Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-01

to bring the man named in the warrant be-
fore him Cornwall said he would bring him
before him in few days; witness has crossed
the Detroit river on the ferry boat, and should
think that person who was not awtully
sound asleep would be likely to hear it !;
person awake would be sure to know when
the cars were going on the ferry; the ma-
chinery of the boat does not make much
noise.
To Mr.. Barker.-Mr. Cornwall stayed at
my house all night; my wife is a sister of
Mrs. CornwalPs; was present at the interview
between Caron and Cornwall did not hear
Cornwall say to Caron that he was a consta-
BILE; there was general conversation about
man named Avery who it was supposed had
committed murder and was at that time
(April in London; Cornwall told Mr.. Caron
that he had seen the man in London who the
u. S. detective wanted; the sheriff of this
county, Cornwall told me, had introduced the
u. S. detective to him; Cornwall found out
afterwards that the man he had arrested was
not Avery; had several conversations in
London about the matter with Cornwall l
have frequently crossed from Windsor to De-
trot in Pullman cars {; I don't think q person
could 70 over the Detroit river on the boat
without knowing it.
DR.. Bratton was called by Mr.. Bartram,
who asked the court to be allowed to ask the
question, given the day previous, whether the
witness had been charged with grave ottenses.
The witness said there was charge of MUIR
der against him, but so far as he knew there
was no truth in it whatever. If any Of those
present were there, they could form some
opinion of the state of society. Witness con-
tinued-I gave an affidavit to be laid before
the Canadian Government; presume they
will lay the matter before the U. s. Govern
ment; Iwas taken from Detroit to Yorkville,
South Carolina; was placed in Jail on the
charges against me until I got bail; when
they found I was not Avery I got many per-
sons to 90 my bail Hester did not know
was Bratton, ut least he did not call me that
when was arrested in Detroit; the charges
against me were conspiracy and murder;
presume the man, Hester, thought l was
Avery. .....
To Mr.. Barker-In every Indictment in
these cases there is count for murder in each
of them they never push the murder count,
but 20 on with the conspiracy cases invara-
bly,. =,
R. Bates, sworn-Cornwall did not call
him over to his assistance while the arrest
was being made; when the arrest had been
accomplished, Cornwall called me over; did
not assist in putting on the handouts; when
1 came up, the doctor had two of. his fingers
caught in the handouts, and heard him ask
Cornwall to release him. .. ..-
To Mr.. Barker-I did refuse to tell, the
morning after the abduction, until was told
if I did not would be prosecuted; "you told
me it would be better for me to tell you all
about it," visited, your Office and told you
all about it; ain not sure whether this was
after I was told I would be prosecuted if 1
did not when DR.. Bratton swore his fingers
were not caught in the handouts, he says what
is not correct; at least think am right,
Qaughter).
Chas. Hutchinson sworn.-There was per-
son called at my Office, and showed me extra.
dition papers for man by the name Of Ave-
ry; Cornwall was in my employ as Deputy
Clerk of the Peace. ....' ',l.,-.,.- -.
That was the case for the prisoner.
Mr.. Bartram then addressed the Court in
long speech on behalf of his client, contend
ing that the case was not one of kidnapping;
that Bratton went over to Detroit of his own
accord, and that Cornwall relinquished pos
session and all care Of him after the mana
cles were removed. He spoke for an hour.
| Mr.. Barker also reviewed the evidence, and
showed most concusively that the prisoner
had committed the felony charged, and on
both counts of which the evidence was very
direct against him. He recounted the testi-
mony adduced and mentioned that the egi-
dence given by Bates and Bratton was SINH
lar, except in those points where if the former
had told what he really knew about the affair
he would have criminated himself. The
whole matter, he said, was so clearly proven
that no other conclusion could be arrived at
than that the prisoner was guilty of the crime
of which he was charged. .s.
His Honor spoke of the offense in terms of
condemnation, especially when the prisoner
was known to be a man of undoubted ability,
and we'll versed in criminal law. The suppo-
sition was that the deed had been committed
for gain, and for his part, he could not, re-
viewing the evidence adduced, find any other
verdict than that the prisoner was guilty of
! the crime.
Mr.. Bartram-On both counts, your Honor.
His Honor-Yes the charge on both
counts has been clearly proven.
Mr.. Barker asked that the judgment of
the court might be pronounced upon Isaac
Bell Cornwall, convicted of the crime of kid
mapping
His Honor enquired of the prisoner if he
had anything to say why the sentence of the
court should not be passed upon him, to which
Mr.. Cornwall replied 81 have nothing to say,
sir"
His Honor then prefacing the sentence
with few sympathetic remarks, sentenced
the grisoner to three years imprisonment in
the Provincial Penitentiary.
The court then adjourned.