The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-21


Mr. MCGOWAN for respondent.
At l P. NJ, the court adjourned till
Monday, at 10 a. NJ.
BEFORE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER
BoozER. following defendants from
Laurens County were brought up on
charge of conspiracy and murder, to wit:
DR.. Thomas Mccoy, John A. Leland,
Alexander Mccoy and DR.. William Z.
Black.
In the case Of DIR. Thomas Mccoy, the
defendant was remanded for trial at the
present term of the Circuit Court
In the case of John A. Leland, obiec-
ton having been made as to the compe-
tency OF one of the witnesses on the part
of the United States, on account of an
alleged conviction for IN infamous Of
fence, the Commissioners decided that
the record should be produced. but that
an opportunity would be allowed the
counsel for the defendant to produce the
same, if they desired to do SO. The
counsel for defendant withdrew their
objection. The counsel for defendant
then argued at length, that no organized
conspiracy had been proven, and also
that no murder lad been connected with
the defendant; inasmuch aa it was
moral impossibility for the defendant to
have killed either William Fleming or
William Griffin, who were found dead in
the streets, from the localities they were
said to have respectively occupied, and
that, therefore, if conspiracy had been
proven, the defendant was entitled to
bail
Mr.. Dunbar. for the United States
insisted on his motion, that the defend
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that q Commissioner had no discretion
in the matter. where sufficient testimony
to sustain the original affidavits had
been produced; and Furthermore, that
conspiracy had been sufficiently shown
by the testimony, and that murder had
been proven in the present case, and
connected with the defendant.
| The Commissioner decided that it was
not his duty to examine into intricate
points as to the law of conspiracy; that
conspiracy, in the meaning OF the 9Th
Section of the Act of May 81, 1870,
Enforcement Act had been sufficiently
proven by the assembling of band Of
armed men, their declarations and their
acts on thLt occasion: that he was no
judge of the credibility of witnesses
unless the same was conflicting; that as
to the charge of murder, it was sufi.
cientDy proven here, as it was shown
that murder was committed by the band
! of armed men, with which defendant is
said to have acted, and that it was not
necessary to show that he himself fred
o fatal shot.
! The defendant was accordingly re-
manded for trinl ut the present term.
The cases of Alexander McCarley and
DR.. William E. Black were also heard,
several witnesses examined, and the de-
PENDANTS remanded for trial at the pre-
sent term.
By consent of counsel, the remaining
cases were continued until Friday, 26th
instant, at 10 A. NJ, and the recogni-
zances of those on bail were continued
until that time.
In Winston and Salem, N. C.-two
towns in one-with population of
1000, there is not single Jew.
Is it poor place for business, OF are
oil the Israelites married?
WHAT "ULrRAMoNTANE" MEANS. The
''ultramontane" is much used in books
and newspapers, and but little under
stood. It is one of those words which
from representing locality, has come to
represent religious belief and politi-
cal party. Ultramontane literally means
beyond the mountains. When used as a
political term it refers to Italy and the
political and religious tenets of the
Church CT Rome. Ultramontanism is a
belief in the unbounded supremacy of
the Pope and the union of the Church
with the State. Representatives of
these principals, in whatever nation of
Europe they are found, are called ultra.
montanes. In Spain, in France, in
Germany, and in Austria the ultramon-
tame party has been strong element in
the direction Of public affairs.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Acts Of the General Assembly.
D. Q. Peixotto & Son-Auc:ion Sale.
Communication Columbia Chapter.
w. J. Etter-City Elections
Geo. Symmers-Diamonds.
New Books ut Bryan's.
T.. II. Stokes-Initial Paper.
Commodious Store to Rent.