The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-11

t deuuTlChS lUlu WUOIl IudG lucy Wcio
about his difficulty With Nassau. Some
| words occurred between Woolf and Perrin.
Witness did not remember precisely what they
were. Woolt finally call Perrin blackgnard.
| Perrin said, "Wooli. do not call me olack,
guard" Woolf said, ''Yes, you are ID
WoOlt In the face with his hand. The witness
Jumped up and got between them. Woolf
said he would allow no man to strike him.
Woolf was uuieted after much persuasion.
Reid and Vesey In the meantime had taken
Perrin off towards the fence OF the Hibernlan
IHall. The witness ,old Woolf that Perrin was
an invalid. and unable to cope with him, and
that he. The witness, did not think Perrin had
intended what he had done as an insult.
| Woolf replied, "lf you say that, am salts
f! fled, and the matter shall end here" Wooll
| then walked into Wulbern'5 restaurant. The
witness followed after little time, and com
menced to light his pipe. While 80 engaged,
Woolf passed out again into the street. The
witness was standing In the vestibule OF The
restaurant, but Woolt had been 10 the
barroom at The rear. The witness sup.
posed everything had been amicably get
lied between the two men. Mr. Wul-
bern came out from the bar shortly alter
Wooli, and said, Captain. Wooli says ne ls
going to shoot Perrin. The witness replied
he certainly would not shoot man lib that,
and Immediately started tor the door. Wnen
he got into the street, Woolf, Vesey, Reid
| and Perrin were standing On the sidewalk 10
front of Mr.. Corbln's office, about fifty feet
nearer Broad street than the restaurant. dc
heard quarrelling; could not say what the
words were, but distinguished Wooifs voice
Thought Woolf was saying "carpet-bagger'
or Something like that He went to the door
Perrin rau TO him, and tried 10 get his cane
| which he refused to loan. Perrin then
| went back 10 where Woolf was standing
waking with both arms appraised, and was
apparently excited. Witness walked TO-
wards The group, but before proceeding
many steps, the bret shot was 1red. Couio
not say who fired 1t. He then ran towards
the men and reached them inst as The second
shot was fired, which Killed Perrin. Saw
Woot DIRE the second shot. Perrin raeled and
| fell upon The pavement. Witness left Perrin,
went towards Woolf, took hold of the latter's
right hand aud wrenched the pistol from his
grasp. Witness said TO WOOL, You nave ave
Killed that man, and will have 10 go TO the
| Guardhouse. A policeman. who was stand
Ing near, and detective, named Brayooy,
then came up and carried Woolf to the Guard
hous,. Tney handled Woolf rather roughly at
arst. but relaxed their hold when he signided
| his willingness to proceed qnetly. Alter
ascerlaining that Perrin was dead, VIII,
ness went 10 the GuaTdhoase an and aeiVefea aen q
| identified the pistol UPON the table as the one
he had taken from WOolf. The position In
| which Woolf was standing at the time OF the
shooting was about fifteen to twenty feet
south OF Wulbern's saloon. The shooIing g
| took place about twenty minutes to half
hour alter the occurrence Of the t1rst difficulty.
Witness identified the pistol In the courtroom
| az the one he had taken from Woolf. Perrin
seemed TO be excited when he asked Tor the
cane. Could not remember If Perrin said any
! thing else in asking for the cane. Perrin and
the prisoner were about six feet apart when
the shooting occurred. Perrin was standing
still with hands upliited. Perrin had habit ol
throwing up his hands when excited. he
Was almost certain that Perrin said he was un-
armed. Perrin was an invalid, because he
was badly ruptured. Perrin had nothing In
| his hand at the time OF the shooting. He was
a weaker man physically than Woolf.
In the cross examination by Colonel Simons,
| he said that Wo0lf had stopped In front OF
Wulbern's, when the arst diff Guilty occurred,
| because he (Hendricks) had spoken to Woolf.
Alter the first difficulty, It took him about
twenty minutes to pacity Woolf. Only about
| Ave minutes elapsed between the tme
Woolt said he was satisfied and the time that
he afterwards LETT Wulbern's saloon. The
witness was here shown diagram OF lhe muir
der scene, on which he pointed out tae reia-
| tive position of the parties. He did not KNOW
what Perrin wanted with the cane, onL sup
posed it was for some InischieVous purpose.
Perrin was advancing obllquely towards
Woolf and had got about hall way from Wul-
| bern's door, when the latter fired the hrst
stot. The witness here pointed out on the
diagram the spot where Perrin fell. The VIII
ne. 8 aaid he was 10 the habit of carrying re-
volyer about his person, but never sword
cane.
In the redirect examination by Mr.. BraW.
lev the witness said that Woolt had sworo
cane in his hand at lhe lime OF the murder
and that he attempted to draw IL when ar
rested. Perrin might have wanted the VIII
ness stick only for purposes oil defence ano
not mischief. When Woof passed out O
Wulbern's lust before the shooting he said
nothing TO Indicate that his intention Was to
shoot Perrin.
The third witness We !r. John WnlberD
proprietor OF WulberD's restaurant. He was
not present when the 6rst difficulty occurred;
Had seen Hendricks, Rid, Perrin and Wooli
standing before his door but snort Lime
occurrence. Heard loud talking Went 70
the door. Saw Hendricks standing before II
holding Woolf. Reid and Perrin were stand
ing at the iron railing In front OF Hibernlal
Hall with colored man named Vesey. Inc
latter seemed to be- holding Perrin'5 hand anc
talking to him. Woot walked into tne res
tauranL and asked for piece OF tobacco
Witness gave him The tobacco anu ne rsGut1es e.
some money. While witness was gelting tne
change, Woolf walked into the bsr room 10
the rear of the restaurant and called Tor
| drink, While waiting for the drink. WOOL
said: II am going to shoot that man." Those
were his exact words. He did not call Fer
rims name. Alter taking the drink, wool
went out. Witness then went Into the iron'
room OF the restaurant there found Hen
drlcks and told him that Woolf was going to
shoot Perrin. Hendricks said, Nonsense,
Ie would not shoot on innocent man like
that" Hendricks then went into the street
witness presently heard the report OF pls
tol. and then another. Went to the door auo
saw Perrin fall upon his back. The shooting
occurred about twenty minutes after the hrs
difficulty. ,..,o
Colonel Slmons, In the cross examination
sought to establish the point that Perrin mac
made an effort to get possession oil on iror
bar. nsed la fastening the saloon WINDOW
The witness, however, testified that Inc oal
was, at the time both OF the difficulty and INT
shootIng, inside the saloon. The fact wal
ELECTED that there was, In Its proper place
the time alluded TO. movable iron DOLL
used for securing tho bar, but there was NJ
evidence adduced to prove that Perrin al
tempted 10 get possession OF It. Perrin lei
nearer the saloon than Corbln's step. INT
irht from the saloon window iell upon Dill
body where it lay.
The fourth witness was white man nameo
Meade. who was standing near Ortmans sa
loon on the opposite side OF the street =, Ort
man,s saloon is short distance above Wui
bern,s saloon. He was In the act oil crossing
the sireet towards Wulbern'j when the mrs
shot was fired. He heard tne Snots nreu
hnt did NOT see them. Saw Woolf sandin:
| ,onth of Wulhorn,s saloon. near COr0ln'S Step