The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-02

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Williams iveS above Dpfn lllsEi thsi
Mutfhtnin Creek seSpii0l ~ f;a y {;
II will be. e.remambe That HGlknef
was engaged, sh6ftly ;befot :hfg deaths in
hKu KIux affair ins NeWbef The OBJ
jecb of the Ku Kiux wrath In this case.
was negro by the,pame ofSimi Young,
q County Commissioner Of Newbbfry,
who asahot md slightly injured: aud
not,hiYseIi nloned but also his wife and
MORALLY, Young also s4oss Aound:
out % is ibe Faulkner: who. GaabIssto
eschpS. was arrested and lodged in IN eho
Jail of Newberry. Very soon after this,
he was released on bsil. and seeming to
shink it wise TO get out. Of the way, set
off. and on the 10th reached the house OF
Mui. Williams,i where, on account Of lis
wound, he>was Obliged to stop.
In ,thd -ih4last held, on the 22nd Mayi
Lewis Oulbreath, Esq. Trial Justice,
acted as Coroner. while the Jury was
composed lqf highly respectable aud in.
telhgent citizens. ,4he only witnesses in
tho matter were Mrs. Faulkner, wife OF
the mrdefed man; and Mr.. J. G. Will
liams, son Of Maj. Williamson Williams.
The evidence brings Ndut nothing new.
simply corryb9fating the facts. .6lready
known to! the public. On the night Of
the 2lst, o. man, unknown to the two
witnesses, appeared at Maj. Williems'
gate; was received by Mr.'J. q. Williams,
stated that he had come to Inform the
wounded man, that his whereabouts WINS
known begged the loan of q wagon to
convey the wounded mnn Ave or six
milea further on, and finally requested
&c 1aa Faulkner. Williams returned
into the house and stating the cuse to
Faulkner, asked If he should admit the
stranger. Faulkner hade him do SO.
The Stranger entered the room where
Faulkner lay, and, Mrs. Faulkner being
present. requested to speak privately to
him. At the behest OF Faulkner, Mrs.
L. and, Mrs. Williams left sthe room.
After remaining short timaYwith Faulk,
ner, the unknown man emerged and left
the house. Mrs. T, and MIR. W..ithen
returned to Faulkner. who told them
that he believed the man to be his friend,
and that he had gone out to bring in a
friend whom he {Fgulkner) knew. After
a short absence, the stranger Returned,
bringing with him, as fur as the gate,
another man. Leaving this man OF the
gate, he again entered tue house and ro.
ouestaH to delivar. privately. to Faulk.
ner message from his friend at the gate.
Upon this, Faulkner again requested his
wife and Mr.. Williams to leave the
room. which they did. After another
short tarry, alone, in Faulkner's room,
the stranger again came forth and re.
quested Mr.. Williams to go out with him
to the gate and hold their horses until
he and the second man should come in
| and see Faulkner together. Mr.. Williams
went with him, but as he neared the gate
saw no horses. AS he WAS in the act oi
passing through the gate, four mon. all
without disguise and unknown to him.
suddenly sprang mp, three OF whom pre-.
formed him tbnt should he attempt tc
move they would instantly shoot him
! dead. Mr.. Williams promised to obey
their commands, Upon this the first
named man and one OF the latter fou,
rushed into the house. into Faulkner's
room. and fred two shots into his body.
They then came rapidly out OF the house
and through the gate. simultaneously
Mr.. Williams was released, and all five
men made off precipitately. Mr. VII
liams fastened to the house whera he
found poor Faulkner a lifeless corpse
one shot through his head and another
through his thigh. Mrs. Faulkner. hav
ing been twice obliged to leave the room
saw and knew but little. During thu
strange mans first absence from Faulk
| ner's room, the latter told her ,ht
thought the man friend. but "ho wal
fearful OF the party" and that he, th.
strange man. was going to bring to hin
gentleman by the name of Taylor, who
lived at SaludR Old Town. Aud that the
strange man was to move him some
miles further that night, in spring
wagon, and finally get him off into Nortf
| Carolina.
This is tho sum and substance of The
evidence, and the verdict Of the jury O
inquest is in accordance. The affair i.
worry horrible and very mysterious. W.
make no useless snrmises, but avail
further developments.
Etigeield Adreriise,.
Oar modern course Of living bege!s
| condition. of tho I,,t1o fIok