The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-10-12
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not!ment;oa the circumstances, (they OBJ
jecting to publicity but when wessnsider
what harm may arise from a SILENCE upon
the subject, we feel constrained to give
the case the greatest publicity that we
possibly can. If certain gentlemen are
mentioned, we CT ave their indulgence
We do so because if We make any mis-
statemen. or perversion Of facts they
may correct them. -. a..
On Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock,
Messrs. Ancrum and Boykin, attended
by Messrs. Pope and Kershaw, their
counsel, appeared before Commissioner
Boozer, at the State House in Columbia,
in obedience to the warrant under which
they were arrested fortnight ago. One
worthington represented the United
States. Frank Goss and MendeI Smith
and Aaron Weinberg, two of his wit
nesses-the. third Haas, being sick and
=
absent--were present =. .... +. .
Goss was sworn (not upon the Bible,
because m that he does not believe, and
stated, in substance, as follows: That he
is, and was on July II, 1871, United
States Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue and Assistant Assessor of the,
same; that on. July II, the defendants
came ca to his store and enquired for shoes,
number 81, and he, told them he had
none; that they asked him if he had any
lager beer, and being answered in the at
firmative, they went to the rear*of his
store to get it, and iato slittleroom where
the beer was, and where he received the
Revenue taxes; that after drinking, they
asked for some tobacco, and being shown
a sample said they desired to purchase
tue entire box, which he declined to sell;
that before going to drink, they asked
linn if he continued to collect taxes, to
which he assented; that they told him
thew had not come on that business; that
they repeatedly asked him if he had not
given out cartridges to the militia on the
4th Of July; that he told them be did
not. desire any political talk in his store,
anu rnag Hess
cartridges or militia; tut Fl Both
cursed him q d-a liar and Radical, told
him that he and all the other white Rad
ieals would have to leave the country, and
struck him with their canes, causing the
blood to spout considerably. He admit
ted that nothing Of an official character
passed passed between him and them on that
day. a~,.g.s ae.Ari9 nl:-
Mendel Smith sworn, said that ne
went into Goss' store, where he met'de-
PENDANTS, Haas and 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 MIR.
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
cursing WHICH Goss attributed to Messrs.
Ancrum and Boykin, and that the strik-
ing was done IN the front of the store by
AIr. Ancrum alone. h4rg t:.''s"s d. %"
Aaron Weinberg was sworn, and said
that he went, into the. store to see Mr.:
Haas, and was invited by Mr. Ancrum
to take q glass Of sfbeer, which he,jdc-
elined; that Mr. Ancrum asked Goss
twice to join them, and he declined, but
finally said, Il will take glass with my
friend, Mr.. Ancrum;" that Mr.. Ancrum
said '.No, sir; it's Mr. Ancrum drinking
with Goss;" that Goss replied sits Mr.
Ancrum drinking with Mr. Goss, but
any way you please and walked to-
wards the front of his store; that Mr..
Ancfum followed him up and said, 'tyou
d-n Radical ----:. : : :, don't you ever
call me your .tr7e,'d,'" and struck him him on q
the back with small cane, followingit
up with one on the head; that Mr.. Boy
Kin did not strike or attempt to strike strike
Gess. -
Goss was then asked if he had not re-
ceived some notice to leave, but the
Commissioner ruled it out, because the
notice would speak, for itself, but 1t aOas
not produced. - p
Mi. Brown Manning vas then sworn
for the defence, and said that just before
going to ,Goss' he and the defendants
had been looking all over Camden for a