The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-12

nine o clock, and did not see him again that
night. At about halfpast nine the Witness
was In, Market street when the firing TOOK
places. Perez::was running toward Meeting
street, shouting a'Hol Don Francisco. BE
then fred toward Meeting street, and the
shots were returned from that direction. He
did not see Valdez during the shooting.
Mr.. Joseph Gomez was next called and
testified that Perez had frequently come to bis
house end said he had great enmitY against
yaiaez and would seek an opportunity Tor re-
yeuge. Perez said the cause was that no naa
been discharged from Mantoue's factory on ac-
count of Valdez, aud that Valdez hated nlm.
Perez always said that it was on account Oh
bis work that Valdez had discharged MIN.
Mr.. OConnor then said that 1t was NOT nee
essary to put the prisoner on the stano' ou'
he preferred to let the jury hear
H1s STORY FROM HIS OWN LIPS,
and Valdez was called and sworn. He testl-
fed. in somewhat broken English but WIN
mt hesitation or contradiction, that on tne
svenIng OF June IL he had gone to Mr.. Rosiss
store to leave paper. He had some CONVEX
eat,on with Mr.. Rosis, during which PereA
came In, and be rose to leave. Perez salo'
"You are great rascal, coward anu q
scouudrel,n and raised his hand 10 Slrlhe'
He and Rosis told him to stop. and then he
valdez, lett the store, Perez calling after
him s.Answer me, coward" DC. He went 10
~. home. in George street, with Mr.. Espano-
"a, and afterward, during the same evening"
he Left his house and walked down to his sons
resIdeuce, on East Bay, to give him some
madeline. He started to return home, walk
Ing through Market street. At about haii-
uast nine O'Clock he was passing Calla1as's
store, when Perez came out from the store
and again abused him, calling him traitor,
&c. He replied, saying, SIT Is you who are
the traitor" and then went away toward
Meeting street. He then heard voice call,
Ing, .Don- Francisco" and heard plsto'
shot, the bah hitting his shoe. he then
turned,
DREW HIS PISTOL AND FIRED BACK
because he felt his life was In danger, On
being cross.examlned, Valdez testified that be
was the foreman OF Mantoue's factory and had
had q difficulty with Perez, and had reported
him, which resulted in his being discharged.
The difficulty had.nolhing to do with politics
In Cuba, It was because Perez made some
cigars shorter than others. This was more
than month before the shooting. The CROSS
examination of this witness was continued to
great length, but: without shaking his testi-
nony in any particular.
Two other witnesses were examined, but
their testimony was anlmportant, and hr.
slmons said that the counsel for the defence
were ready to submit the case to the jury with
out any argument. The solicitor objected,
however. and Mr.. Simons commenced the
argument for the defence. He was followed
10 an able argument by Mr.. O'Connor, and the
argument was closed by Solicitor Buttz for the
prosecution.
Judge Graham then briefly charged the jury,
defining the various grades of homicide and
stating the law as 1t applied to each, and the
Jury, without leaving their seats, returned
A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
An order for the unconditional discharge OF
Mr.. Valdez was accordingly Issued, and he
left the courtroom amid the congratulations
of his Cuban friends, of whom there were
large number In the audience.