
va present at the time Or the death OF the said
WllIiam Parker White, which occurred on the 9Th
day OF Aptfl, fSeA Tnas while the said William
Parker White was fn.full possession OF his mental
faculties, and, conscious Of his the said. William
Parker Whites approaching death, he did declare
thas cne CnristopherC. Bowen was the instigaror
OF his murder; and In the last letter that he the
said William Parker White, everwrote, he, the said
William Parker, White. charged the said Q. q.
Bowen viii having nstigated this great crime,
which letter was written 70 the commanding ON
Ger 81 Ghatleston the dsypreyious to his dsath,
but was not sent, he being too feeble to 1niShdt;
and In that letter he demanded that the said Q. O.
Bowen sholld be brought 70 tria for his murler.
:. Tnas immsdiately sttsr Colonel Whlts was shot,
he and eshets suspected that the said G. O. Bowen
had doae deed dnf: assassination IN revenge as
the said Wilam Parker White vas his command
ing ontcer, and IN rae performance Of his duty
had iprsfsrrai tnsrses against the said 6: p.
Bowen, iEhoW was then captain In hia battalion,
for forgery and,otherl offences, ofrMftch charges
he was oonvtctetRnd!d dismissed theservce. That
soon after tho said William Parker Wnita was
shot, one Eli G. Grimes did confess In the pres.
ense OF several persons that he, GRIMES, hal fired
the sho: which inflicted the said mortal wound,
at the instigatlon Of the said y. 9. Bowen, who
by threats and persuasion had induced him to
murder the. said william Parker White. That the
said Grimes dE, on The 9Th day OF February, 1871.
at the City Of Charleston, before trial justice,
confess the said deed, and did on oath declare
that he was inssigaied Q mnrdsr the said William
Parker White by one christopher G. Bowen, as
4oresaid. And that the said Crimes did, In
Charleston jail, In thefpresence OF deponens and
others, on this 10th day Of February 1s7l declare
that he hal committed the said murder at the In
stigatlon cf the said Christopher G. Bowen, who
deponent verify believes, upon good and sufficient
testimony, did instigass the said Eli q. Grimes to
commit rneisad murder for11illiann Parker White.
Wherefore deponent prays that warrant do
issue, and that the said e: G. Bowen be appre.
hended AND dealt with A tas the lsw Directs
There being also other testimony to confirm the
declaration OF the said EN- Grimes against the
SAID. Christopher G. BoFen.5 -
~STEELE MICA. WHITE.
Sworn to before me this 10th day Of February
1871. G. NJ. MAaRATH,
Trial Justice.
Sworn to and subscribed in,my presence.
,,y.s5;o t sst,3s w. N. TAFT .
.,s.,yL y Coroner Charleston County.