The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-23

| was present at Califf's; wasthers before Black
| came back. When Black got there he said to
Sol. Groves, "Now l am ready for you" Wit
! ness then caught hold of Blacks arm, TO throw
mand the peace.n With that, the prisoner
Ierked his arm away from witness and shot
Turner. Witness was thon facing Turner:
After shooting the deceaBed, Black turned
round and shot witness 10 the left side. He
then turned and aimed at witness father,
when some. one knocked the prisoner down.
When Turner was shot, witness hand was
burned by The powder.
Cross-examined by Judge Aldrlch The
back of Witness hand was burnedi was
about two PAGES from Block; Turner was In
witness rear. AS suon as B ack jerked his
plsuol he Jumped aside and fired. Ne words
passed. and Immediately after the shooting
Black fired on witness, and tAen aimed towards
witnrss' father. Witness went there 70 see
what was the cause Of the fuss, and asked ms
father to 70 with him, which he promised to
do In q few minutes. Turner was about ten
feet from Black. Witness was about four or
five feet trum Black. When shot down wit
ness was carried into Dr.. Lartigue's office;
was not present with the parties during the
dsy, before The shooting.
District; was talking TO F. Groves, when Black
came up and said to Sol. Groves, snow I am
ready for you" and drew bis pistol. F. Groves
caught Black by the arm and said. ''What DO
you mean ?" Turner then said, VI command
the peace" Black then ierked from Groves
and turned and shot Turner. Black was then
knocked down by McFoil.
C~ross-eXaplned by Judge Aldrlcn BLACK
was about ten feet from Turner. Here a ola
gram was made by the witness showing the
position occupied By the deceased, the prison.
er and witness. Witness vas there ter min-
utes before Black came mp. Black did not
speak to any one; only to Sol. Groves. McFail
was sitting IN the piazza when Black came up.
George Gilbert, colOred, sworn: Resides 10
Barnwell County. Was at Callf's and saw
Gruves and Black have a scrimmaRe. Mr.:
Lsrtigne parted them. They STOOD there and
ouarreIled q little, when Back went of towards
home and was gone about fifteen minutes.
Witness saw him when he re urnrd. witness
was on the opposite side of the street. Black,
when he came up, fired to the right on Turner
and 10 the Ieft on Frank Groves, and then
turned again, when witness saw MIN knocked
down.
C-ross-examined by Judge Aldrich: Was on
the other side OF the street when the shooting
occurred. Was Within twenty or thirty steps
when The first scrimmage LOOK place. Knew
nothing OF the oonVrrsation or The cause.
saw W. shots fred. Did not then recognizes
Sol. Groves In the crowd,
DR.. G.R Larugue, sworn: Is q physician;
went to ses deceased before he died; ne dled
from the wound.
Here Judge Adrlch introduced the prisoner,
who was sworn, standing In the dock, and
testified as follows:
! went TO Tuck Rublnson's store and ound
Sol. Groves and McFail standing al the
counter, taking q drink. Iwent behind Them.
Mr.. Groves turned round and said, 'How dye
do, Captain; just throughs come up and take
someLhing." Went up, and Groves inro-
duced me 10 McFan, Who paid Tor inc drinks.
Groves turned round and said, 'HOW ls Inc
election goiug on" / asked him what ne
meant, whether It was tile sherlffally. l told
tim I didn't think he would stand any chance.,
Hs said, Are you not q candidate Z" Told
MIN NO. He SAID, ''Who du you think will get
II !" I said, l supposed 1t will bs between
Colonel Walker and Judge league, and
said Groves would stanG q better cnance Tor
some other Office, and would probably get 1t.
We then went into Calif's and had 9 drink
called me- q damned lhleving black -; with
that | made q blow at him, and no resented IL
He out me on the upper lip. ! told m, little
boy to 70 up and get my pistol 0ut l vent
after 1t myself. They did not want 10 give ne
The pistol; but l insisted on having II. When
1 go5 within q few steps OF Calins Stole, saw
MI, Sol. Groves In the act OF taxing his seal,
and was putting something alongside OF hlm
when he was silting down. went 10 Mr.:
Groves and said, " ain ready tor you now"
Just "a said 40, Mr.. Turner TOOK me by The
right hand and said, '.Cnptain, don't have any
fiss with Old Groves" turned round and
said, turner, let me alone" saw Sui.
Groves Jump up with something IN nls hand.
Some one grappled me Dy. the arm TO lake
aWay the pistol from me-. I then fired OF the
elder Groves. / was then knocked down. I
don't we'll remember who did II: Alter l got
up I went to Nerlsnd's office. Nerland
advised me 10 60 home and wash myself as !
was all over with blood. ] started to go home,
and when I got where Turner lived ny. little
looked down the street and saw q good many
persons coming after me, and walked faster
10 get home. Some one came up and had me
arrested at the house, and SAID Turner was
killed, was carried to Nerland's office,
where DR.. Graham dressed the wound IN my
head. This Is all. | WAS not aware that Tur-
ner was shot until l was arrested. ! was
always on the most friendly terms with Tur.
ner. I was drinking that day whlskey and
temperance cordial. When l went after my
pistol to The mouse l kicked up fuss then,
and said that Groves had insulted me- grossly,
aud I wanted my pistol.
The court now adjourned until three En-.
Upon the opening of the COURT, Macon
Brown (colored) was sworn tor the oelenoe:
he was present on the first OF July; coming
down the street, Captain Black passed MIN ut
Bunnpr's corner walking pretty fast; some one
ut Califrs said ''there his IL, coming mr.
Sol. Groves got up and got on the bottom
sLep. His son pushed him back, saying, ''alt
down." BY the time Groves had taken bis
seat, Black walked up and said, III am ready
for YOU now" Frank Groves made towards
B,acY, and so did Turner. Frank Groves
o.ught hold OF Blacks hand. Black jerked
bis hand away from Frank Groves with pistol
in 1t. AS he did 80, le presented his pistol
towards Frank Groves. Turner ran IN be-
tween Groves and Black. The pistol was
fired, and Turner fell. Groves went of side.
ways, and Black shot him as BIZ WAS getting
off, Then McFail, who was sitting In The
plazza, jumped up, Picked up The iron aud
Knocked Black down; Black falling with The
pistol in his hand. McFail then took Blacks
pistol away. Sol. Groves ran out ofthe piazzas
and straddled Back, same as q man riding q
horse, with his knife out. Says l: "Mr.
Groves, don't hurt hin any more" he said
Back had shot his son and he was going to
cut bis throat. WitneHs look him of. Witness
said: sect up, captain, and 60 home." Soon
after, Black got up. sIOme one carried MIN 10
the trial Justices office, where be gut MIS- mead
dressed. We then went to Blacks house,
where q crowd overlook us for the purpose OF
arrestIng the prisoner.
Cross.examined by the solicitor: When the
shooting took place I was n ar DR.. Lartigue's
office, Turner was Sitting In the piazza next
10 Calif7s, below.
Jane Larligue, colored, who resides In E. j.
Blacks yard, was called, but did MT answer.
This closed the testimony.
DR.. Gran I'M was recalled and said he had no
recollection of any powder marks on the