The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-28

WAS sitting and commenced to pick up
the things from our desk md to turn
them over to the captain OH his desk;
after Sergeant Williams commenced to
turn over the things to the captain,
took the numbers of two watches lying
on the sergennts desk; then got up
from my seat and went to stand near
the captain Mt his desk; the captain then
drew my attention to paper that he had
In his hand, saying to me, here is the
name of man who saw this man
Daniels on Mr.. Jackson's porch; I drew
near to the captain and looked mt the
paper; the name on the paper was John
Neale; am not sure that there were any
other names on the paper; where the
captain got the paper I cannot say;
never saw the paper until he called my
attention to it; 1 saw Sergeant Williams
start to count over some United States
currency to the captain; when I saw it
lie had it on his hand, and was endcnyor-
ing to count it on the desk; the money
was out of the pocket-book; the captain
reached his hand, and said hand it to
me and will count it; then noticed
lying on the table three gold dollars
which had never before seen; I
picked them up and looked Mt them,
and remarked he has got three
gold dollars, too; then Captain Nixon
had, by this time, apparently
would it be safe to keep it at the guard
house, or would not it be we'll to take
them home? Sergeant Williams said he
did not know but what it would, but to
do what he thought best; the captain
then put them all in the sntchel, and LETT
to go home; asked for the keys of the
satchel, and Sergeant Williams gave
them to him; I think Sergeant Williams
picked the keys off the corner of the
captains desk; do not remember ever
handling any of the property particu-
lnrly to notice it, except the pistol,
watches and dirk knife; am positive
did not make any examination of anv
OF the other articles, nor search any Of
the pockct-books; did not see nor never
have seen any diamond pin or cross, or
any kind of breast-pin; 1 did wear
one of the watches home, after asking
the captains permission, which he gave.
BY Alderman Wells-Did You calf the
attention of Sergeant Williams to any
paper that had the names of some Bros.
4 Co. on it? did not
BY Alderman Wells-Did the captain
go to your house any time on Sunday?
He came in the evening.
by Alderman Wells-Whnt did he say
to you about the watch? He asked me
to take the watch off, and I will put that
IN the satchel, rs there will be hell raised
about the pin. I gave the captain the
watch next morning (Monday.)
BY Alderman Griffin-Who did Lomax
turn over the satchei to? He did not
properly turn it over to any one, accord
ing to the rules Of the guard house.
Whose possession wns the sntchel in
when you got to the guard house? 1t
was sitting on the sergeants desk. Was
the satchel locked or not? 1t was
locked-at least, shut up. Did you see
Sergeant Williams turn over Il paper to
Captain Nixon? did not.
By Alderman Purvis-Did the captain
TAKE list or not? I do not know. did not
see any one but Sergeant Williams and
Captain Nixon there.
BY Alderman Griffin How long had
you and Sergeant Williams possession of
the things after Lomnx left, and before
the captain came in? About ten minutes
Prince Albert Kraft, sworn: On Sun
day morning, 2d May, came down to
the guard house, about half-past Z, and
met Sergeant Williams sitting down
making ont his roll. G. f. Jackson was
standing Mt the last cell door. talking to- pri-
soncr Daniels; Sergeant Williams said to
me, 90 to the captains house and tell
him to come ere-thcre WAS something
very important about some stealing; |
went to the captains house; he was in
bed; l Stnid there about half m hour,
brushing his shoes, &C., and came bnrS
TO the guard house, the captain hciny
about half square behind nc;
| went into the guard house and saw
Sergeant Williams sitting ut tie ser
Geants' desk; Sergeant Blizzard WAS sit
ting by one side of the desk and Police
man Simon Williams was standing by
the Office door, and Policeman &. Avery
was standing by the inner door: ! went
over to the desk and looked mt the things:
Scrgeants Williams and Blizzard were ut
the time taking down the numbers of the
watches. and about this time, Captain
Nixon came in md said, Bring them all
over here; he was ut that time ut his own
desk, standing up, but immediately sat
down; Sergeant Blizzard then handed
the four gold watches over to the cap
tain, at the same time opening them and
taking the numbers; believe that Ser
geant Williams hnnded over the silver
watches, and Sergeant Blizzard had the
pistol. taking the number of it, and
called it out to the captain; then Ser
geant Blizzard handed over the pocket
books; there was ono large green n-backcd
pocket-book, and In handing it over,
Sergeant Blizzard opened it and took out
q yellow paper and threw it down, and
then took out two small pieces Of white
paper from an inner pocket, where post
age stamps were marked on it; rs tho
articlas vyara cal1ed tba c,pfo;D nut tho,,,