Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-08-28

| asked but few questions. L made all the
witnesses give assurance that it was positively
on Wednesday that the stranger had come
into Humberg and had been seen to 60 into
Jake Moores. made them assure the jury
that the body was found on Friday evening.
I carefully and plainly established, by ex-
haustive questioning of DR.. Beard, that the
body, when found, could not have been dead
less than two days. established also, by
Mrs. McCauseland, that she had refused Jake
Moore credit for whisky on Wednesday, and
had sold his daughter gallon for cash, early
on Thursday morning. This fact, so damning,
had not been elected by the prosecuting at
torney, and when I brought it out plainly, he
stared at me full of wonder.
(which side are you on ?" asked he.
"You'll see, presently" retorted L, glancing
toward Grandson, who smiled benignant
approval. -,
The case for the State was closed, and l
rose to open for the defense.
"May it please your Honor, and gentlemen
of the Jury" said, "as there are mysteries
in nature, no matter on what side you view it,
so there are things in evidence which are In
explicable, which it is folly to attempt to ex-
plain We follow no theory of defense in
this case; we do not pretend to account for
either the facts already adduced, nor for those
which we shall adduce We simply give you
these facts, in order, by their own showing, to
make it clear that, whether the unknown was
murdered or not, he was not murdered by the
prisoner at the bar, and could not have been
murdered by him. I have to request that the
witnesses, both for State and defense, be re-
moved, in order that all suspicion of colusion
may be avoided"
1t was 80 ordered.
"Call Johann Ammermann."
My friend of the lager-bier tavern took the
stand, and made the statement have already
given. insisted upon his giving an unmis-
taxable description of the person he had seen
on Thursday evening, and he swore graphic
ally to the white cravat, with the bow little
awry.
"Thursday he means Wednesday evening
of course" said the States attorney, correct
ing.
"No, he don't !" said I and Ammermann
was spluttering positive that he knew Wed
nesday from Thursday.
"But, your Honor" said the States attor-
ney, "this is palpably mistake. The muir
der took place on Wednesday-it could not
have taken place later how then could the
man have been seen alive on Thursday? 1t
is an absurdity"
"That is our defense w said I, quietly. awe
cannot prove an ahbi for the prisoner, your
Honor; but we can show, by his daughter,
that he was at home all day and night We'd
nesday and Thursday, up to the arrest"
"Much her testimony is worth" ?" sneered
the prosecutor.
"And, in order to corroborate and strength
en- her testimony, your Honor" went on, 1--WE
propose to prove an albi for the deceased
We propose to prove that he was alive, and
was seen several times after the time when
you have shown that he must have been dead"
"Absurd p said the States attorney.
"Your witnesses must needs be good ones,
Mr.. Knox, to show that" said the Judge, sig
nifcanty.
"Wait and hear them, your Honor, if you
please" said Grandson.
Call John Coan."
Coan, well.known farmer, took the stand.
"Mr. Coan, where were you on Thursday,
August 9Th, about AZ o'clock in the after
noon ?"
"At the gate-house, in Humberg, talking
to Holmes"
"How do you know that it was that day
and hour?"
II asked Holmes the time Of day as for
the date, my cousin was buried that day, and
was just returning from the funeral-here's
paper with the notices and dates she died
on Wednesday and was buried on Thursday,
on account Of the heat. l can't be wrong"
swell, while you were talking with Holmes,
what did you see at Jake Moore's gate"
II saw little, old Quaker come out, shut
the gate latch it, stand minute, then walk
slowly off down the lane towards Potts Level
branch. He wore drab sort of suit, white,
broad.brim hat, and his cravat was white
one, tied up under his ear, like. 1t was the
same man as was killed, for l saw him on
Saturday morning, during the inquest"
There was a sensation in court.
"Well, what else2"
Holmes asked me something; turned to
answer him, and when I looked back the old
man was out of sight. 1 went on home down
the lane, and just by the branch, sitting on
the fence, who should 1 see but the old Qua.
ker again He looked solemn and monstrous
pale, and | wondered who he could be. Over
the branch, I looked back, but he wasn't in
sight"
Mr.. Coan was severely cross. examined, but
his evidence was not shaken. The States at
torney looked worried and puzzled. He could
not understand the thing at all, and seemed to
suspect plot against him. The spectators
were now in fine state of excitement, and |
could see the most intense interest on the part
of the jury.
"Call Rufus Gorsuch."
"Mr Gorsuch, where were you on Friday
morning, early, of August 9TH ?"
Mr. Gorsuch proved, Enthusiastically as Coan,
that on Friday morning at 5 o'clock he was
crossing Potts Level branch, on his way to
"meet' Of fox.hunters, when he saw the Qua
ker, whom he most graphically described, sit.
ting on the fence. 'Ie beckoned to me, and
1 tried to ride up to him, but my mare SHE'D
and cut up so l couldn't do it; and when l
did get her quiet, the old chap had got out of
sight"
The States attorney only asked Gorsuch
question or two and now, witness after
witness, school children, old people, neighbors
and strangers, to the number of more than
dozen, came in one after another, and testified
to seeing the strange Quaker, at various in
tervaly from Friday noon back to Thursday
morning; but none had seen him except upon
the fence, pale and beckoning, or else enter
ing or departing from Jake Moore's door:
The crowded audience was fairly electrified
with excitement and wonder the jury looked
both puzzled and concerned and even Jake
Moore, rousing out of his stolid indifference,
showed an eager interest in the testimony.
Evidently he was as much perplexed as any