The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-18

the Columbia Hotel through Davis
alley and up Assembly street. It is IN
| offensive and filthy sight, and it is ear
nestly hoped that the proper person will
give it his speedy attention. The City
Council, it is understood, has adopted a
resolution, if carried out. will put stop
to pest OF SO long continuance, and of
80 much sickness in this part OF the city
HEALTH.
The KU KhUx TRIALS In the Unitod
States Circuit Court, held at Charleston.
s. c., Monday, April Is. Judges Bond
and Bryan presiding, the following cases
were disposed Of:
Miles McCulloch, OF York County.
plead guilty of conspiring against Henry
Brown and Brntus Good.
Counsel was assigned by tho Court to
Wesley Smith, Leander Spenser aud
William Smith, who pleaded not guilty
to charges of conspiracy aud murder.
The case OF William Lowery, of York
County, charged with conspiracy against
Dick Wilson, was then taken up. The
defendant pleaded not guilty, aud Col
s. p. Hamilton and Maj. Hart appeared
as his counsel. Objection was raised to
the proceeding Of the District Attorney,
In ordering juror to stand aside after
two Jurors had been selected, and was
| argued by both Sides
Judge Bond directed that the names of
the nineteen Jurors of the first panel
who attended tho court should he put
into the box, and that the first twelve
names of the extra panel of thirty sum
moncu by the Marshal be put in to make
up thirty ono, and thirty-six names wer.
called before the requisite twelve Jurors
were obtained
The following aro the names of the
jurors as the jury was finally formed
Gilbert Pillsbury. white. foreman; John
q. q. Levy, white; james f. Green,
white; Thomas w. Berry, white; Jnmes
Dobbin, white; Charles A. Darling,
white; james Moultrie, colored; Lee
Brewer, colored; John S. Edwards,
| colorcd; Alfred Birch, colorcd; Braxton
Brown, colorcd, aud Matthew Wilson.
colorel.
| The indictment contain four counts
charging tho defendant, first, with CON
spring in April, 1871, against citizens
to prevent their voting in October, 1872;
second, conspiring in April, 1871,
against citizons because Of their voting
in October, 1870; third, cnnspiring IN
April. 1871, against Dick Wilson, co.
lored citizen Of York County, to prevent
him from voting in October. 1872; and,
fourth, conspirlng against Dick Wilson
because lie had voted in October, 1870,
for y. S. Wallace as member of Con-
gress-ail in violation of the Enforce
mont Act of May, 1870.
After the testimony on the part of the
prosecution and argument by counsel on
both sides of the case. Judge Bond
charged the jury as follows:
lie said thnt tho law Of conspiracy was
simple. A conspiracy was All agreement
to do n lawful thing by unlawful means,
or to do an unlawful thing by lawful
moans. If Il person goes into nm orga-
nization having for its object the intimi-
dation OF voters, ho becomes thereby
guilty Of conspiracy for that purpose
There were three ways of finding out
the objects OF conspiracy. One was
by the agreement itself; or it could be
ascertained by the statements made by
its members Of its objects; or it could be
shown by showing what tho organization
did in pursuance Of its object They
must End not only that conspiracy ex-
listed, but that it had the object charged
in the Indictment. This need not be it's
sole purpose, bnt it must bo one of it's
objects. Then they must find that the
defendant was q member of this conspi-
racy, and in that cnse, they must find u
verdict of guilty. II they did not find
these facts to exist, they wero bound to
return verdict of ncquitta.
| The jury retired Mt S55 p. NJ, and
after an absence Of forty five minutes
returned with verdict Of guilty on the
first, second and third counts Of the in
dctment, and not guilty us to the fourth.
Tho defendant was then remnn,lcd for
sentence.
MILITARY PRISONERS. Tuesday
morning last, the following named per-
sons. who Aavo been confined in the Jail
mt this place, were carried to Charleston:
James kimbrcll, John Chapman, Bruno
Hunter, Jerry Macarthur. .(colorcd,) Cal
vim Moore, Crnyton Pope, Pinkney
George. Jnmcs Hill, Jr.. Columbus Ma
this, John Mathis, BENZ. St:ickliug und
Jumes kimbrell, Jr.
Since our last report. tho following
persons havo been arrested. This, how.
ever, is not Il complete list. as there arc