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

1assAeaAel-ahs.desassel-spis-.ah;i,p.11iivvss., IN
Nosblna pa51tiOglts ahaqt lih,t ih,t the
biting q, a,tYbls 81 chair, TRe hr9ises on On
shs thraet, %efs ,aiHafes1St' s,,if 81 .
grasp, There vas .sitssyas,tion OF the
blood and discoloraH6n, aud these, en-.
oircled the throat in front and on .either
side. Tie next day It was much more
pronounced. In such case that IL
usual. It would be the same il made by.
boot heel or BY falling on q chair. I
have attempted experiments in reference
to powder stains on white surfaces.
specimens shown. These specimens
indicated how Tar the grains Of powder
would be projected at given distances.
two and half fees.} the cloth At thirtv.
one inches from athe muzsle appears to
me to be the nearest like the discoiors.
ton on the deceased's yest. The pietol
with which the experiments were ,malis
10 about the same oalibre az the. on6 ON
the deck. The extracted ball was here
shown. Handed Nh. Caldwelrs things
to Mr.. Swafhhld. Witness is not an,s1-
pert. The experiment. would vary with
qua'lty OF powder. the suhstance upon
whlch = Was thrown, and the amount OF
the load. The ball penetrated the left
breast, devnwards and back wards. IF.
the parties were Of the same height, that
would not be the direction. I don'e
think O boot heel could have made such
wounds as those on the neck. The pis-
tol, when l aav.it, was new. Bone or
muscle will sometimes change the course
OF Dali. ao-t 4 s9GtIu IL ~. a..
Hugh 2. .RaEs .estii ed in substance as
foliows:f Was in Pollockis saloon the day,
Caldwell was killed; heard shots, land
went there andeaw the dead body. The
hea4 Of :decessed was iEndera the table
and fect TOW ards the door. 6aw-a pistol
on the hoor about two feet from Cald-
wells body. It was one OF. Colts pistols,
| think. L turned it over to Captain
Hubbard. saw the large pistol on the
hoor, aud small one on the table. I
gave the large pirtol to Captain Hub.
bard.
The court took recess at this point
from 1.30 to P. NJ. . 60 :,
Richard Washington testified, In sub.
stance, as follows: Waits on table at
Pollock House; was waiting on Messrs.
Montgomery, Tupper and EImore; Nor
gan, Melton and Caldwell were mp stairs;
Melton and Caldwell came down stairs
and talked in bar-room; Melton went to
dining room door and put his hand on it;
caldwell took him away and told him not
to go in; after little, Melton went in:
laid bis umbrella in corner; Upper was
ct head Of table, Montgomery on right.
Elmore and Fielding on left: Melton
walked up to Montgomery, took hold of
him and struck him; Caldwell came In
and took Melton off Montgomery; Tup-
per rose out Of his chair and fred: che
shoot then"
Mr.. Youmans-Who did be shoot at7
Witness-I don't know; Melton and
Caldwell were both there. The witness
here described the position in which the
parties were, and said the shot was fired
in the range Of Caldwell, and tbst Csld-
we'll fell with his feet toward the side
door and his head under the table.
Mr.. Yonmans asked witness IL there Il
any ahot in the woodwork of the pre-
!nisea. Witness replied. there is 8 baIlSt'
hole, but no bullet could be so1ad:
didn't know whether there vas any suoh
mark before. Witness heard two shots
in the room; frst one struck Oaldvell:.
Morgan came around the table, stepped
over Caldwell. and grappiad with Top
per. Melton and Montgomery had
worked themselves round the end OF the
table to tho, Northwest corner Of tho
room; theirs was no one hetween Topper
and Caldwell. Morgan and Topper got
out in the passage, and :soon Morgan
said, "You 1hste shot mel" and then
Tnpper's pistol dropped, which Frank
Elmore picked up. No one fred bat
Taper; did not Gee pistol In any ones
hands. except Tapper's.
In the cross-questioning Gen. Butler
subjected the witness to rigid exAmiua-
ton, but failed to elicit any new facts.
The vitDess. a oolored man., Was cool and
calculating, frequently pansiDg for q
length Of time before replying TO ques.
| tions. .u- ,i,.a ~ 49,.
Samuel W. Melton was sworn. and
being questioned by acting Solicitor
Youmans, said: I was present at the
shooting Of Capt. John D. Caldwell;
came to Columbia the evening previous,
on the Greenville aud Columbia Rail-
road; had been in the up country taking
part in the campaign; on The day of the
homicide. came up town on business.
between IL and O'Clock; saw Caldwell
between 2 and 3, for the first time that
day; came up town with Mr.. John