The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-07

not Eptbppss TO Withhold myself; thew
walked sia.tty, ana l We did aiis 81 same; :s
We crossed the street to the West side.
and came to the .paxement, Oaldwe and
I walked 10 the door lsading to the Club
Room, And turned, facing. the street;
Montgomery and Tnpper passed y Iupper
spoke; we returned she salute; they went
onaw4 went up stairs; this occurred in
the neigkborhb0d OF 8 O'Clock D.. m.
after entering the Club Room. Oald.
weil'rAGred for, - short time, and then
retutheds !, 'sstsfHl gentlemen passed il:
ahA opt 1utfhR this short time among
thaR, NJ. John T; Rhett; Mhils,Swe Ware Vlsi
in the Club Room. Caldwell asked, rif;l
was fsrnefE s. replied; ,that l*ab not:
OAld&All ,haHdAdd.m mh'R piatoi with Which
to hrM .Wyaef5 I ltdokIit, looked Atit;
and thenHesnfnedissto TO him, stating that
I preferred nHtas Apd, would i,fot arm my.
sell II was nov about & quarter or
hait-past o'oloeks end Morgan had not
come to the Club Room; i proposed to
Oatdwellst 60 to the Pollock Huuse and
take dinner; he consented; lust after en-,
teripg iAe Pollock. House. Morgap came
IN; Caldwell. Morgan and. l. went up
ataitsl TO the private dining room and
dlnec after remaining there about three
quarters or an honr. we came down,
Morgan and 1 to. 60 to the Club Room
to confer about the card that Mont
gomeTy had published. lThe readers of
the PHGE11 will remember the card that
was Published in these columns by @. y.
Montgomery in relation to J Judae Samuel,
w. Melton, on the 10th OF September.
1872, during the campaign preceding
the general election OF that year
In our course out, as Caldwell and Nor.
gan reached the bar. they turned, and
went into the open space in rear OF the
barber shop and adjoining the Pollock
House. I torned to follow them, but in
stead Of doing so. I opened she door to
the dining room. adjoining the bar; saw
upper and Montgomery sitting at table
.:.Tnppes oss head and Montgomery to
his sighsI Tupper facing me; upon see.
ing them, my frat impulse was to close
the" door and retire-which T did. but
immediately walked back, and was in the
act Of re:openilg the door, whom Cald--
wall and Morgan came into the room by
the door leading TO the rear OF the ss.s
loon: they told me that Montgomery and
Tdppst. Mega ID, fha dining room; 1 then
placed my umbrella in q corner of the
room. walked 10 whore Montgomery vaR7
sitting4 ca1ght him, by thS, hsir. struck
him f11tha face twice, and tbyev, myself
upon Himk whom ihe fell over, and / fell
With andi apon him! Just as fell and
came y The, R69L,ni Z heard pistol firing:
cannot recall put two shots; 40 not know
who did the, firing; Montgomery and
myself were: sepasatedS Msior Theodore
Stark conducted mo out Of Tho room 20
tae cafe OF some peEsdhs; Mosgan then
came up. and said ,ke was wounded, and
that Caldwell wax shot MorRan and I
went to The Jail with Policeman Bynum:
1 soon efef came up the street, to asoer,
taln vhst ths& heppened to Oald veil;
some one told mo he had been, killed; /
went bsck'to Morgan: then went home
70 prepare room Tor Morgan. whom 7
thoaght mortaily wounded; I then re-.
my my hot4s;I r vent home; and foqSd him
Solicitor ! Xouuanrs-Whal Xl1,, ra Whb NJ. "; Mr.
Caldvelrs age; physique and weightf 70
Witpess-;Aborit itHenty.siS: siioht
buiiG;' 12b pounds. - :.
Solicitor Yo1msps handed the witnesa
paper: icontaining Mr.. MontRomsry's
card, and asked .the witness to read il.
and state il that was' the card that
originated the ditRcnlty,n.
General Butler, for the defence
objected to tho introduction OF the card.
as irrelevant. as regards the prisoner.
MIR. Youma4s proposed to connect the
prisoner, the GARD and the homicide,
The prosecution and defence argued the
point OF relevancy. - The Court stated
that the card might be brought in hero.
alter. but would ruleit out at this stage
Witness. examined by General M. O.
Butler, for the defence, upon being
shown pistol, thought he recognized It
as Cald wells; Caldwell said something
at the dinner table that day about his
pistol being rather rusty; sent for oil and
creased it; came down stairs; Caldwell
did not motion me back from dining
room; after separation from Montgomery.
l was taken out so rapidly I'did not see
any one on the floor; may have stepped
over Oaldwell's body; did not see any
graphing between Tnpper and Morgan.
In answer to question by Solicitor
Youmans, Mr.. Melton stated that ths
greasing Of the pistol by Mr.. Caldwel
had no connection with the difficulty.
The Court then adjourned until 10
o'clock, this morning, when the case will
be resumed; Major James M. Morgan
nrnhah1v hninc~ "a